About Vlad
I'm a senior tech recruiter with 11+ years placing software engineers — from junior developers to CTOs and founding engineers — for fintechs, banks, and fast-scaling startups.
I started agency-side, headhunting for HSBC, Barclays, ING, and Rabobank, then moved in-house and embedded with fully remote startups including Klarna, ClearScale, and Torc. That mix means I can run a full external search or plug straight into your team and own hiring end to end.
What I do best is build and run sourcing engines. At Torc I led an embedded pod of 3–6 sourcers; on a contracting desk I delivered 60 placements in 18 months, once sent ING six senior .NET engineers within 30 minutes, and consistently booked 30–40 qualified interviews a week.
I work across the full stack — backend (Java, Scala, Python, C#/.NET), frontend, DevOps/cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data/ML — and I'm comfortable across US, UK, and EU timezones, all remote.
How I can help:
1. Senior/lead tech recruiting on contract — junior to CTO
2. Embedded sourcing pods, live within a week, for teams hiring at volume
3. Hard-to-fill and niche engineering searches
If you're scaling engineering and sourcing has become the bottleneck, let's talk.
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- stevlaGlobal Sourcing LeadDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)100% remote- Sourced and engaged passive, high-demand candidates for niche roles in Software Development, FinTech, and Cloud Infrastructure across European and LATAM markets.- Developed and maintained strategic talent pipelines for critical roles, effectively reducing time-to-fill for key clients.- Conducted rigorous technical and cultural pre-screening for all candidates , achieving a high interview-to-offer ratio and ensuring a strong fit for clients.- Partnered with C-level executives and hiring managers to conduct in-depth interviews , providing detailed feedback and insights to streamline the decision-making process.- Managed the complete offer process, successfully negotiating and closing complex compensation packages and contracts for senior and lead-level talent across the FinTech and SaaS industries.- Market mapping- Conducted in-depth market analysis for clients in the European and LATAM tech sectors to inform hiring strategies and identify emerging talent hubs.- Identified and eliminated inefficiencies in client hiring funnels; optimised the end-to-end recruitment process to reduce time-to-hire and improve the overall candidate experience.- Successfully headhunted and placed senior-level and specialist technologists for confidential and business-critical roles, leveraging deep network connections and targeted outreach strategies.- Led, mentored, and scaled a remote team of up to 6 technical sourcers, driving sourcing strategy and boosting team productivity to consistently exceed client hiring targets.Clients:- Virtasant / Talent Marketplace / Austin, Texas- ClearScale / SaaS Cloud / San Francisco, California- Klarna / FinTech / Stockholm- UpStack / Talent Marketplace / New York- Torc / Talent Marketplace / BostonIndustries:Tech, FinTech, Financial & Banking, Crypto/Blockchain, HealthTech, Real EstateMarkets:Mostly Europe and LatAm
- ClearScaleSenior RecruiterAugust 2021 - January 2022 (5 months)San Francisco, CA, USAclients• ● Was hired as a first Recruiter in Poland.• ● Conducted research & analysis, and market mapping, in order to pin point the best locations for talent.• ● Predominantly sourcing, headhunting, pipelining, interviewing, coordinating with Java Developers, React Developers, Data Engineers, Tech PMs, DevOps Engineers, Testers, Lead Java, Lead QA, with extensive AWS Cloud experience.• ● Liaised with people/colleagues/stakeholders/hiring managers at different levels within the company - providing market mapping, gathering more information.• ● Full cycle recruitment - initial call, interview coordination, rate/salary negotiation, making sure that the candidate experience is at it's best.• ● Job posting, managing job boards across NoFluffJobs, LinkedIn, JustJoinIT and other free sites.
- VirtasantTechnical Talent AcquisitionJanuary 2021 - July 2021 (6 months)Austin, TX, USAmanagement, management, application outsourcing, and more.• ● Predominantly pipelining Software Developers(backend, frontend, fullstack) with extensive Cloud(AWS/Azure/GCP) experience for all, internal and external roles.• ● Have been assigned to 2 most difficult and critical internal roles, provided weekly reports for all pipelines/workstreams I worked on.• ● Liaised with people/colleagues/stakeholders/hiring managers at different levels within the company - providing market mapping, gathering more information.• ● Full cycle recruitment - initial call, interview coordination, rate/salary negotiation, making sure that the candidate experience is at it's best.
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Education
- NVQ Business & Administration Level 3Avanta2015NVQ Business & Administration Level 3
- NVQ Business & Administration Level 2Manley Summers2014NVQ Business & Administration Level 2