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How PCN hires

Truth index
A 87/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
53%
Reposted roles
0%

PCN scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 15 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 53% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

PCN is a boutique recruitment agency rooted in Amsterdam, driven by a singular mission: connecting top talent with industry leaders.

News

Blog 2 months ago
Fraud and Fincrime Leaders at MoneyLIVE North America
900+ banking and payments leaders will gather in Chicago (14-15 Sept) for MoneyLIVE North America, the industry's most senior banking and payments conference. Fraud prevention and financial crime compliance are the most pressing priorities for North Ameri
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Award 6 months ago
Merchant Payments Ecosystem Announces Winners of the MPE Awards 2026
Industry leaders, innovators and emerging companies were recognized in Berlin for excellence across the merchant payments ecosystem. BERLIN, Germany, March 26, 2026 - Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) announced the winners of the MPE Awards 2026, recogniz
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Blog 12 months ago
Stablecoin Enablers: Who Turns Digital Dollars into Everyday Money?
Stablecoin issuers can create digital dollars, but that's only the beginning. For these tokens to really matter, people must be able to spend them, transfer them, and accept them in everyday life. That's where the enablers come in, the companies building
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Podcast 1 year ago
PCN and The Payments Shed Podcast Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Fintech and Payments Thought Leadership
Amsterdam, 23 September, 2025 - PCN, a leading recruitment and media partner in fintech and payments, and The Payments Shed Podcast, the up and coming show hosted by industry leaders Grant Evans and Justin Hanna, are joining forces in a new partnership de
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Blog 1 year ago
Stablecoin Issuers: Who Builds Trust, Who Scales, Who Risks It
Stablecoins are no longer just tools for crypto traders. Today, they handle billions in daily payments, support lending markets, and are slowly moving into mainstream finance. By mid-2025, their total market value is nearing $300 billion. USDT and USDC le
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Blog 1 year ago
Where are the women in the payments C-suite?
When people talk about fintech, the words that come up most often are innovation, disruption, and the future of finance. The industry has transformed the way we pay, move, and manage money in just over a decade. Digital wallets, real-time transfers, and b
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Press release 1 year ago
Mollie x GoCardless: a deal in motion
European fintech is in the middle of a consolidation wave. In just the first half of 2025, there were 62 acquisitions, up from 57 in the same period last
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Blog 1 year ago
Q2 2025 fintech jobs report
Europe's fintech industry keeps growing fast, but this rapid growth brings a new challenge: finding the right talent. In this blog, we take a closer look at key hiring trends in Q2 2025 across the Payments, Open Banking, BNPL, and BaaS sectors. Using real
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Blog 1 year ago
Talent Engines of Europe's Fintech Unicorns
Unicorns are built with code… or are they? In the world of Fintech, some startups hit unicorn status in just a few years, while others take nearly a decade. Why such a big difference in speed? It's not just about having the right product or timing. Many o
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Blog 1 year ago
BNPL Organizational Structure
How Top Teams Are Built to Scale At PCN, we've always believed that how a company is built matters just as much as what it offers. In the BNPL Report 2025, our team dug deep into the organizational structures, workforce models, and strategic choices of Eu
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at PCN over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
32
Postings analysed
10
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
Python30%
SQL20%
Go10%
Java10%
Databases
Cassandra10%
MySQL10%
PostgreSQL10%
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes20%
API Gateway10%
AWS10%
Aqua Security10%
GCP10%
GitHub Actions10%
GitLab CI10%
Google GKE10%
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel20%
Falco10%
Model Context Protocol10%
OpenTofu10%
Swagger10%
Terraform10%
Practices & domains
AI Agents30%
CI/CD10%
EU AI Act10%
IAM10%
Incident Management10%
Service Mesh10%
Machine Learning10%
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
71/100
Growing
Open positions
17
3 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
100 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~23 hours
10/15/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
45% ▼
Security
9% ▼
Leadership
9% ▼
Marketing
9% ▼
Sales
9% ▲
Operations
9% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: New York Oct 2026
Added Swagger to stack Oct 2026
Added Service Mesh to stack Oct 2026
Added PostgreSQL to stack Oct 2026
Added MySQL to stack Oct 2026
Added Java to stack Oct 2026
Added Cassandra to stack Oct 2026
Added AWS to stack Oct 2026
New location: Germany Sep 2026
Added GDPR to stack Sep 2026
Added SIEM to stack Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
This company is a staffing agency: the cities below are where its clients hire, not its own offices.
Cities
8
Hiring now
8
Countries
7
Busiest office
Frankfurt am Main
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Frankfurt am Main Germany
4 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Finance, Management
seen since Jan 2026 job postings
Berlin Germany
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days
hires for Finance
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
London United Kingdom
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 33% engineering
hires for Security, Product, Sales
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
The Hague Netherlands
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Sales
seen since Apr 2026 company site, job postings
New York United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Operations, Solutions
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Paris France
1 open roles
hires for Finance
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Tokyo Japan
1 open roles
hires for Sales
seen since Oct 2025 job postings
Brussels Belgium
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Sales
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Munich, Germany 2 open roles · last posting Jul 2026
Dublin, Ireland 1 open roles · last posting Jul 2026

Jobs

≈ $131k – $258k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • New York
Java
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Cassandra
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Service Mesh
QA
Swagger
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≈ $88k – $162k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • London
Python
Go
Terraform
GCP
GitHub Actions
OpenTofu
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Google GKE
IAM
Cybersecurity
Prisma Cloud
Falco
Aqua Security
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2
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≈ $100k – $188k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • London
Model Context Protocol
AI Agents
DevOps
API Gateway
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