We are community-led tech recruiters, delivering diverse talent and world-class customer experiences.

TRUST IN SODA

Welcome to Trust in SODA, your go-to recruitment specialist for all things DevOps, Software Engineering, Cloud and Infrastructure, Data, and GTM (Go-to-Market). Whether you’re looking for your perfect tech job or hoping to hire best-in-class candidates, our consultants have you covered.

For the last 10 years, we’ve been shaking up recruitment with our community-led approach to talent. As a certified B Corp, we’ve had the pleasure of supporting the world’s businesses with sustainable, personalised, outcome-focused recruitment services across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, and the USA.

Let’s talk tech. We’re here to build meaningful, long-term partnerships with our clients, candidates, and communities, underpinned by a commitment to our group’s mission: to build diversity, create inclusion and encourage workplace innovation.  

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Trust in SODA have been unlike any other partner we have worked with in bringing the top talent into the business. They go to pains to get to know the business drivers across our wide range of apps, get to know the people, and build an informed opinion on what is going to work and what isn't, overlaying their market expertise with business needs. They deliver, every single time.

 

Ann Roberts, Chief People Officer
Flo Health

OUR RECRUITMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES.

When fluctuating demands make it tough to manage talent, you need an adaptable, cost-sustainable workforce solution. Precise, fast, compliant – Trust in SODA’s recruitment and consulting services are designed to help you thrive at a time of growing complexity. 

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SODA Contract

Fully compliant contract / freelance payrolled resource. Hourly, daily, or statement of work solutions. We are fully compliant across all regions we operate in, including Switzerland, Germany, UK, Ireland and the US. 

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SODA Contract

Fully compliant contract / freelance payrolled resource. Hourly, daily, or statement of work solutions. We are fully compliant across all regions we operate in, including Switzerland, Germany, UK, Ireland and the US. 

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SODA Energy
SODA Max
SODA Contingent
Nearshore Talent Solutions

COUNT ON OUR COMPLIANCE TEAM.

We’re here to Reduce Risk and Alleviate Regulatory Pressures.

Turn data protection and regulatory adherence into strategic advantages. Our dedicated compliance function is equipped with the localised regulatory expertise necessary to help you stay ahead of changing industry standards. We are fully licensed across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and the USA, enabling us to support customers with cross-border talent acquisition.

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We are committed to being a community-led recruiter. Our communities are SODA Social and Women in DevOps, as well as our Group communities Pride in Tech, Ex-military Careers, and Ethnicity Speaks.

SODA Social is our pioneering, innovative networking event and online platform, created to bring together technology experts for networking and knowledge-sharing. SODA Social events discuss and debate hot topics, market trends, and future opportunities within the world of technology.

Established in 2017, Women in DevOps is a global movement on a mission to close the DevOps gender gap and inspire the future leaders of the technology world. With over 18,000 followers, we bring together our community via our events programme, through our podcast series, and in our participation in the biggest technology conferences around the world.

Across our communities, our panellists and hosts are thought leaders from both global companies and the most exciting growth organisations within the technology sector.

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New York, United States
Lead API Developer
Technical Lead — API (Gen-AI • Remote) Our client is a fast-growing Gen-AI company delivering real-time speech translation, voice cloning, and conversational AI (including slang, idioms, and dialects). As their recruitment partner, we are seeking a Technical Lead to head the API team—working closely with the Head of Engineering and CTO to define architecture and ship scalable, customizable endpoints that integrate cleanly with customer systems (including major streaming platforms). The roleOwn the API architecture end-to-end: roadmap, technical decisions, and service boundaries for public and private APIs.Build for real time: low-latency streaming endpoints for transcription, translation, voice cloning, and subtitles.Scale with confidence: auth, rate limits, tenancy, SLAs/SLOs, and graceful degradation under load.Developer experience: SDKs, documentation, analytics, versioning, and backward compatibility.Customer integrations: partner with high-traffic customers to design clear, flexible integration paths.Operational excellence: observability, on-call hygiene, incident response, and post-mortems that drive change.Team leadership: mentor a small, senior group; set standards for code quality, testing, and reviews.Why this will appealReal-time translation with cloned voices preserved in the target language (beyond basic TTS).Built for live events and broadcasts—customers integrate in minutes, not months.Mature API surface in production today (streaming, video, transcripts, subtitles).Well-funded following a recent Series A to accelerate R&D and market expansion.Candidate profile7 years building high-traffic systems and public APIs; 2 years leading projects or teams.Hands-on with low-latency/streaming patterns (WebSockets, gRPC, SSE) and asynchronous pipelines.Strong API fundamentals: authentication/authorization, quotas, versioning, and contract discipline.Proven production ownership: SLOs, dashboards, tracing, and pragmatic incident management.Comfortable translating product and customer needs into crisp technical plans.Helpful experience (nice to have)Speech/LLM/ML serving (ASR, TTS, voice cloning, translation).Media protocols and live pipelines (RTMP/HLS, WebRTC) and subtitle/closed-caption formats.Distributed systems at scale (queues/streams, back-pressure, idempotency).Python (FastAPI/Django) or Node.js; AWS preferred; containers/Kubernetes; Postgres/Redis.Leading SDKs and developer-experience initiatives.Ways of workingSmall, senior team with high ownership and strong review culture.Security and reliability first: ship quickly, measure and audit rigorously.Customer-centric: close collaboration with engineering teams integrating the APIs.Location & packageRemote with overlap across North America and Europe.Competitive salary plus meaningful equity; benefits aligned to location.EligibilityCandidates must hold either Green Card of U.S Citizenship. No new visa sponsorship is available at this time.Process (typical)Technical Interview - 1 hour with Head of Engineering.Technical/Behavioural with CTO - 45 minutesTo express interest: Please share a CV and any relevant links (GitHub, portfolio). Our team will arrange a confidential conversation and provide the full brief.
Francis Alexander Francis Alexander
London, Greater London, South East, England
Software Engineer
Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP – Outside IR35Start date: ASAP Duration: 3 months initially with a view to extend Location: RemoteRate: £350 - £450 per day PAYEResponsibilities:Develop an interactive 3D brain visualization in the browser (using WebGL, 3js tools/technology or similar).Implement user interface components allowing users to select from a fixed set of preloaded images, videos, and text.Integrate model output data provided by the research team to drive the visualization.Enable interactive controls for the 3D visualization, including rotation, time cursor, zoom in and out, and play/pause functionality.Ensure the front-end is performant and responsive, with a clean and accessible design, leveraging Meta’s design system (with slight modifications to enable a lighter theme to emphasize scientific/academic application).Develop an integrated front-end for integration with backend/model infrastructure.Collaborate with design and research teams to iterate on UI/UX based on feedback.Key Skills:8-10 years experience in software design and development, with 5-10 years experience in Python, Python backend and APIs, and web frameworksExpertise in front-end web development, including advanced experience with WebGL, React, GraphQL, Relay and familiarity with stylex, flow and similar toolsExperience in back-end web development, including advanced experience with Python, Hack, PHP, and similar toolsExperience with interactive data visualization, media usage functionality, browser performance optimization, constrained network functionality and end-userAbility to lead independently, work with scientific data, and collaborate closely with research and design teams.Familiarity with Meta design systems, Meta’s tech stack, and deployment best practices for web demos is highly desirable.Top 3 Skills:3D Visualization tools like WebGLPythonReact
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Bern, Switzerland
Solution Architect
Our partner is seeking an experienced solution architect to support an existing military customer project, now entering its next delivery phase. The role bridges business and IT, driving digitalization initiatives in a complex, security-sensitive environment. You’ll advise on architecture strategy, implementation planning, and ensure business and technical alignment across key Swiss sectors. Key ResponsibilitiesAdvise on enterprise and solution architecture strategies and roadmaps.Translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions.Evaluate options for feasibility, security, quality, and cost.Bridge communication between business and IT stakeholders.Support project implementation and governance.Maintain strong relationships with military, retail, energy, and corporate clients.Requirements Must-Haves:3 years’ experience as a Solution Architect (plus engineering/software background).Strong mix of business and technical expertise; advisory experience preferred.Fluent in German (C1, ideally C2) and English.Based in Switzerland; available 1–2 days on-site (Bern/Lucerne), 3 days WFH Nice-to-Haves:TOGAF and/or similar certifications.Background in consulting or enterprise architecture.Exposure to security-sensitive or public sector environments.Compensation & BenefitsCompetitive Fixed BaseStrong Variable component: 1/3 EBIT, 2/3 Personal Performance Funded certifications, 1st class GA travel card, and mobile contract.Private health insurance
Alex Okla Alex Okla
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Agile Coach/Scrum Master
Agile Coach/Scrum Master – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11 Months Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €550 - €590 per day ResponsibilitiesAs a Scrum Master/Delivery Lead you will need to blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for constant improvement and Delivery Excellence.In partnership with the Squad Leader and Chapter Leaders you will maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments, and lead agile events with a view to leading the team to quality deliverables.You will have responsibility for release management coordination and participate in scaling ceremonies and activities as you manage inter-dependencies across squads and product areas.You will examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the squad to realise their full potential.This role often requires coordinating the efforts of multiple systems teams to deliver a seamlessly integrated solution to our customers.Working collaboratively with Workplace Investing product partners and chapter leaders to enable delivery of the squad's mission through well-executed sprints.Key SkillsPrevious dedicated Scrum Master experience on Software development teams is essential.Accelerating overall squad performance, efficiency, and delivery by engaging within and across squads to find opportunities to improve maturity and metrics.Maintaining and updating squad performance metrics (e.g., burn-down charts) and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear feedback to the squad members and transparency to other partners.Manage and remediate team blockers, dependencies, and risks.Manage release plans of deliverables against milestones, capacity and delivering Business value, managing expectations with proper escalation, informing key stakeholders using appropriate reporting.Managing, coordinating logistics for, and participating in agile events (e.g., backlog prioritisation, sprint planning, daily meetings, retrospectives and as appropriate, scrum of scrums)Supporting adoption, and consistent use of enabling tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro)Organising and presenting ideas and information logically and concisely to a variety of audiences, including both technical and non-technical individualsWorking closely with the squad leader and development chapter leader to plan and execute on the highest priority work as per the product roadmap.Handling multiple, competing priorities simultaneouslyCoaching and mentoring complex squads, regardless of size.Participating in a community of practice and providing scrum knowledge to members of your product area and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the product area.Experience working with or in agile teams with good understanding of agile practices which lead to timely delivery of quality products,Experience working with software development teams,Experience of managing project deliverables, managing delivery dates and progressAdvanced Jira experience and knowledge of agile practicesBachelor’s degree/undergraduate degree/equivalent required,Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required,You possess excellent communication and people-interaction skills, can rapidly build trust, and positively influence others at all levels of the organisation,You demonstrate a continuous improvement approach,You are an effective facilitator and can brainstorm with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and roadblocks to accelerating value delivery.You are intellectually curious and passionate about learning new skills, and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Greater London, South East, England
PMO Analyst (Infrastructure)
Role Title: PMO Analyst (Infrastructure)Location: Remote: with the occasional requirement to be on sight London, Canary Wharf, Unit 8, Canada Square, Retail E14 5AHDuration: 12 MonthsRate: £200 – £230 Inside IR35  Job Description:The PMO Analyst will provide governance, reporting, and support for change initiatives across the organization, with a strong focus on financial services projects. This role ensures that programs and projects adhere to established standards, processes, and controls, enabling successful delivery of strategic objectives in a regulated environment. The PMO Analyst will work closely with project managers, stakeholders, and senior leadership to maintain transparency, manage risks, and support decision-making.Key Responsibilities:Support the definition, planning, and governance of change initiatives, including operational and technology projects within financial services.Maintain accurate project and portfolio data, ensuring timely and consistent reporting to stakeholders and regulatory bodies.Monitor project performance, risks, and issues, escalating where necessary to ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget.Assist in the development and maintenance of business cases, budgets, and resource plans.Facilitate effective communication across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and compliance with financial regulations.Drive process improvements within the PMO function to enhance efficiency and governance standards.Essential Skills & Experience: Proven experience in a PMO or project governance role within the financial services sector.Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management and reporting.Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with project management tools.Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, regulated environment.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.Excellent communication and presentation skills. Desirable Skills: Experience in budgeting and financial tracking.Familiarity with process improvement and governance frameworks.Exposure to business case development and portfolio management.
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Senior Systems Engineer
Senior Systems EngineerWe've just had a really interesting role go live with one of our long-term clients in the financial services space.They're looking for a new systems engineer to join their Digital assets team. You'll get the chance to work closely with the engineering teams to deploy applications in production, but also coordinate with business teams to hands incident response. You'll be supporting on-prem infrastructure and production applications in the cloud. Desired Skills/Experience: Degree in computer science or other relevant discipline5 years experience in systems engineeringStrong experience deploying applications in production environmentsExperience coordinating upgrades and patches for on-prem infrastructureStrong experience with both Windows and Linux environmentsStrong scripting in Python/Groovy/ShellExperience with trading order management and FIX protocol would be a big plusThe role is Dublin based and would be a hybrid set-up. If this sounds like an interesting role for you, drop me across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.
Adam Whitehurst  Adam Whitehurst
Greater London, South East, England
Lead Project Manager (Infrastructure)
Role Title: Lead Project Manager (Infrastructure)Location: Remote:with the occasional requirement to be on sight London, Canary Wharf, Unit 8, Canada Square, Retail E14 5AHDuration: 12 MonthsRate: £450 – £500 Inside IR35 Job Description:The Lead Project Manager will oversee the successful delivery of complex infrastructure and technology projects within the financial services sector. This role requires strategic leadership, strong governance, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams across a large portfolio. The individual will ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technical standards.Key Responsibilities:Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale infrastructure programs, from feasibility through implementation.Provide strategic oversight and governance for multiple projects, ensuring adherence to financial services regulations and internal standards.Engage with senior stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.Oversee budget planning, cost control, and vendor management for high-value programs.Drive risk management, issue resolution, and dependency tracking across the portfolio.Ensure production of high-quality documentation, including recovery runbooks and architectural designs.Essential Experience & Skills: Proven track record of delivering complex infrastructure programs in a financial services environment.Strong knowledge of infrastructure architecture, systems integration, and operational resilience.Expertise in project governance, financial management, and vendor negotiations.Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.Professional project management qualification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Data Engineer
Data Engineer (Minerva SA Reg Risking) Day rate £525 Clearance Required: SC Duration: 6 months Telford with 2 days/week in the office My client is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a new Scrum team working on a high-impact initiative within the clients preventative risking (PR) programme. This role will focus on the development and deployment of data ingestion and risking capabilities within the SAS Platform, including Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) components, as part of the Minerva Platform.This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical government data platform that combines 20 data sources, advanced risk modelling using SAS Viya, and cutting-edge data engineering practices.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and deploy data integration and transformation pipelines using Pentaho, Talend, Denodo, and SAS.Architect scalable data solutions to support analytics and BI use cases across the SAS platform.Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, architects, and stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality outcomes.Drive Agile/Scrum methodologies, supporting sprint planning, delivery, and retrospectives.Implement DevOps best practices for CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and innovation.Ensure data governance, quality, and security standards are embedded in all solutions.Troubleshoot and optimise data pipelines, addressing performance bottlenecks and system issues.Tech Stack & Skills RequiredSAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.x (including SAS Studio, Visual Analytics, Visual Investigator)ETL Tools: Pentaho, TalendData Virtualisation: DenodoVersion Control & CI/CD: GIT, JenkinsDevOps Tools: Docker, Kubernetes (preferred)Task Management & Support Tools: Jira, LSF PlatformStrong SQL and data modelling experienceKnowledge of Oracle databases (desirable)Excellent communication and problem-solving skillsQualifications & ExperienceProven experience delivering enterprise data solutions across complex environments.Strong track record in Agile development and data engineering best practices.Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams in a secure, high-compliance environment.Certifications in Agile/Scrum, DevOps, or relevant data technologies (highly desirable).
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OUR CUSTOMERS SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT US

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The SODA team have been great, quick to submit candidates, really responsive on interview requests and offers made. Great Service! Feedback score 10/10. 

Deloitte, Client

Always been very easy to work with, you listen to our requirements, ask the right questions and provide regular updates. You've been successful with a few of our hires over the last few year and made an impact to the teams as well as making my job a lot easier. Feedback score: 10/10.

G. Network, Client

Oliver did an amazing job on our introduction call - tbh I'm generally unimpressed with recruiting firms but Oliver quickly understood our priorities and was highly responsive. Feedback score 10/10. 

Virtasant, Client

Nathan listened, learned, adjusted and delivered, exactly as required, most in recruitment don’t understand this, Nathan just got it, impressive work. Feedback score 10/10. 

DR.PN, Client

Great company, great people, great results! Feedback score 10/10.

Zeal Network, Client

Adam Whitehurst is a great guy, very knowledgeable and gets our requirements. Feedback score 10/10. 

Fidelis Ireland, Client

Trust In Soda has provided create candidates for our company as we start up here in Ireland. It's been our single source of recruitment and we wouldn't be where we are today without the hard work put in by the team. Feedback score 10/10.

Onda.ai, Client

Dom is fantastic, and always now my first port of call when we begin hiring! Feedback score 10/10. 

Bupa, Client

Lauren Langdell made it a great experience!! She understood from minute 1 what I needed and was super quick finding the perfect person. She was always available, answered all my questions and made me and the candidate feel super attended all the time. Feedback score 10/10. 

Comave Global, Client
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WHY WE IMPACT REPORT

As we enter our third year of impact reporting, we remain committed to holding ourselves accountable for our mission progress – to build diversity, create inclusion, and encourage workplace innovation.

WHY WE IMPACT REPORT
MAKING AN IMPACT

We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the world we live in. As a B Corp, we have a responsibility to provide a dependable, sustainable service that creates value for the customers, clients, candidates, and communities we engage with. We are eager to partner with businesses that share our vision of a more equitable future for all.  

To help us work towards a brighter and more sustainable future, we’ve partnered with Green Branch, a specialised project developer of nature-based solutions projects for the Voluntary Carbon Market through reforestation, land restoration, and conservation projects.

MAKING AN IMPACT