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 – Erwin Dral
Candidate Testimonial – Tessa Van Walstijn
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 brings genuine energy and authenticity to recruitment that’s refreshing in this industry.
What stood out was his approach – he’s not your typical recruiter. Sam clearly cares about creating positive experiences for candidates and is working to elevate standards in engineering recruitment. His enthusiasm is infectious.
I’d welcome the chance to collaborate with Sam in the future.
Tzomily-Nasra Anvar – Lead Developer / Software Engineer
https://tzomily.substack.com/
I have enjoyed working with Sam over the past decade as a candidate and hiring manager. I also trust him enough to stake my own reputation by recommending him whenever someone in my network needs a recruiter.
Sam knows everyone and has a lot of experience. This allows him to get results that other recruiters can’t. He’s smart, pragmatic, and realistic. He won’t waste your time. That, and overall just being a really nice person, is why I’ve been happy to work with him for all these years..
Filip De Waard – Development Manager at Timewax
