Our unique approach to IT recruitment has been delivering unrivaled candidate placements for IT and tech talents since 2010.
With over 15 years as a leading IT recruitment agency in the Philippines, we deliver the most exceptional service with our expert team of IT hiring specialists and client service managers.
Why Work with an IT Recruitment Agency for Tech Staffing in the Philippines?
Demand Remains High for Tech and IT Talent
The demand for well-trained Filipino software engineers is higher than ever, as foreign businesses establish software development teams in the Philippines. As a result, a large talent pool of well-trained, foreign-exposed Filipino software engineers has emerged, primarily based in Manila, working on cutting-edge platforms with a global reach.
High Competition for Experienced IT Roles in the Philippines
There is an undersupply of experienced Filipino software engineers, web developers, and full-stack developers who work with in-demand technologies, as many of them are gainfully employed, and not actively seeking hiring opportunities. This has created a highly competitive environment for attracting and retaining Manila’s top development talent. Our experienced IT recruitment specialists, who specialize in headhunting for IT staffing in the Philippines, can help you reach the top IT talent, who are generally hidden from job boards, LinkedIn and basic recruitment efforts.
Manila Recruitment has Years of Industry Experience with Tech and IT Staffing Solutions
Manila Recruitment is a leading IT recruitment agency that specializes in sourcing, attracting, hiring, and retaining top IT staff from the Philippines. As a tech recruitment company, with our expertise and network in the local IT industry, we will ensure that you find the right talent for your specific needs. Whether you’re looking for software developers, web designers, project managers, or other IT professionals, let us help you build a high-performing tech team.
Founded in 2010, Manila Recruitment has fostered the strongest team of pure IT recruitment consultants & specialists in the Philippines.
Our team of end-to-end recruitment consultants focuses on hiring UI and UX designers, web developers, mobile developers (iOS and Android), software developers, software engineers, software architects, project managers, and CTOs in the Philippines.
Over the last 7 years, we have been carefully curating a database of over 250,000 IT, digital, and software developer based candidates that we can uniquely access for our clients. We have almost every technology covered, and we focus heavily on the recruitment of fullstack developer and mobile developer roles, combined with frontend developer and backend developer roles. The software engineers we can connect you with have skills that cover the in-demand programming languages, frameworks, and technologies such as:
Please reach out and let us know about your business and your IT recruitment requirements. You will be in the safest hands with our IT recruiting firm. We look forward to hearing from you and to helping you hire your Filipino software development roles and other IT professionals such as data scientists, network and infrastructure engineers, cyber security specialists, and many more.
The success fee is only billed after hire, and is calculated at 2 months of the candidates’ total gross monthly earnings (equivalent to 16.66% of an annualized salary), and there are no hidden fees.
An extensive, executive consultation is offered upon engagement. We want to gain the deepest understanding of your company, your requirements, the position, and offer advice to ensure success.
We offer a free replacement candidate if things don’t work out within the first 4 months.
Our consultative, detailed, and relationship-orientated approach requires 30 days of recruitment exclusivity (see FAQs). In return, we guarantee to get you results!
Frequently Asked Questions
We are pleased to provide answers to common queries regarding our IT Staffing Solutions in the Philippines
The Philippines has large numbers of highly skilled, experienced and talented IT employees and software developers. The IT outsourcing and offshoring industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Filipino economy. There are many Filipino IT professionals who have been hired by global teams in an offshore capacity to work with their onshore counterparts in increasingly sophisticated roles. Accordingly, many Filipino IT professionals are utilizing international best practices and modern technology stacks as part of an international team. This exposure combined with excellent English communication skills and a Western aligned culture, make Filipinos some of the most in demand IT job candidates in the world. Manila Recruitment is a leading IT recruitment agency and has curated the top team of technical recruiters in the Philippines, who are working with the largest database of IT candidates ready to hire for clients from all over the world.
Filipino software developers work with all of the common technologies from around the world, as many of them are already integrated with global teams. Many large multinational companies have extensive software teams in the Philippines working on enterprise applications within highly matrixed environments. On the other end of the scale, startups from all over the globe also employ Filipino software engineers utilizing modern tech stacks in fast-paced agile environments. Speak to an expert IT recruiter in the Philippines such as Manila Recruitment, to see if your technology and talent needs can be accommodated in the Filipino IT workforce.
IT recruitment agencies usually leave the technical testing of software developers to their clients as part of the interview process. Often clients perform their own inhouse technical skill assessments, exams and coding tests to assess the technical know-how of a candidate put forward by a recruitment agency.
Filipino IT and software developer talent are in high demand as companies from all over the world seek to hire them in offshore and outsourced capacities, as well as local Filipino employers too. In such a competitive job market, it is critical to make attractive job offers to secure and retain the best talent. Employee benefits can often be the deciding job acceptance factor for the top talent, and you must match or beat those on offer by competing employers. Common benefits for IT and software roles in the Philippines include:
A 13th month salary (mandatory in some cases, and customary in other cases)
10 to 20 days of paid vacation leaves
10 to 20 days of paid sick leaves
Private medical insurance (often extended to one or more family members too)
Various allowances (common ones include travel, communications, meals, home office, medical and laundry)
Flexible working arrangements (flexible shift times and work from home privileges)
Incentive bonuses
Stock options
Not all of these need to be offered, and a discussion with an expert IT recruiter from Manila Recruitment can help guide you further.
Fresh Inc, an Australian based software company, expanded their operations to the Philippines. Adam Penberthy, CEO of Fresh, highly recommends Manila Recruitment as a turn-key solution to your staffing needs. The agency goes beyond headhunting and acts as a full-service recruitment consultancy which finds the right talent to drive your business.
NCH Ladbrokes Coral is one of the largest betting and gaming organizations in the world. Ian Dunning, Managing Director of NCH Ladbrokes Coral, highly recommends Manila Recruitment as a turn-key solution to your staffing needs. The agency goes beyond headhunting and acts as a full-service recruitment consultancy which finds the right talent to drive your business.
Ian Dunning
Managing Director - Ladbrokes Coral
Matthew Arnold
CEO - Multinational Sports-betting
Find out how Matthew Arnold found his customer service leader with Manila Recruitment’s executive search service.
Matthew Arnold
CEO - Multinational Sports-betting
Book4Time
As an employer, the success of engaging an agency to source, screen and present quality candidates comes down to them understanding our needs – not only of the actual job role but also of our company c...
As an employer, the success of engaging an agency to source, screen and present quality candidates comes down to them understanding our needs – not only of the actual job role but also of our company culture, management style and workplace dynamics. Manila Recruitment spent a lot of time with us on this and making sure we were all aligned. This has meant quality candidates coming through and a high rate of actual hires. (I’m enjoying having my time back and leaving recruitment to the professionals!)
Rhett Pickering
Director - Applications Support
Google Review
Cirrena Pty. Ltd.
Manila Recruitment spent time to understand our requirements and perfectly executed the plan to hire our first Web Developer, Designer, PHP Programmer and SharePoint Expert. We have since used Manila ...
Manila Recruitment spent time to understand our requirements and perfectly executed the plan to hire our first Web Developer, Designer, PHP Programmer and SharePoint Expert. We have since used Manila Recruitment for several other positions, including iOS and Android developers as well as a Frontend developer and another PHP developer”. All done with care and understanding of our needs. They also provided business advice on how to establish and maintain our offshore team in Manila.
Gregg Mitchell
Managing Director
Google Review
Plover Bay Technologies
We have worked with Manila Recruitment the past couple of years and I can say without hesitation that they have given us top-notch service. Recommended candidates are always qualified. Their recruiter...
We have worked with Manila Recruitment the past couple of years and I can say without hesitation that they have given us top-notch service. Recommended candidates are always qualified. Their recruiters are very responsible, constantly working with us to find competent people. Management has also been very helpful in answering queries and offering expertise. From top to bottom, it’s a quality firm with quality people. Manila Recruitment has been instrumental in helping us grow our team and we feel confident that they will continue to do so in the future.
Clark Tiu
Development Lead
Google Review
Better Rehab
It’s been a pleasure to have worked with Manila Recruitment. They’ve assisted us with our hiring requirements with no hassles. They’re easy to reach out to, communicates well, very professional and reall...
It’s been a pleasure to have worked with Manila Recruitment. They’ve assisted us with our hiring requirements with no hassles. They’re easy to reach out to, communicates well, very professional and really knowledgeable. I highly recommend them.
Gio Gumatay
Operations Manager
Google Review
Flowerstore Group
At Flowerstore.ph we worked with Manila Recruitment to fill a technical position which had been very slow sourcing in-house. They were very professional throughout the entire process with great atten...
At Flowerstore.ph we worked with Manila Recruitment to fill a technical position which had been very slow sourcing in-house. They were very professional throughout the entire process with great attention to all details. We were able to hire a candidate in a very short amount of time since starting the process. Definitely will work with them in the future!
Saúl Mollá Cuesta
Founder and CEO
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Yousource Inc.
I am continually impressed with all the developers that Manila Recruitment have sourced for us! Both for Ruby on Rails and .NET. Although I find it difficult to admit, I don’t think our teams would be ...
I am continually impressed with all the developers that Manila Recruitment have sourced for us! Both for Ruby on Rails and .NET. Although I find it difficult to admit, I don’t think our teams would be as strong as they are today without your help!
Allain Franchimon
CEO
Google Review
Agilyx Pty.
Manila Recruitment are the best recruiters I’ve ever worked with across our global footprint. We use Manila Recruitment exclusively for our Philippines hiring. The team are highly responsive, professio...
Manila Recruitment are the best recruiters I’ve ever worked with across our global footprint. We use Manila Recruitment exclusively for our Philippines hiring. The team are highly responsive, professional, and find us the best candidates. They were so quick at finding talent, that we had to speed our recruitment processes to keep up with them!
Our success with Manila Recruitment gave me the ability to recommend to our Board with confidence to expand our operations in the Philippines because we had a local partner we could trust to find us the right people for roles, the first time.
I highly recommend their services.
Matthew Pritchard
Vice President
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Hoppler
We brought some challenging requirements to Manila Recruitment to source key personnel for our IT department. They faced the challenge head on, and was successful in finding us all 3 key personnel. Ev...
We brought some challenging requirements to Manila Recruitment to source key personnel for our IT department. They faced the challenge head on, and was successful in finding us all 3 key personnel. Everyone at Manila Recruitment, top to bottom, was pleasant to work with. I would highly recommend the team for your staff sourcing needs.
Ramon Ballesca
Co-founder
Google Review
Alpha Dental
My experience with various recruiting agencies in the Philippines has led me to find that Manila Recruitment stands out as the most exceptional I have encountered. The fee exceeds my previous experien...
My experience with various recruiting agencies in the Philippines has led me to find that Manila Recruitment stands out as the most exceptional I have encountered. The fee exceeds my previous experiences; however, it is justified by their tailored approach to your requirements and the exceptional personal recruiter who ensures a response within 24 hours. They strive to streamline the process of identifying candidates who genuinely align with our company’s expectations. I want to take a moment to acknowledge my exceptional recruiter, Shaira, who consistently goes above and beyond to fulfill our company’s goal.
Sabrina Chiu
iStack Holdings
My name is David and I head the Manila-based operations for a rapidly growing digital marketing company called iStack Holdings. In early 2015 I flew to Manila with the goal of setting up a team to hel...
My name is David and I head the Manila-based operations for a rapidly growing digital marketing company called iStack Holdings.
In early 2015 I flew to Manila with the goal of setting up a team to help us grow our company. I wanted talented designers and developers – the best, not just anyone.
I was lucky enough to find Manila Recruitment and use them alongside my own recruitment efforts. I quickly realised that the quality of candidates/hires I acquired through MR made it an extremely easy decision to stop doing it myself — and this saved me more time than I can imagine.
I now use MR exclusively and they have helped us grow our operations rapidly from nothing to almost 30 talented staff in about 18 months. These staff have been indispensable in our company’s growth and success – people who we depend on and trust with high value work, not generic BPO staff.
If you would like to find the right staff in The Philippines, especially in the areas of technology/development, you won’t find safer hands than Manila Recruitment. I firmly recommend you invest in their services.
David Savory
Head of Strategic Projects
Google Review
CallTower
I’ve really enjoyed working with Manila Recruitment, they’ve filled 4 different roles so far with many qualified candidates for each one. Recruiters have tremendous follow-up with our hiring managers an...
I’ve really enjoyed working with Manila Recruitment, they’ve filled 4 different roles so far with many qualified candidates for each one. Recruiters have tremendous follow-up with our hiring managers and the candidates themselves. I’d recommend working with Manila Recruitment for anyone expanding their teams in the Philippines.
Davis Sturgeon
HR Manager
First Performance
We’ve used Manila Recruitment on a regular basis for quite some time and have been happy with the communication, quality of candidates and overall seamless process. As compared to other agencies we’ve u...
We’ve used Manila Recruitment on a regular basis for quite some time and have been happy with the communication, quality of candidates and overall seamless process. As compared to other agencies we’ve used in the past, they are truly a standout.
Manila Recruitment has been excellent to work with, everyone we have encountered has been top notch from sales & client success to the recruiting team. Their process was highly refined for dialing in t...
Manila Recruitment has been excellent to work with, everyone we have encountered has been top notch from sales & client success to the recruiting team. Their process was highly refined for dialing in the job requirements and getting crystal clear on what we are looking for. This upfront due diligence led to us only spending time with a handful of highly qualified candidates that we could choose that best fit the role. We ended up being so pleased with the candidates that they sourced for our position that we ended up hiring two of them for different roles. Would highly recommend Manila Recruitment for your next role.
Matt Hearn
CEO
NASDAQ Listed Software Company
We turned to Manila Recruitment due to previous difficulties in finding consistently high quality talent for our services team supporting our global client base on our investment management solutions....
We turned to Manila Recruitment due to previous difficulties in finding consistently high quality talent for our services team supporting our global client base on our investment management solutions. Manila Recruitment accepted the challenge and quickly got involved in learning our business and understanding the quite challenging profiles we were looking for. Now a few months on, we’ve hired a number of talented people who fit our profile very well and we plan to retain this important relationship to source talent to our local team in Manila through the great services of Manila Recruitment.
I’ve found Manila Recruitment very easy to work with and really appreciate the level of involvement and transparency they’ve shown throughout.
Antti Horpu
Senior Manager
Google Review
Link 365 Global Solutions Inc
The whole Team at Manila recruitment are dedicated and honest professionals with very good attention to detail and customer service. The results they give speak for themselves, we get the very best ca...
The whole Team at Manila recruitment are dedicated and honest professionals with very good attention to detail and customer service. The results they give speak for themselves, we get the very best candidates from Manila Recruitment. The processes they follow and the system they have in place really does work and produces great results. They are also very competitively priced. In Summary great people to work with, great results and all at a reasonable price.
Scott Amos
Chief Operating Officer
Google Review
Galileo Software Services Inc.
We are a Social Enterprise & Technology Company inventing mobile services to underserved people in predominantly emerging markets. After experiencing the services of alternative headhunters without suc...
We are a Social Enterprise & Technology Company inventing mobile services to underserved people in predominantly emerging markets. After experiencing the services of alternative headhunters without success, we turned to Manila Recruitment for assistance in securing a number of high-level, executive and tech roles in a short timeline. Their specific process and professionalism produced fast results, exceeding our expectations. Adapted candidates, plus regular updates and communication, all delivered through consultants who understood our business model and our briefs. I have already returned to use Manila Recruitment for another key position.
Frederic Levy
CEO
Google Review
Arcadier Pte. Ltd
Manila Recruitment clearly had experience in helping organisations new to the Philippines to get started quickly, find the right talent, and work to tight timeframes. Following Manila Recruitment’s in...
Manila Recruitment clearly had experience in helping organisations new to the Philippines to get started quickly, find the right talent, and work to tight timeframes.
Following Manila Recruitment’s induction to its recruitment philosophy, which was invaluable in managing our own expectations in hiring timelines, time was taken to not only understand the roles we needed filled, but also the urgency and business drivers in hiring the local team. The overall service provided by Manila Recruitment was excellent, with a strong emphasis in using an open and consultative style of engagement to ensure our needs were met.
I have no hesitation in recommending Manila Recruitment to any organisation looking for a recruiter that works hard in finding the ‘right people’, instead of simply ‘filling seats’.
Dinuke Ranasinghe
CEO
Google Review
DM-ED.com
We recently decided to set up a development base in Manila and started working on building a team with Manila Recruitment. From the start the team were very helpful, giving us good guidance and realis...
We recently decided to set up a development base in Manila and started working on building a team with Manila Recruitment. From the start the team were very helpful, giving us good guidance and realistic opinions on what would be possible. Over the past four months we have successfully recruited a core team who I am delighted with. During that process I myself have never needed to leave the UK. I can thoroughly recommend Manila Recruitment as an excellent way forward for anyone considering establishing a whole team or for filling highly technical roles in the Philippines. They are good people doing a great job.
David Morgan
Founder and CEO
Google Review
A unique recruitment agency service model for unrivalled candidate outcomes:
Our commitment is what sets us apart
Database & Community
We have a candidate pool of more than 250,000+ Executives, Managers, Experts, and IT specialists. Plus unique community outreach programs run by all recruiters in their respective vertical focus. We simply have the top recruitment agency database ever curated in the Philippines.
Certified Headhunters
A recruitment company in Manilathat does not rely on job postings! We pride ourselves on passive candidate sourcing. Each of our recruiters is internationally certified in the latest sourcing strategies, and they discover and engage more candidates.
Business Driven Approach
We invest time to align a tailored sourcing strategy with your strategic business objectives. The top recruitment agency in Manila has expertise in multinational expansion, corporate recruitment, plus first hires & growth for tech & start-up companies.
Market Entry Strategy
New to the Philippines? We have been the exclusive recruitment agency partner in the Philippinesfor over 1000+ multinationals, corporations & start-ups entering the Filipino market. Our recruitment firm in the Philippinesspecializes in recruiting first hires & building core teams.
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Each of our recruitment services has a transparent, unique, and competitive fee structure and terms, and is delivered by a certified, professional recruiter in the Philippines
Find the best candidates and recruit your dream team today with our team search service. Complete your company with any combination of junior staff, IT specialists, subject experts, managerial and/or executive roles.
Team Search
Hire experienced C-level executives, vice presidents, country managers, directors, general managers, and other executive or managerial positions with our executive search service.
Executive Search
Recruit candidates for your IT roles with our IT recruitment service. Find the perfect fit for your company’s IT, software development, digital, and technical roles.
IT Search
Find the leading experts in their respective fields with our technical and expert search service. Recruit any non-managerial and non-IT roles in HR, finance, sales, marketing, administration, and operations.
Technical & Expert Search
Experience ease in finding the brightest entry-level role candidates with our junior search service. Recruit all entry-level roles including trainees, executive assistants, and basic support staff.
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Elevate your team with an expatriate from our expat search service. Recruit an expatriate living in the Philippines or repatriate a Filipino from overseas.
Expat Search
Build the perfect offshore operations team with our offshore recruitment service. Recruit executives, technical or expert roles bundled with payroll management and office space services.
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