Talentooze — oozes unrivaled talent
About Talentooze

Specialist recruitment.
Unrivaled talent.

We are a specialist IT and Engineering recruitment agency — built for companies that cannot afford the wrong hire.

Our candidate relationships are built over time. When you instruct Talentooze, you access a warm network of passive talent that never appears on a job board — because they trust us with their careers.

What We Place

Every layer of the
technology stack.

From hands-on engineering to technology leadership — direct hire and contract, across all major disciplines.

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Software Engineering

Full-stack, backend, frontend, and mobile engineers. Python, Java, Go, Rust, React, and Node — production engineers who ship.

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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, and GCP architects and engineers. Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native infrastructure specialists.

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DevOps & Platform

CI/CD, SRE, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering. Engineers who accelerate delivery at scale.

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Cybersecurity

Security engineers, analysts, architects, and CISOs. Penetration testing, threat detection, and zero-trust specialists.

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Data & Analytics

Data engineers, analysts, and BI developers. Pipeline architecture, data warehousing, and business intelligence.

QA & Test Engineering

Manual and automation QA engineers. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and performance testing specialists.

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Network & Systems

Network engineers, systems administrators, and IT infrastructure specialists — from enterprise to embedded systems.

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IT Leadership

CTOs, CIOs, VPs of Engineering, and IT Directors. Executive search for technology organisations at every scale.

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AI, ML & Data Science

ML Engineers, MLOps, Data Scientists, Computer Vision Engineers, and LLM specialists — the most in-demand profiles in today's market.

Sectors We Serve

Industry expertise
that matters.

Deep sector knowledge means faster screening, better cultural fit, and candidates who understand your domain from day one.

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Automotive & Mobility
OEMs, Tier 1/2 suppliers, AV startups
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
Health systems, digital health, medtech
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Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
Smart manufacturing, IoT, robotics
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Tech & Software
Startups, scale-ups, SaaS products
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Financial Services & Fintech
Banking, insurance, payments
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Consulting & Professional Services
Big 4, boutique tech consultancies
Why Talentooze

The specialist
difference.

Generalist recruiters fill positions. Specialists find the people who actually perform in them. Here is what that looks like in practice.

01
Technical pre-screening, every time
Every candidate screened against your exact stack — not keywords. You only meet people who can genuinely do the job.
02
We source beyond job boards
GitHub, Kaggle, Hugging Face, technical Slack communities, and our own warm network. The best engineers are rarely applying.
03
We move at the speed of this market
Top IT talent is off the market in 10–14 days. Speed and urgency are our default — not a premium add-on.
04
Accountable 90 days post-placement
Check-ins at 30, 60, and 90 days. Replacement guarantee. We are not done when the offer letter is signed.
21d
Average time from brief to shortlist — 60% faster than the agency average
90%
Of our placements are still in role at the 12-month mark
4.9
Average client satisfaction score out of 5 across all engagements
Case Studies

Placements that
made a difference.

Real searches, real results. How we have helped companies find the talent they could not find themselves.

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier · Michigan
Senior MLOps Engineer — ADAS Platform

Role open for 4 months, three agencies had tried and failed. Required production Kubeflow experience with automotive domain knowledge — a genuinely rare combination.

Result
Placed in 28 days. Candidate sourced from MLOps.community Slack — not on any job board.
MLOpsAutomotive28 days
Series B AI Startup · Remote
Head of Data Engineering + 3-person team build

Post-funding urgency, no internal TA. Needed a Head of Data Engineering and a team of 3 with RAG infrastructure experience.

Result
All hires placed within 2 months. Head of DE sourced from Hugging Face community.
Data EngineeringRetained2 months
Michigan Healthcare System
VP of Engineering — Executive Search

First VP-level engineering leader to build and scale a software engineering function from the ground up. Required rare experience combining hands-on technical depth with the ability to hire, structure, and lead cross-functional engineering teams in a high-growth environment.

Result
Retained search completed in 42 days. Candidate relocated from California. Scaled the engineering org from 0 to 18 engineers in 14 months post-placement.
Executive SearchHealthcare42 days
Startup · Communication Industry
Full Stack Engineer — Retained Search

Senior engineering hire for a fast-growing social technology platform. Required rare full stack depth across both frontend and backend systems, combined with hands-on experience across multi-cloud environments.

Result
Retained search completed in 38 days. Candidate sourced from outside the client's local market. Delivered a shortlist of 3 highly qualified candidates within the first two weeks of engagement.
Retained SearchMulti-CloudSaaS
AV Mobility Startup · Michigan
Computer Vision Engineer — ADAS Perception

Pre-Series A budget constraints. Senior CV experience with real-time ADAS deployment required.

Result
Placed a senior ADAS engineer with a startup mindset and hands-on real-time deployment experience. Passive candidate from a Michigan OEM — had never seen the role advertised anywhere.
Computer VisionADASEquity deal
Automotive · Midwest
Senior SDET — Early Stage Automotive

Scaling test automation capability within a high-growth engineering team. Required deep expertise in automation frameworks and strong coding ability across multiple languages.

Result
Search completed in 22 days. Delivered a shortlist of 4 highly qualified, pre-vetted candidates within 2 weeks — all actively working in senior engineering roles and not visible on the open market.
SDET SearchAutomotiveRetained
Our Process

A search you can
count on.

A clear, fast, and fully accountable process — with honest communication and no surprises at any stage.

01
Deep role brief

We map your stack, team structure, salary band, and what great looks like. A real conversation — not a form.

02
Targeted search

GitHub, technical communities, our warm network, and split-fee partnerships. We go where the talent actually is.

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Technical screening

Every candidate screened against your exact requirements. You only meet people who can genuinely do the job.

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Offer & beyond

We manage through to offer, handle counteroffers, and check in at 30, 60, and 90 days post-placement.

What Clients Say

The relationships
behind the placements.

We had been searching for an MLOps engineer for five months. Talentooze placed someone within four weeks who was exactly what we needed — and they had never even heard of our company before being approached.

Director of AI Engineering
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier, Michigan

What sets Talentooze apart is that they actually understand the technical requirements. They did not send us ten average CVs — they sent us three exceptional ones who could hold a real technical conversation.

VP of Engineering
Series B AI Startup, Remote

I have worked with many recruiters over the years. Talentooze is the first I would genuinely recommend. They understood our culture, technical needs, and managed the whole process professionally from start to finish.

Chief Technology Officer
SaaS Scale-up, Chicago
For Candidates

Your career,
our network.

We work with IT and Engineering professionals at every level — from first industry role to CTO.

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Your CV is never sent without your permission
We always name the company and explain the role before submitting you anywhere. No exceptions, ever.
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Salary range shared upfront — always
We tell you the salary before you spend time on an interview. No vague "competitive" language.
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Real feedback after every interview stage
We chase feedback the same day and give it to you honestly — even when it is not what you want to hear.
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We only contact you when it genuinely fits
No spray-and-pray outreach. If we reach out, it is because we have read your background and believe this is right for you.
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Free market intelligence — always
Salary benchmarks, hiring trends, and honest career advice. Available to every candidate we speak to.

Looking for your next IT or Engineering role?

We work with passive candidates too — you do not need to be actively searching to have a conversation. Register your interest and we will be in touch when the right opportunity comes up.

A role that
won't fill?

Tell us about the role and we will come back to you within one business day with an honest market view and a clear plan.

or email us at info@talentooze.com