Oliver Silver

Oliver has numerous years of experience working with leading prop trading firms, systematic hedge funds and top AI labs. More specifically, he focuses on providing elite quantitative researchers, AI researchers, engineers and traders. From a latency standpoint, he specialises in sourcing industry-leading candidates from the world of HFT, as well as MFT individuals and more traditional stat-arb researchers. He has worked multiple retained mandates with funds, not only providing elite personnel but also delivering detailed compensation and data reports.

Furthermore, Oliver has vast experience working closely with IMO, IOI, IPHO, Putnam, Meta Hacker Cup, ICPC and Google HashCode medalists and champions, as well as leading researchers with publications in NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR.

He is a regular attendee of major conferences such as CPP Conference, NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR.

Oliver is always keen to speak to talented individuals and ambitious companies. If you are looking for your next opportunity or next hire, he encourages you to connect.

He is also an avid golfer and has prior experience hosting golf events for major clients. If you are bored of mundane Zoom calls or café catch-ups, he is always open to chatting over 9 holes (or 18 if you beat him over 9).

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Kane Fallon Managing Director

Kane has spent the last 14 years recruiting some of the world’s best engineers for a portfolio of clients spanning Deep-Tech, AI and technology-driven hedge...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Luchele Mendes Principal Consultant

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...

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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...

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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...

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Alex Haldane Principal Consultant

Alex entered the world of technology recruitment nearly ten years ago and has built his career around connecting outstanding technologists with opportunities that allow them...

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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...

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