How we work

Not like you are used to

Most hiring feels like guesswork: unclear processes, vague timelines, and CVs that don’t fit. We built Doghouse to do the opposite. Our team is made up of senior recruiters only, working with a clear delivery model, brutal honesty, and the network to reach candidates others can’t. We’re fast, transparent, and committed, not to KPIs, but to solving your hiring challenge.

Our process

Find your next hire with our delivery sprint model

This is our delivery sprint model. We commit to 6-week sprints with agreed communication flows, progress reporting, and a clear candidate delivery scope.

  • Intake & setup

    Deep dive into role, team, culture, and market. We set expectations, process, and weekly cadence.

    • Immerse in company culture and office visits
    • Stakeholder interviews
    • Assess knowledge of profiles and market
    • Define the terms and manage expectations
    • Write job specification

  • Sourcing & screening

    20–30 conversations in the first two weeks, leading to 4–6 qualified candidates.

    • Face to face conversations with every candidate.
    • Technical assessment: Is there a match on skills and knowledge?
    • Drivers assessment: What motivates the candidate and what are they looking for?
    • Environmental assessment: To what extent does a candidate fit within the future environment?

  • Interview & pipeline

    Weekly calls to align, share updates, and adjust. Every candidate we send is interview-ready.

    • The shortlist will be shared and discussed.
    • Interviews will be arranged with suitable candidates.
    • Feedback session both ways – Making sure the process runs smoothly.

  • Closing & placement

    We help with candidate motivation, competing offers, and negotiations — to get the hire across the line.

    • Offer presented
    • Contract set up and signed
    • Matching completed

  • Hire or reset

    Every sprint ends with a clear outcome: either you make the hire, or we review together, refine the search, and launch another sprint. No grey areas, no endless waiting. Only progress and clarity.

    What we bring to the table

    Behind every sprint is a huge engine of network, data, and experience. That’s why we can deliver fast and keep delivering, even for the hardest roles.

    250+

    Signed clients across Europe

    76%+

    Offer acceptance rate

    8,6

    Customer satisfaction

    2500+

    Candidates placed in the past 10 years

    From senior engineers to CTOs

    Where we add the most value 

    We don’t try to be everywhere. We find top specialists fast, with a focus on engineering, data, DevOps and InfoSec.

    • Freelance & interim: Mission-critical specialists who ramp up fast

    • Permanent hires: Engineers, leads and senior contributors who stick

    • Executive tech leadership: CTOs, VPs and Heads who can truly scale your business

    Clients

    You’re in good company

    Reserve your delivery sprint now