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We build software for startups and growing businesses: web and mobile apps, SaaS products and AI features, on fixed-price contracts with a working demo every week. Most MVPs go live in 4 weeks or less. We also run AlgoSmiths Talent, a recruitment practice where engineers interview engineers. When we hire for clients or for ourselves, a working engineer runs the technical interview and writes a report, so candidates get a fair, relevant interview and honest feedback either way.

DistilHire is a trusted technical hiring partner for fast-growing technology companies. We help startups and engineering teams hire exceptional Data, AI and Software Engineers through an evidence-driven recruitment process that goes beyond resumes. Instead of overwhelming engineering teams with CVs, we take ownership of sourcing, technical evaluation, structured interviews, candidate verification and hiring support before introducing candidates. Our philosophy is simple. Your job is to choose the right engineer. Our job is to eliminate everything else. Whether you're hiring your first Software Engineer or scaling an entire engineering team, we help you hire with evidence, not guesswork.

We focus on identifying and understanding specific challenges or barriers to work, and then building tech- and data- focused solutions to overcome them. One of our primary areas of focus is on UK veterans, and veteran employment. In partnership with Forces in Mind Trust and the Ministry of Defence, we are undertaking a project to better understand the challenges faced by both sides of the market, and use these insights to help build a better labour market for veterans and employers. The first phase of this programme is a 6-month stakeholder engagement and consultation process in The Solent (Southampton, Portsmouth, Gosport). Alongside this, a feasibility assessment will be undertaken to assess the appetite for a place-based pilot project, rooted in tech and data. The second phase, dependent on the outcomes and recommendations of phase one and the funding secured, would then be designing and delivering a place-based pilot in The Solent to turn these findings into action and impact.