Senior hiring is no longer an applications game.
The strongest engineers are already employed, selective, and not applying. Rely on inbound and you're not choosing the market. The market is choosing you.
“Maciej delivered two senior developers within days — both passed our technical bar on the first interview.” — Tomasz Krypel, CEO, onhsr.com See the cases →
Designed before we search.
Inbound means filtering noise: mismatched profiles, AI-generated CVs, and people who were never close to the role. Our work starts outside that noise. We map the market and structure the search, and let human judgment do what data can't.
We start with the business context behind the role: why it exists, what success looks like and how decisions will be made. Then we set the working rhythm, feedback flow and ATS setup so the search runs as part of your team.
Role brief, success profile & operating modelWe turn "strong candidate" into clear hiring criteria: we calibrate the role against the market, define must-haves versus trade-offs, align salary expectations and design an interview process that protects both speed and signal.
Scorecard, interview plan & salary guidanceWe go beyond inbound CVs and approach relevant senior engineers directly. Every candidate is screened for fit, motivation, availability and compensation before they reach your team. I manage scheduling, candidate communication, ATS updates and feedback loops.
A pre-vetted shortlist, ready to interviewWhen you choose the right candidate, I support the offer, close the process and stay involved through onboarding. The goal isn't just to fill the role, but to make sure the hire is aligned, informed and likely to stay.
A hire aligned to the role, team & businessThe setup, calibration and search are included before the hire. You pay only when someone starts, with the guarantee built into the engagement.
What working with us looks like, in practice.
Real outcomes from real mandates. Names anonymized, numbers accurate.
10 Engineers.
7 Weeks. One Cohesive Team.
10 engineers delivered across frontend, backend, DevOps and platform — all started within a two-week window. 10 out of 10 passed the 6-month mark. Product shipped on schedule.
4-Month-Open Senior Role.
Closed in 10 Days.
Candidate sourced from our Central European network in week one, vetted through technical screening and deep reference calls. Started within three weeks. Still leading the platform team one year later.
From 3 to 8 Engineers.
4 Weeks. Zero Ramp-Up Friction.
5 React and Node engineers delivered in 4 weeks. Team ramped in two weeks and shipped the feature on time. Client converted 5 of 8 contractors to permanent hires.
Meet Maciej.
I started IT Tech Match in 2017 after years of watching good engineering teams lose months, and momentum, to the wrong hire. I wanted to run recruitment the way I'd want it done for my own team: fewer candidates, higher signal, and someone who actually stays accountable after the contract is signed.
16 years in IT recruitment. Senior engineering roles across React, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, DevOps and Cloud Architecture, for startups, scale-ups and enterprise clients in the US, UK and Europe.
100+ placements, 92% 6-month retention. Staff augmentation, direct hire and full team build-outs — from a single senior hire to a 10-person engineering team delivered in seven weeks.
A real Central European network. Direct access to senior talent across Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and the wider CEE region — people I know personally, not names scraped from a job board.
You work with me, not a hand-off. Every brief starts with a stack and team-fit analysis. I screen for technical depth, AI-tooling awareness and communication before anyone reaches your inbox — and I stay on through offer, onboarding and the full 6-month guarantee.
You pay while they stay.
92% of the engineers we place are still there six months in. So we don't take the whole fee upfront — we spread it. If your hire leaves for any reason, your payments stop. The risk sits with us, because the data says it should.
- Single payment, 14 days after start
- 6-month replacement guarantee
- Fastest, simplest engagement
- 9 monthly instalments
- 9-month guarantee
- Leaves for any reason → payments stop
- 12 monthly instalments
- Full 12-month guarantee
- Leaves for any reason → payments stop
Instalments run exactly as long as the guarantee. You pay for retention you actually get.
The things clients ask before they hire us.
How fast can you send the first shortlist?
5 days from brief, often faster. For common stacks like React, Node.js, Python or Go, we typically deliver the first qualified candidates within 5 business days of receiving the role details.
What's your pricing model?
Three options. ITTM Direct — a 15% success fee, paid once, 14 days after the hire starts. Or spread the fee into monthly instalments: Flow 9 (17%, small upfront retainer, 9-month guarantee) or Flow 12 (20%, 12-month guarantee). On the Flow plans, if the hire leaves for any reason your remaining payments stop — you only keep paying while they stay.
What if the hire doesn't work out?
6-month free replacement guarantee. If the engineer leaves or doesn't pass the mark within the first 6 months, we find a replacement at no extra cost.
Where are your engineers based?
Primarily Poland — Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Poznań — plus an active network across the EU (Germany, Spain, Portugal, the UK) and the US.
Do you work with early-stage startups?
Yes — around 60% of our clients are Series A or earlier. We specifically enjoy working with founders who are building out their first engineering team and need senior hires fast.
Is Central European talent really senior?
Yes. We place mid-to-senior engineers with 5+ years on international products who work in English every day — not junior talent rebranded as senior. Every profile is someone we've personally assessed for technical depth against your scorecard before it reaches you.
How do you handle our data and IP?
Full IP transfer is standard on every engagement — the work is yours from day one. We're GDPR-compliant, share role details only with candidates you've approved, and are happy to sign an NDA before you send anything sensitive.
A successful hire isn't a CV sent. It's the right person choosing your company for the right reasons.
Tell us the role.
We'll tell you if we can help.
No pitch, no pressure. Share what you're looking for and we'll come back with an honest assessment — whether we've placed this profile before, what the market looks like right now, and how we'd approach it.
Let us build
your next
team.
Ready when you are.
Tell us about the role and we'll have first qualified candidates on your desk in 5 days. No ghost jobs, no AI filler.
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