Technical Interview Specialist & HR Systems Analyst

(3-Month Contract with Permanent Conversion Opportunity)

Position Overview We're seeking a technically excellent and genuinely personable professional for an initial 3-month contract with strong potential for permanent conversion. Your primary mission is identifying candidates with genuine technical competence and first-principles understanding, while maintaining the positive candidate experience that supports our referral-driven hiring culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer Science degree - essential for understanding and assessing fundamental CS concepts, algorithms, data structures, and computational thinking
• Ability to quickly assess technical competence and distinguish real understanding from surface knowledge
• Strong radar for distinguishing between candidates who grasp underlying concepts versus those relying on memorisation or AI-generated solutions
• 3+ years of software development, technical consulting, or technical assessment experience
• Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts and providing constructive feedback

Key Deliverables

Technical Competence Screening (60%)

• Distinguish real understanding from surface knowledge - separate candidates who grasp underlying concepts from those relying on memorization or AI-generated solutions
• Identify problem-solving capability - assess whether candidates can reason through novel challenges versus only applying familiar patterns
• Evaluate technical depth - determine if candidates have the foundational knowledge to grow and adapt in a complex fintech environment
• Filter efficiently - make confident competence assessments quickly to protect senior engineers' time
• Create screening questions that reveal genuine problem-solving ability and conceptual grasp
• Document patterns in truly competent candidates to improve future identification

HR Technology & Analytics (40%)

• Track screening accuracy - how well do your competence assessments predict final hiring decisions?
• Analyze which background indicators correlate with genuine technical competence
• Track turnaround time and other indicators, including reporting and or dashboards
• Implement 1-2 high-impact process improvements to recruiting workflow
• Create documentation and handover materials for sustaining improvements beyond contract period
• Label interview data and develop evals

Cultural Requirements - Supporting Competence Goals

• Humble and collaborative - recognizes that accurate competence assessment requires team input and continuous calibration
• Genuinely kind - maintains positive interactions even when delivering difficult news about technical gaps
• Team-oriented - works with engineering team to refine what "competent enough" means for our specific needs
• Strong communicator - explains technical concepts clearly and provides constructive feedback

What Success Looks Like

• Engineering team consistently receives candidates who demonstrate real technical competence
• High correlation between your competence assessments and final hiring decisions
• Functioning analytics dashboard and process improvements delivered
• Maintained positive reputation while being appropriately rigorous about standards

About the Role

• In person role (hybrid might be possible but strong preference for in-person)
• Liaising with our HR team for technical interviews

Compensation

• Contract rate: £300-400/day (inside IR35)
• 3-month total: £18k-24k
• Permanent conversion potential: £50k-70k (negotiable based on experience level and full-time vs. flexible arrangements)

We're open to candidates across experience levels.

Apply by email

Email your cv to [email protected] with Tech Interviewer as the subject line.