Software Engineering

Vacancies are increasing, technological evolution is accelerating, and identifying top candidates is trickier than ever.

For over ten years, Trust in SODA have taken a community-led approach to recruitment, and in that time, we’ve helped thousands of incredible software engineers find meaningful work in a world that won’t sit still.

Between the influx of candidates and the widespread adoption of AI, software engineering is in a transition period, making it difficult for hiring managers to conduct prompt searches. This is where we come in.

Our specialist software engineer recruiters have the knowledge, means, and community network needed to pinpoint top software engineering talent in a turbulent tech market.

We provide proven full-service permanent and contract talent solutions across the UK, Ireland, the US, Switzerland, Germany, and Luxembourg. Whether you’re hoping to build out an entire software engineering function, jumpstart your latest project, or move into your first interim software engineering job, the Trust in SODA team is here to help.

Want to know more? Contact the team today to find out how we can support your hiring needs. 

 

LIVE JOBS

Northampton, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Change Analyst
Change Analyst UK-Based | Midlands (Northampton – 1–2 days onsite)Contract OpportunityOverview We’re currently hiring multiple Change Analysts to support a large-scale ERP and warehousing transformation programme within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-impact programme where the focus is on people, communication, and successful adoption of change—not just process.Key ResponsibilitiesProduce clear, engaging change and communication contentSupport delivery of communication plans and stakeholder updatesDevelop training materials and user guidanceConduct analysis and research to support change activitiesCreate and maintain change artefacts and documentationWork closely with Change Managers and project teamsSkills & ExperienceProven experience in a Change Analyst / Change Management roleStrong written and verbal communication skillsHighly detail-oriented with strong organisational abilityProactive, with the ability to take initiative and work independentlyComfortable in customer-facing or consulting environmentsStrong focus on people and stakeholder engagementDesirableExperience working on ERP or system implementation programmesExposure to large-scale transformation or warehousing/logistics projects
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Data Engineer
Senior Data Platform Engineer – Asset Management Equity TechnologyGalway, Ireland |  12-Month Contract |  €450 - €480 per dayWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Platform Engineer to join a dynamic delivery team within our Asset Management Technology group, supporting Equity Research. This is a high-impact role focused on building and evolving a financial data visualization and reporting platform used by senior analysts, portfolio managers, and executive leadership. You will take end-to-end ownership of a critical reporting engine—designing, developing, maintaining, and modernizing systems that sit at the core of investment decision-making.What You’ll DoOwn and enhance a mission-critical financial reporting platformDesign and implement data pipelines, transformation logic, and visualization toolsDevelop scripts and workflows to parse, process, and present financial dataPartner closely with research analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements into meaningful insightsMaintain and modernize a legacy scripting ecosystem while ensuring stability and accuracyImplement CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and automation to improve reliability and scalabilityDrive continuous improvement in data quality, performance, and usabilityRequired Skills & Experience7 years of experience in software development or data engineeringStrong expertise in Linux systems (processes, networking, filesystem, cron, systemctl)Advanced shell scripting (bash, ksh, zsh)Professional experience with Python, Perl, or similar scripting languagesSolid understanding of data analysis, statistics, and data science conceptsStrong SQL skills with experience in schema design and query optimizationExperience with data visualization and charting toolsFamiliarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deploymentsNice to HaveExperience modernizing legacy systems or scripting environmentsKnowledge of ETL pipelines, APIs, message queues, or workflow orchestration toolsExposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)Python experience in data automation, APIs, or machine learning workflowsExperience building internal tools or reusable libraries
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
.Net Developer
.Net Developer – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 3-month contract (View to extend) Location/Office Time: 1 day per week in the Dublin office, 4 days working from home Rate: €400 - €600 per day (Flexible) Summary This is an experienced, full-stack, cloud-based application development role. This is an opportunity to work with a compact development team focused on providing cloud-based systems that deliver value to end customers. This particular team provides support to the business through software procurement and development services. Their strategy is cloud-native, distributed application deployment in Azure. The teams’ philosophy is to seize every opportunity to deploy automation and productivity tools in order to: maximize human performance; increase agility; reduce friction in the production process; provide scalability; and enable around-the-clock availability and capacity. The teams’ primary development framework is C#, .NET Core with Angular and Blazor for UI development. Their primary IDE’s are Visual Studio and VS Code with Azure DevOps being used for continuous integration and delivery. Key Skills3rd level qualification, preferably in a technical disciplineExperience working with .NET 8 for Azure appsAble to work well in teams and with stakeholdersAn excellent communicatorHold a Microsoft professional certification in C# or Azure or similarFluent in English, any other language an assetIdeally experience working within a multicultural environmentYour work experience will help demonstrate your experience in key technologies, including:C# 8 and above.NET 8Experience of any of the following would be an advantage:Microservices architectureDevOps methodologiesAzure Active Directory security and authenticationResponsibilitiesWork with the ATG team of developers to migrate all applications to .NET 8. Tasks might include:Assessing existing code for any potential issues with the proposed migrationChanging the code accordinglyThorough testing, both automated and manual, to ensure continuation of expected functionalityAutomated build and release
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Essex, East Anglia, England
Java Software Engineer
Java Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 8-month contract Location: 4 days in Dunton, Essex office, 1-day remote working – Per Week Rate: £550 - £590 per day inside IR35 Summary We have a fantastic opportunity with Ford Motor Company to hire a Software Engineer to work on innovative and new tech within the wider world of Automotive. ResponsibilitiesThis role is responsible for:Designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs.They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality Key Skills  Extensive experience or deep exposure to the following technologies:JavaSpring BootJunitGCP (Google Cloud Platform)GitHubJetbrains products (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA)Fossa (or similar opensource licence compliance tools)SonarQube (or similar code quality analysis tools)Checkmarx (or similar static application security testing tools)Cycode (or similar software supply chain security platforms)
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Software Architect
Software Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from homeRate: €600 - €800 per day (Flexible) Key SkillsArchitect who understands Front End, Back End (Django) and Databases (SQL Server) wellGood project coordination / management capabilityGood communicationGit / Repo / Branch management expResponsibilitiesThe client wants to achieve the following by the new digital undertaking system:Consistent, automated application of sponsorship rules across all units and personnelReal-time visibility into both individual obligations and organisation-wide financial liabilitiesA complete audit trail of every approval action for governance and complianceData centralization start point for future data warehouse building
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Software Architect
Software Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from homeRate: €600 - €700 per day (Flexible) Key SkillsArchitect who understands Front End, Back End (Django) and Databases (SQL Server) wellGood project coordination / management capabilityGood communicationGit / Repo / Branch management expResponsibilitiesThe client wants to achieve the following by the new digital undertaking system:Consistent, automated application of sponsorship rules across all units and personnelReal-time visibility into both individual obligations and organisation-wide financial liabilitiesA complete audit trail of every approval action for governance and complianceData centralization start point for future data warehouse building
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Barcelona, Spain
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Senior Site Reliability Engineer | Spain (Hybrid)An opportunity to join a high growth, late stage technology company operating at significant scale. The business supports thousands of customers globally and is investing heavily in reliability, platform maturity and engineering quality as it continues to grow.This is a true senior SRE role for someone who has been through scaling systems and teams, and is ready to lead reliability initiatives that span services, squads and stakeholders.The roleYou will operate at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and reliability engineering. This role goes beyond execution and delivery. You will be expected to design, plan and lead initiatives, shaping how reliability, observability and incident management are implemented across the organisation.You will partner closely with engineering teams, influence architectural decisions early, and help define how reliability is measured and improved as the platform scales.Your soft skillsWe are looking for engineers who have:• Led initiatives across multiple teams or domains rather than working solely within one squad• Designed and evolved systems with clear reasoning around trade offs, failure modes and long term impact• Strong communication skills and confidence presenting technical decisions in larger group settings• Experience in scale ups or mid sized tech environments where structure is still evolving and ownership is highTechnical backgroundYou bring strong depth across:• Cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS, with solid networking and service level understanding• Containers and orchestration such as Kubernetes, ECS or similar• Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, Pulumi or CloudFormation• Observability and monitoring including metrics, logging and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog or CloudWatch• CI CD and automation practices with a focus on reliability and safetyYou also have a strong software engineering background, with experience building and operating systems in languages such as Python, Node.js, Ruby or similar, not just scripting.Reliability mindsetYou are comfortable with:• Defining and using SLOs and SLIs to make reliability measurable• Using error budgets to guide engineering priorities• Leading or participating in incident response and post incident improvement• Improving production readiness, on call quality and reducing recurring failure patternsWhy this role stands out• High impact senior role with real ownership and influence• Opportunity to shape reliability practices in a growing engineering organisation• Strong engineering culture with an emphasis on autonomy and trust• Competitive salary, equity and a flexible hybrid working modelIf you are a senior engineer who enjoys designing systems, leading initiatives and improving reliability at scale, this role offers the scope and autonomy to make a real impact.
Miranda BlaxlandMiranda Blaxland
Bern, Switzerland
Application Developer
Application Developer – Contract Position – German Speaking Required Location: Bern, Switzerland (4 days onsite per week, 1 day remote) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 9 months (extension possible) Maximum Rate: CHF 100 - 150 per hourAbout the Role We are seeking experienced specialists in the field of output management for our client. The focus is on the migration, development, and maintenance of interactive templates from kwsoft towards M/TEXT TONIC, based on technical and operational requirementsKey ResponsibilitiesMigration of existing Papyrus CF templates to M/TEXT TONICTesting and quality assurance of templates, as well as coordination with specialist departmentsDevelopment of complex templates for automated document processesFurther development and optimization of existing kwsoft standardsTechnical optimizations in close collaboration with the team and tech leadRequired Skills & ExperienceAt least 5 years of experience in output management, ideally with M/TEXT TONICGerman fluency is mandatoryExperience with GitProgramming skills (e.g., Java)Very good knowledge of HTML5, JavaScript, and CSSExperience in application engineeringFluency in German is mandatoryAbility to analyse and solve complex problemsTeamwork skills and experience in agile software development environmentsConflict resolution skills and a structured work approachHigh degree of self-organizationNice to have skillsAdvanced knowledge of HTML5Experience with JiraSQL knowledgeKnowledge of the SAFe framework
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
APTIV
20
Roles Placed
Aptiv, a global tech leader with over 190,000 employees in 46 countries, is developing safer and more sustainable vehicles, including autonomous driving technology. They faced challenges sourcing and retaining top talent in a competitive market with high demand and rising pay rates for specialised tech candidates. Partnering with Trust in SODA provided access to a wider talent pool through an expansive community network. This partnership has positively impacted Aptiv's ability to meet client demand by reducing the time to fill and securing high-quality hires through a wider talent pool.
Aptiv
ARM
6
Key Hires
100%
Fill Rate
Arm, a global leader in computing technology, sought to fill niche roles and partnered with Trust in SODA based on a recommendation from an RPO provider. SODA collaborated with Arm to refine their hiring process, focusing on both technical skills and cultural fit. This involved weekly market insights, qualification calls, and onsite visits to understand Arm's culture. The improved process resulted in a 1.9:1 CV-to-interview ratio and a 1:1 fill rate for all vacancies since May 2023.
arm
BUPA
2:1
CV to Interview Ratio
14 Days
Time to Hire
5
Key Hires Made

With over 50 million customers worldwide, Bupa is a leading multinational healthcare company that provides a range of health and care services, including insurance, hospitals, and clinics.

Our relationship with Bupa began through a personal recommendation – having supported an engineering manager earlier in his career journey, we were his first port of call when he moved to Bupa Dental and needed to build out his team. Having built a foundation of trust over the course of several years, Trust in SODA were retained on an exclusive basis. Working across London and Bristol, we successfully delivered five key placements critical to Bupa’s technology function:

  • QA Engineer
  • Lead User Researcher
  • Full Stack Developer
  • Data Engineer
  • .Net Developer
Bupa
Bupa

Dominika and the Team are fantastic, and will always be my first port of call when we begin hiring!

Bupa
Bupa
Engineering & Architecture Manager
CAPGEMINI
169
Placements
118
Permanent
51
Contract
For over 50 years, Capgemini have delivered transformative business solutions to their clients through leading-edge tech, industry expertise and a highly talented workforce. They faced challenges attracting top talent in a candidate-short market, compounded by UK mobility and security clearance requirements. Partnering with Trust in SODA, Capgemini benefited from dedicated resources, tailored searches, specialized teams, and a global network. SODA quickly became a top supplier, exceeding hiring targets annually and supporting high-volume projects for major clients like Deliveroo, John Lewis, EDF, and public sector organisations.
Capgemini

‘Trust in Soda were one of the key suppliers in relation to both quality and volume of candidates successfully placed.

Communication was key to this success, and our working relationship only strengthened as the year progressed, with mutual respect and honesty being the theme of conversations.’

COMAVE GLOBAL
38
Permanent Hires
SODA Max
Hiring Solution
12
Contract Hires

ComAve was experiencing serious growth and had no talent or HR function. Trust in SODA (part of Trinnovo Group) started with recruiting the HR team and then became the talent function. Setting the strategy for all five of their businesses, we provided a linked ecosystem for talent attraction and management. 

We successfully recruited in 38 roles across Sales, Technology, Engineering, Operations and Marketing, from Junior to C Suite including the COO, across Europe, covering Eastern Europe, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and France, as well as the UK.

One of the most important requirements to our client was speed of delivery, and the SODA team have delivered every time. Our EHS solution streamlines the recruitment process to secure business-critical hires faster.

Comave Global
Sarah Lee

Lauren 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."

Sarah Lee
Sarah Lee
People Director
DELIVERY HERO
46
Hires

As Delivery Hero was going through a period of growth due to the internationalisation of their product offering, they onboarded SODA as an embedded partner to assist with reducing time to hire and accessing international talent pools. Working closely with internal stakeholders, we worked across multiple business units and were successful in making 46 hires across React, Mobile, Engineering Management, Go, Flutter, Product, Scala, Data Science, Data Engineers, and MLOps.

Delivery Hero
DELOITTE
57
Key Hires
Trust in SODA has been partnered with Deloitte Ireland for over five years, and in that time, we've made 57 hires across tech and finance roles. Recognising the challenges of Ireland's tech talent market, Deloitte expanded their partnership to include SODA's Contract team. SODA doubled their candidate database within 12 months using a diversity-focused approach, expanding access to a broader talent pool across key areas like software engineering, DevOps, data, cloud, infrastructure, and creative. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, SODA quickly identified niche talent without compromising quality, becoming Deloitte's top-performing agency.
Deloitte
DIGI2AL
59
Roles Placed
Digi2al, experiencing rapid growth, sought a recruitment partner with expertise in immersive GDS technologies to support project planning. They needed to quickly scale their delivery capability without sacrificing quality to meet client demands. Trust in SODA provided a dedicated team, built virtual talent pools, and proactively completed pre-employment checks to expedite hiring. This collaborative approach resulted in 59 successful placements over 18 months. Ultimately, this partnership enabled Digi2al to expand, pursue new opportunities, and enhance its brand reputation.
Digi2al
DYSON
34
Roles Placed
Dyson, a global tech pioneer, needed to expand its creative and technical teams at its competitive institute in Malmsbury, England. Facing geographical restrictions and a desire to diversify its shortlists, Dyson partnered with the Trust in SODA team. SODA immersed itself in Dyson's culture through on-site visits, then leveraged an international network and market-mapping expertise to fulfil Dyson’s hiring needs on time and in budget.
Dyson

Having placed 34 contract roles, Trust in SODA emerged as one of Dyson’s Top suppliers across Technology & Creative roles. 

FIDELIS
30
Perm & Contract Hires

Fidelis is a specialist insurer and reinsurer with long-standing industry relationships and more than 30 years of underwriting, risk management, claims, and actuarial knowledge.

Our relationship with Fidelis began through our sister brand, Broadgate, who were retained to support on transformation, legal, and compliance-focused roles.

What began as a Broadgate relationship soon evolved into a cross-brand collaboration, with Trust in SODA stepping in to cover Onda’s growing technology needs.

Since then, we’ve made more than 30 successful placements across Tech Architecture, Software Engineering, SQL, PowerApps, QA, Actuarial, Underwriting, Risk, Compliance, FP&A, and Credit Control.

One of the toughest challenges was the requirement for all roles to be based onsite in Dublin, five days a week. By working closely with Onda’s onsite MSP, we streamlined the process, built trust with candidates, and ensured the right skills were secured despite the market constraints.

Fidelis
G.NETWORK
32
Critical Hires
G.Network, upgrading London's internet with full-fibre broadband, needed to rapidly scale its team to support its ambitious expansion. Facing the challenges of hyper-growth, they partnered with Trust in SODA to optimize their hiring process. SODA provided a steady talent pipeline of high-quality candidates through dedicated resources, diversity-focused searches, and market insights. Over two years, SODA delivered 32 mission-critical hires across DevOps, Design & Change, Software Engineering, and Infrastructure, enabling G.Network to accelerate its scaling efforts.
G.Network
John Porter

‘Adam, Viki, Gabs and the wider team at Soda have been highly instrumental in enabling our scaling plans over the last few years. They have delivered some high calibre and strategic resources to our business quickly and are always ready to support our needs when required. As a client, I always feel that I have their complete focus and attention. I would highly recommend their services’.’

John Porter
John Porter
Head of Talent Acquisition
GUIDANT GLOBAL
129
Roles Placed
17
Brands Serviced
Guidant Global takes a creative approach to talent management. Having delivered bespoke recruitment solutions to clients all over the globe, Guidant Global is breaking the mould in the MSP, RPO, and SOW markets. To meet mounting demand and alleviate subsequent pressure on candidate pay rates, Guidant Global turned to the team at Trust in SODA to deliver complex hiring projects to their end clients. To date, the SODA squad have provided talent solutions across technology and enablement for seventeen of Guidant Global’s customers, including Dyson, Burberry, Pfizer, The AA, and Novartis. The seamless integration of Trust in SODA’s permanent and contract teams has created dependable hiring coverage across DevOps, Software Engineering, Cloud and Infrastructure, Data, and Creative roles.
Guidant Global
David Miranda

Trinnovo Group is a valued and trusted partner in our never-ending quest to find talent. 

David Miranda
David Miranda
Talent Consultant
NATWEST BOXED
23
Key Hires
Natwest Boxed, the UK's leading banking-as-a-service provider, needed to rapidly expand its team by 30 people in two months to support their growing customer base. They needed to fill hard-to-reach roles across SDET, Engineering Management, Java Development, and Product Management. Partnering with Trust in SODA, they leveraged a dedicated team of five recruiters. This collaboration resulted in over 100 shortlisted candidates, 45 interviews, and 23 successful placements within the tight two-month timeframe.
Natwest Boxed
Mike Jetson

NatWest Boxed and Trust in Soda have built a successful partnership focused on specialist engineering recruitment, ensuring access to top-tier talent. Together, they have prioritized diverse hiring, helping NatWest Boxed strengthen its engineering teams with a more inclusive and high-performing workforce.

Mike Jetson
Mike Jetson
(Talent Acquisition Lead - NatWest Boxed & Mettle by NatWest)
ONDA
2:1
CV to Interview Ratio

Founded in 2022, Onda is committed to providing customers with simpler and more effective cyber insurance coverage in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats.

Having previously worked with Trust in SODA’s consultants at a previous organisation, Onda’s hiring manager was confident in the value we could bring and chose to engage us for a new mandate.

Onda set an exceptionally high bar for candidate quality and needed a partner who could deliver critical hires in a tight timeframe, all while competing with other projects in the market.

We partnered with Onda on an exclusive basis, enabling us to carry out a thorough search across our community networks and the broader market.

With regular catchups alongside the TA team, we quickly aligned on the role requirements, including candidate profiles and culture fit.

By leaning on a deep understanding of Onda’s business imperatives, we successfully secured the two critical hires under demanding market conditions.

Onda
Onda

Trust in SODA has provided great 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.’ - VP of Engineering, Onda

Onda
Onda
VP of Engineering
QUANTSPARK

QuantSpark are a strategic analytics and AI consultancy that supercharges its clients’ operating models with advanced technology and bespoke, data-driven products.

After being recommended to QuantSpark by a previous customer, Trust in SODA was engaged alongside competing agencies to deliver a critical leadership role; however, due to SODA’s fast provision of high-quality profiles, the team was soon retained exclusively.

QuantSpark were looking for a blend of deep technical expertise and management experience, and they were operating inside strict budget parameters.

SODA conducted cultural interviews, competitor analysis, market mapping, and technical testing to ensure the right fit for the role, ultimately filling the position on time and in budget.

 

QuantSpark
QuantSpark

SODA provided constant communication and flexibility. Our business has a number of nuances that make recruitment challenging, and the SODA team constantly worked with us to ensure they were providing the best possible service. Not only from a client POV but based on candidate feedback, it was clear that SODA provides a thoughtful candidate experience. The team was flexible on fees and is looking for a long-term relationship. Our business does not typically work with agencies, and I'd be keen to partner with them again on an as-needed basis.

 

QuantSpark
QuantSpark
Talent Manager

MEET THE TEAM

Ryan Hill

Managing Director, SODA

Lauren Langdell

Director (DACH) and Founder at Women in DevOps

Ryan Jones

Associate Director - US

Adam Brinkley

Business Manager

Adam Whitehurst

Senior Principal Consultant

Zaynab Khan

Senior Recruitment Consultant - DACH

Dominika Kodadova

Principal Consultant

Nathan Peters

Team Lead & Senior Contract Recruitment Consultant

Joe Dukes

Principal Consultant (US)

Michelle Sutherland

Delivery Consultant

Robyn Links

Search Consultant

Aleksandra Zielinska

Consultant