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Tech recruitment for senior engineers, data and AI · Sydney

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We read the brief properly, start with people we already know, and send you a few who fit, screened and briefed on your team. One consultant, start to finish.

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“Sam was very professional, providing three candidates the day after we put in the request. One of those turned out to be the perfect candidate and we had an offer out in less than a week.”

Aaron, employer · SEEK, March 2022
5.0on Google from 122 reviews4.91on SEEK from 46 reviews

Out of 5, as shown on 23 October 2026. Newest Google review: about July 2026.

What we hire for

Senior, Principal and Staff level, and the leaders above them: CTO, VP of Engineering, head of engineering, engineering manager. For startups, scale-ups and growing enterprises.

  • Java
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Databricks
  • Snowflake
  • Palantir
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Python
  • .NET
  • Claude and agentic AI

How a search runs

  1. Brief

    We meet you and ask a lot of questions. We learn the team and the culture as well as the stack, and tell you straight what the budget will buy.

  2. Short list

    We go to people we already know first. You get a few candidates, screened and briefed on your business, not a flood of CVs that only touch the brief.

  3. Interviews

    We prepare every candidate, collect feedback quickly, and keep you and them in the loop the whole way.

  4. Offer

    We help with the offer, using the salary guide figures.

  5. After

    We check in once they've started and do a post-placement review, so the fit lasts.

“After struggling to find a PM for a few months and other recruiters failing to find anyone suitable (or just going silent on us), we decided to try TekFinder. They managed to find us 3 quality candidates within 3 days of engaging them.”

Will, employer · SEEK, February 2022

“We engaged with Sam on a few senior hires in a really tough market. He was able to deliver us candidates that not only matched our skill set requirements but fit us at an interpersonal level too.”

Daniel, employer · SEEK, November 2021
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Recruit for Impact

You engage tekFinder for recruitment as normal. At terms stage you can add one or both of these. Nothing about the search changes.

Recruit for Impact Partner

Add an extra percentage on top of your fee, say 1%, for tekFoundation. It funds volunteer tech projects for charities around Australia. In return you get:

  • branded impact reports showing the charities and projects your support helped
  • a Recruit for Impact badge for your website, socials and marketing
  • your logo on the tekFoundation site and social channels
  • invitations to tekFoundation events

Skilled Volunteering Partner

A "Volunteering as a Service" partnership with tekFoundation. Your team volunteer their skills on high-impact charity projects, and your own workplace gets the benefit.

Who you'll deal with

Questions hiring managers ask

What levels do you recruit for?

Mostly Senior, Principal and Staff engineers, and senior leadership hires: CTO, VP of Engineering, head of engineering and engineering manager.

Permanent or contract?

Both. We place permanent staff and contractors.

How many CVs will we get?

A few, already screened. We'd rather send three people you want to meet than twenty you have to read.

What does it cost?

Our fee is agreed at terms stage, before we start. On top of it you can choose one of the Recruit for Impact add-ons, which send an extra share of the fee to tekFoundation.

Do you stay in touch after someone starts?

Yes. We check in after the start date and run a post-placement review, to make sure the hire is working for both sides.

Where do you work?

From Sydney, across Australia. Our live roles today are in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

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