devs&cats

devs&cats is an IT recruitment agency that finds software developers for companies struggling to fill technical roles. Its recruiters screen candidates and run a technical interview before passing anyone on. It sources from a large candidate database and 163 sources, including technical communities.

What devs&cats offers

• Developer search — sourcing candidates for hard-to-fill roles, rare stacks and legacy systems.
• Technical screening — pre-screening and a full technical interview for each candidate.
• Candidate reports — each CV comes with a cover letter and recruiter comments.
• Offer and onboarding support — help making an offer, then follow-up through the first working days.
• Replacement guarantee — a warranty period with a replacement or refund if a hire does not work out.

Who it works with

Past placements include a Ruby developer for a UK EdTech platform, a React developer for a SaaS platform in Finland, a Python developer for a US crypto start-up, a Java architect for an Italian FinTech firm and a big data engineer for a retail company in Sweden.

Key facts

• Time to hire: usually about three weeks
• Candidate pool: more than 500k developers in its database