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The re-screening tax
Framework names are easy to match and hard to judge. So you, or your most senior frontend engineer, re-read every CV on top of the day job, and still find the gaps in the first technical interview.
Frontend developer recruitmentClients in the UK, Europe and USA
Every frontend CV says React. Which candidates can debug it?
Frontend CVs read alike: the same frameworks, the same libraries. A developer reads every one before you do, so the candidates who reach your final interview can build and debug a real interface.
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Where your hiring time goes
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The CV stopped being evidence
- The CV saysReact, Next.js
- It can’t tell youWhether they can set sensible server and client boundaries, or debug a feature that rerenders or fetches more often than it should.
- The CV saysTypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
- It can’t tell youWhether they understand focus order, layout behaviour and type-safe component APIs.
- The CV saysRedux, Zustand, React Hook Form
- It can’t tell youWhether they know what belongs in local, server or shared state.
If you run hiring for engineering
You need CVs that pass engineering’s interview, so you can send a shortlist it trusts. An engineer reads every CV before it reaches you. Fewer CVs, but better ones.
58%
of HR and recruitment leads who use agencies say the main reason engineering rejects agency candidates is that the CV looked good, but the person couldn’t do the job.
What the CV can’t tell you, and our interview does
A developer or CTO who works in the stack interviews every candidate. Each of these is a question you would otherwise only answer in your own interview.
Do they understand the framework?
Whether they can explain rendering and component lifecycles, choose server and client boundaries and debug a feature that rerenders or fetches too often.
Will everyone be able to use it?
Whether their TypeScript models hold up, and their HTML and CSS handle accessibility, focus order and responsive layout.
Will it stay maintainable?
Whether they put state in the right place, can design a complex form and know how they would test and optimise the result.
What every shortlisted candidate has to show
Knows what the browser is doing
They can explain what the framework does for them in the browser, and how they would investigate a rendering or performance problem without copying fixes from an AI assistant.
Uses AI with engineering discipline
They can show how they check generated components and tests for accessibility, edge cases and unsafe assumptions, and they stay accountable for what ships.
Honest with design and product
They push back constructively, say what they have not built before and ask for help when they need it.
How we take the screening off your desk
We recruit frontend developers across React, Next.js, Angular and TypeScript. A senior developer screens every candidate on browser fundamentals, state, accessibility, testing and the engineering choices behind the interface.
Either way you get about 3 to 5 screened CVs a week, per role.
Route 1: we screen, you run the deep interview
We do
- Source candidates for the role
- A technical screen of every candidate, run by a developer or CTO who works in your stack
- A CTO approves every CV before it reaches you
You do
- Run the deep technical interview with the shortlist
- Make the offer
Route 2: we run the deep interview too
We do
- Everything in Route 1, including the technical screen of every candidate
- A 1.5 to 2 hour live-coding, architecture and implementation interview with your final candidates
- A written assessment of each candidate after the interview
You do
- Meet the candidates who passed
- Make the offer
Teams we have hired for
What clients say
“Metamindz helped us recruit our now CTO, reviewing CVs as they came in and then putting the CTO through a thorough 90-minute live 360 technical test. Feedback from our now CTO of the test was glowing and comms from Metamindz throughout the entire process were excellent. Highly recommend!”
Rupert Boddington
Co-Founder, Pockla
“Worked with Lev and Max. We worked with MetaMindz to help us interview and assess software engineering candidates. They were professional and great from the outset and throughout, great speed too. Would 100% recommend and we will be working with them again.”
Alexander Bushe
CEO, Fuller Focus
“We found it really easy working with Lev and the team to hire for our lead developer role and despite it still being early days, our new hire is making an impact already!” source
Billy Whiffen
Google review
Case study
Five hires, and management time back for building product
- 5
- hires across engineering and leadership roles
- ~90
- candidates reviewed for eLocker's team
- 80%
- retention: 4 of the 5 hires still in place, one left after more than a year due to career growth
Senior engineer
Built the AI front end, set up a design system that removed the need for Figma, and architected analytics properly.
Senior React developer
Described by eLocker as fast and methodical.
Impact as described by Billy Whiffen, eLocker.
What it costs
£5,000
Fixed fee for your first role
15% to 17%
Commission on each further hire
Included
- Sourcing and screening
- A technical screen of every candidate by a developer or CTO
- A CTO approves every CV before you see it
- About 3 to 5 screened CVs a week, per role
- No exclusivity required
- A 3 to 6 month guarantee, depending on seniority
Optional extra
Deep technical interview (Route 2)£300 an hour
A 1.5 to 2 hour live-coding and technical grilling session per final candidate.
All fees exclude VAT.
Tell us about the roleFrequently Asked Questions
Our completed briefs have included React, Next.js and Angular, alongside TypeScript, JavaScript and modern styling and state-management tools.
Yes. Senior developers and CTOs support the recruitment team and assess the candidate against the actual frontend environment.
We work with companies in the UK, Europe and the USA, and source candidates from a global talent pool, wherever you need to hire from, for remote and location-specific roles.
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Give us a few details about the role and your hiring plans. We'll assess your needs and get back to you with a practical next step.
Related technical recruitment
View all technical recruitment expertiseTechnologies in briefs we have recruited for
Listed for reference. We use these to scope the brief with you. A keyword on a CV is where screening starts, and the interview decides whether the candidate can do the work.
Frameworks
- React
- Next.js
- Angular
Languages and styling
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- SCSS
- Tailwind CSS
Application tooling
- Redux
- Zustand
- React Hook Form
- shadcn
- Material UI
- MUI X
- Vite
Soft skills and working style
- User empathy
- Attention to detail
- Design collaboration
- Accessibility mindset
- Clear communication
Teams usually bring us in for: A product team expanding frontend capacity. A framework migration or rebuild. A senior frontend owner for a growing application.