Tell us the role. We run every candidate through a five-stage AI and human screening pipeline, hand you a complete evidence report, and protect your managers' time. You interview only the strongest people, then a dedicated Talent Manager keeps the engagement running.
How an engagement works
A focused consulting intake, not a CV blast. Here is exactly what happens from your first message to an engineer shipping in your team.
Send a spec or take a 15-minute call. We capture must-have skills, seniority, domain, time-zone overlap and team culture, and turn it into a measurable scoring rubric.
AI CV analysis, a recruiter tech call, an AI video interview, a coding exercise with integrity checks, and the Whiteboard system-design screening. Weak fits never reach you.
A single Candidate Report per engineer: profile, AI percentile breakdowns, skills matrix, code playback, MCQ results, video responses and a recommendation tier.
You always meet and interview candidates yourself, with our evidence and tailored follow-up questions in hand. Your interview load drops to as little as 30 minutes.
Once you choose someone, a dedicated Talent Manager owns onboarding, timesheets and continuous support. Most engagements extend well past their first term.
The screening pipeline
Most agencies forward CVs and hope. We run every consultant through a five-stage pipeline that compresses your interview time from around 2.5 hours per candidate to as little as 30 minutes, without lowering the bar. The stages adapt by role family: engineers and SDETs take the coding exercise, while product, delivery and engineering managers swap it for role-specific scenarios and structured interviews. Same rigour, applied to what the role actually does.
Every CV is parsed against the actual role spec and scored on skills, experience and location eligibility. Smart filtering with verified experience and link validation, so weak fits never reach a human reviewer.
A 25-minute live conversation with a Cressoft tech recruiter. We assess English fluency, communication style, motivation, availability, rate, and cultural and technical fit before anyone moves forward.
Five pre-recorded video answers to job-specific technical and scenario questions. AI scores answer quality, English, authenticity and seniority. You watch the responses on your own time.
Role-specific coding tasks and multiple-choice questions, reviewed for correctness, code quality, problem solving and technical depth. Full session playback plus integrity checks for session leaving, code copying, external paste and attempted searches.
An asynchronous system-design exercise with AI evaluation across four weighted pillars. Each evaluation also generates tailored follow-up questions for your live interview. We use a four-tier internal rubric and only forward candidates who land at Strong Hire or Lean Hire.
One report, not a CV
For every engineer we present you receive one comprehensive Candidate Report: AI percentile breakdowns, a verified skills matrix, full coding-session playback with integrity flags, video interview responses, an English assessment, and a clear recommendation. We use a four-tier internal rubric to grade the pipeline; only candidates who land at Strong Hire or Lean Hire reach your inbox.
See how it works for clientsWhy teams choose Cressoft
Sainsbury's named us Strategic Partner of the Year ahead of Microsoft and Accenture. The recognition came from the client, with a record number of nominations.
Five screening stages combine AI scoring with real recruiter conversations. Speed from automation, judgement from people who have shipped software.
Technical assessments flag session leaving, code copying, external paste and attempted searches, with full playback. You see how the work was actually done.
We absorb the technical and system-design screening so your interview load drops from around 2.5 hours per candidate to as little as 30 minutes.
Exclusive nearshore technology partner for Sainsbury's and Holland & Barrett, two of the UK's largest retailers, plus high-growth clients across ecommerce, finance and AI.
A dedicated Talent Manager owns onboarding, timesheets and continuous support. We stay in the engagement, not just the introduction.
Success stories
Feedback from engineering leaders, hiring managers and the consultants who deliver the work. Independently rated 4.8 out of 5 on Clutch, with a perfect willing-to-refer score.
“Cressoft built and led multiple engineering teams that delivered excellent solutions to the outcomes the business needed, adding significant value to the areas they worked in. I always knew I could rely on them to deliver what we needed.”
“Cressoft delivered on a multi-million-dollar digital transformation at HSBC. Highly respected across the team and top-rated: a firm foundation of pragmatism with the ability to be visionary. A true partner.”
“More than happy to have her as a permanent member of the team. Very pleased with her quality and velocity of work, communication and contribution to the fabric of the team.”
“I really like the interview process of Cressoft.”
“He's been exceptional from day one and the team genuinely don't want to lose him. We're really, really disappointed we can't keep him.”
“Smashing tickets and contributing significantly to team delivery on Argos Pass, with tight deadlines. Goes above and beyond expectations.”
“Hit the ground running and won the team's Product Ninja award for navigating complex tasks with confidence and clarity.”
“They immediately address all of our requests and needs and are always eager to step up to any challenge.”
“The hiring process at Cressoft is really fast and painless, and doesn't sacrifice the needs of the customer. They're agile in supporting talent and solving problems. Highly recommended.”
“One of the best companies I have worked with. Strong management, real support, and genuine engineering depth. Cressoft has good people all around the world.”
“They're nice and approachable. I found it easy to work with them. We'd like to work with them again as soon as we have other projects.”
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