Tech Recruitment
Engineering

Engineering
Leadership

We help companies identify engineering leaders who build high-performing teams, improve delivery processes and align technical execution with business goals

40+

Engineering managers

6–10

Days to first CV

20+

Leadership competencies

94+

Team stability success

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01Specialisations

Roles We Place

From Engineering Managers and Delivery Leaders to Heads of Engineering and senior technology executives.

01

Strategy · Vision · Accountability

Engineering Leadership

Engineering ManagerSenior Engineering ManagerHead of EngineeringVP EngineeringDirector of EngineeringTechnology LeaderTechnical Director
02

People · Performance · Growth

Team & People Management

People ManagerTeam LeadEngineering LeadTechnical LeadDevelopment ManagerSoftware Development Manager
03

Execution · Process · Outcomes

Delivery & Operational Leadership

Delivery ManagerEngineering Operations ManagerTechnical Programme ManagerTechnology Delivery LeadAgile Delivery Manager
04

Scale · Culture · Transformation

Organisational Growth & Transformation

Scale-Up LeadershipEngineering TransformationTeam BuildingOrganisational DesignLeadership DevelopmentTechnical Strategy
02Competencies

Leadership Competencies We Assess

People, delivery and organisational capabilities — all evaluated in depth.

Leadership Competencies

People ManagementPerformance ManagementCoaching & MentoringHiring & OnboardingSuccession PlanningConflict Resolution

Delivery & Agile

AgileScrumOKRsRoadmappingResource PlanningDelivery ManagementEngineering Metrics

Business Alignment

Stakeholder ManagementBudget ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipProduct & Engineering AlignmentExecutive Communication

Team & Organisation Scaling

Engineering CultureTeam ScalingDistributed TeamsRemote LeadershipHigh-Performance TeamsLeadership Hiring

Engineering Operations

Engineering ExcellenceProcess ImprovementTechnical StandardsIncident ManagementSLAs & SLOsPlatform Reliability

Growth & Transformation

Organisational DesignEngineering TransformationTalent DevelopmentCulture BuildingChange ManagementScale-Up Leadership

Engineering Leadership Expertise

Engineering CultureTeam ScalingDistributed LeadershipPeople DevelopmentDelivery OwnershipOKR AlignmentTechnical StrategyCross-Functional InfluenceSuccession PlanningOrganisational DesignPerformance ManagementEngineering Excellence
03How We Recruit

Beyond Technical Expertise

Successful engineering leaders require more than strong technical backgrounds. The ability to build trust, develop teams, improve delivery and support business objectives often has a greater impact than technical knowledge alone.

Average delivery: 6–10 business days
01

Leadership & People Management

We assess demonstrated experience leading engineering teams — how candidates build trust, develop individuals and create environments where engineers can do their best work.

02

Team Scaling & Organisational Development

Growing a team of 5 to 50 requires different skills than maintaining one. We evaluate experience with hiring pipelines, onboarding, and structural team design.

03

Hiring, Coaching & Performance

We look at how candidates approach talent acquisition, continuous feedback and performance conversations — including how they handle underperformance.

04

Delivery Ownership & Operational Effectiveness

Strong engineering leaders own outcomes, not just activities. We assess how candidates drive accountability, remove blockers and improve team throughput over time.

05

Stakeholder Communication & Influence

Engineering managers must translate technical complexity to product, executive and commercial audiences. We screen for communication clarity and cross-functional credibility.

06

Leading Through Growth & Change

Organisations evolve. We assess how candidates have led teams through restructuring, rapid growth, acquisition or significant process change — and what they learned.

07

Technical Credibility

Engineering leaders don't need to write production code, but they must earn the respect of their teams. We evaluate sufficient technical depth to make sound architectural and process judgements.

08

Business & Product Alignment

The best engineering leaders connect delivery to outcomes. We look for candidates who understand OKRs, roadmap priorities and how engineering contributes to commercial goals.

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04Why Us

People, technology and business balance

Leadership depth, not just seniority

We distinguish between engineers who manage and leaders who build organisations. Every candidate is assessed on people impact, delivery ownership and cultural contribution.

6–10 day delivery

Our established network of engineering managers, heads of engineering and technology leaders means carefully selected profiles arrive within days, not weeks.

People, technology and business balance

The strongest engineering leaders operate effectively across all three dimensions. We screen for candidates who can serve their teams, their technology and their organisation simultaneously.

Deep Bulgaria market knowledge

13+ years placing engineering managers, heads of engineering and technology executives in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and remote-first leadership roles across Bulgaria.

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Ready to hire engineering leaders in Bulgaria?

Speak with a specialist technology recruiter and receive carefully selected Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering and technology leadership profiles within days.

No hire, no invoice. Fee only on successful placement.

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