NatWest Boxed Recruitment: Scaling Engineering in Two Months

Discover how Trust in SODA delivered 23 placements for NatWest Boxed inside a two-month window, shortlisting over 100 candidates at a 1.58:1 CV-to-interview ratio.

23 Key Hires 1.58:1 CV to Interview 2 Month Delivery
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OUR SERVICE IN NUMBERS

Successful placements made within a two-month timeframe.

:1

CV to interview ratio across the programme.

Interviews delivered from over 100 shortlisted candidates.

NatWest Boxed is one of the UK’s leading Banking-as-a-Service providers, combining banking infrastructure with modern technology to power digital financial services.

The Challenge

NatWest Boxed needed to rapidly expand its team by 30 people in two months to support a growing customer base.

Hard-to-reach roles had to be filled across SDET, Engineering Management, Java Development and Product Management.

The timeframe left no room for a slow start.

The Solution

Trust in SODA deployed a dedicated delivery team of five recruiters across engineering, platform, product and leadership functions.

Following the success of the initial project, the partnership expanded into diversity-focused leadership hiring.

  • Dedicated team of five recruiters
  • Coverage across engineering, platform, product and leadership
  • Expansion into diversity-focused leadership hiring

The Outcome

The collaboration produced over 100 shortlisted candidates, 45 interviews and 23 successful placements within the two-month timeframe.

The partnership helped NatWest Boxed strengthen representation across its engineering teams.

Roles supported

Java Engineers
React Engineers
Platform Engineers
Data Engineers
Engineering Managers
Product Managers
Product Designers
SDETs

“NatWest Boxed and Trust in SODA have built a successful partnership focused on specialist engineering recruitment, ensuring access to top-tier talent.”

Mike Jetson, Talent Acquisition Lead

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