Luchele Mendes

Luchele specializes in AI Research and Machine Learning hiring for top-tier startups building foundational technologies. With nine years of experience, she works closely with Frontier AI Labs solving some of the hardest problems in AI research—identifying, nurturing, and placing elite AI researchers across Europe and North America.

Her journey into AI research recruiting began in 2016, when she built Data Science, Bioinformatics, and Machine Learning teams for Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland. Drawn to the early wave of generative AI, she transitioned into AI startups in 2021, partnering with companies at the forefront of Conversational AI, Speech Technologies, and Neural Translation across DACH and North America.

In 2024, Luchele joined Search Technology, attracted by the firm’s deep expertise in Foundation Models and Frontier AI Research spanning LLMs, VLMs, VLAs, and World Models. Together with her talented team, she tackles the most complex challenges in AI Research hiring—building world-class teams that push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Kane Fallon Managing Director

With over 13 years of experience, Kane has been at the forefront of recruiting many of the world’s top engineers for a diverse portfolio of...

Kane Fallon
Dean Morgan Director

Originally from Australia, Dean made the bold jump to London to focus on transforming the tech world by creating standout teams unmatched in their expertise...

Dean Morgan
Zak Shutkever Director

After graduating with a First Class Law Degree, Zak chose to follow his true passion—technology and innovation. Fascinated by the latest developments in both hardware...

Zak Shutkever
Oliver Silver Director

Oliver has extensive expertise within Quantitative Finance and Trading having worked with some of the biggest and most reputable names within the financial industry. Oliver...

Oliver Silver
Danielle Auvache Personal Assistant to Directors

Danielle joined Search Technology in 2020 and has since become an integral part of our ever-growing team as Office Manager, ensuring the day-to-day operations of...

Danielle Auvache
Tony Christian Principal Consultant

Tony entered the world of recruitment over ten years ago and has since built a career around connecting exceptional talent with opportunity. He takes pride...

Tony Christian
Tom Murphy Principal Consultant

Tom is a specialist in sourcing and placing top-tier professionals across some of the most dynamic and competitive sectors in finance and technology. With deep...

Tom Murphy
Ali Reza F. Senior Consultant

Ali holds a Master’s in Clinical Neuroscience from King’s College London and a First in Biomedical Science – an academic path that sparked a lasting fascination...

Ali Reza F.
Alex Haldane Principal Consultant

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Alex Haldane
Shay Sparg Team Assistant

Shay joined Search Technology as a Team Assistant in 2024 and has since transitioned from focusing mainly on data entry to providing direct support to...

Shay Sparg

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