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Retained Recruitment for Software Engineers

Software Engineers design, build, and maintain software applications — the core technical builders of any product or engineering organisation. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $90,000 – $165,000
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What Does a Software Engineer Do?

Writing and reviewing code in one or more languages, designing software components, participating in code reviews, debugging and fixing defects, contributing to technical documentation, collaborating in agile or scrum teams, and working with product and design to ship features.

What We Screen For

Solid fundamentals in at least one primary language (Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, etc.), demonstrated project experience or portfolio, comfort with version control (Git), and experience working in a collaborative team environment. For senior roles, system design capability and mentorship experience are key.

💡 Hiring Insight

Defining your must-have tech stack vs. nice-to-have vs. teachable is the single most important step before starting a software engineer search. Overly narrow requirements dramatically shrink the qualified candidate pool — and the best engineers often learn new tools quickly.

Typical Compensation
$90,000 – $165,000
Wide range driven by seniority, specialisation (backend, full-stack, ML), and geographic market. Senior SWEs in tech hubs exceed this range regularly.
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Recruiting a Software Engineer — FAQ

Most Software Engineer searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 35 business days. Defining your must-have tech stack vs. nice-to-have vs. teachable is the single most important step before starting a software engineer search. Overly narrow requirements dramatically shrink the qualified candidate pool — and the best engineers often learn new tools quickly. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
Solid fundamentals in at least one primary language (Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, etc.), demonstrated project experience or portfolio, comfort with version control (Git), and experience working in a collaborative team environment. For senior roles, system design capability and mentorship experience are key.
The best Software Engineers are almost always employed and not browsing job boards. Defining your must-have tech stack vs. nice-to-have vs. teachable is the single most important step before starting a software engineer search. Overly narrow requirements dramatically shrink the qualified candidate pool — and the best engineers often learn new tools quickly. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your brief.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Software Engineer roles typically ranges from $90,000 – $165,000. Wide range driven by seniority, specialisation (backend, full-stack, ML), and geographic market. Senior SWEs in tech hubs exceed this range regularly. We include real-time compensation benchmarking in every retained search.
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