2020

We started Smart Working in 2020 with a simple vision: geographical limitations should not dictate access to talent.

Bootstrapped since day one, Smart Working has now worked with over 150 clients allowing them to scale seamlessly with the right talent.

Mission

Bridging Talent and Opportunity: We aim to revolutionise the tech hiring process by providing access to top-tier, vetted global developers, saving our clients time and money while offering unparalleled opportunities to tech professionals.

From what we hear, we are pretty good at it…

2021

  • We grew our internal team and built up the expertise we required to become leaders in our field.
  • Built out our vetting capabilities significantly.
  • We successfully provided over 50 developers to clients during 2021.
  • Finished the year with only 5 star reviews on Trustpilot.

Our Values

Quality

We are committed to sourcing, vetting, and delivering the best tech talent globally.

Excellence

Our commitment to excellence drives us to consistently exceed expectations, delivering exceptional talent to all our clients.

Innovation

We embrace new ideas and technologies to continually improve our platform and processes, staying ahead of industry trends.

Diversity

We believe in the power of diverse teams and are dedicated to creating opportunities for talented individuals from all backgrounds.

2022

  • We reached 50 clients and had 100 developers working for our clients (mostly based in the UK).
  • We moved into our Headquarters in London.
  • Became a ‘highly regarded’ business on Glassdoor with a rating over 4.8.

Became a “highly regarded” business on Glassdoor with a rating over 4.8

REVIEWS 4.8 /5

2023

  • Increased the retention rate of our placed developers to 96% reflecting improvements in our vetting and our customer success.
  • Our headcount in the UK grew by 70%.
  • Reduced time to hire for our clients to 7 days.
  • By the end of the year we hit 100 clients across the UK and Eu.

…we never work targeting to receive such good comments but our clients are also very kind

We have worked with Smart Working for 2 years and have been very pleased with the quality and skills of their developers. Their UK team has continued to deliver excellent ongoing support to us. We now have 6 people working for us on a long-term basis.

Mark Cadby

CTO

Smart Working have always delivered strong shortlists of vetted candidates in very tight timescales. We have now built a team of 10 with them and the turnover of our developers has been extremely low. We’d strongly recommend using them.

Cameron Wade

Managing Director

The developer Smart Working provided to us works the same hours, joins all our meetings and is permanently contactable. The support of their UK team in the background has removed the risk of remote hiring. As we grow we’ll continue to use them.

Peter White

Director

Smart Working has provided us with an excellent Senior Dev. The recruitment process was quick and effective. Our developer brings fantastic new knowledge and experience into the team. We see him as a very long-term asset to our business.

Jeremy Burgess

Director

Smart Working has provided us with an excellent Senior Dev. The recruitment process was quick and effective. Our developer brings fantastic new knowledge and experience into the team. We see him as a very long-term asset to our business.

Oliver Rebbeck

Creative Director

Would highly recommend Smart Working. We had a new developer starting with us just a few weeks after making first contact. Their UK team has checked in with us regularly since, helping to get the best out of our new employee.

Tom O’Harrow

Tech Product Manager

Smart Working has a really thorough process and their initial screening of candidates saved us a lot of time. They found several candidates that met our requirements and the dev that we hired has fitted in really well and is proving to be a real asset.

Dave Ackrill,

Head of Operations

Smart Working’s process was seamless. Our goal was to find someone who would fit perfectly into our team, to deliver high value, and that’s what we got. The feedback calls with their UK team since have been useful. A highly recommended service.

Paul Simms

Tech Director

Smart Working found us an excellent developer very quickly who has been one of our best developers since she began. We see her as a core member of the team and can see her being with us for the long term. It has worked really well.

Adam Burrage

Managing Director

Working with Smart Working has been great for us. Their level of expertise during the recruitment stage was impressive. We took on a great Senior Developer and have formed a very successful working relationship with them.

Richard May

Managing Director

Hiring with Smart Working has worked very well. We hired a very impressive Senior Software Engineer who has been part of our team for 2 years now. He is able to work independently, solve difficult problems and shows great initiative.

Tom Hirst

Senior Software Engineer

The Smart Working approach worked very well for us. As soon as we got to the interview stage we saw incredible value in the candidates. Our chosen developer joined us immediately and has been a great addition to our team.

Phil Hayes

CTO

2024

  • Now we are vetting over 35,000 candidates per month using AI.
  • We have over 150 clients and our total headcount has reached 400.
  • Began building AI engineering solutions for clients.

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