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Hire engineering managers who grow people and ship product.
Jordan Okafor
Staff Engineering Manager
ai_summary5 yrs shipping production-grade engineering manager work. Strong on People management & Coaching.
5+
Years
£68k
Expects
<2h
Response
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3
Markets
UK · DE · US
24h
First shortlist
from kick-off call
14–21
Days to hire
median across roles
Tailored
Typical mid pay (UK)
Why Haystack
The fastest way to hire engineering managers without the agency tax.
Engineering managers are the multiplier on every team - coaching engineers, owning delivery and shaping how teams work.
Haystack matches you with engineering managers across product engineering, platform and infrastructure teams.
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Engineering Managers ready to interview
A sample of engineering managers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.
Amelia Hughes
Staff Engineering Manager
7+
Years
£82k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileJordan Okafor
Staff Engineering Manager
5+
Years
£68k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Priya Shah
Lead Engineering Manager
9+
Years
£95k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Liam Walker
Staff Engineering Manager
4+
Years
£60k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Lena Schneider
Lead Engineering Manager
6+
Years
€78k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Maximilian Weber
Senior Engineering Manager
10+
Years
€105k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileWhat strong engineering managers ship with
3 core · 3 nice to have
Core stack
Nice to have
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Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months
A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.
- 01
30-min kick-off
Day 0We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.
- 02
Matches in 24h
Day 1A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.
- 03
Interview rounds
Day 2–10We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.
- 04
Offer & references
Day 10–14We support both sides through offer and reference checks.
- 05
Onboard
Day 14–21Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.
92%
Offer acceptance
Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, engineering manager offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.
Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates
"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."
"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."
"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."
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