Sartre Group

Global Technology Recruitment Consultant at Sartre Group.

Sartre Group is an executive search firm that provides strategic recruitment solutions to companies across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Our core expertise lies in servicing some of the world’s most reputable companies in the Investment Industry, particularly those utilizing sophisticated quantitative methods, state-of-the-art machine learning, and data analysis techniques. 

Examples of roles we can help you with:
• Quantitative Developers & Frontend, Backend, and Full-Stack Software Engineers 
• DevOps, Cloud and Site Reliability Engineers 
• AI & Machine Learning Engineers 
• Director/Head/VP of Engineering 
• Engineering Managers 
• QA & SDET Engineers
• Mobile Engineers

Our core expertise lies in servicing some of the world’s most reputable hedge funds, market makers, and Prop Trading firms, particularly those utilizing sophisticated quantitative methods, state-of-the-art machine learning, and data analysis techniques.
 
For over 10 years, Sartre Group has been working with market leaders in the low latency, derivative market making and systematic trading space, enabling growth through introducing in-demand talent at the intersection of trading and technology. Underpinned by a centralised and specialised research function, we utilise market intelligence to locate candidates across engineering, research and trading, and Portfolio Management.
 
Sartre Group has a successful track record of delivering recruitment solutions across a range of positions within front office functions Globally. Our team of Consultants are spread across London, NYC, and India and works with market leaders globally.

Global Technology Recruitment Consultant 

At TDA, I was key in scaling engineering, design, data, and product teams for organizations across the USA, UK, and Europe. My expertise lies in connecting exceptional talent with innovative companies and helping startups, FinTechs, and banks achieve their growth goals.

Key Achievements:
✅ Placed over 40 professionals in critical roles, including Engineering Managers, Founding Lead Engineers, Senior Designers, and Product Leaders.
✅ Advanced from Talent Manager to Lead Technology Recruiter, managing and mentoring team members.
✅ Built trusted relationships with clients across London, the USA, and Europe, supporting scaleups and established institutions.
✅ Conducted in-depth research on niche roles, fostering insightful conversations with stakeholders and candidates.
✅ Delivered win-win hiring solutions by managing expectations, negotiations, and conflicts.

Responsibilities:
➡️ Talent Acquisition: Specialized in sourcing and placing engineering, design, and product talent, including Engineering Managers, Senior UX Designers, and Product Managers.
➡️ Team Leadership: Managed KPIs, recruitment pipelines, and team collaboration while coaching recruiters to achieve high performance.
➡️ Client Collaboration: Partnered with clients to develop tailored hiring strategies and guided throughout the recruitment process to ensure successful placements.

Role Progression:
-> Lead Tech Recruitment Consultant (Dec 2022 – Aug 2023): Led a team of two recruiters within the wider USA Tech team, providing mentorship and support. Operated in a 360 capacity, managing client accounts and fulfilling roles across engineering and product domains.
-> Senior Talent Manager (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022): USA Tech Team - Delivered customized solutions for engineering roles.
-> Delivery Team Lead (Sep 2021 – Jan 2022): Managed recruiters to scale Engineering, Design, Data, and Product teams.
-> Talent Manager (Dec 2019 – Sep 2021): Supported recruitment across Design, Product, Tech, and Data functions.

Lead Tech Recruitment Consultant

Etonwood Limited (prior to acquisition by Xcede Group)

Specialized in sourcing and placing top-tier tech talent for Tier-1 Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Prop Trading Firms, Asset Managers, and FinTechs. Focused on delivering recruitment solutions for high-impact roles, leveraging a consultative approach to meet the needs of both clients and candidates.

Key Focus Areas:

Roles: DevOps Engineers (AWS, GCP, Azure), Network Engineers (CCNP, CCIE certified), Developers (Java, Full Stack, JavaScript), and Architects (Technical, Solution, Enterprise).
Clients: Partnered with leading financial institutions and niche consultancy vendors to fill critical positions.

Tech Recruitment Consultant

Huxley

Specialized in sourcing and placing tech talent for leading Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Insurance firms within the financial sector. Focused on delivering tailored recruitment solutions to meet the complex needs of high-profile clients.

Key Focus Areas:
Roles Placed: DevOps Engineers, Java Developers, JavaScript Developers, Python Developers, Big Data Engineers, Unix/Linux Engineers, and Architects.
Clients: Collaborated with global financial institutions to provide top-tier tech talent for critical roles.

Technology Recruitment Consultant

🚀 Global Tech & AI Recruitment Consultant | Empowering Exceptional Technologists to Achieve Greatness | Passionate about Cultivating World-Class Engineering and AI Teams 💡

Hi 👋 I’m Chris, a global recruiter passionate about connecting top tech talent with career-defining opportunities.

For me, nothing is more rewarding than seeing the perfect match spark success, whether it’s an engineer landing their dream role or a company finding the hire that takes them to the next level.

Over the past seven years, I’ve helped build high-performing tech teams for organizations in the USA (including SF, NYC, Chicago, and Texas), the UK, Amsterdam, Spain, Germany, Singapore, and India.

From startups to Tier 1 firms, I specialize in solving hiring challenges for industries like PropTrading, Buy-Side, and FinTech. 

My approach isn’t just about filling roles. It’s about creating win-win solutions that drive growth and innovation.

If you’re a leader ready to build your dream team or an engineer looking for your next big step, let’s connect. 

DM me to discuss your goals, or follow me for insights on hiring trends, career growth, and the future of tech recruitment.

Chris Newlyn

Principal Site Reliabilty Engineer

Facebook

Señor Production Engineer

Machine Zone, Inc.

Automate everything.
Customize and improve Cloud Orchestration systems.
Setup, configure, tune, monitor, manage, troubleshoot and provide technical support for networking and application infrastructure.
Work closely with the other engineers to implement the services with high performance and reliability.
Identify and address service performance bottlenecks.

Señor Site Reliability Engineer

TripAdvisor

Expert-level understanding of TripAdvisor systems, code, and infrastructure
Assist and supervise others in maintaining and augmenting development systems
Move key components of the dev, build and CI infrastructure to kubernetes and docker
Be ultimately responsible for the correct operations of key infrastructure, driving strategic improvements to ensure scalability
Research, qualify, write, and deploy new tools and systems

Senior DevOps Engineer

Morgan Stanley

Member of the team reponsible for the IBM CMOD (Content Management OnDemand) Infrastucture Globally.

Linux Infrastructure Engineer

GTECH S.p.A.

•    Manage server allocation across Software Product Development 

             •    Develop and manage common build scripts and Perforce / CVS archives. 

             •    Perform official archive creation, labeling, building and releasing of Software Product releaseses 

             •    Utilize and support Product specific ANT build scripts 

             •    Manage uptime, stability and integrity of Linux Build Servers running RHEL 

             •    Maintain a in-house Java Web application that manages the software releases called Buildportal 

             •    Coordinate build schedules across Software Product Development release 

             •    Deployments of Product software as needed for Integration, System and Performance Testing on 
                  AIX and Linux servers.

Integration Engineer II

•   Responsible   for   the   development   of   “PDV–Linux”   an   Open-Source   sales   outlet   system.   The   system   was 
                 developed using Qt a C++ application development framework with MySQL as the database, supporting fiscal 
                 printers and Electronic Transfer of Funds. 

             •   Responsible for the implementation in C of an API called My Cobol that is linked against the             Microfocus 
                 Cobol runtime. This API allows Cobol programs to access a MySQL database, without a single alteration in 
                 the source code, therefore allowing the migration of legacy systems to a relational database. 

             •   Implementation and maintenance of servers based in Linux (Debian) running the following services: Samba, 
                 NFS, Apache (mod_perl, mod_php), proxy (squid), firewall (iptables), among others. 

             •   Optimization and design of databases based in MySQL, as one of the few certified professionals in MySQL by 
                 MySQL AB in Brazil.

Systems Analyst/Administrator

⚠️RULES OF ENGAGEMENT / 10 commandments

1️⃣   thou shall not reach out without mentioning Lucky Luciano on your initial reach out message, so I can be sure you read my profile

2️⃣   thou shall only reach out about  IC positions. No Manager or Team Lead roles.

3️⃣   thou shall always disclose the company name on the initial contact

4️⃣   thou shall understand that I favor Linkedin chats or emails for communication. Once we have established mutual fit I am happy to hop on a call down the road but NOT for initial contacts. This is non negotiable.

5️⃣   thou shall understand that I favor larger teams (e.g., public companies). If you do have a role in a startup and want to reach out anyway, be ready to match the total compensation package (w-2) of a successful and publicly traded company.

6️⃣   thou shall not reach out about roles with unlimited PTO unless we are able to able to negotiate a minimum amount of guaranteed  PTO.

7️⃣    thou shall make salary ranges available.  I take bill AB-2282  very seriously I expect you to do the same : compensation range information must be shared once the interview process begins: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2282

8️⃣    thou shall accept I consider compensation information private, please don't ask (both current and desired) if really need to have this information the most detail I am able to share is:  "My desired salary range is 'I don't want to give it a second thought when the dude at Chipotle tells me Guac is $2 extra."

9️⃣    thou shall not  threat me as someone who is buying a car, or I promise I will threat you as a car salesman.

🔟	wip ...
⚠️RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THE END

Ideal Recruiter: Looking to work with a recruiter that is willing to be  my ambassador of quan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibmqtcuBH6E
Ideal Co-workers: People that have Forgotten more  about Linux than I'll ever know.
Favorite Quote: Laughing at the world doesn't mean I don't take it seriously. 
Favorite Misquote: When he saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.

Specialties: Programming Languages 
          Go, Java, C, Python and Shell Scripting. 

Databases 
           MySQL, Postgresql, Redis, Elasticsearch. 
Networking 
            Apache , Postfix, Firewalls (ipf , pf and iptables), TCP/IP 

Operating Systems 
          Linux, NetBSD

Software Configuration Management Tools 
          Jenkins,  GIT, Terraform, Packer, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift

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