Building Australia's software engineering teams
Specialist recruitment for full stack, backend, frontend and mobile engineers, from senior ICs to engineering leaders.
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Ten years hiring engineers
We've built some of Australia's best engineering teams, at startups, scaleups and national platforms.
We know the market by stack and seniority: who's good, who's open to a move and what it takes to hire them.
We're a specialised founder led recruitment company made for growth markets where talent availability is scarce.
Precise, not high-volume
We meet every candidate, and understand you, the role and the team before we go to market. Fewer, better candidates with clear context on why they are relevant.
Highly technical
We speak the same language as the engineers we hire. Built for growth markets where talent is scarce, we map the whole market so you meet everyone worth meeting.
Ethics beyond all else
The right hire propels you; the wrong hire is a cost you cannot waste. We tell you what we see, even when it costs us a placement.
How the market is changing
With AI writing more of the code, a tech stack on a CV tells you less than it used to. Teams now hire for how engineers think and work, and that's what we screen for.
Systems thinking
Understanding how the whole product fits together, beyond the ticket in front of them.
High agency
Taking ownership of a problem and moving it forward without waiting to be told.
Communication
Explaining trade-offs clearly to engineers, founders and non-technical teams.
Product awareness
Understanding the user and the business, and building with both in mind.
Case study · Sports video streamingBuilding Kayo's engineering team from scratch
Kayo Sports needed an engineering team that didn't exist yet. We built it from scratch, hiring across the software team as Kayo moved its platform in-house.
That team built Kayo's sports video streaming platform, now used by more than a million people. Live sport leaves no room for error: traffic spikes at kick-off, and when a stream stalls, every viewer notices at once.
We hired for three things. Web performance, from engineers who had built fast, high-traffic products before. Strong architecture, so the platform held up under load. And high agency: people who took ownership of hard problems without waiting to be told.
Common questions
Which tech stacks do you recruit for?
Our deepest network is in TypeScript and emerging languages like Rust and Go. In the AI era the specific stack matters less than it used to, and we speak with strong engineers from every background. If your stack is niche, we'll tell you at the briefing how deep the market really is.
Do you hire engineering leaders as well as engineers?
Yes. We hire senior and staff engineers through to engineering managers, heads of engineering and CTOs.
What are your fees?
We're founder led, so we're flexible. We have several ways of working, from a success fee on permanent hires to embedded hiring support, and we often build bespoke pricing for clients with specific needs. We're also always happy to have a chat and advise on hiring plans, role design or salary, with no fee. We love doing it, and it's often where we have the most impact.
Where do you hire?
We're based in Sydney and hire across Australia, including Melbourne, for on-site, hybrid and remote roles. We also place engineers in San Francisco.
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