About Us

Built by recruiters
who understand the stack.

We're a specialist team of technical recruiters and former engineers who care about getting the hire right — not just getting a hire done.

From one technical search to a specialist agency.

PR Recruitment was founded on a straightforward observation: most recruitment agencies claim to understand technology, but few have consultants who can actually tell a strong candidate from a well-rehearsed CV.

We set out to change that. Starting with a focus on DevOps and platform engineering hires, we expanded as clients asked us to cover more of their technical hiring — AI and machine learning, software development, contract and interim cover, retained executive search. Each new practice area was built the same way: by bringing in consultants with genuine technical grounding.

Today, PR Recruitment works with engineering teams ranging from Series A startups to established scale-ups. We keep our client list deliberately manageable, because every search gets a dedicated consultant and a properly mapped market — not a mass CV blast.

The principles behind
every search we run.

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Precision Over Volume

We'd rather send three technically-vetted candidates than thirty CVs pulled from a keyword search. Every shortlist earns its place.

II

Technical Fluency

Our consultants can hold a real conversation about your stack, your architecture, and your hiring bar — not just your job title.

III

Partnership, Not Transaction

Our best placements happen when we deeply understand a client's team and culture. We invest in the relationship, not just the fee.

IV

Speed Without Compromise

We move fast because we prepare properly — market-mapped searches and pre-screened candidates, not scrambling after the brief lands.

The consultants behind
your next hire.

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Peter Rourke

Founder & Managing Director

A former engineering manager turned recruiter, Peter leads client strategy and oversees every retained search PR Recruitment runs.

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Amara Osei

Head of AI & ML Recruitment

Amara spent four years as a data scientist before moving into recruitment, and leads our AI and machine learning search practice.

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Lucas Meyer

Head of DevOps Recruitment

Lucas built his career recruiting SRE and platform teams for high-growth scale-ups, and knows the difference between titles and depth.

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Sofia Alvarez

Head of Software Engineering Recruitment

Sofia leads our backend, frontend, and full-stack search practice with a sharp eye for technical depth and team fit.

A process built for
speed and precision.

01

Discovery Call

We start by understanding the role, your stack, your team culture, and what "great" actually looks like for this hire.

02

Role Scoping & Market Mapping

We map the realistic talent pool for your role and location, and agree a search strategy and timeline before we start.

03

Search & Technical Screening

Every candidate is technically screened by a consultant who understands the role — not just checked against a keyword list.

04

Shortlist & Interview Coordination

You receive a focused shortlist with detailed notes, and we handle scheduling and feedback loops end to end.

05

Offer & Onboarding Support

We manage offer negotiation and stay involved through onboarding to make sure the placement actually sticks.

Like how we work? Let's talk about your next hire.

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