Building killer teams for the world's most exciting companies
We find senior engineers for the companies building what's next.
AWOK is a specialist search firm sourcing and placing senior engineering and technical talent.
From Silicon Valley to London, AWOK redefines technical recruiting. Founded by two expert recruiters, we ditch the cookie-cutter approach for tailored, high-intent talent acquisition. Only bespoke searches built on taste and exceptional talent.
Where we work
AI Infrastructure
The engineers and operators building what AI runs on. Founding teams, technical leads, and the people others build on top of.
Data Centres
Physical and digital infrastructure at scale. Leaders who build, run, and expand compute capacity for the world's most demanding workloads.
Clean Energy
The power behind the compute. Operators and builders working on the grid, storage, and generation technologies that AI infrastructure depends on.
Consumer brands
Product and engineering talent for brands building direct relationships with customers.
How we work
Founder-led
Every search is directly led by Oscar and Alphie.
Sector depth
We work a small number of technical sectors closely, not every sector shallowly.
Direct sourcing
We directly approach the engineers who are the right fit. Specific to the role and team they will be joining.
Hiring senior engineers, or looking for your next role?
Tell us what you're building or where you want to go next.
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