The Smarter Way to Hire Specialist Tech Talent in the UK
Pre-screened candidates. Predictable costs. No agency surprises.
Senior Platform Engineer
London • Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform
Full-Stack React Architect
Remote • TypeScript, Next.js, Node
2-3w
Avg. Time to Candidate
100%
Pre-screened Match
Fixed
Predictable Costs
"Keen People delivers pre-screened technology candidates every month with predictable costs, live pipeline visibility, and no agency surprises."
Built for UK Tech Teams That Hire With Confidence
Keen People delivers high-performing technology candidates every month. We merge cutting-edge search automation with high-touch technical validation, offering you predictable, subscription-based talent channels.
Talent Pipeline Acceleration
The Tools Haven't Changed. The Market Has.
The best engineers, developers, architects, and technology specialists aren't browsing job boards. They're passive. They need to be discovered, analysed, and personally approached.
Weeks Vacant
Average time specialist tech roles sit vacant, stalling projects, delaying sprints, and stretching remaining teams.
Per Hire Fee
Typical transactional agency fees — meaning £15,000–£25,000 per placement on specialist engineering roles.
Annual Agency Cost
What 3–4 hires a year quietly costs in agency commissions alone, before factoring in lost execution velocity.
Hours Wasted
Engineering managers manually screening bulk unqualified resumes that completely miss the technical brief.
It's time for a smarter approach to specialist tech hiring...
Consistent Sourcing Sprints
Keen People combines deep technology market knowledge with modern outreach protocols to establish a consistent pipeline of pre-screened developers, engineers, and architects.
Pre-Screened, Interview-Ready Candidates
A steady flow of thoroughly vetted tech candidates delivered to your board every month — not just whoever applied this week.
Salary Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Live, up-to-date salary trends and competitor mapping inside London and UK remote clusters to keep offer rates optimal.
Full Sourcing Pipeline Visibility
Zero black boxes. Trace candidate contacts, live outreach conversion stats, and interview milestones on demand.
Predictable Fixed Monthly Investment
Replace high variable placement invoices with standard, easy-to-budget subscription configurations.
This isn't a recruitment agency. It's not an in-house hire. It's a structured partner system built for how specialist technology hiring actually works in the UK.
Every Week a Role Sits Open Has a Real Cost
The Cost of Waiting
A specialist technology role at £80,000–£90,000 costs an estimated **£1,500–£1,700 per week** in lost productivity. Delivery slows. Risk increases. Pressure shifts to the rest of the team.
The longer a role stays open, the more likely your preferred candidates accept offers elsewhere. Use this tool to quantify the operational impact.
UK Tech Vacancy Cost Projection
Weekly Sourcing Drag
£1,634
Total Projected Vacancy Loss
£9,804
Clear Sourcing Delivery Run
From initial profile mapping to onboarding in weeks. A reliable, highly transparent sourcing sequence that delivers elite candidates.
Discovery & Role Alignment
We align on precise technical parameters, structural alignment, competitive positioning, and expected compensation ranges to craft a sharp research draft.
Advanced Sourcing Engine Launch
Our sourcing tools analyse 300+ profiles. We execute highly personalised outreach campaigns targeting top-tier passive technical leaders.
Rigorous Validation & Pre-Screening
Candidates undergo comprehensive behavioural and technical vetting. You receive complete assessments instead of raw, unverified resumes.
Continuous Delivery & Board Handoff
Qualified matches sync directly onto your candidate pipeline. We schedule interviews and manage offers to guarantee successful onboarding.
This structured schedule ensures a steady flow of pre-screened talent without long vacancy delays.
Tech Markets Sourcing Expertise
We operate strictly in specialist technology segments. Better sourcing discussions, sharper validation protocols, and reliable tech matches.
Software Engineering
Backend Engineers, Full-Stack Architects, Platform Experts, and Scaled Data Engineers.
Infrastructure & Ops
IT Infrastructure Managers, Operations Leads, and Enterprise Cloud Architects.
DevOps & SRE
Site Reliability Engineers, Kubernetes Automation Leads, and CI/CD Pipeline Engineers.
Cyber & Security
Security Engineers, GRC Analysts, Network Defenders, and SOC operations leaders.
Flexible Subscription Layouts
Pick the engagement model that matches your business velocity. Every plan delivers specialist tech talent with highly predictable costs.
AI Talent Partner
Perfect for teams testing structured sourcing on isolated critical tech roles.
- One active key role
- 8–12 vetted profiles/month
- Interactive pipeline board
- Automation mapping sweeps
Fractional Partner
For fast-scaling startups requiring continuous tech talent mapping.
- Dedicated Partner embedded in Slack
- Up to 2 active roles concurrently
- Continuous market mapping & insights
- Complete lifecycle handling
Retained Search
For executive leadership, principal architects, or confidential roles.
- Full market map & competitor benchmarks
- In-depth candidate dossiers
- Passive identification headhunting
- 90-day replacement guarantee
Transparency Comparison Dashboard
Let's map out how a dedicated tech sourcing partnership performs compared to transactional agency models.
Traditional Sourcing Agencies
High variable commissions (15-25% of salary). Fees skyrocket on critical senior hires, penalising your scaling targets.
Reactive resume spamming from public boards. Little focus on passive tech mapping.
Zero. No transparency on who has been contacted, why outreach fails, or how your brand is being represented.
The Keen People Sourcing Ecosystem
Fixed monthly subscription. Zero surprise bills. Highly predictable, scalable budgeting.
Proactive passive candidate sweeps targeting developers who are not actively applying but ready to jump.
Complete real-time visual pipeline boards. Monitor candidate conversions, interview status, and notes 24/7.
Hiring Implementation Workflow
Our structured step-by-step onboarding and passive tech candidate acquisition sequence designed for extreme speed and accuracy.
Discovery & Onboarding
Discovery call, custom tech profile setup, and detailed role calibration alignment session with Rebecca.
Automated Sourcing
Sourcing algorithms launch campaigns directly across 300–400 premium, passive technical profiles.
Candidate Delivery
The initial list of fully-vetted, highly qualified, and pre-screened technical profiles is delivered to you.
Live Interviews
Interviews underway. We handle all scheduling logistics, interview calibrations, and candidate feedback.
Persistent Delivery
Complete structural peace of mind. If any placed candidate resigns within the guarantee timeline, we resource the position immediately.
Real results from UK technology businesses
"Rebecca took the time to properly understand our technical environment before sourcing a single candidate. The quality of people we saw was a step above anything we'd experienced through agencies."
Head of Engineering
UK SaaS Business
"We'd been trying to fill a senior technical role for months. Keen People had qualified candidates in front of us within weeks, with full visibility throughout."
Chief Technology Officer
UK Tech Services Firm
"The live pipeline visibility completely changed how we think about hiring. No chasing updates — we always knew exactly where things stood."
IT Director
UK Financial Services
Rebecca Keen
Founder & Sourcing Partner
Rebecca Keen
Founder & Sourcing Partner
Book a 30-minute discovery call with Rebecca
Let's map out your current engineering hiring blockers, evaluate your target compensation rates, and assess which subscription model makes the most sense.
