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 – Felipe
Client Testimonial – Maarten Timmerman – Co-Founder & CFO
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.
Working with Sam is always great. He has a deep understanding of the roles I need to fill, coupled with his knowledge of the EU market and he gives his all for both the client and the candidate. This makes him an invaluable partner in the recruitment process.
Sam consistently delivers top-notch candidates and operates with the utmost reliability, making him my go-to technical recruiter. I’ve used Sam to hire Product Owners, Engineers (various types) and Engineering Managers.
Adam Castle – Head of Platform Engineering @ Sympower
I’m very grateful that life led me to work with Sam. It’s rare in our industry to meet someone who is so transparent, open and at the same time so easygoing. At first, I had some doubts about my technical level, but Sam has a remarkable ability to understand people, not just from a technical perspective, but also on a personal level. Thanks to his support, I gained real confidence and was able to breeze through the interview stages, which ended with a fantastic offer.
I can only recommend Sam; he’s someone who brings out the best in others, both professionally and personally.
Mark Balyi
Senior React-React Native Developer
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