Haystack
Rated 4.8/5 onG2

We'll do the heavy lifting

Your end-to-end tech hiring partner

A dedicated tech talent partner to manage your recruitment from sourcing through to onboarding - so your team can stay focused on shipping.

Trusted by leading tech employers

American Express
AWS
DuckDuckGo
Goodlord
PayPoint
Leonardo
EPAM
Raytheon
Answer Digital

Built for busy hiring teams

When internal bandwidth's tight and roles need filling fast - Haystack drops in expert hiring support to streamline the process.

Forget flaky agencies and inboxes full of irrelevant resumes. We handle everything from sourcing and outreach to screening and scheduling - with full visibility and accountability.

The hiring squeeze

Recruitment challenges hindering growth?

Whether you're scaling fast or struggling to fill niche roles, traditional recruitment methods just don't cut it anymore.

A-tier talent is harder to reach

The best engineers aren't on job boards - and cold outreach gets ignored.

Unfilled roles delay your roadmap

Every week a senior role stays open costs velocity, morale and revenue.

Hiring surges burn out your team

Internal recruiters get crushed when 5 roles open at once - quality slips.

The Haystack playbook

Expert, hands-on recruitment that takes the pain out of hiring

Five steps. One dedicated partner. Zero faff.

  1. 01

    Getting started

    A 30 minute onboarding call to understand your goals. We refine requirements, benchmark salaries and outline the hiring process.

  2. 02

    Sourcing

    We tap 400,000+ active and passive candidates across the UK, US and EU - plus external campaigns to reach the wider tech community.

  3. 03

    Verification & screening

    Your dedicated Account Manager pre-screens every candidate. Skills, culture fit and personality - all assessed before you see them.

  4. 04

    Interviewing

    We handle interview scheduling, follow-ups and technical assessments. Tell us your availability - we take care of the rest.

  5. 05

    Onboarding

    Salary negotiation, contract queries, background and reference checks - sorted. You just welcome your new hire.

Hiring solutions that drive growth for industry leaders

We've helped high-growth startups and scaleups hire across Engineering, Product, Design, Data and more - with results that speak for themselves.

33%

Average reduction in time to hire

4.8/5

Rated on G2

4.9/5

App Store rating from candidates

400k+

Candidates accessible via Haystack

75%

Of matched candidates lead to interview

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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Flexible solutions for every stage of your hiring journey

Hiring top-tier tech talent shouldn't feel like a guessing game. We cut through the noise to connect you with high-quality, interview-ready candidates - people who actually match your team.

If you're hiring now (or soon), book a quick call. We'll show you exactly how Haystack works, how we source and screen talent, and how we help teams like yours hire better, faster.

Hire world-class techies matched to your culture, values and tech stack

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