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Technology Recruitment · International
Technology Talent Partner for Sourcing
Talentixarc connects growing companies across the UK and EU with vetted cybersecurity, development, sales, and IT professionals — with around 40% of placements fully remote, and a search process built for precision and speed.
Placing talent across London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris & remote-first teams.
Specializations
Four disciplines, one standard of vetting
We recruit deep rather than wide. Each practice is run by consultants who have worked inside the function they hire for.
Cybersecurity
Defensive and offensive security hires for regulated organisations.
- SOC analysts
- Penetration testers
- GRC & compliance
- Security engineers
- Security architects
Web Development
Product engineers across the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem.
- Frontend engineers
- Backend engineers
- Full-stack engineers
- React / Node specialists
Sales
Revenue teams for B2B technology businesses scaling into new markets.
- SDR / BDR
- Account executives
- Sales leadership
- Revenue operations
IT & Infrastructure
The platform layer — cloud, automation and day-to-day operational support.
- DevOps engineers
- Cloud engineers
- Systems administrators
- IT support & service desk
Product & Engineering Leadership
Confidential executive search for technology leadership mandates.
- CTOs
- Engineering managers
- Heads of security
- VPs of Product
Something outside these practices?
We regularly run data, QA and technical programme mandates for existing clients across all of our markets.
Remote Hiring
Distributed hiring, handled across jurisdictions
Around 40% of our placements are fully remote. That is only workable when the administrative layer is dependable: overlapping time-zone requirements agreed up front, right-to-work evidence verified in the correct jurisdiction, and cross-border contracting structured through compliant employment or contractor arrangements in every jurisdiction we cover.
Candidate data is processed on a GDPR-compliant basis throughout, with consent captured before any profile is shared with a client.
Remote Hybrid On-site
~40%of placements are fully remote
Fully remote40%
Hybrid38%
On-site22%
5
Jurisdictions covered
±2h
Typical overlap window
How it works
Define → Source → Vet → Deploy
A deliberately short process. Most mandates reach first shortlist inside 72 hours.
01
Define
A structured intake on scope, salary band in GBP or EUR, working model and must-have evidence.
02
Source
Targeted outreach into our candidate network, plus mapped passive candidates in the relevant market.
03
Vet
Technical screening, reference validation, right-to-work and remote-eligibility checks before shortlist.
04
Deploy
Offer management, cross-border contracting support and structured check-ins through month six.
Why Talentixarc
Precision hiring, measured honestly
We publish the numbers we are held to. Volume is not the objective — the second-year retention figure is.
Live Opportunities
Current mandates across the UK and EU
A representative selection of live and recently opened roles. Salaries are shown in GBP and EUR.
Specialization
Country
Working model
Seniority
12 roles matching your filters
CybersecurityHybridSenior
Senior Penetration Tester
London, UK · posted 2 days ago
CybersecurityOn-siteMid
SOC Analyst (Tier 2)
Manchester, UK · posted 4 days ago
Web DevelopmentRemoteLead
Lead Frontend Engineer (React / TypeScript)
Berlin, Germany · posted 1 day ago
Web DevelopmentHybridMid
Full-Stack Engineer (Node / Next.js)
Amsterdam, Netherlands · posted 6 days ago
SalesRemoteSenior
Enterprise Account Executive — DACH
Berlin, Germany · posted 3 days ago
SalesHybridMid
SDR — Benelux Market
Amsterdam, Netherlands · posted 1 week ago
IT & InfrastructureRemoteSenior
Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS / Terraform)
Dublin, Ireland · posted 5 days ago
IT & InfrastructureOn-siteMid
IT Service Desk Analyst
Paris, France · posted 1 week ago
Product & Engineering LeadershipHybridExecutive
Head of Security
London, UK · posted 2 weeks ago
Product & Engineering LeadershipRemoteLead
Engineering Manager — Platform
Dublin, Ireland · posted 3 days ago
CybersecurityRemoteSenior
Cloud Security Engineer (Azure)
Paris, France · posted 4 days ago
SalesHybridSenior
Revenue Operations Manager
London, UK · posted 1 week ago
For Employers
Hiring solutions for technology teams
Tell us what you need to build. We respond with a market view, salary evidence and an initial shortlist.
Permanent
Full-time hires on standard contingent or retained terms.
Contract
Day-rate specialists with compliant cross-border contracting handled end to end.
Executive Search
Confidential mandates for CTO, VP and Head of Security appointments.
Remote Team Building
Distributed squads assembled across jurisdictions with aligned overlap hours.
All candidate information is handled on a GDPR-compliant basis. Profiles are shared only with named hiring contacts and only with the candidate's prior consent.
Start a Search
Typical response time: one working day.
For Candidates
Join a vetted European technology network
We represent a deliberately small number of professionals per discipline, and only approach you about roles that match your stated criteria.
Submitting your profile places you in our client network. Your details are never shared with a client without your explicit approval of the specific role, company and salary band.
We ask about right-to-work and remote eligibility up front so that cross-border mandates can be assessed accurately rather than at offer stage — roughly 40% of our placements are fully remote across five jurisdictions.
- Represented only with your consent, role by role
- Salary benchmarking in GBP and EUR before you interview
- Right-to-work and remote eligibility clarified up front
- Data retained on a GDPR-compliant basis, deletable on request
Submit Your Profile
Reviewed by a specialist consultant within three working days.
Clients
What hiring teams say
“Talentixarc shortlisted four credible security engineers within 72 hours. Two reached final stage, one signed. The screening was accurate rather than optimistic.”
Eleanor Whitfield
Chief Information Security Officer
Ardenlee Financial — London
“We needed a distributed frontend team across three time zones. They handled contracting and right-to-work checks in both Germany and the Netherlands without us chasing.”
Jonas Brenner
VP Engineering
Northwind Systems — Berlin
“Measured, precise and honest about the market. They told us where our salary band was uncompetitive before we wasted a quarter on it.”
Saoirse Mulligan
Head of Talent
Corrib Cloud — Dublin
“Our DACH sales hires came through Talentixarc and both are still with us two years on. Retention is the metric that matters and they understand that.”
Camille Ferrand
Chief Revenue Officer
Meridian SaaS — Paris
About Talentixarc
Building the technology workforce
Talentixarc was founded on a straightforward observation: European technology hiring is rarely constrained by candidate supply, but by the quality of the process placed around it. Poorly scoped mandates, salary bands set without market evidence, and cross-border complexity left unresolved until offer stage all cost more than a longer search ever would.
We operate as a genuinely cross-border practice rather than a single-market agency with wider ambitions. Consultants work to the conventions of the market they recruit in — notice periods, contracting norms, salary expectations in GBP or EUR — and candidate data is handled on a GDPR-conscious basis from first contact to placement and beyond.
The result is a deliberately smaller book of clients, longer relationships, and a retention figure we are comfortable publishing. Precision hiring, not volume.
2019
Founded in London
5
Core markets
GDPR
Compliant by design
Insights
Research on technology hiring
Market reports, compliance guidance and salary benchmarking from our consultants.
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Ready to build your team?
Share your mandate and we will return a market view and an initial shortlist within 72 hours.