Senior software engineers, Greater Amsterdam, permanent hires
The senior engineer you are looking for does not apply.
They get found, through a relationship that existed before your vacancy did. We have been building that network since 2007, in the Randstad, in the mid-senior to lead segment.
Thirty minutes, no cost, no obligation. We put your vacancy next to what we see in the market. You get an honest read either way. If it is not a fit, we will say so.
4.9 from 220+ Google reviews · Silverflow, Ximedes, Xebia
At Ximedes we placed 50+ engineers. Most are still there today.
The problem
Plenty of CVs. Interviews worth your calendar: those are missing.
Most engineering leaders we speak with tell the same story. It is not too few candidates. It is senior capacity sitting in interview loops instead of in delivery, and offers that die because the process takes too long.
Hiring next to your actual job
Ten hours a week on sourcing and screening. Hours that do not go to architecture, reviews and the team, while sprint goals keep slipping.
Your seniors sit in interviews that lead nowhere
Every round with a candidate who fails the first technical question costs your strongest people an afternoon of focus. The filtering lands on the team, because no one else can judge the level.
You cannot build a network on demand
Outreach that starts the moment a role opens, with one message for every type of engineer, does not reach seniors. That is not anyone's failing. It is structural. The network has to exist before the vacancy.
The offer dies
Six weeks of cycle time on a senior role means the candidate signed elsewhere last week. Not lost on salary. Lost on speed.
And this is what it looks like when it works: your seniors are back to building instead of screening, every interview is worth the level, the offer gets signed, and the new engineer reviews their first pull requests in week two.
Not an agency with a stack of CVs. Two people with a network.
Together good for hundreds of personal placements within CodeGuild's 1,100+, and more than 10,000 guided interviews. That is how we spot the pitfalls before they cost money: the candidate who is technically a 9 and leaves after eight months, the offer that dies on one wrong conversation. We help you hire an 8 or a 9. Not a 6 who fills the seat.
In software engineering recruitment since 2007. International Greater Amsterdam desk: senior software and platform engineers for product companies and scale-ups.
Seven years specialised in the JVM ecosystem. Dutch-language desk: senior backend engineers for product companies and specialist consultancies.
From first placement to long-term partnership
This is how we have been building teams at Silverflow, Ximedes, Xebia, Marktplaats and Miro, among others.
“We have been working with CodeGuild for over 10 years and have hired more than 50 developers through them. Most of them still work here. A CV from CodeGuild saves me time and frustration.”
Joris Portegies ZwartCTO, Ximedes“There are many agencies, but only a few that reach this level. Thanks to CodeGuild, we have built a team that is even better than I had dared to hope. For us, CodeGuild is indispensable.”
Paul BuyingCTO, Silverflow“We have been working with CodeGuild for over 8 years. The collaboration is personal and involved. They understand our culture, our standards and our mission. CodeGuild delivers exactly that type of people: 8s and 9s.”
Joseph GouriyeHead of Software Technology, Xebia NL4.9 from 220+ Google Reviews
How we work
No CVs by the pile. Focus, speed and certainty.
Every candidate personally screened on technical depth, motivation, learning style and more than 20 risk factors. This is what working together looks like: commitment on both sides.
You know who you need before the first CV
We start with an intake: you receive a role profile and market read that also works internally. Valuable on its own, even if you don't hire through us.
Your role gets priority
When we work exclusively, our strongest capacity goes to your role first. Within 10 working days, 2 to 4 candidates who genuinely fit, each with a briefing on why.
You only pay when it works
Everything up front is fully credited. You pay the same rate as elsewhere: with the speed, the first pick and a guarantee up to nine months.
We walk you through the exact rates and the commitment model on the call. The same rate as the market, only a different commitment.
A fast process gets rewarded. On both sides.
Standard guarantee
Three times the market standard of two months.
With a process inside 21 days
If the process from first introduction to signature completes within 21 calendar days, we extend to nine months. A tight process is exactly why our placements stay.
Does the engineer leave within the guarantee period? We replace at no cost. If replacement does not succeed within 8 weeks, you receive 2/3 of the fee back.
Robert Hawker, founder CodeGuild
Put your vacancy next to what we see in the market.
Thirty minutes, no cost, no obligation. You tell us what you are looking for and how it is going. We tell you what we see in the market and whether we can fill it. If it is not a fit, we will say so. You walk away with an honest market read either way.
Or call Robert directly: +31 6 54 33 64 92 · r.hawker@codeguild.nl