Careers at Client Server

Build a career in technology recruitment.

We're driven by technology and powered by people. Client Server is a specialist recruitment consultancy — not an agency — finding exceptional technologists for exceptional companies.

What we stand for

Integrity
We tell clients and candidates the truth, even when it's not the easy answer.
Commitment
We see a search through to the end — for the client, and for the candidate.
Quality
Fewer, better introductions. We'd rather be right than fast.
Endeavour
We go after the roles other desks give up on.

On the desk, off the desk

The Client Server team gathered outside the office

The whole floor, out on the terrace

Client Server staff taking part in the company sports day

Sports day

Client Server staff covered in mud after Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder, for charity

Client Server staff at the summer party

Summer party

Client Server team at the Women in Tech Employer Awards

Women in Tech Employer Awards

Life at Client Server

Uncapped commission
Paid from your first placement, with quarterly incentives on top.
Health & wellbeing
Private healthcare, a subsidised gym, pension — and a Mental Health Committee with trained ambassadors across the business.
Life outside the desk
Monthly socials, summer and Christmas parties, charity events and a fair few excuses in between.
London, Esher & Cardiff
Three offices, the same desk culture — pick where you sit.

Open roles

5 open roles across our desks, right now. Nothing quite right? Apply speculatively — we keep good people on file and come back to them.

CS-INT-001

Trainee Recruitment Consultant

London — hybrid (3 days in office)£26,000 base + uncapped commission (OTE £40,000 year one)

We'll teach you the job properly — no scripts, no smiling-and-dialling for the sake of it.

You'll spend your first six months on a structured desk alongside a senior consultant: learning a technical market, speaking to engineers about work they actually care about, and building the habits that make the difference between a good year and a great one.

What you'll do - Learn one market deeply — the companies, the tech, the people who move it - Source and qualify candidates, and own your own shortlists within three months - Sit in on client calls from week one, and run your own by month six - Build a network you can still trade on in five years' time

What we're looking for - Genuine curiosity about technology and the people who build it - The resilience to have a bad week and come back on Monday - Clear, direct communication — written and spoken - No recruitment experience required

What we offer - A 12-week structured onboarding programme with a dedicated mentor - Uncapped commission from your first placement, no threshold - Hybrid working after probation, and a proper lunch break

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CS-INT-002

Recruitment Consultant — Software Engineering

London — hybrid£32,000 – £40,000 base + uncapped commission (OTE £65,000)

A 360 desk in the market we know best: backend, full-stack and platform engineering across London's product companies and scale-ups.

You'll inherit warm client relationships rather than a cold phone list, and you'll have the freedom to build the desk in the direction your market takes you.

What you'll do - Run a full 360 desk — business development, candidate generation and delivery - Own client relationships end to end, from first call to offer management - Work a defined patch so you're not competing with the person next to you - Contribute to how we hire and train the next intake

What we're looking for - 12 months+ of agency recruitment, ideally in a technical market - A track record of billing, or a clear reason you haven't yet - Comfort talking to engineers as peers, not as a sales target - An interest in doing this well for the long term

What we offer - Uncapped commission with no threshold, paid monthly - A real training budget and time to use it - Hybrid working, and flexibility when life needs it

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CS-INT-003

Senior Recruitment Consultant — DevOps & Cloud

London — hybrid£45,000 – £55,000 base + commission (OTE £95,000)

A senior desk covering DevOps, SRE, platform and cloud infrastructure hiring for clients ranging from Series B scale-ups to established product businesses.

This is a desk for someone who already knows the market and wants the autonomy to run it their way, with the option to build a team underneath them.

What you'll do - Own and grow an established DevOps and cloud desk - Take the lead on retained and exclusive searches - Mentor one or two junior consultants (optional, and paid for) - Shape how we approach a market that changes every eighteen months

What we're looking for - 3+ years in technical recruitment with a consistent billing record - Real fluency in the infrastructure market — you know what an SRE actually does - Experience running exclusive or retained work - The judgement to say no to a bad brief

What we offer - A senior commission structure with accelerators - Genuine autonomy over how you run your desk - A clear route to Principal or Team Lead, whichever you want

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CS-INT-004

Principal Consultant — Contract Desk (FinTech)

London — hybrid£55,000 – £65,000 base + commission (OTE £120,000)

We're opening a contract desk into FinTech and want someone senior to build it from the ground up.

You'd have the backing of an established perm business — warm client relationships, a candidate database with real depth, and back-office support that already handles contractor payroll — with the freedom to shape the desk yourself.

What you'll do - Build and own the FinTech contract desk end to end - Convert existing perm relationships into contract business - Set the rate cards, the process and the standards - Hire into the desk once it's running

What we're looking for - 5+ years in contract recruitment, ideally in financial technology - A portable network of contractors and hiring managers - Commercial judgement on margins, rates and risk - The appetite to build rather than inherit

What we offer - Equity-style upside on the desk you build - Full back-office, compliance and payroll support - A seat in the room when we decide where the business goes next

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CS-INT-005

Talent Partner — Internal Recruitment

Guildford — hybrid (2 days in office)£38,000 – £45,000 + bonus

Recruiting recruiters. You'd own how Client Server hires into its own business, from trainee intakes to senior lateral hires.

This is the desk that reads every application that comes through this page.

What you'll do - Own internal hiring end to end across both offices - Run our trainee assessment days and the graduate intake - Headhunt experienced consultants directly - Own the candidate experience — including telling people no, kindly and quickly

What we're looking for - Experience in internal talent acquisition, or agency experience and a wish to move in-house - Sound judgement about people, and the confidence to defend it - Comfort working with data — funnel, source and retention numbers - Care about how candidates are treated

What we offer - A seat at the table on how the business grows - Bonus tied to retention, not just volume of hires - Hybrid working from our Guildford office

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