[Eumenes]

> I asked a few recruiters this question and was really disappointed that none of them were interested in placing a group (even just 2 developers) together.

Have you seen a recruitment agreement/contract? They're usually standardized to focus on hiring individuals, with specific roles, at a certain rate/method of payment. They want to send your resume to more than one client - how many companies want to hire a pair of people and would enter into a contract to conduct that search? Probably zero. Recruiters can lose their fee if the hires quit/fired before a certain date. What if only 1/2 or 1/3 worked out? Hiring a group would be complicated from the recruiters perspective, not worth the risk. They don't get paid unless they make the hire.

Imo, the group/pair should approach the CTO/CEO or engineering leadership and do negotiates that way instead. Recruiters take a hefty chunk of $$ and if you're trying to "market" yourself, going thru a recruiter is less professional as a small squad vs direct business development.