Location: Singapore
Sector: AI-powered Software Development
Funding: Acquired by Sonar
Stage: Scale mode

Sonar recently expanded its global R&D footprint into Singapore following its acquisition of AutoCodeRover. AutoCodeRover - an NUS spin-off focused on autonomous AI systems for code.

With a new office at Marina One and an ambitious roadmap to grow the local engineering and research team, Sonar needed a scalable, high-velocity hiring operation to support this next phase.

The Situation

Ambitious plans to expand AI and Engineering teams, but local hiring capacity limited.
Reliance on agencies driving up costs and slowing delivery.
Need for a repeatable, high-velocity in-house hiring model to scale the Singapore operation.

Engagement

In Motion commissioned to own the Singapore expansion.
Embedded directly with Sonar’s leadership and R&D heads to design and operationalise local hiring infrastructure.

Audited current processes, aligned workflows with global standards, and implemented new sourcing and interview systems.
Rebuilt candidate pipelines for niche technical roles — Research, LLM, and AI Engineering.
Reduced external agency dependency while improving candidate experience and speed of hire.

Results (in progress)

Internal capability established to manage end-to-end R&D hiring locally.
Agency reliance expected to drop by >70% in first 6 months.
Improved candidate flow and process visibility through structured pipeline management.
Building a scalable, repeatable hiring engine for Sonar’s long-term growth in Singapore.