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Developers who know developers: That’s how we recruit the best.

When you talk tech, we know exactly what you’re talking about. We've built software and led development teams, making us experts at identifying top engineers.

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Learn what makes Bluebird different from any other recruitment agency you’ve ever worked with.

Why Bluebird for Tech recruitment

Tech Expertise

We're all ex-Tech operators. We know what it takes to be an excellent engineering professional within this space.

Speed & Precision

Our extensive network of 20.000+ Tech professionals allows us to introduce you to the person you will end up hiring within 7 working days.

Global Talent Pool

Access top-tier Tech candidates across Europe, APAC & US.

Cultural Fit & Retention

Beyond skills, we find candidates who thrive in your company's culture. Average tenures of Bluebird hires are 1.5x the norm.

What clients say about us

We’ve helped leading Tech companies like Howspace, Studytube, Upflow, and Panaseer build their dream teams.
Farzad Henareh
CCO at Studytube
200 - 500 FTE

Bluebird has played a key role in our scale-up the past years.

Huub van der Wart
CTO & Co-founder at Lender & Spender
11 - 50 FTE

A relief to work with Dennis. No nonsense approach and very good pre-selection due to his technical background. With minimal effort, we found our top candidate within a few weeks.

Ignatius Nothnagel
Director of Platform Engineering at LocalStack
51 - 200 FTE

Dennis is a truly exceptional recruiter, and brings his personal experience in software engineering, as well as his strong people skills and friendly personality to the table to find exactly the right match between candidate and role. I recommend working with him without hesitation.

Thom van den Heuvel
Global Talent Advisor at Prosus
10.000+ FTE

At Prosus, we're delighted with our collaboration with the Bluebird team. We believe they have done wonders within the AI and tech team. Since the middle of 2024, we've established a great collaborative environment. Thank you for all the hard work and the improvements made so far, and we look forward to continued success in 2025.

Sebastiaan Verhaar
CEO at Sana Commerce
500 - 1.000 FTE

We see Bluebird as a key partner to attract top-level talent for us across the globe.

Johan van Mil
Founder at Peak Capital
50 - 200 FTE

They have a deep understanding of our industry, ensuring a perfect fit for our companies.

Bluebird's secret to hiring top tech talent

Dennis combines his software engineering background and recruitment expertise to find your ideal candidate.
Dennis van Valderen
Managing Partner IT at Bluebird

Our proven 5-step process

Built to identify top engineers with precision and speed.

Get in contact with Bluebird

We’ll kick things off by discussing your hiring needs, understanding your company’s structure, and confirming the key role requirements.

Define the Ideal Candidate Profile

We’ll talk directly to your engineers to get a complete understanding of your tech stack, team challenges, and desired skill set.

• We send you tailored questions upfront to help shape the perfect profile.
• Once we gather all the insights, we send a finalized candidate profile template for your confirmation, ensuring 100% alignment before moving forward.

Set the Right Goals and Strategy

Together, we’ll define hiring benchmarks, expected timelines, and specific technical challenges that candidates need to meet.

Find and Present the Best Candidates

We search, screen, and assess engineers through technical discussions that dive deep into their past challenges and achievements.

• You receive a curated list of pre-assessed candidates that fit both your tech stack and company culture.

Hire the Right Fit

Conduct final interviews with top candidates, and we’ll guide you throughout the process to ensure everything runs smoothly. Congratulations—you’ve hired an engineer who’s ready to deliver results within just a few weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you assess if a candidate has the right technical skills?

We go beyond resumes and conduct in-depth, technical discussions with candidates. Our team, composed of engineers, assesses problem-solving abilities, code quality, and their approach to technical challenges they've faced.

What makes you different from other recruitment agencies?

We’re not just recruiters—we’re engineers. Our background allows us to understand complex tech stacks, identify strong candidates quickly, and avoid being fooled by buzzwords or surface-level claims. We’ve been in the shoes of the people we’re recruiting for.

How do you evaluate a candidate’s coding abilities?

We evaluate candidates through hands-on technical discussions, where they explain their thought process, problem-solving techniques, and past project experiences. We may also include coding exercises or technical challenges tailored to your stack when necessary.

Can you evaluate engineers for specific tech stacks or frameworks?

Yes, we specialize in evaluating candidates for various tech stacks, including modern frameworks like React, Angular, Vue.js (frontend), Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Java (backend), as well as DevOps tools like Kubernetes and Docker.

How is Bluebird different from other recruitment agencies?

We are the only recruitment agency in Tech that has a group of people who have firsthand experience in the roles they recruit for. Simply put, we have former developers and tech leads who help our customers hire for IT roles.

Why should I invest in working with Bluebird?

Companies spend countless hours on interviewing candidates who are not strong enough for the roles they’re recruiting for. Due to time pressure, most companies end up hiring someone below the calibre that they initially wanted or they need to wait for months before finally running into the ideal person. Bluebird consistently delivers the ideal candidate within 7 working days.

How much does working with Bluebird cost?

Firstly, it will save you a significant amount of time, and the costs of a mis-hire are substantial. That being said, we operate on a contingent basis, meaning we don't charge anything upfront. You will only pay a 25% success fee based on the yearly base salary of the person you've hired when you make the right hire through Bluebird.

Industry average pricing, depending on the region, ranges from 20% to 30%. We charge 25%, and you will find no unfair price discrepancies in our client portfolio. Why don't we charge 20%? Because our team at Bluebird consists of consultants who were once professionals in the SaaS space. While they may come at a higher cost, they consistently deliver superior results in every way.

How quickly can you fill a Tech role?

We do an intake call of around 45 minutes where we dive into detail on what you’re looking for, which we can also help you with. Based on this intake call we will reach out to people in our network (10,000+ people and counting) and we will set up a targeting campaign for people outside of our network. Within 1-2 weeks we will introduce 4-8 candidates for a specific role that fits your must-have requirements. A few weeks later, you end up hiring your ideal candidate. We help with the entire interview process, from scheduling to closing the candidate.

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Dennis van Valderen
Managing Partner IT & Dev