We close hard roles in tech. Fewer candidates. Right ones. Fast.

    Owner-led retained search for senior engineering and product roles.

    US · EU · UAE · LATAM

    Years Experience

    22

    Hires Placed

    500+

    Repeat Business

    68%

    Candidate Network

    48,000+

    Our approach

    We close roles fast. With only the candidates worth your time.

    Fast Shortlist

    Typically 5–10 pre-vetted senior candidates per role. No noise. Your team spends time evaluating — not filtering.

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    Only Relevant Candidates

    Every candidate we send matches the role, the seniority, and the culture. We qualify hard so you don't have to.

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    Risk Mitigation

    68% of our clients come back. Because the first hire worked. And the second. We protect your decision, not just your pipeline.

    Our expertise

    We fill the roles others can't.

    Senior Engineers, Tech Leads, Architects, CTOs, Founding Engineers, Senior-level Managers.

    94.6%

    of our candidates pass probation

    82%

    of roles we fill were labeled "impossible to close"

    4–6 weeks

    average time-to-hire

    We don't send a stack of CVs. We send one shortlist — the right one. Typically 5–10 pre-vetted senior candidates for hard-to-fill tech roles, so your team evaluates, not filters. Our retained executive search covers senior engineer recruitment, CTO search, and every critical technical hire in between.

    Phenomenally fast and precise Best senior/C-level network Every candidate worth interviewing

    100+ hiring managers about working with VP Team

    Viktoriia Prydatko — Founder & CEO, VP Team

    Meet the founder

    Viktoriia Prydatko

    Founder & CEO, VP Team

    You work directly with the founder — not delegated to a junior after the first call.

    22 years. 100+ companies grown. 10,000+ careers touched. In her portfolio: Vimeo, Wix, Grammarly, MacPaw, mono, LetyShops, Turnitin, Loxo, Starbridge, Wefi, Santander and 90+ more.

    Co-founder of DisruptHR Valencia.

    VimeoWixGrammarlyMacPawMonobankLetyShopsTurnitinLoxoStarbridgeWeFiSantander
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    What founders say

    Trust is built in results.

    "Relationship management is one of VP Team's core strengths. They talk to and create a network of great engineers. People just know this brand."

    Artem Petrov

    Head of Product, Clinical Research Company

    San Francisco, CA, USA

    "We like their speed of work and positive energy. They felt like part of our company."

    Yurii Monastyrshyn

    Co-Founder, Mannequin Technologies

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

    "VP Team effectively filled five vacant positions within schedule. Their commitment, adaptability, and customized approach made them a valuable partner. We highly recommend VP Team to any company looking for a reliable recruitment agency."

    Sergey Puzankov

    Engineering Director, Loxo

    Austin, TX, USA

    "VP Team recruiters consistently met deadlines, provided regular updates, and stayed in constant communication. They responded swiftly to changing requirements and maintained transparency at every stage."

    Eugene Vyborov

    CEO, Ability AI

    Lisbon, Portugal

    "These guys are capable to close the hardest vacancies considering entire complexity in time and in budget. Very professional and well coordinated objective driven team. Definitely best in class."

    Yuri Pilipenko

    Founder & CEO, OLSOM

    Atlanta, GA, USA

    "They were a team of professionals who were passionate about what they were doing. They use a truly personalized approach to every company and every team. I would hire VP Team again for sure."

    Iana Mykhailenko

    Director of Engineering, Turnitin

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    "The project management is incredible. Near real-time communication allowed us to exchange feedback without any delay. All candidates successfully passed probation terms."

    Olga Khilobochenko

    HRD, Clario

    Ukraine

    "I truly appreciate the emphasis on autonomy, transparency, and maintaining a high standard in everything we do. Being part of that cooperation felt like a real blessing."

    Yevhen Kovalevskyi

    VP Engineering, LetyShops

    Vinnytsia, Ukraine

    "I would especially like to note the expert understanding of IT recruiting, the considerable base of candidates, and the network of contacts accumulated over many years of work."

    Kateryna Khalamendyk

    HR Business Partner, EdTech Company

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    "Quality of the provided candidates, attention to the requirements and very nice and friendly attitude."

    Olga Severina

    CHRO, Bini Bambini

    Kharkiv, Ukraine

    "With VP Team, we increased the company by 25% and continue to grow. Professionalism, responsiveness, active partner position."

    Julia Piven

    Sr. Director, Vimeo Ukraine

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    "They close the most difficult positions professionally and with humor. Recognizable brand, excellent communication. I highly recommend it."

    Vlad Pranskevičius

    CTO, Let's Enhance

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    Recent searches

    Hard roles. Closed.

    We specialize in the searches other agencies pass on.

    9 roles · UAE · Fintech

    Core Blockchain Engineer, Tech Lead (Java + Node.js + React), Senior Flutter Developer ×2, Support Backend Engineer, Delivery Manager, Product Manager, Business Analyst, Executive Assistant.

    6 engineers · 2 weeks to first start

    Hired 6 engineers. The first engineer's start date was two weeks after the search began.

    27 days · Unreal Engine Developer

    Hired from the first presented candidate.

    2 months · ML Researcher

    Hired an ML Researcher for a digital fashion platform.

    3 days · React Native Developer

    AI solution for fashion. Hired from the first presented candidate.

    33 days · Senior Frontend Developer

    Hired a Senior Frontend Developer.

    49 days · Server Team Lead

    Hired a Server Team Lead.

    28 days · Head of Design

    Hired a Head of Design.

    COO · First candidate

    Hired a Chief Operations Officer from the first presented candidate.

    2 months · Data team

    Hired 3 data engineers and 1 data analyst.

    34 days · 2 roles

    Hired a Technical Lead for AI & DS and a Head of ML.

    179 days · CPO

    C-level search, wartime Kyiv. 191 candidates screened. Closed.

    173 days · Senior Python

    335 candidates screened. Bar raised 3 times. Closed.

    117 days · Tech Lead

    Java + Node.js + React + Blockchain. Closed.

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    Have a role that can't afford to fail?

    Viktoriia reviews every request personally within 24 hours.

    Or reach out directly: vp@vpteam.io