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.
Client Testimonial – Niels Couwenberg
Candidate Testimonial – Mark Balyi
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 was an excellent experience. He reached out to me after I applied to a position for a company he was working with because he saw that there was more to my profile than my CV reveals on the surface.
In working with Sam I came to find that his methods are very much candidate-first. He took the time to get to know me, understand what I was looking for (and more importantly, exactly what I wasn’t), and only sent me leads when he felt they truly fit with those parameters.
Sam helped me to find a new role at a company that was not actually hiring at the time, effectively conjuring a position out of thin air by simply understanding who I am and what type of company / team would see the value I could add as a potential candidate – and putting us in a room together.
“Sam can find you a job that doesn’t exist yet” is just about the highest praise I could imagine giving.
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Jelle van Wijhe – Technical Product Owner and Backend Developer
Sam has been an incredible help to me and World of WOW in finding and placing a software engineer. From our very first conversation, it was clear that he is highly engaged and genuinely committed to understanding our company before suggesting any candidates.
What I especially appreciated was Sam’s ability to look beyond technical skills alone. He also focused on cultural fit, which is equally important for us. His involvement, empathy, and thoughtful approach made the entire process smooth and effective.
I would highly recommend Sam to anyone looking for a recruiter who goes the extra mile and truly cares about finding the right match.
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Niels Couwenberg
Co-Founder & Head of Product World of WOW
