Why AussieTechTalent
The shortlist in five days
Three commitments that separate a specialist from a generalist agency.
Shortlist in 5 business days
From a completed intake call to a shortlist of three to five pre-screened, qualified candidates. We set this target because open senior roles cost you more than our fee every week they stay open. Urgency is built into our process, not bolted on.
Senior operators only
Every candidate we submit has been interviewed by Filip directly - not screened by a junior recruiter against a keyword list. We validate technical depth, communication, and fit before you spend 30 minutes in a first-round interview. You only see people worth seeing.
12-month replacement guarantee
If the placed engineer leaves or is let go for performance reasons within 12 months, we run the replacement search at no additional fee. We are confident in the quality of our shortlists. The guarantee is the proof. Full terms here.
Who we work with
Australian scale-ups from Series A to Series C
Our clients are typically between 20 and 300 people, have strong technical leadership or are building it, and are at the stage where a wrong senior hire sets the roadmap back by six months.
We work best with founders and engineering leaders who already know what good looks like technically, and who want a recruiter who can have a real conversation about the engineering problem they are solving, not just match keywords to a job description.
Sectors we know well: fintech, healthtech, SaaS, e-commerce, data and analytics, developer tooling, and climate tech.
See how we hireSeries A - B - C Australian scale-ups
20 to 300 person teams
Technical founders or strong engineering leadership
Sectors: fintech, healthtech, SaaS, data, developer tooling
Roles: Senior IC through Head of Engineering
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and remote-first teams
Specialisms
What we recruit
Six technical specialisms. Each one goes deep, not wide.
Backend Engineers
Go, Python, Java, Rust, Node - senior IC through staff level
Learn moreFrontend Engineers
React, TypeScript, Vue - engineers who care about the product
Learn morePlatform & DevOps
Infrastructure, SRE, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure
Learn moreData Engineers
Pipelines, warehousing, Spark, dbt, Snowflake
Learn moreEngineering Managers
First-time managers through heads of engineering
Learn moreMobile Engineers
iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), React Native, Flutter
Learn moreOur services
Two ways to engage
Permanent hires you keep for years. Senior contractors who ship in weeks. Both done with the same rigour.
Permanent Recruitment
Senior engineers, tech leads, and engineering managers placed permanently. Shortlists in five business days. Every candidate interviewed by Filip, not keyword-screened. Backed by a 12-month replacement guarantee.
IT Labour Hire
Senior contractors and project teams for fixed-term engagements. Vetted technical operators, transparent day rates, deployed in days not weeks. Backed by Australian labour hire licensing.
Risk reversal
The 12-month replacement guarantee
If the candidate we place leaves or is let go for performance reasons within 12 months of their start date, we run the full replacement search at no additional fee. No caveats around notice periods. No partial credits. A full replacement search.
We back this guarantee because our shortlisting process is thorough. We interview every candidate ourselves, validate technical depth against the role, check references before submission, and assess cultural fit with your team. The guarantee has rarely been invoked. When it has, we have delivered.
Read the full termsTrack record
Recent placements
Anonymised at client request. The specifics are what matter.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Melbourne SaaS
$145,000 + super
Filled in 4 weeks
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Venture-backed Fintech
$160,000 + super
Two-stage interview process
Cyber Security Analyst
Managed Services Provider
$110,000 + super
3 weeks brief to offer
Product Manager
HealthTech Company
$140,000 + super
Offer accepted within 10 days
Senior DevOps Engineer
Scaling Technology Business
$180,000 + super
Targeted search
The team
Who you are working with
Filip Cijurg
Founder, AussieTechTalent
Filip spent several years recruiting in London - one of the most competitive recruitment markets in the world - before bringing that experience back to Australia. He has worked across technology hiring from startups making their first technical hires through to established businesses scaling engineering teams. Software engineers, DevOps, cloud, cybersecurity, product, and technology leadership. He started AussieTechTalent because he saw a gap for a recruitment business focused on quality of outcome, not volume of submissions.
Common questions
FAQ
How is AussieTechTalent different from larger agencies?
We work exclusively on senior tech roles - engineers, leads, and engineering managers - for Australian scale-ups. We do not run hundreds of roles simultaneously. Each search gets Filip's direct attention, not a junior resourcer working from a keyword list.
What are your fees?
Our fee is a percentage of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced on the candidate's start date. We are transparent about this upfront. Visit our Guarantee page for the full fee structure.
What is your replacement guarantee?
If the placed candidate leaves or is let go within 12 months for performance reasons, we conduct a replacement search at no additional fee. Full terms are on our Guarantee page.
How fast can you produce a shortlist?
Our target is a shortlist of three to five qualified, pre-screened candidates within five business days of a completed intake call. For highly specialised roles this may extend slightly, but you will always know where we are.
Do you work outside Melbourne?
Yes. Most of our clients are based in Melbourne but we place senior tech talent across Sydney, Brisbane, and remote-first Australian teams. The talent pool we access is national.
What seniority levels do you specialise in?
Senior individual contributors (typically 5+ years experience), tech leads, principal engineers, staff engineers, and engineering managers. We do not recruit graduates or junior roles.
How do you find candidates who are not actively looking?
The majority of senior engineers we place are not on job boards. We maintain direct relationships and use targeted outreach rather than database searches. Most placements come from our network, not LinkedIn.
What information do you need to start a search?
A 30-minute intake call covers everything we need: the role requirements, team context, tech stack, salary range, and what a strong candidate looks like to you. We take it from there.
Get started
Book a 15-minute intro call
No pitch deck. No sales process. A direct conversation about your role, your team, and whether we are the right fit.
Book a call