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.
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Candidate Testimonial – Jelle
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.
Having spoken to many recruiters in my career, I can very safely say I’ve never come across a more like-able guy than Sam. He really took the time to get to know me, what drives me and what I look for in life and in my work. He’s very good at making sure you feel right about your decisions and he will be honest the entire way. I’m certain anyone will enjoy working with Sam the same way I have and he will definitely be the first person I call when I’m looking for a new position.
Tristan Jacobs
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Sam reached out with an interesting opportunity, and from the very first message it was clear this wasn’t a generic approach. When I asked for more details, he responded promptly and openly. I was upfront with Sam that I wasn’t actively looking for a new role, and he respected that completely, no pressure, no (annoying) persistence. He arranged a no-commitment meeting with the company, where I immediately felt taken seriously.
Throughout the process, I felt I could be honest with Sam about the doubts I had. He gave me the space to work through them at my own pace. That made a real difference.
After a few conversations, I found myself genuinely excited about the position. I’m incredibly happy with the step I’ve made, and it simply wouldn’t have happened without Sam’s great opportunity and his thoughtful, personal way of working.
William – Senior software engineer
