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Fully managed, built to last 

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TOP 1%

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26 months average Engineer tenure.
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Talent

Tech Talent as a Service 

Your next Senior Engineer is already working. Just not for
you yet. 

Tech businesses face two major problems – finding the right tech people they need and finding them on time.

What if you could get exactly the right tech talent you want – on time, every time? Elite Senior Engineers fully vetted, fully managed, AI-enabled – working fully embedded in your teams – perfectly-suited to your tech stacks, your culture and your timezone.

The Smart Working model is designed specifically for this. You get an elite, pre-vetted shortlist in less than 5 days. You simply choose the people you need, we on-board them in 10 days and you keep them for years.

Your elite human layer that speaks fluent AI and hits the ground running.

Trusted by Clients

We've built real trust over time NPS

Loved by Developers

26 months

Average developer retention
Because our Engineers are vetted for fit, not just skill.

5 days

From brief to shortlist
You shortlist in 5 days, interview and onboard in 10. Easy.

50% savings

vs. local hiring
No more breaking budgets. Make your money go further.

The way most companies hire developers is broken 

Slow job boards. Agencies that talk a big game but don’t deliver. Contractors who feel disconnected and
disappear after six months. You’ve seen it. We saw it too…and built the alternative.

The old (still current) way

  • 6-8 weeks to hire, if you're lucky.
  • Below-par quality, poor/no AI skills.
  • Generic candidates from generic databases.
  • Poor integration and accountability once placed.
  • Sky-high day rates – with zero accountability.
  • Culture fit? That's your problem.

8 wks average time-to-hire — and you carry the risk.

Smart Working's Tech Talent as a Service

  • Shortlist of vetted quality Engineers in under 5 days.
  • Matched to your stack, your niche skillsets.
  • Onboarded in 10 days once you decide.
  • Fully integrated: your hours, your tools, your team.
  • Continuous AI-training — your competitive cheat code.
  • Fully managed end-to-end & 50% less cost 

5 days to a vetted shortlist — with us on the hook.

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How it works - Simple. Structured. Fast.

Step 1.  Tailored matching & rigorous vetting 

It starts with a scoping call with our UK-based team to thoroughly understand your exact requirements.

Our unparalleled 4-stage vetting process ensures quality and fit. ~100k applications each month, only 1% get through:

  • Technical & logical expertise: Candidates are evaluated through multiple expert interviews, rigorous assessments, and live coding challenges.
  • Communication skills: Proficiency in verbal and written communication is assessed through invigilated exams.
  • Background screening: Comprehensive checks to confirm credentials, ensuring every candidate meets our high standards.

The top 1% looks like this

Fully vetted. Fully managed. AI-enabled.

Ishan Gupta

Ishan Gupta

AI/ML Architect
9+ Years experience
AWS SageMaker, LangChain, OpenAI API
Python RAG LLMOps
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Clara Hoffmann

Clara Hoffmann

Cloud Architect
7+ Years experience
Azure, Terraform, AKS
DevSecOps IAM ARM
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Rohan Pillai

Rohan Pillai

MLOps Engineer
5+ Years experience
Kubeflow, Vertex AI, MLflow
Python Docker CI/CD
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Yuki Tanaka

Yuki Tanaka

GCP Specialist
6+ Years experience
BigQuery ML, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub
Go Python Dataflow
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Daniel Osei

Daniel Osei

ML Engineer
6+ Years experience
PyTorch, MLflow, Databricks
Python Scala Spark
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Shreya Joshi

Shreya Joshi

Analytics Engineer
4+ Years experience
Redshift, Looker, Kafka
SQL Python DBT
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Marcus Webb

Marcus Webb

Data Scientist
5+ Years experience
TensorFlow, Pandas, BigQuery
Python R Tableau
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Priya Nambiar

Priya Nambiar

Data Engineer
7+ Years experience
Apache Spark, dbt, Snowflake
Python SQL Airflow
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Takeshi Ono

Takeshi Ono

iOS Developer
6+ Years experience
Swift, SwiftUI, CoreData
Xcode Combine TestFlight
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Amara Diallo

Amara Diallo

Android Developer
5+ Years experience
Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room
MVVM Retrofit Firebase
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Ryan Mendes

Ryan Mendes

React Native Developer
4+ Years experience
React Native, Expo, Redux
TypeScript Jest GraphQL
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Nadia Petrov

Nadia Petrov

Flutter Developer
3+ Years experience
Flutter, Dart, Firebase
BLoC Provider Riverpod
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Neha Agarwal

Neha Agarwal

Senior Product Manager
8+ Years experience
Roadmapping, OKR Planning, A/B Testing
Jira Figma Amplitude
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Carlos Vega

Carlos Vega

Product Lead
10+ Years experience
Go-to-Market, User Research, Pricing Strategy
Notion Mixpanel Miro
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Mia Okonkwo

Mia Okonkwo

Product Analyst
4+ Years experience
Funnel Analysis, SQL, Cohort Studies
Tableau Looker Python
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James Lim

James Lim

Associate PM
3+ Years experience
Sprint Planning, Stakeholder Mgmt, PRDs
Linear Confluence Figma
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Pooja Sharma

Pooja Sharma

QA Lead
7+ Years experience
Selenium, Cypress, TestRail
Python Java Postman
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Ethan Müller

Ethan Müller

Performance Tester
5+ Years experience
JMeter, Gatling, k6
Grafana InfluxDB Bash
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Aisha Hassan

Aisha Hassan

Automation Engineer
6+ Years experience
Playwright, Appium, Robot Framework
Python TypeScript BDD
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Leo Fernandez

Leo Fernandez

SDET
4+ Years experience
Jest, Detox, Allure Reports
TypeScript Go Docker
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Arjun Mehta

Arjun Mehta

Backend Developer
8+ Years experience
Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker
Java Go Kubernetes
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Lena Kovač

Lena Kovač

Full Stack Engineer
5+ Years experience
React, GraphQL, AWS
TypeScript Python Redis
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Kiran Bose

Kiran Bose

DevOps Engineer
6+ Years experience
Terraform, Jenkins, AWS EKS
Bash Python Helm
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Sofia Reyes

Sofia Reyes

Frontend Engineer
4+ Years experience
Vue.js, Tailwind, Vite
TypeScript CSS Figma
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We have 1M+ in our talent network — whatever the stack, however niche.  Just let us know.

Don’t just take our word for it…

Rapid scaling, quick value generation
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Rapid scaling, quick value generation

“Their service has been invaluable to our scaling, the resources secured have been of a great standard and integrated with our existing teams very well. Our goal is to build 24/7 development and support, and Smart Working will be part of that growth.”

Alex Mattos | CEO

3x faster

time-to-hire

40%

annual cost savings

18+ months

 ongoing team tenure

Long-term, sustained partnership
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Long-term, sustained partnership

“Smart Working engineers are very skilled – zero quality loss compared to our local hires. Their ability to seamlessly integrate with our team has been just as important.”

Mark Cadby | CTO

3 weeks

average time-to-hire

36%

annual cost savings

3.5+ years

ongoing partnership

Secure, quick, reliable
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Secure, quick, reliable

“Smart Working isn’t about slavishly following a job spec. We had detailed discussions on our situation, roadmap and the capabilities we needed. They clearly understood our specific requirements within the context of our business goals, and delivered an elite tech backbone.”

James Mountifield | Product Director

50% faster

time to hire

8 team

members onboarded

70%

annual Savings

We take data security seriously

We are ISO 27001-certified and adhere to the highest standards of data protection.

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Why Smart Working is different

A dedicated team for guaranteed continuity

An average Engineer tenure of 26 months isn’t luck. It’s what happens when you hire for fit alongside skill, and stay invested after placement. Smart Working is designed for elite quality and guaranteed continuity. That means we’re serious about your success.

You get a dedicated:

  • Client Strategist: To understand your tech stacks and specific challenges – down to the minutest detail – so you get exactly the right tech talent you need.
  • Success Manager: To make sure we are truly Tech Talent as a Service – the full talent lifecycle from onboarding to HR admin, payroll, performance management, AI training and compliance is managed.

Even if a Smart Working Engineer leaves, they are replaced at no extra cost and without disruption to your work. We are here for the long term – no strings attached.

We make sure you and your Engineers are happy. There’s a reason why we have an NPS of 75 – the biggest indicator that our clients love us.

We know what really matters to you

5 days, not 10 weeks 

Most hiring processes move at the pace of job boards. Ours moves at the pace your business actually needs. Brief to shortlist in less than 5 working days (often 2) – without cutting corners on quality. Get your Engineers on time, every time.

5 DAYS — BRIEF TO SHORTLIST

The top 1% only 

We’re obsessed with quality. ~100,000 applications every month – that’s a massive pool of talented applicants. Each candidate is run through full background & skills screening, expert technical interviews, live coding assessments and written and verbal communication tests. If they’re not exceptional, they don’t reach you. And our continuous AI training means they (and you) only keep getting better.

~100K APPLICANTS / MONTH

Remote, yet feels in-house 

No more dealing with disconnected workforces. Smart Working Engineers work your hours, join your meetings, live in your Slack – and they’re fully managed – so you can do what’s really important – business growth. This isn’t traditional recruitment or outsourcing. Welcome to Tech Talent as a Service. There’s a difference; a big one.

YOUR TEAM, HOURS, TOOLS

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Questions we actually get asked 

If you don’t see your question here, feel free to contact us directly for personalised assistance.

The £23/hr is all-in – no placement fee, no markup on top, no hidden charges. You pay one rate that covers the developer, our vetting, ongoing support, payroll, HR, compliance and AI training. A single rate, one monthly invoice – that’s it.

If things change on your end – budget, direction, headcount – you can wind down with a 2-month notice period. We’d rather you come back for the next hire than feel trapped.

We don’t do long lock-ins. There’s an initial calibration period of 1 month – where you get to make sure your Smart Working Engineers are fitting in well into your tech stack and culture. After this, a 6-month contract period kicks in. Clients usually love our solution and stay for years. We don’t force commitment – we earn it.

Our vetting process is ruthlessly designed for speed and quality assurance. 4 stages, rigorous filtering: 

  • AI-assisted CV & minimum fit screening
  • Advanced technical assessments
  • Recruiter screening + video communication tests 
  • Live technical interview + Independent review

We also do full background and credentials checks. The shortlist you receive has already been through all of this – you don’t have to spend time filtering, we’ve already done it for you. Our hiring and vetting process is explained in full detail here.

Yes, and we encourage it. The candidates we send you are prepped and experienced in the tech stacks you need. Most clients do one round of their own to select the people they like from the shortlist. You make the final call.

Your elite AI team is closer than you think 

Tell us what you’re building. We’ll find you the people to build it – in 5 days.

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