Pre-Seed → Series C

Where hiring makes Sense.

Your strategic talent partner for technical teams. We understand your product first, then build the team around it, not just the job spec.

Jamie Roostan  /  jamie@senserec.com  /  07548 624 066
Stats and figures

The importance of hiring right.

Annual salary lost per inaccurate hire
SHRM / Harvard Business Review
6mo
Average time wasted with the wrong recruiter
Founder survey data
£40k+
Average cost of a missed senior hire
LinkedIn Talent Insights 2024

When you're burning £15k–£50k a month, every hire matters. That's the lens we hire through.

The person behind Sense

Jamie Roostan

Founder, Sense. Product-first thinker.

Most recruiters choose between EQ or logic. We bring both, and that's what makes the difference.

A decade building technical teams for startups and scale-ups across the UK, Europe, and the US. We take the time to understand exactly what you're building, how you work, and the culture you need to succeed.

What Sense actually does

Not a recruiter. A strategic hiring partner.

Team Architecture

We understand your product, roadmap, and culture first. Then we build your team around that, not just a job spec.

Market Intelligence

Salary benchmarking, talent mapping, and competitor insight, so you hire with data, not guesswork.

Founding Hires (0→1)

Specialist in early-stage. The first 5–10 hires set your trajectory, and we take that seriously.

Scale Hiring (1→100)

Series A through C and beyond: Engineering, Product, Data, DevOps, at pace, without sacrificing quality or culture.

Hiring Advisory

Interview process design, offer strategy, employer branding: the operational support most agencies skip.

Inclusive Hiring

Pipelines built to surface underrepresented talent, because better teams build better products.

What we hire

Across your entire technical organisation.

Software Engineering

Full-stack · Backend · Frontend

AI & Machine Learning

LLMs · RAG · MLOps · Computer Vision

Platform & DevOps

Kubernetes · AWS · SRE · Cloud-native

Data Engineering

Data Science · Data Platforms · Analytics

Product Management

Product Managers · Product Designers

Technical Leadership

CTOs · VPs · Founding Engineers

Sectors
AI-nativeFinTechClimate-techPropTech Developer ToolingSaaSAgentic AIRobotics & IoT Generative MediaConsumer AI
Why founders choose to work with us

A hiring partner that thinks like a founder.

Speed without shortcuts

Fewer CVs, better matches, faster outcomes. Founders don't have time for noise.

Evidence-based decisions

Market intelligence, salary benchmarks, and talent mapping on every offer.

Long-term relationships

We're not filling seats, we're building partnerships. Most clients come back for every hire.

Runway-conscious

Priced fairly, moving fast, upfront about what's realistic in your market.

“Hiring isn't about filling vacancies. It's about building a company that makes Sense.”

Jamie Roostan, Founder
How we work together

A process built for founders.

01

Discovery

We start with your product, not your job spec. What are you building? Where are you going? Who do you need to get there?

02

Strategy

We map the market, benchmark salaries, and define a hiring plan that fits your stage, culture, and runway.

03

Search

Deep candidate relationships built over nearly a decade. Not job boards, real network, real conversations.

04

Partnership

Honest feedback. Fast communication. We stay close throughout the process, and we're available when you need us.

More than recruitment

Humanising the industry.

Beyond the search, we're deeply committed to opening doors for the next generation and underrepresented groups in tech, bridging the gap between emerging talent and industry leaders.

Podcast

Hosting conversations on the future of hiring and tech psychology with founders and operators.

Webinars

Neurodiversity webinars: practical, honest advice for founders and candidates alike.

Universities

University talks mentoring underrepresented talent into their first roles in tech.

Let's build your team

One conversation. No obligation.

Let's talk about what you're building, and whether we're the right partner to help you hire for it.

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