"Every champion was once just a contender."

Sean Mitchell

Associate Director - Java & Mobile

A lot of the roles I work on aren’t straightforward. They sit in that grey area where job specs aren’t fully defined and the “right” person isn’t obvious. That’s where I tend to do my best work. I spend a lot of time with engineers working in event-driven environments, Kafka, streaming tech, distributed systems, so I’ve got a good feel for where things can get stuck and how to keep hiring moving without over-engineering it.

I work with both growing businesses and more established teams, helping them bring in engineers who genuinely add value. That could be an early, foundational hire or adding depth as a team scales. Most of my work sits in the modern Java space, especially around cloud-native setups, Quarkus, Micronaut, Spring Boot on Kubernetes.

I keep things straightforward. I spend time understanding how teams actually work, what they need, and what will make a real difference, then focus on finding people who fit, both technically and culturally. It’s less about volume, more about getting it right.

Specialisation: Associate Director – Java & Mobile

Get to know Sean

The 3 F’s, Family, Friends & football!! Huge sports fan of anything competitive.

I’m a foodie who loves exploring cuisines from around the world, always choosing savoury over sweet.

I love travelling, and Japan is next on the list!

Music, I love it all. Anything from 60’s soul to 80’s disco with some rap and house music to keep myself ‘cool’!