Role-specific skills assessment
Candidates complete a structured assessment against the key requirements of the role.
SPECIALIST TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT
We use our network of senior engineers, delivery leaders and tech stack-specific specialists to assess candidates before they're introduced to your business.
Evidence-Based Hiring
We assess skills and validate capability to support confident hiring decisions.
Skills claims validated
Follow-up questioning is used to test depth, relevance and credibility before submission.
Behaviours and team fit assessment
Tailored questions help assess working style and likely fit within the team.
Less time wasted on weak matches
Candidates are assessed before submission, so hiring teams can focus on profiles that fit the brief.
Our Recruitment Funnel
Typical across the technology roles we recruit. Figures vary by role.
150+
Applications Received
7%
Technically Validated
3%
Introduced to Clients
AI-assisted CVs mean more applications appear suitable on paper, making CV screening alone less effective. We assess candidates beyond the CV to identify genuine technical capability before introducing them to our clients.
Recruitment Performance
Average performance across completed technology searches.
5 Days
First Shortlist
95%
Offer Acceptance Rate
3%
Candidate Withdrawal Rate
15 Days
Average Time to Offer Acceptance
These figures reflect our recruitment performance, from delivering the first shortlist through to successful offer acceptance and candidate engagement throughout the hiring process.
Roles We Recruit
Technology Leadership
- Head of Engineering
- Head of Architecture
- Director of Engineering
- Principal Architect
Architecture, Cloud & Platform
- Solutions Architect
- Enterprise Architect
- Cloud Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
Engineering & Product
- Senior Software Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Product Manager
Data Engineering & AI
- Data Scientist
- Data Engineer
- Machine Learning Engineer
- AI/ML Specialist
When Clients Bring Us In
For business-critical hires
Where the role affects delivery, technical direction or team capability.
Time-sensitive searches
Where the business needs to move quickly without lowering the bar.
Roles needing more than just a technical fit
Capability matters, but so do behaviours, team fit and working style.
Roles We Have Supported
Head of Architecture Fintech
A business-critical architecture leadership search requiring platform strategy, stakeholder alignment and long-term technical direction.
Cloud Engineer SaaS Business
A targeted search for cloud capability across infrastructure, automation and platform engineering in a competitive talent market.
Director of Engineering Digital Organisation
A senior leadership search requiring strong delivery oversight, people leadership and cross-functional credibility.
Need Support On A Critical Technology Hire?
StackSource supports hiring across leadership, architecture, engineering, cloud, product, data and AI, with a more focused shortlist from the outset.