How CibusMed Hired a Senior Software Engineer

CibusMed is a Greek digital health technology company headquartered in Kifisia, Athens, with operations in more than 15 countries across Europe and Asia. Since its founding in 2017, the company has been developing specialized clinical software that supports the management of parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy, helping healthcare providers safely prescribe, prepare, and administer personalized treatment regimens. Its solutions are used by hospitals and specialized pharmacy centers, including NHS organizations in the United Kingdom, as well as hospitals in Germany, Slovakia, and countries across the Middle East.

Behind products such as NutriNet Parenteral and CenseoRx is a team that combines deep software engineering expertise with a thorough understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare requirements. In an organization developing mission-critical healthcare software, the role of a Senior Software Engineer is fundamental. This professional plays a key role in advancing the company’s products, maintaining high quality standards, and delivering new features that support CibusMed’s continued international growth. Successfully filling such a position is essential for sustaining innovation and expanding into new markets.

CibusMed needed to hire a Senior Software Engineer, one of the most competitive and difficult-to-fill positions in the Greek technology market. Experienced software engineers represent a limited talent pool and, in most cases, are already employed by established technology companies.

For a healthcare software company, the search was even more demanding. The ideal candidate needed to combine strong technical expertise with the ability to work in a clinical software environment, where software quality, reliability, regulatory compliance, and an understanding of healthcare processes are essential.

The difficulty of the search was reflected in the company’s inbound recruitment results, with only three organic applications received throughout the hiring process. Under these circumstances, successfully filling the role required much more than posting a job advertisement—it required targeted sourcing and proactive outreach to qualified professionals.

The collaboration began with a trial account of the linq Platform Sourcing, allowing CibusMed to evaluate the platform in a real hiring scenario. From day one, the linq team conducted a comprehensive platform walkthrough, enabling the company to fully utilize all of its features while providing continuous support throughout every stage of the recruitment process.

At the same time, we advised CibusMed to contact interested candidates as quickly as possible to maintain candidate engagement and availability throughout the evaluation process. The recruitment strategy relied primarily on targeted sourcing, with 41 personalized outreach requests sent to professionals who matched the role’s requirements. As a result, seven candidates responded positively, creating a high-quality talent pool for evaluation.

Ultimately, the successful Senior Software Engineer hire came exclusively through proactive outreach rather than inbound applications. The successful outcome demonstrated the platform’s value in a real-world hiring scenario and led CibusMed to upgrade its trial account to a full linq Platform Sourcing subscription.

The successful candidate ultimately came from the 41 targeted outreach requests conducted during the search rather than through inbound applications. This case clearly demonstrated the importance of proactive sourcing when recruiting highly specialized technology professionals, many of whom are not actively searching for new career opportunities.

Hiring the Senior Software Engineer strengthened CibusMed’s engineering team in a role that is critical to the ongoing development of its clinical software products. By bringing the right professional on board, the company was able to accelerate product development while continuing to support its growing customer base of hospitals and healthcare organizations across Europe and Asia. For a company developing healthcare software under strict quality and regulatory requirements, successfully hiring an experienced senior engineer represents an important investment in long-term innovation and business growth.

CibusMed’s engagement with linq began with a trial account, giving the company the opportunity to evaluate the platform in a real recruitment project. After successfully completing the search and hiring the right candidate, CibusMed chose to upgrade from the trial to a full subscription, validating the value delivered throughout the recruitment process.

This case highlights a challenge shared by many technology companies: the most experienced professionals are not always reached through traditional job advertisements or inbound applications. In these situations, a recruitment strategy that combines targeted sourcing, proactive candidate outreach, and ongoing expert support can significantly expand access to highly specialized technical talent and lead to successful hiring outcomes.

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