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 13 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 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

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

OUR CUSTOMERS

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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.

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

London, Greater London, South East, England
Client Solutions Manager
Client Solutions Manager – Working with Meta of interest?   Start Date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: Hybrid working in the London office Rate: £350 - £450 per day PAYETop 3 SkillsTechnical and Product ExpertiseThe ability to navigate complex data and insights using tools like CRM and Meta dashboards, combined with deep product expertise on advertising products and solutions, and the skill to articulate this technical understanding to drive both the client's business and Meta's goals.Senior Executive Acumen The comfort and astuteness required to navigate relationships and communication with senior executives, including the global CMO and global brand leadership at the clientCross-Functional Collaboration A strong ability to work closely with cross-functional (Xfn) teams across Meta, such as Marketing Science, Creative Shop, Business Marketing, and Business Engineering organizations, as well as internal in-market teamsAn additional key skill noted is the need for strong agility or experience in becoming AI-native to utilize and help build new AI tools and workflows within the organizationMust Haves SkillsExperience in client and/or agency partner management with strong stakeholder influence and executive-ready communication skills.Experience in digital advertising strategy across the full funnel, including campaign planning and optimization.Experience with measurement and insights, including performance analysis, dashboards/KPIs, and foundational understanding of experimentation and incrementality/attribution.Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing projects/programs in a fast-paced environment.Strong analytical fluency and ability to translate data into clear, actionable narratives and recommendations.Demonstrated problem-solving skills with comfort working with data, business metrics, and performance drivers.Familiarity with using AI/automation to improve planning, analysis, and workflow efficiencyMajor AccountabilitiesServe as a primary point of contact for assigned client and/or agency partners, delivering executive-ready communication and recommendations.Develop and deliver full-funnel digital advertising strategies, including planning, activation, and optimization aligned to partner objectives.Provide vertical/industry-informed guidance and best practices to improve campaign performance and business outcomes.Drive measurement and insights, including performance analysis, KPI reporting, and clear narrative storytelling of results and recommendations.Support testing and learning approaches, including experimentation fundamentals and incrementality/attribution concepts.Lead cross-functional execution by coordinating with internal stakeholders to deliver on timelines, priorities, and partner deliverables.Apply structured problem-solving to diagnose performance issues, identify opportunities, and recommend practical next steps.Leverage AI and automation tools to improve workflow efficiency, planning, and insights in partnership with clients.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
London, Greater London, South East, England
Creative Program Manager
Creative Program Manager – Working for Meta of interest? Start Date: ASAPDuration: Till end of 2026, with a view to extendLocation: 3 days per week in London office, 2 days remote workingRate: £370 - £470 per day, on a PAYE Model Summary:Creative Program Managers are a team of strategic creative leaders who work closely with marketers and product teams to plan and manage creative projects. Program Managers forecast work, ensure it is strategically aligned with marketing goals, mitigate issues and collaborate with cross-functional counterparts, find space for the creative team to make their best work. This role will support the Business Marketing organization within Meta, with an emphasis on our key tentpole moments. Responsibilities: PlanningInfluence and understand marketing creative plans, as it specifically relates to in product experiences, for our family of brandsProactively identify important problems for marketing and/or advertising creative plansTake a broad perspective to problems and identify creative solutionsEffectively lobby and win support for creative innovation and new initiativesPlan resource needs, and coordinate resources across multiple projectsPartnershipsCreate strong partnerships with Marketers, Media, research and analytics teamsCan foster trusted relationships with creative and production partnersProgram ManagementManage creative projects to ensure successful delivery of various marketing effortsAble to be the lead point of contact for agencies for marketing workPrioritize competing needs with good reasoning and creative solutionsCoordinate resources across multiple projectsThe expertise we are looking for:Creative Agency experienceManage high volume of creative workAbility to manage internal stakeholdersDeep experience in localization, translation and asset deliveryBA/BS degree or 10 years’ experience working in a creative agency, production studio, and/or digital product marketing companyExperience working with Marketers or in Creative agencies Cross-functional collaboration experience with media, research/planning and analytics disciplinesExperience managing marketing and/or product projects, including the creative development and alignment with strategyExperience in working on or overseeing campaigns that include live action, digital, and animation Experience in setting priorities, problem-solving and multitasking
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer Location: Galway (Hybrid – 1 week onsite per month) Duration: 12 months Rate: €480/dayWe’re hiring a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to design, build, and deliver scalable solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment. Around 80% of your time will be coding, with the remainder focused on mentoring and technical leadership.Key Requirements6 years’ experience in web application developmentStrong API development skills (REST)Proficiency in Java, Node.js, or PythonSolid AWS and CI/CD pipeline experienceExperience with scalable system design and databases (SQL & NoSQL)Strong communication and ability to work in agile teamsNice to HaveTypeScript, Node.js (NestJS), React, or Java Spring BootEnd-to-end system delivery experienceETL/data pipeline experienceKnowledge of resiliency, networking, and cloud architecture
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
ASAP HIRING! Senior Software Engineer (Java)Start date: ASAPDuration: 12 monthsLocation: 1 week in Galway - 3 weeks working from homeRate: €450 - €480 per dayThe Expertise You HaveBachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required8 years of Java EE development on high volume enterprise systemsProven expertise developing JAVA middle tier rest services and with Enterprise messaging like ActiveMQ, KafkaExperience with PL/SQL and complex queriesUnderstanding of Relational DatabasesProven understanding of Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts like CI/CD pipelines in an AKS Azure environmentDemonstrated experience of leading engineering teamsThe Skills You BringYou work independently on complex technical and functional analysis.You take ownership of aspects of project or code baseYou contribute to an environment of continuous improvementYou support test driven development and automation initiativesYou follow Fidelity standard processes and methodologies for developing high quality secure code You are experienced with Agile techniques and JiraYou possess strong attention to detail demonstrated by ability to follow and develop specific, outlined and detailed proceduresYou can work multiple tasks simultaneously and can prioritize and balance multiple tasksInterpersonal skills, ability to maintain good working relationships with teammates.Ability to work in a matrixed environment across multiple locations and functionsYou adhere to development standards and coding best practices for teamYou share knowledge with other team members.Excellent Java skills are a mustAWS & Azure skills an advantageVery good understanding of design patterns. The Value You DeliverStrong sense of ownership for the quality of solution delivery and executionActively participates in all phases of Development Life Cycle /Agile Project including design, development, and testingUnderstands Business Objectives in the context of the team’s workContributes to architecture and technical designs and ensure designs are aligned with architectural standardsCommunicates project status, identify issues/ risks proactively, and escalate effectively.Follows Fidelity standard processes and methodologies for developing high quality secure codeAnalysing current processes and propose recommendations for process improvements
Nokwanda KhanyileNokwanda Khanyile
Portsmouth, South East, England
DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer – SC CLEARED - OUTSIDE IR35 – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6 Months Location: 1-2 days per fortnight in the Portsmouth office. Rest is remote working. Rate: £500 - £585 per day OUTSIDE IR35 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREDSummaryAs a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for building, operating, and improving the infrastructure and deployment pipelines that underpin a wide range of Royal Navy digital services. You will work as part of multidisciplinary delivery teams, enabling fast, reliable, and secure software delivery through automation, infrastructure as code, and modern DevOps practices. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, platform specialists, security teams, and delivery leads to ensure services are resilient, observable, and compliant with MOD security and accreditation requirements. This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, with opportunities to influence platform standards and DevOps ways of working across the programme. Key Skills:Experience in a DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering role within complex digital environments.Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments).Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and modern DevOps practices.Experience working in regulated or secure environments (defence, government, or similar preferred).Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate technical concepts clearly.Proficiency in use of Java and ReactUse of AWS for cloud infrastructure, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.Docker and the Kubernetes ecosystem, including deployment and management of clusters using EKS.Integral to continuous delivery workflows, specifically through ArgoCD, driven by strong proficiency in Git and CI/CD pipelines managed via GitLab.Incorporates traditional VMware environments and direct Baremetal deployments for specific performance or security requirements.Key, primarily using Python or PowerShell within Linux environmentsWe need someone who is comfortable with agile methodologies and is ready to contribute to a team that focuses on continuous learning and delivering value to clients. You should also have the ability to clearly and effectively communicate with your team and clients, the capability to plan, schedule, and manage your own work to meet deadlines and a commitment to continually developing your knowledge and skills, with a broader appreciation for how your work fits into the business context.Bonus Skills:Experience of doing all of the above at OS or S levelExperience with MOD delivery processes
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Remote work, Germany
Databricks Engineer
Databricks Engineer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAP Location: Remote within CET time zone (Europe) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 3 months (extension after) Maximum Rate: €500 - €560 per dayAbout the Role   We are looking for a skilled Analytics Engineer / Databricks Consultant with strong experience in Databricks SQL, semantic layer design, and governed analytics. The role will focus on building scalable, secure, and business-ready analytics solutions leveraging Databricks’ modern BI and AI capabilities, while supporting existing reporting ecosystems.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop SQL-based data models on Databricks to support analytics, reporting, and self-service BI use cases.Implement and manage Databricks Unity Catalog for data governance, lineage, access control, and discoverability.Build and maintain Databricks AI/BI Dashboards and leverage Databricks Genie to enable conversational analytics.Implement NL2SQL capabilities, enabling business users to query data using natural language.Design and configure a semantic layer that ensures consistency, performance, and reusability across dashboards and reports.Implement Row-Level Security (RLS) and role-based access controls to meet data security and compliance requirements.Support integration with downstream reporting and analytics tools as needed.Required Skills & Experience6-10 years’ experienceDatabricks: SQL modeling, Unity Catalog, AI/BI Dashboards, Genie, NL2SQL, Semantic Layer design & configuration, RLS implementation.Language SkillsEnglish: Good spoken and written skills
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
London, Greater London, South East, England
Strategic Partner Manager, Gaming Partnerships
Strategic Partner Manager, Gaming Partnerships  Contract: 12-month contract Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite – Brock Street) Rate: £320–£350 per dayWe’re looking for a Strategic Partner Manager to build and grow relationships with key gaming partners across EMEA. You’ll help developers maximise their success on the client's gaming platforms, driving feature adoption and long-term value while collaborating closely with internal teams. Key ResponsibilitiesManage and grow strategic partnerships with game developersDrive adoption of platform features and productsAct as a trusted advisor to partners and represent the platform externallyCollaborate cross-functionally (product, engineering, marketing, etc.)Analyse performance metrics and identify growth opportunitiesExperience:7 years in partnerships, business development, or account managementHard Skills:Strong understanding of the gaming industry and how it operatesExcellent communication and stakeholder management skillsTechnical understanding of platforms, products, and feature integrationOther:Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environmentStrong analytical skills (Excel, PowerPoint)Join a team shaping the future of social gaming and work with leading developers across the industry, influencing growth at scale.
Nathan Peters Nathan Peters
Paris, Ile De France, France
Python Engineer
We’re hiring a Python Engineer to own and scale a high-impact public API used by developers and enterprise clients to integrate AI-powered image technology.This is a product-focused backend role at the intersection of developer experience and applied AI - you’ll shape how external users interact with the platform.✨ What you’ll do:• Own the public API end-to-end (design, versioning, performance, scalability)• Build and ship features used by both self-serve and enterprise customers• Translate complex AI/image models into clean, developer-friendly interfaces• Iterate quickly (multiple releases per week) using real usage data• Work closely with product, ML, backend, and commercial teams✨ What they’re looking for:• Strong Python backend experience (FastAPI or similar)• Proven experience building public-facing APIs• Solid understanding of async, concurrency, and production systems• Focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience• Product mindset — pragmatic, fast-moving, high ownershipBonus:Experience with Docker, API deployment, image processing, or AI/model integrationsmax.binnie@trustinsoda.com
Max BinnieMax Binnie

OUR CUSTOMERS SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT US

Hear from our clients and partners about their experience working with us.

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
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 future-ready businesses powered by people.

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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. 

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