Talent agency for AI & advanced technology

Where exceptional talent meets the frontier of tech.

ASTech connects AI, data, and deep-tech professionals with the companies building what comes next. Specialist matching, honest guidance, and introductions that actually fit.

  • Machine Learning
  • Generative AI
  • Large Language Models
  • Computer Vision
  • NLP
  • MLOps
  • Data Engineering
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • AI Security
  • Robotics
  • Edge AI
  • Quantum Computing

Expertise

Deep focus on the fields moving fastest.

We don't recruit for everything. ASTech specializes in advanced technology, so we speak the language of the roles we fill and understand the people who fill them.

AI & Machine Learning

Applied ML engineers, research scientists, and specialists in NLP and computer vision who turn models into real products.

  • Applied ML
  • Research
  • Computer Vision

Generative AI & LLMs

Engineers building on foundation models, from retrieval and fine-tuning to evaluation, agents, and production LLM systems.

  • RAG
  • Fine-tuning
  • Agents

Data Engineering & Science

The people who build reliable pipelines and platforms, and the scientists who turn data into decisions.

  • Pipelines
  • Analytics
  • Platforms

Cloud, Platform & MLOps

Infrastructure and platform engineers who make AI systems scalable, observable, and dependable.

  • Kubernetes
  • MLOps
  • DevOps

Cybersecurity

Security engineers and AI-security specialists protecting modern systems, models, and data.

  • AppSec
  • Cloud Security
  • AI Security

Robotics & Emerging Tech

Talent for robotics, autonomous systems, edge AI, and quantum computing: the fields still being invented.

  • Robotics
  • Edge AI
  • Quantum

For companies

Build the team your roadmap demands.

Hiring for advanced tech is hard when every candidate looks the same on paper. We do the deep work up front, so you meet fewer people and better ones.

  • Curated shortlists, not stacks of résumés
  • Technical screening by people who understand the work
  • Full-time, contract, and project-based engagements
  • Confidential searches for critical and leadership roles
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For professionals

Find work worthy of your expertise.

Your skills are rare. We help you find teams that value them, with roles matched to your goals and not just your keywords.

  • Opportunities with innovative, well-matched teams
  • Honest guidance on the market, compensation, and fit
  • An advocate who represents your interests
  • Support that continues after you've signed
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Process

A simple process, done with care.

Whether you're hiring or exploring, working with us follows the same four steps.

  1. 01

    Discover

    We start by listening: the problem you're solving, the team you're building, or the career you want next.

  2. 02

    Match

    We search deliberately and screen technically, so every match rests on real skills and real fit.

  3. 03

    Connect

    We make warm, well-prepared introductions and guide both sides through interviews and offers.

  4. 04

    Grow

    We stay in touch after the hire, because the best partnerships are measured in years, not placements.

Why ASTech

We're building a new kind of talent agency: specialist by choice, small by design, and measured by the quality of every connection we make.

Specialists, not generalists

Advanced tech is all we do. That focus shapes how we search, screen, and advise.

Quality over volume

We'd rather make one great introduction than ten forgettable ones.

Transparency both ways

Clear expectations, honest feedback, and no surprises, for companies and candidates alike.

In it for the long run

We build relationships that last well beyond a single hire.

Team

The people behind ASTech.

A founding team of three, building the agency we always wished existed, for the people doing the work and the companies who need them.

Paul Simons

Co-Founder

David Crystal

Co-Founder

Daniel Brooks

Co-Founder

Contact

Let's build what's next, together.

Hiring for an advanced-tech role, or exploring your next opportunity? Tell us a little about what you're looking for and we'll be in touch.