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

      3500+

      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