Senior technical search · Netherlands & EU
The engineering hires you can’t afford to get wrong.
Founding engineers, senior ICs, engineering leaders for teams building real things in EV, cybersecurity, AI, HealthTech and FinTech.
34
Engineers & leaders
placed in 25/26
93%
Still in role
after 2 years
12
Years across
engineering & leadership
1
Person.
No recruiter factory.
Candidate Testimonial – Michael
Candidate Testimonial – Nisha
For Employers
First hires, senior ICs, and the leadership layer.
These are high-stakes hires. Getting one wrong is expensive. That’s why I only take a few at a time and focus properly on each.
- Founding engineers and first technical hires
- Senior and staff ICs
- Engineering leadership, handled discreetly
- Aftercare for months after they start
For Candidates
I won’t waste your time.
I’m not going to send you a job that doesn’t fit just to fill a slot. I take time to understand what you actually want, tell you the truth about each role, and stay in touch long after you’ve started. If I reach out, it’s because I think it’s worth your while.
- Senior roles at companies building real products
- Honest answers on comp, team and runway
- Prep and feedback through every stage
- A relationship that outlasts the placement
What I focus on
The hard-to-fill-roles.
Founding & early engineers
The foundations. The first hires who define how everything gets built.
AI & ML engineers
There’s a lot of noise right now.
Senior & Staff IC’s
Leverage without a title.
Engineering leadership
Tech lead to CTO. The people others are hired around.
About SOURCE.ME
12 years building engineering teams.
Same person on the first call and the day someone signs. I like to work on the hires that are hard to get right.
Founding engineers, senior ICs, the technical leaders a team gets built around. The ones a company cannot get wrong, and the roles worth an engineer moving for.
Let me do the heavy lifting.
Why Source.me
What you get
Finding a job is hard work, and finding people costs a lot of time, energy, and resources. Let us do the heavy lifting for you.
- One Person, start to finish
- 34 hires last calendar year
- Hundreds in the last 12
- 97% still in role after 2 years
- I don’t disappear after the signature.
- I love it. It’s always been more than just a bum on a seat.
- The network, the context, and the judgement that comes with it.
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Track record
Don’t take my word for it.
Every one of these is from a client or candidate I’ve worked with.
Real names, because they were happy to attach them.
Sam helped us hire a senior founding engineer, a critical role we couldn’t afford to miss. He was flexible and quick on his feet when our needs shifted mid-process. He asked the right questions to truly understand what we were after, and his extensive start-up experience meant he got the nuances.
From kickoff to aftercare, the process felt professional and authentic, and we ended up with a great hire.
Mathias – CTO
I had a great experience with Sam. I went from looking for my next role to accepting an offer in record time. Sam kept me up to date throughout the whole process so I always knew what was happening.
He took the time to understand what I was looking for and worked with me to find the role that was right for me.
Very friendly, pleasant to work with and overall a great guy. I strongly recommend him if you’re looking for a new role or looking to hire someone.
Steve – Java engineer
