What we recruit
Recruitment across the technology function.
Eight disciplines, permanent and contract, from first hires to senior leadership. For each one we set out the roles we cover and what our assessment focuses on.
01
Software Engineering
Engineers who build and maintain the products a business runs on, from a first backend hire to the lead who sets technical direction.
What our assessment looks at
- How they structure code, and the reasoning behind it
- Everyday practice: testing, code review, version control, delivery
- Depth in the languages and frameworks the role actually uses
- Trade-offs made under real constraints
Example roles
- Software Engineers
- Backend Engineers
- Frontend Engineers
- Full Stack Developers
- Mobile Developers
- Technical Leads
- Software Architects
02
Cloud, Platform & DevOps
The people who keep systems running, deployable and affordable: infrastructure as code, pipelines, reliability, and the platforms other engineers build on.
What our assessment looks at
- Infrastructure as code and environment design
- CI/CD, release and deployment practice
- Observability, incident response and reliability thinking
- Security and cost awareness across the cloud estate
Example roles
- Cloud Engineers
- Platform Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Site Reliability Engineers
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Systems Engineers
- Network Engineers
- Cloud Architects
03
Data & AI
From pipelines and warehouses to models in production. We separate people who have shipped data products from people who have only experimented with them.
What our assessment looks at
- Data modelling, pipeline design and data quality
- Statistical and analytical reasoning
- Taking a model from notebook to production
- Explaining findings to people who are not specialists
Example roles
- Data Engineers
- Data Analysts
- Data Scientists
- Analytics Engineers
- Machine Learning Engineers
- AI Engineers
- BI Developers
- Data Architects
04
Cybersecurity
Defensive, engineering and governance roles. Assessment is matched to the job: a SOC analyst and a GRC specialist need very different things.
What our assessment looks at
- Detection, triage and incident handling
- Secure design and application security practice
- Cloud and identity security
- Risk, governance and compliance frameworks, where relevant
Example roles
- Cybersecurity Engineers
- Security Analysts
- SOC Analysts
- Cloud Security Engineers
- Application Security Engineers
- Security Architects
- GRC Specialists
05
Quality Engineering
Where Boolean began, and where our own hands-on experience runs deepest: automation frameworks, test strategy, and quality built into delivery rather than bolted on.
What our assessment looks at
- Framework design and the quality of automation code
- Test strategy and risk-based coverage
- CI/CD integration and pipeline ownership
- API, performance and non-functional testing
Example roles
- SDETs
- QA Automation Engineers
- Quality Engineers
- Software Test Engineers
- Performance Engineers
- Test Architects
- QA Leads
- Heads of Quality Engineering
06
Product & Delivery
The roles that decide what gets built and make sure it ships. We assess judgement and how they work with engineers, not familiarity with a particular framework.
What our assessment looks at
- Problem framing, discovery and prioritisation
- Negotiating scope and trade-offs with engineering teams
- Planning, risk and stakeholder management
- Measuring outcomes, not just output
Example roles
- Product Managers
- Product Owners
- Business Analysts
- Technical Business Analysts
- Delivery Managers
- Technical Project Managers
- Scrum Masters
- Engineering Programme Managers
07
IT & Service Operations
The people who keep an organisation’s technology working day to day, and the managers who run those services.
What our assessment looks at
- Troubleshooting approach and technical breadth
- Systems administration and device management
- Service management, SLAs and escalation
- Communication with non-technical colleagues
Example roles
- IT Support Engineers
- Systems Administrators
- IT Operations Specialists
- Application Support Engineers
- Service Delivery Managers
- IT Managers
08
Leadership & Architecture
Senior hires shape teams and systems for years. We look at the decisions they have made, the teams they have built, and how they handled what went wrong.
What our assessment looks at
- Architectural judgement and the reasoning behind past decisions
- Building, leading and developing teams
- Delivery record at the scale the role requires
- Working with the wider business on priorities and budget
Example roles
- Engineering Managers
- Heads of Engineering
- Directors of Engineering
- Technical Architects
- Solution Architects
- Enterprise Architects
- CTOs and technology leaders
Any sector with a technology team.
We are not tied to a single industry. Software product companies, financial services, retail, healthcare, logistics, energy, the public sector and its suppliers all hire the same disciplines, and each brings its own context. We learn yours as part of the brief.
If the role you are hiring for is not listed here but sits within a technology team, ask us.
Tell us what you’re hiring for.
A short brief is enough to start. We reply to every enquiry within two working days, and we will tell you plainly if we are not the right fit for the role.
Or email us directly:
team@booleangroup.co.uk