Tech recruitment · London
Tech recruitment in London.
Founder-led tech, product and data recruitment for London’s startups and scale-ups.
Hiring tech talent in London
London is Europe’s largest technology hub and its most competitive hiring market. The talent is here, but so is every other company trying to hire it. Standing out takes speed, a genuinely technical screen, and a partner who can sell your story to people who have plenty of other options.
That’s the gap we fill. We were founded in London by a former software developer and a recruiter who has spent a decade scaling teams here. We know the ecosystem, from the fintech cluster around the City and Shoreditch to the AI and health-tech labs around King’s Cross, and, from our Aldwych base in the middle of it all, we know the engineers worth introducing you to.
Where we go deep
We focus on the roles that are hardest to fill well: senior and staff engineers, engineering managers, product leaders, and specialist data, ML and security talent. Because we technically screen every candidate ourselves, our clients spend their interview time only on people who can genuinely do the job.
The London market, briefly
Compensation has risen sharply at the senior end, and the best engineers are rarely on the open market for long. Hybrid working, usually two to three days in the office, is now the norm rather than the exception. Counter-offers are common, so a fast, well-run process is the difference between hiring your first choice and settling for your third.
The salary snapshot below reflects typical ranges we see for London-based roles. They’re indicative starting points for a conversation, not fixed bands.
Open roles
Live opportunities in London.
FAQ
London hiring, answered.
Where in London is OpenSource based?
Our office is at Aldwych House in Midtown (WC2), between the City and the West End and a short walk from Holborn, Covent Garden and the LSE. We meet candidates and clients there in person whenever it helps.
Which London tech roles do you recruit for?
Software engineering (backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile), platform and DevOps, security, data and ML, product management, product design and technical leadership up to CTO, across fintech, health, climate, B2B SaaS and developer tooling.
How quickly can you deliver a London shortlist?
For most London roles we come back with a technically screened shortlist within days. We screen every candidate ourselves before they reach you, so you spend interview time only on genuinely strong people.
Do you cover hybrid and remote roles based in London?
Yes. Many London teams run hybrid (typically 2–3 days in office) and we also place fully remote roles for London-headquartered companies hiring across the UK and EU.