Oakland Search

Oakland Search is a specialist technology recruitment agency that partners with high-growth and top-tier technology companies to deliver exceptional engineering talent across multiple disciplines. The company specialises in sourcing and placing Software Engineers, Infrastructure and Platform specialists, Quant and Trading Tech engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Artificial Intelligence specialists. Oakland Search has built its reputation on turning complex hiring challenges into straightforward solutions, with a historic Palantir network spanning over 15 years that has enabled the company to help numerous firms build out their Forward Deployed Engineer and Data Science teams.

The agency's core recruitment specialisations encompass Software Engineering across full-stack, frontend, backend, and enterprise environments, Infrastructure and Platform roles including SRE, DevOps, Cloud, and Security engineering, Quant and Trading Tech positions for buy-side firms specialising in quantitative development, high-frequency trading, and market making, and Artificial Intelligence roles spanning Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Computer Vision, and applied AI engineering in both research-driven and production environments.

Based in London, Oakland Search serves clients globally and has earned recognition as a leading recruitment partner in the technology sector. The company's success stems from its deep technical expertise, extensive network within the engineering community, and commitment to understanding both the hiring needs of technology companies and the career aspirations of world-class technical talent. Clients choose Oakland Search for their proven track record of identifying and placing exceptional candidates that drive meaningful impact for rapidly scaling organisations and those hiring for critical technical roles.