Five hires in eleven months, three of them leaders.
Leadership briefs that needed genuinely hands on engineers who had also built and improved teams, plus two Senior Frontend roles in Ember, where the right people were never going to be found on LinkedIn or a job board.
Five hires in eleven months. Three Engineering Team Leads in C#, JavaScript and Ruby, two Senior Frontend Developers in Ember, and a relationship that is still active.
Henry Schein One, the dental technology software business, hiring engineering leadership and specialist frontend talent across the United Kingdom and Europe. Three Engineering Team Leads and two Senior Frontend Developers, and an open door whenever the next brief lands.
Leadership hiring is where most agencies come unstuck. The pool is smaller, the assessment is harder, and the cost of getting it wrong lands on an entire team rather than one desk. Each of these three leadership briefs needed a genuinely hands on engineer who also had proven experience building and improving teams, which is a combination most candidates only have on one side of.
The two frontend roles were Ember, which is about as niche as frontend gets. They came to AG Talent specifically because they knew the right people would not be on LinkedIn or a job board. Those hires came out of network, Slack and Discord communities, GitHub and referrals.
Engineering Team Lead · C#
First Hire, November 2024A specific brief: C# depth, customer onboarding experience, and strong ETL pipeline building experience, coupled with real people management and a track record of improving the teams they inherit. Each of those is common on its own. Together they are rare.
Engineering Team Lead · JavaScript, Node, React
Second Hire, January 2025Again a strong hands on engineer rather than a pure manager, with demonstrable experience improving a team rather than simply running one.
Senior Frontend Developer · Ember, Two Hires
2025Ember is a niche technology with a small and largely passive community. Henry Schein One engaged AG Talent because they knew these engineers were not sitting on LinkedIn or applying to adverts. Both hires were sourced through network, community channels on Slack and Discord, GitHub activity and direct referrals.
Engineering Team Lead · Ruby
Third Leadership Hire, September 2025Proven experience building and improving teams, while retaining enough hands on knowledge to hold the technical respect of the engineers reporting to them.
Hiring ManagerI partnered with Arjun at Henry Schein One to hire critical Engineering Leads and Senior Software Engineers. He was exceptionally diligent in the intake, helping clarify competency-based profiles, and built a targeted pipeline quickly. He consistently surfaced high-calibre candidates, ran thoughtful shortlists, and kept us engaged with the candidate through the process. Thanks to his structured approach and crisp communication, we made confident, timely hires of strong engineers and team leads. I’d work with Arjun again.
Pablo Dejuan, Engineering Manager, Henry Schein One
Hiring ManagerI engaged Arjun to hire an Ember.js engineer at Henry Schein One. Ember.js is a niche skill and we had set a very high bar for competency. He quickly grasped our requirements and sourced strong candidates, not just from the UK but internationally. The engineers we hired through him have been excellent additions to my team. I highly recommend Arjun for his attention to detail, strong network and ability to act swiftly when the situation demands.
Tanmaya Kulkarni, Technology Leader, Henry Schein One
Talent AcquisitionArj is a credible and highly capable tech recruiter, and someone I would wholeheartedly recommend.
Why? He listens.
Arj is the type of recruiter who truly partners with the business to understand the challenges you’re trying to solve. He consistently brings a solutions-focused approach, balancing expertise and insight without ever being overbearing or overly bullish.
Most importantly, he takes the time to understand what success looks like and works relentlessly to help you achieve it.
Nathan Simpson, Talent Acquisition Lead UK, Henry Schein One
Talent AcquisitionArj is a great recruiter! He asks all the right questions to really understand the roles you are looking to fill. He gets to know you and the company to ensure that he sends you only great candidates.
Nelson Cooper, Technical Talent Acquisition, Henry Schein One
Placed Senior Frontend Developer · EmberArjun had a keen eye for finding me when I was not even looking for a new job. Thanks to him I was introduced to Henry Schein One UK. He was exceptional through the interview process and negotiating my terms. I am really glad for all that and I can’t recommend him enough.
Paulo Oliveira, Senior Frontend Developer, Placed August 2025
Questions this search answers
Can you find engineering leaders who are still hands on?
All three Engineering Team Leads placed here were hands on engineers who also had a track record of building and improving the teams they inherited. Most candidates only have one side of that.
Where do Ember developers come from?
Both Ember hires came out of network, Slack and Discord communities, GitHub activity and direct referrals. Ember has a small and largely passive community, so adverts do not reach it.
How quickly were the five hires made?
Between November 2024 and September 2025, starting with a C# Engineering Team Lead and ending with a Ruby Engineering Team Lead.
Hiring something similar?
Tell me what you are trying to hire and I will tell you honestly whether I can help, and what it will take.
Book a callArjun Gillard, Founder, AG Talent
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