Strait

About Strait

Strait places pre-vetted senior engineers, designers, and product talent with Dutch scaleups. Remote-first. 7-day shortlists. 40–50% below Netherlands salary. 90-day replacement guarantee. 22% fee on hire only, net 30 — no retainer, no setup cost, no monthly minimums.

We built Strait for Dutch scaleups who want a fourth option.

Retained recruiters take 3–6 weeks, charge €5K–€25K upfront, and send 15–50 CVs to justify the retainer. Contingency firms spray the market. EOR platforms handle payroll but leave you sourcing. Freelance marketplaces skip vetting entirely.

Strait is the middle — curated, vetted, compliance-clean, relationship-led.

Every candidate passes a five-rubric scorecard (English, Technical, Communication, Cultural fit, Motivation), a 45-minute technical interview, and at least one reference check before appearing on your shortlist. We send three to five candidates per search, never fifty.

What you get in every engagement:

→ Shortlist in 7 business days or the search is free → Written scorecard for every candidate, visible before interviews → 2-minute candidate intro videos → One-click interview scheduling → Pre-completed reference checks → Salary benchmarking memo with every shortlist → GDPR-clean data handling with full candidate consent on file

We focus on senior technology roles — engineering, design, product — where global talent is deep and remote collaboration is proven. We don't place junior roles, interim executives, or generalists.

One point of contact, end to end. No account managers, no relationship theater, no proposal cycles. Infrastructure, not an agency.

Hiring senior remote talent this quarter? Send us the role.

Keywords

• Customer Support
• Marketing
• Recruiting
• Remote Work
• Software

Address

• Headquarters

  EindhovenNoord-Brabant, Netherlands