Why Traditional Tech Hiring Fails — And How We Change the Game

Let’s start with a blunt truth:

The tech recruitment industry is flooded with noise.

Most agencies will proudly tell you they have access to 100,000+ engineers in their database.
But when you dig a little deeper, there’s one glaring problem:

They have 15 recruiters.

So how exactly is anyone maintaining quality across 100,000 profiles?

The math just doesn’t add up.

These aren’t real, trusted, engaged relationships — they’re keyword-based LinkedIn searches, recycled resumes, and cold outreach campaigns. When agencies talk about "access to talent," what they often mean is access to filtered spreadsheets.

We know this because we’ve sat behind the curtain.

We Used to Work With Those Agencies

Before launching Tech Reserve, we were often the backend provider for large recruitment firms. They’d come to us needing senior engineers, architects, or DevOps talent — and we’d provide the actual people.

The onboarding process?

• A 5-minute call
• A framework agreement
• A generic job description
• And then: “Just send over anything that matches.”

There was no depth. No nuance. No relationship with the client or the candidates.
It was volume over value, and the end result was predictable:

❌ Mismatched hires
❌ Time wasted in interviews
❌ And hiring managers left thinking, “We might as well do it ourselves.”

We saw a better way — and decided to build it.

Why We Built Tech Reserve the Way We Did

We didn’t come from a traditional HR background.
We came from delivery and product roles in tech — where every delayed hire meant missed deadlines, lost revenue, and burned-out teams.

So we built Tech Reserve around the problems we wished someone else had solved for us:

• How do you hire quickly without sacrificing quality?
• How do you screen for technical and team fit, not just buzzwords?
• And how do you do this reliably, over and over again?

That’s where our model comes in:

✅ A curated network of 5,000+ Bulgarian IT experts

✅ Only pre-vetted candidates, not sourced ad hoc

✅ Available as contractors or through EOR for full-time hires

✅ Clear pricing, fast delivery, and real context behind each profile

“Why Only Bulgaria?”

We get asked this a lot.

With markets like Ukraine, Vietnam, and India offering large developer communities and competitive rates, why did we choose to focus only on Bulgarian tech talent?

Simple: Depth beats breadth.

We didn’t want to build a shallow directory of anonymous freelancers.
We wanted a market we know, understand, and can stand behind.

• We’re based in Bulgaria.
• We attend the tech events.
• We speak to developers weekly — not just via LinkedIn, but in person.
• We find the hidden gems that don’t respond to cold messages.
• We know who’s actually good — not just who’s available.

This lets us offer something most firms can’t: real, trusted insight.

And with cost savings of up to 40% compared to Western Europe, access to EU regulation, and cultural/workday alignment, we haven’t found a reason to dilute that focus.

What Does That Mean for You?

If you’ve worked with traditional recruitment firms, you know how it goes:

You get flooded with CVs.
You burn time on interviews.
And maybe — just maybe — you make a hire.

With Tech Reserve, we flip the model:

• We listen first.
• We send 2–4 candidates, not 20.
• You only pay if you hire.
• We handle everything if you go the EOR route — from payroll to compliance.
• And if something’s off? We fix it fast.

We’re not here to be just another recruiter in your inbox.
We’re here to be the team behind your team.

Final Thought

Recruiting isn’t about inbox volume.
It’s about outcomes. Delivery. Speed. Trust.

So ask yourself:

Do you need more profiles —
Or do you need the right one, right now?

If it’s the second — let’s talk.