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.  

Trust in SODA DevOps recruiters speaking at a hackathon event

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 Energy
SODA Max
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Nearshore Talent Solutions

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

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 Search
SODA Energy
SODA Max
SODA Contingent
Nearshore Talent Solutions

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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.

Trust in SODA and the Women in DevOps community
Trust in SODA and Women in DevOps speaking at a panel at the CTO Craft Convention
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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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LIVE JOBS

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 1 week in Dublin office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €350 - €410 per dayKey SkillsYour strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability provides the foundation for the role. A superb communicator you effortlessly build relationships at various levels in the business, presenting technology solutions with confidence and poise in varied situations.Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplineMinimum of 5 years of experience in Oracle, SQL & PL/SQL, data movement and ETLStrong Experience in SQL performance tuning along with exposure to Agile development practicesDeep knowledge and expertise in data analysisExpertise in data visualization using Power BI preferred.You have a real passion for logical data modelling and relational database design.You are familiar with Data movement and ETL (Informatica would be a plus)A proficiency with a source control systemYour communications skills are excellent, and you have a proven ability to work with project teams located in multiple geographic locations.Creativity and your ability to think strategically are highly valued skills, that you take pride inA hands-on work style: with a dynamic ‘can do’ attitude with a strong desire to make things happen.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Python Software Engineer
Python Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 12-month contract Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €350 - €410 per day Summary The role is ideal for someone with an enterprise development background, with a strong technology, coding, and data skills, looking to operate in a less constrained environment, as part of an accelerated development team. The role is ideal for a skilled technical leader with strong design, teamwork and influencing skills. Ideally the candidate is a full stack, but this role will be primarily focused on processing and generating Analytics from structured and unstructured datasets with the ability of parallel processing potentially in the cloud. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to get exposure to prompt engineering for Large Language Models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 (ChatGPT), Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude, with practical experience in designing, optimizing, and deploying AI/ML workflows in production environments to drive business value and innovation. Key SkillsThe role is primarily Python based however we are very open to a strong Java or C# Engineer who is willing to cross-train and work with Python.Strong Experience in RDBMS and AWSExperience with object orientated programming principles and Data StructuresKnowledge of Cloud computing concepts (AWS) and using CI/CD tools6 years of enterprise development and a desire to work on a fast-paced development team.Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently is required.Experience in planning, designing, leading, and executing technical solutions and improvements.Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with on call responsibilities.You have a track record of engineering experience by processing large datasets and building scalable applications and Rapid PrototypingYou have solid experience in developing custom Data Pipelines to extract data, map data, transform data, and to load data in various data stores like Oracle, Snowflake, S3, PL/SQL, and / or shared drives.You have solid experience in Python or Java or C#, ideally also with experience of data structure libraries such as Pandas / NumpyYou are familiar with extracting data from REST APIsYour demonstrable experience developing scripting in Linux and WindowsExperience with migrating applications to AWS (Cloud) will be an added advantage.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Munich, Bayern, Germany
Lead Data Architect
Lead/Principal Data Architect | Germany (Hybrid)I’m partnered with a firm that has been turning engineering excellence into consistent growth for over five decades, generating strong revenue while maintaining technical integrity and independence. They are now looking to hire a Lead Data Architect.You’ll architect cloud native data platforms on Azure and Databricks, including workspace separation, Unity Catalog integration, lakehouse and medallion structures, compute patterns, access models and cost-efficient orchestration. You’ll define engineering standards for PySpark processing, streaming, metadata management and CI/CD for data. You’ll also diagnose complex performance issues, advise on governance and shape the tooling that supports the full data lifecycle. Delivery happens in small teams of 1–10 people, so your decisions have real impact.You bring 7 years in data or platform engineering and at least 2 years as a data architect. You’ve designed and delivered ETL and ELT pipelines, worked with large-scale distributed processing and understand how data platforms behave in production. You can code in Python/PySpark or are capable of reviewing, debugging and refactoring code to a high standard. Strong Java or Scala backgrounds are also welcome.Expect:• Architect platforms built on Fabric, Databricks Lakehouse and modern Azure or AWS services• Influence ingestion and transformation patterns, schema evolution and Delta optimisation• Lead decisions across compute patterns, cluster sizing, storage formats and table design• Implement observability and reliability practices that scale under real workloads• Work with strong engineering teams who expect technical leadership, not oversight• Shape ML/AI infrastructure for model training, deployment and monitoring• Solve the challenging edge cases internal teams typically avoidGerman fluency is mandatory.Hybrid in Germany across multiple locations.If this feels like a good fit, send over your profile and we’ll take it from there.
Miranda BlaxlandMiranda Blaxland
Portsmouth, South East, England
DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer – OUTSIDE IR35 – SECURITY CLEARED Start date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: 3 days per week in Portsmouth & rest of the month working from home Rate: £500 - £550 per day OUTSIDE IR35 Summary: We are seeking a skilled Platform Integration Engineer to support the secure deployment and lifecycle management of containerised applications for our client. This role will bridge the gap between development and platform engineering teams, resolving current deployment challenges, and uplifting CI/CD maturity across the organisation. The successful candidate will have deep Kubernetes expertise, strong DevSecOps practices, and experience working in regulated defence/government environments. Skills:Active SC clearance (must be in place prior to start).Kubernetes expertise (3 years), including design, deployment, and operations at scale.Hands-on experience with VMware Tanzu or Red Hat OpenShift.Strong proficiency in CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Tekton).Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, Helm, Ansible.Scripting: Bash, Python.Experience in air-gapped environments and secure software supply chain practices (SBOMs, image scanning).Familiarity with MOD/NCSC guidance and CIS benchmarks.Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries and with external teams.Desirable Skills:Exposure to multiple Kubernetes distributions.Experience with MODCloud, Azure, or AWS in regulated environments.GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).Observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK/EFK.Service mesh technologies: Istio, Linkerd.Experience with containerised services: Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Keycloak.Familiarity with MOD delivery processes and SSDF-aligned development environments.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Oracle HCM Cloud Functional Lead
Oracle HCM Cloud Functional Lead – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAPDuration: 4-month contractLocation: 2 days in either office (Havant, Reading or Thatcham) & 3 days remote workingRate: £620 - £645 per day inside IR35 Responsibilities Support the successful delivery of the Oracle Fusion HCM Project through liaison with SI Partners, OCS, Business SMEs and IT colleagues through the build, test and cut over phases.Take ownership for the functional delivery of reporting, integration and DM specifications, quality assurance, testing and user testing support.Provide expertise and support for the data cleansing, data preparation, data mapping and reconciliation for data migration and integrations from non-EBS systems or data sources.Identify risks, issues, and dependencies of the Integrations and Data Migration Workstream, mitigate, and manage these as required.Support the upcoming test phases with expertise in Parallel Payroll Runs / Payroll Comparison testing a particular focus.Produce a range of project documentation, including but not limited to specs, strategies, project plans, RAID items.Translate technical concepts or terminology for non-technical audiences.A strong customer/client focus, with the ability to manage expectations appropriately and provide a superior customer/client experience. Key Skills Strong functional knowledge of Oracle Fusion HCM, covering Core HR, Payroll, Absence Mgmt, Time & Labour and preferably Workforce Scheduling and LMS.Experience of moving from eBusiness Suite to Oracle CloudFull lifecycle experience of Oracle HCM Cloud implementations from design, build, test through to deploymentExperience in Data Migration from both EBS and from other systems to HCM Cloud from a functional perspective, which would include writing functional specs for DM routines, defining data mappings, and supporting the end-to-end process, including data validation and reconciliation.A background in working in projects, preferably with larger companies (e.g. FTSE 100)Exposure to infrastructure and multi-platform environments; preferably within the energy or utility sector.Ability to demonstrate stakeholder management at most levels, including management, Information Technology colleagues and business representatives.Explaining to and communicating with both non-technical and very technical audiencesYou should have awareness of common Information Security management frameworks such as ISO 27001, COBIT, Information Security Forum and NIST.
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
Dublin 1, County Dublin, Ireland
Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location: Hybrid working in Dublin Rate: €350 - €475 per dayAbout the Role:Lead and facilitate agile ceremonies such as Scrum and Kanban, along with team workshops and continuous improvement initiatives.Champion and drive the agile framework within the team.Provide coaching and guidance on Agile methodologies, practices, and tools to team members.Collaborate with the Product Owner to effectively manage the Product Backlog.Oversee estimation, forward planning, and coordinate dependencies across teams.Assist in defining clear objectives for teams and individuals, supporting them in achieving these goals.Contribute to the development and upkeep of delivery schedules and plans.About You:Demonstrable recent experience working extensively within an Agile environment.Strong expertise in fundamental project management disciplines, including budgeting, risk management, scheduling, quality assurance, and resource allocation.Exceptional communication and negotiation abilities, with proven success in presenting to and influencing senior-level stakeholders.Extensive experience managing IT projects using established methodologies, with hands-on knowledge of relevant tools and techniques.Skilled in stakeholder engagement, leadership, and team management:Inspires commitment and enthusiasm within both matrix and direct reporting structures.Capable of motivating teams, fostering a collaborative environment, and effectively resolving conflicts.Forward-thinking mindset with the ability to eliminate uncertainty by providing clear direction and focus.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Power BI Developer
Power BI Developer | Remote FirstWe've just had a new role go live with one of my long-term software clients in Dublin. We’re looking for a Power BI Developer who loves transforming data into stories that drive real decisions. You’ll design and build high-impact dashboards, create powerful data models, and collaborate across teams to deliver insight at scale. Day to day: Build interactive Power BI dashboards and data models that power strategic decisions.Use SQL, DAX, and Power Query to shape and optimise data pipelines.Define KPIs with stakeholders and turn complex data into clear visual insights.Ensure performance, scalability, and best practice in all BI solutions.Tech Requirements:2 years of experience developing Power BI reports and models.Strong SQL and data modelling skills.A problem-solving mindset and an eye for clean, impactful design.Collaborative approach and ability to translate business needs into data solutions.You'll be joining a forward-thinking team that believes data should inspire action, not confusion. You’ll work with modern tools, global teams, and have the freedom to innovate — delivering analytics that shape the business.It's a remote first wall with occasional trips to the Dublin office. If you can do once a week onsite then great, but they're very open on remote flexibility. If this sounds like the next step in your career, send across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.
Adam Whitehurst  Adam Whitehurst
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DevOps Engineer
📣 Platform Engineer – Travel SaaS A fast-scaling SaaS company in the travel tech space is hiring a Platform Engineer to help build and scale their global infrastructure. This is a high-impact role in a product-led, engineering-driven environment. The company operates a modern, multi-service architecture on AWS and needs someone who can take ownership of platform reliability, CI/CD tooling, and infrastructure as code. 💻 The role:Design, build and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, etc.)Champion Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or PulumiManage containerised deployments with Docker and ECS or KubernetesImprove and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.)Collaborate closely with engineering, SRE and security teamsTake part in on-call and incident response as part of a “you build it, you run it” culture🧠 What they’re looking for:3 years' hands-on experience with AWSStrong background in infrastructure as codeSolid understanding of containerisation and orchestrationComfortable with scripting (Python, Go or Bash)Experience with observability tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, etc.)Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills🎁 Nice-to-haves:Exposure to Windows/.NET, serverless architectures or compliance frameworks (e.g. SOC2)🌍 Why join:Compensation: $130–150K base equityCulture: Low-ego, high-ownership team with a strong engineering voiceHybrid setup: ~3 days per week in office in BostonMission: Helping businesses travel smarter — at global scale
Francis Alexander Francis Alexander

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