Your gateway to
Central European
IT talent
Experience. Trust. People.
20+ years
15 000 candidates
EU / Israel / US
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What we do
Three ways we build your technical advantage
IT Outsourcing
IT Strategic Consulting
Talent pool
Where we source our talent
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Central & Eastern Europe at the core
Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary form our deepest talent pool — thousands of verified senior engineers across every major stack.
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Southern Europe & the Balkans
Spain, Bulgaria and Turkey round out our sourcing network with experienced, internationally-minded professionals ready for nearshore collaboration.
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Vetted, not just sourced
Every candidate is technically screened and matched to your specific requirements before a CV lands on your desk.
Supplying experts from
Supplying experts to
Our clients
Delivering to markets across Europe and beyond
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Scandinavia & Western Europe
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and Austria are our most active client markets — where demand for senior nearshore talent continues to grow.
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Israel & the United States
From Tel Aviv to Silicon Valley, we connect Central European engineers with some of the world's most demanding and innovative tech environments.
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The United Kingdom & home market
Serving UK-based product companies and local Warsaw operations alike — with the same founder-led, hands-on approach.
Boutique · Founder-led
We help build world-class teams — from the inside
Optiveum was founded in 2020 by Marek Wróbel and Tomasz Polikowski, drawing on more than 20 years of combined experience inside global recruitment structures. We left the scale of large firms to build something closer to the people we work with.
"After many years in large global firms, we wanted to create something more personal — a boutique consultancy where experience meets trust and every partnership has a human face." — Marek & Tomek, Founders
Our capabilities
Track record
20+
years of experience
Combined expertise of our founding team.
Talent pool
15 000
candidates in our database
Qualified IT specialists across CEE.
Network
50+
partners
Long-term client and technology relationships.
Let's talk
Tell us the role — we'll tell you the market.
From first call to placed candidate — and beyond
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Discovery & role definition
We map your stack, culture and the exact profile you need.
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Sourcing & verification
We reach, screen and technically verify the right people.
03
Shortlist & interviews
A curated shortlist — not a stack of irrelevant CVs.
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Offer & negotiations
We guide the offer to a close that works for both sides.
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Post-hire follow-up
We stay in touch to make sure the placement lasts.
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Case studies
Results our clients can stand behind
IT Recruitment
FinTech company · Israel
Built a 9-person backend team in 11 weeks — every hire passed the 6-month retention mark.
★★★★★
5.0on Clutch
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IT Outsourcing
SaaS scale-up · Switzerland
A near-shore squad of 6 engineers extended the product team and cut delivery time by a third.
★★★★★
4.9on Clutch
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IT Strategic Consulting
Enterprise group · USA
Advised on a CEE expansion plan — location, salary benchmarks and a 12-month hiring roadmap.
★★★★★
5.0on Clutch
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What our clients say
Trusted by teams who don't compromise on talent
Clutch
★★★★★
4.9
Market report
Salary benchmarks for senior engineers across CEE in 2026
What companies from Israel, the US and Switzerland should expect this year.
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Hiring
Near-shore vs. offshore: choosing a model that actually scales
A practical framework for deciding how to extend your engineering team.
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Guide
How to verify technical talent without slowing your hiring down
The screening signals that separate a strong hire from a risky one.
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