We've built tech businesses.
Now we build tech teams
Trusted technology recruitment across Cambridge and the UK
We're ACR Technology - we help ambitious tech companies build the teams that take them further. Founder-led by people who've built and sold a technology business, and run day-to-day by a recruiter with over a decade of tech recruitment expertise across Peterborough and Cambridge.
50+ yrs
Combined tech & recruitment experience
200+
Technology placements and businesses supported
Every Stage
From start-up to enterprise hiring
4
Dedicated IT recruitment specialists
What sets us apart from other software recruitment agencies
We're an IT recruitment agency that's led engineering teams and recruited them, so we know what good recruitment actually looks like.
ACR Technology is founder-led by a team who've built technology products, led engineering teams, and hired at every stage from first technical hire to enterprise scale, including taking their own technology business through to a successful sale. Our tech placement agency approach is built from firsthand experience.
We've been
the hiring manager
We know the pressure of getting a technical hire right.
We've been
the CTO
We know what managing engineers and good leadership actually looks like.
We've been
the recruiter
We know how to find people who fit, not just tick boxes.
We've been
the client
We know what good and bad software recruitment looks like.
The technology team
Led by Sam Payne, Head of Technology Recruitment, and supported by a leadership team with first-hand experience of founding, scaling and leading technology businesses.
Sam Payne
Head of Tech Recruitment
10+ years in technology recruitment, building tech desks from scratch.
John Roach
Founder & Advisor
Built and sold his own technology business.
Greg Palmer
CTO & Director
Practising CTO, currently building Bluehive.
Michelle Hines
Head of Recruitment
20+ years in recruitment, leading high-performing teams and building long-term client partnerships
Specialist areas
Full-spectrum technology coverage
Software Engineering
Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, embedded software engineers, and web developer talent, through to engineering manager and CTO roles.
Data, AI & Machine Learning
Data engineers, analysts, scientists, ML/AI engineers, through to Chief Data Officer.
Cloud, Infrastructure & Security
DevOps, cloud, platform, SRE and cyber security, through to CIO/CISO.
Product & Technology Delivery
Project & programme managers, product owners, BAs, through to CPO/CDO.
Ways to work with us
Technology recruitment built around what you need
Permanent Recruitment
Specialist search for individual hires, critical appointments and growing technology teams.
Contract & Interim
Experienced technology professionals when you need specialist capability, additional capacity or immediate support.
Executive Search
Targeted and confidential search for CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO and senior technology leadership appointments.
Project & Team Build
Dedicated recruitment support when you're building a new function, scaling a team or creating capability from scratch.
How we work
From brief to shortlist in a week
Briefing
We get under the skin of the role, team and culture.
Headhunt
Targeted search across our specialist network.
Screen
Technical & cultural screening through our recruitment platform before you see a CV.
Shortlist
A focused shortlist, not a pile of profiles.
Offer
Supported through interview to offer acceptance.
Who we support
Partnering with growing tech businesses across Cambridge to build lasting teams.
Start-ups & scaling SMEs
Building your first technical team, or your next ten hires - we've been the founder making that call.
Tech-enabled companies & SaaS
Product-led businesses hiring software developers who live or die by engineering quality.
Digital transformation initiatives
Modernising legacy systems and ways of working.
Businesses investing in data & cloud
Standing up data, AI and cloud capability from scratch.
Whether it's one critical hire or an entire technology function, talk to people who understand both recruitment and the reality of building tech teams.
Explore our latest technology jobs, or get in touch to hire your next tech team.