We are community-led tech recruiters, delivering diverse talent and world-class customer experiences.

TRUST IN SODA

Welcome to Trust in SODA, your go-to recruitment specialist for all things DevOps, Software Engineering, Cloud and Infrastructure, Data, and GTM (Go-to-Market). Whether you’re looking for your perfect tech job or hoping to hire best-in-class candidates, our consultants have you covered.

For the last 13 years, we’ve been shaking up recruitment with our community-led approach to talent. As a certified B Corp, we’ve had the pleasure of supporting the world’s businesses with sustainable, personalised, outcome-focused recruitment services across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, and the USA.

Let’s talk tech. We’re here to build meaningful, long-term partnerships with our clients, candidates, and communities, underpinned by a commitment to our group’s mission: to build diversity, create inclusion and encourage workplace innovation.  

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Trust in SODA have been unlike any other partner we have worked with in bringing the top talent into the business. They go to pains to get to know the business drivers across our wide range of apps, get to know the people, and build an informed opinion on what is going to work and what isn't, overlaying their market expertise with business needs. They deliver, every single time.

 

Ann Roberts, Chief People Officer
Flo Health

OUR RECRUITMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES.

When fluctuating demands make it tough to manage talent, you need an adaptable, cost-sustainable workforce solution. Precise, fast, compliant – Trust in SODA’s recruitment and consulting services are designed to help you thrive at a time of growing complexity. 

SODA Contract
SODA Search
SODA Energy
SODA Max
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Nearshore Talent Solutions

SODA Contract

Fully compliant contract / freelance payrolled resource. Hourly, daily, or statement of work solutions. We are fully compliant across all regions we operate in, including Switzerland, Germany, UK, Ireland and the US. 

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SODA Contract

SODA Contract

Fully compliant contract / freelance payrolled resource. Hourly, daily, or statement of work solutions. We are fully compliant across all regions we operate in, including Switzerland, Germany, UK, Ireland and the US. 

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SODA Search
SODA Energy
SODA Max
SODA Contingent
Nearshore Talent Solutions

COUNT ON OUR COMPLIANCE TEAM.

We’re here to Reduce Risk and Alleviate Regulatory Pressures.

Turn data protection and regulatory adherence into strategic advantages. Our dedicated compliance function is equipped with the localised regulatory expertise necessary to help you stay ahead of changing industry standards. We are fully licensed across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and the USA, enabling us to support customers with cross-border talent acquisition.

Trust in SODA and the Women in DevOps community
Trust in SODA and Women in DevOps speaking at a panel at the CTO Craft Convention
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We are committed to being a community-led recruiter. Our communities are SODA Social and Women in DevOps, as well as our Group communities Pride in Tech, Ex-military Careers, and Ethnicity Speaks.

SODA Social is our pioneering, innovative networking event and online platform, created to bring together technology experts for networking and knowledge-sharing. SODA Social events discuss and debate hot topics, market trends, and future opportunities within the world of technology.

Established in 2017, Women in DevOps is a global movement on a mission to close the DevOps gender gap and inspire the future leaders of the technology world. With over 18,000 followers, we bring together our community via our events programme, through our podcast series, and in our participation in the biggest technology conferences around the world.

Across our communities, our panellists and hosts are thought leaders from both global companies and the most exciting growth organisations within the technology sector.

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LIVE JOBS

Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAPLocation: Zurich Switzerland (3 days onsite per week, 2 days remote) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 12 months (extension possible) Maximum Rate: CHF 750 – CHF 855 per dayAbout the RoleMajor transformation project requires support from experienced Data Engineer.You are a result-driven experienced Data Engineer, passionate about your craft and eager to grow further, comfortable meeting (sometimes tight) deadlines and confidently taking ownership of features. You have an accomplished record in delivering sustainable solutions and you desire to develop your skills and knowledge about the platforms which you will be working on, both the technical aspects and how they are used by our business partners.You are comfortable working in multi-dimensional agile teams with direct involvement from business subject matter experts and care about security, quality, user experience, documentation, testing, team spirit and the overall big picture. Finally, you want to put clean code principles into practice on large code bases.Key ResponsibilitiesImplementation of production ready data pipelines using PySpark running on Databricks based on specification provided by business analysts.Interaction with other data engineers and solution architects to meet functional and nonfunctional requirements.Required Skills & ExperienceStrong software engineering skills, including familiarity and application of design patterns, and engineering best practices.Proven experience developing complex software systems as a software engineer (at least 5 years)Strong understanding of data engineering techniques with high level programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, or Python) and analytical frameworksStrong core Python software engineering experienceAt least 3 years for hands on experience with Apache Spark (PySpark), developing applications using an IDE such as VS Code or PyCharmExperience of working with delta lakes and optimizing Spark workloads running on it.Have a good understanding and significant experience with projects using relational data models and SQL.Good work ethic and self-starter. You look out for issues, opportunities and address them when you can, raise them when you cannot.Good analytical skills and the ability to understand complexity and break it down into smaller, achievable steps.Highly proficient in English (written and verbal)Language SkillsEnglish: Good spoken and written skills
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Cloud Engineer 37608
Cloud Engineer 37608 Duration: Initial 6 monthsLocation: Galway , 3 weeks working from home , 1 week in officeRate: €350 – €400 per day The RoleAs a Cloud Engineer you will work within a highly collaborative, multi-functional team committed to improving the value of our technology solutions. The team blends deep technology & business expertise with a passion for exploring and implementing new emerging technologies while working in an open and transparent way. We are passionate about opensource contribution, sharing our expertise and knowledge with the engineering community, participating in foundations like the CNCF, CDF and FINOS while embracing a continuous learning approach support by a dedicated learning day each week.  The Expertise and Skills You Bring Hands-on experience in 2 or more languages (Python (primary), Java, Go, C , Angular etc.)Experience designing & developing APIs or backend technology stacks.Experience delivering applications using software engineering best practices and principles.Hands on experience applying software engineering design principles & patterns.Strong experience working hands-on with AWS and/or Azure.Hands on experience working with infrastructure as code (CFT, Arm, Terraform etc).Experience designing and architecting cloud native applications.Hands on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment.Passionate for new technologies and cloud trends.Passion for a devops and continuous learning culture. Bonus skills Gen AI / ML experience / Dev assist tools like GH co-pilot or Gemini code assistModel Context Protocol (MCP) knowledge or experienceCloud Certifications in AWS, Azure or Kubernetes.
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
London, Greater London, South East, England
Senior UX Engineer (AI Start-Up)
Senior UX Engineer (AI Start-Up)We've just had a brand new role go live with one of our exclusive partner who are an exciting new start-up in the AI space. They're looking for an experienced UX engineer to be a leader of their design function and be a technical decision maker on their new projects with enterprise clients. They are looking for people who are passionate about UX. People who want to tell a story and want to see the long term impact their products and designs can have on their customers. It's not just about following a brief, it's about buiding someting that is going to change how their customers work day-to-day in their business. It's a perfect time to get involved where you'll join a company poised for an extended period of growth and be in there to help build from the ground up. Required skills: Previous experience in a start-up or smaller business where you collaborate regularly with cross functional teamsStrong understanding of design principles - apple-esque design style - MUST be able to point to examples in your portfolio showing this style of design workExperience with FigmaExperience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React would be a plusExcellent communication skills and a strong track record of working closely with senior stakeholdersThis will be a hybrid role in central London. If you think it could be a good fit for you, send across your CV immediately or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.
Adam Whitehurst  Adam Whitehurst
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Cloud Engineer 37608
Cloud Engineer 37608 Duration: Initial 6 monthsLocation: Galway , 3 weeks working from home , 1 week in officeRate: €350 – €400 per day The RoleAs a Cloud Engineer you will work within a highly collaborative, multi-functional team committed to improving the value of our technology solutions. The team blends deep technology & business expertise with a passion for exploring and implementing new emerging technologies while working in an open and transparent way. We are passionate about opensource contribution, sharing our expertise and knowledge with the engineering community, participating in foundations like the CNCF, CDF and FINOS while embracing a continuous learning approach support by a dedicated learning day each week.  The Expertise and Skills You Bring Hands-on experience in 2 or more languages (Python (primary), Java, Go, C , Angular etc.)Experience designing & developing APIs or backend technology stacks.Experience delivering applications using software engineering best practices and principles.Hands on experience applying software engineering design principles & patterns.Strong experience working hands-on with AWS and/or Azure.Hands on experience working with infrastructure as code (CFT, Arm, Terraform etc).Experience designing and architecting cloud native applications.Hands on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment.Passionate for new technologies and cloud trends.Passion for a devops and continuous learning culture. Bonus skills Gen AI / ML experience / Dev assist tools like GH co-pilot or Gemini code assistModel Context Protocol (MCP) knowledge or experienceCloud Certifications in AWS, Azure or Kubernetes.
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Java Developer
Java Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAPDuration: 12-month contractLocation: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €490 per daySummaryOur client, within the Financial Services sector in Ireland, is looking for a Principal Java Engineer to join their ever-growing team.You will support a team within Stock Plan Services, an emerging equity compensation services division of Fidelity Investments. You will be accountable in helping the team deliver on their top priority goals and objectives. Quality is important to this team, as is our reputation for honesty and openness in dealing with each other and our partners.Key SkillsBachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required8 years of Java EE development on high volume enterprise systemsProven expertise developing JAVA middle tier rest services and with Enterprise messaging like ActiveMQ, KafkaExperience with PL/SQL and complex queriesUnderstanding of Relational DatabasesProven understanding of Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts like CI/CD pipelines in an AKS Azure environmentDemonstrated experience of leading engineering teamsAWS & Azure skills an advantage
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Java Developer
Senior Java Developer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAPLocation: Zurich Switzerland (3 days onsite per week, 2 days remote) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 11 months (extension possible) Maximum Rate: CHF 750 – CHF 855 per dayAbout the RoleWe are looking for an experienced Senior Applications Engineer who will develop business features as Spring Boot micro-services within a cloud-native environment on Microsoft Azure as part of a finance transformation initiative.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop data integration and business services using a microservices architecture.Ensure applications meet performance standards and are thoroughly tested against functional and non-functional requirements.Maintain compliance with CI/CD practices, automated testing frameworks, and build pipelines.Create and maintain unit tests to support automated testing and continuous integration.Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.Diagnose and resolve bugs and incidents.Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in the Java application development stack, frameworks, and associated tools.Understand the application architecture and incorporate them into technical decisions and recommendations.Required Skills & ExperienceProven experience as a Java developer with strong expertise in modern application development.In-depth knowledge of modern architecture patterns and microservices, ideally using Spring Boot.Hands-on experience building backend applications with extensive database interaction; strong proficiency in SQL and programming in PostgreSQL or Oracle (PL/SQL).Solid understanding of relational database design and optimization.Demonstrated ability in Test-Driven Development (TDD), including writing comprehensive unit tests and end-to-end integration tests.Experience working in an Agile/Scrum team environment, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.Bonus SkillsFamiliarity with cloud-native development and container orchestration using Kubernetes.Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.Experience with messaging and stream processing architectures built on Kafka.Experience with user interface development using Angular.Expertise in CI/CD pipelines for integration and deployment, including automated build, test, and deployment processes.Language SkillsEnglish: Good spoken and written skills
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Greater London, South East, England
API Software Developer
API Software Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 12-month contract Location: RemoteRate: £350 - £500 per day PAYE Summary Our client is seeking a skilled Software Developer for a temporary assignment based in London, UK. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. In this role, you must collaborate closely with external partners and internal teams on our clients’ messaging apps. ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain software solutions, focusing on building and integrating APIs.Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality technical solutions.Integrate large, complex third-party APIs.Influence product development through technical expertise and partner engagement.Ensure all deliverables meet our clients’ standards for quality, security, and compliance.Key Skills5 years minimum experienceA mix of C, C , Rust, WASM, Erlang, PythonProven experience building APIs and integrating large, complex third-party APIs.Strong background in software development, with proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks.Experience working with partners and influencing product development is a plus.Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.Strong communication and collaboration skills.Top 3 SkillsBe able to understand how the API specifications, how to it works and test it independently.Strong partner facing role, hence strong communication skills are required.API design skills
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Data Engineer
Data Engineer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €500 - €520 per day SummaryIt's a really good role as it gives exposure to cross Asset Management data which is at the core of financial services. This role is on the team that manage the clients’ core databases for integrating data from across Asset Management. So, you can learn a lot about financial services on this team. This is a hands-on role where you will understand the requirements, contribute to the development of specific product features including provisioning of datasets, develop consumption interfaces, build reusable components and resilient cloud-based services, provide insights etc. for our Investment Professionals. Key SkillsPrimarily Oracle (SQL/PLSQL)Expertise in data analysisExposure to Agile development practicesResponsibilitiesContribute to the delivering of high quality, timely, cost effective and maintainable software solutions in an agile environment to meet functional and non-functional business requirements.Complying with and helping to adopt good engineering practices such as test-driven development, code and design reviews, oracle xplans, CI/CDWork independently in delivering complex technical features.Communicate effectively in a team-oriented environment.You demonstrate a positive, collaborative attitude while delivering individually.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters

OUR CUSTOMERS SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT US

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The SODA team have been great, quick to submit candidates, really responsive on interview requests and offers made. Great Service! Feedback score 10/10. 

Deloitte, Client

Always been very easy to work with, you listen to our requirements, ask the right questions and provide regular updates. You've been successful with a few of our hires over the last few year and made an impact to the teams as well as making my job a lot easier. Feedback score: 10/10.

G. Network, Client

Oliver did an amazing job on our introduction call - tbh I'm generally unimpressed with recruiting firms but Oliver quickly understood our priorities and was highly responsive. Feedback score 10/10. 

Virtasant, Client

Nathan listened, learned, adjusted and delivered, exactly as required, most in recruitment don’t understand this, Nathan just got it, impressive work. Feedback score 10/10. 

DR.PN, Client

Great company, great people, great results! Feedback score 10/10.

Zeal Network, Client

Adam Whitehurst is a great guy, very knowledgeable and gets our requirements. Feedback score 10/10. 

Fidelis Ireland, Client

Trust In Soda has provided create candidates for our company as we start up here in Ireland. It's been our single source of recruitment and we wouldn't be where we are today without the hard work put in by the team. Feedback score 10/10.

Onda.ai, Client

Dom is fantastic, and always now my first port of call when we begin hiring! Feedback score 10/10. 

Bupa, Client

Lauren Langdell made it a great experience!! She understood from minute 1 what I needed and was super quick finding the perfect person. She was always available, answered all my questions and made me and the candidate feel super attended all the time. Feedback score 10/10. 

Comave Global, Client
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WHY WE IMPACT REPORT

As we enter our third year of impact reporting, we remain committed to holding ourselves accountable for our mission progress – to build future-ready businesses powered by people.

WHY WE IMPACT REPORT
MAKING AN IMPACT

We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the world we live in. As a B Corp, we have a responsibility to provide a dependable, sustainable service that creates value for the customers, clients, candidates, and communities we engage with. We are eager to partner with businesses that share our vision of a more equitable future for all. 

MAKING AN IMPACT