Our Team

We put people at the forefront of everything we do, building lasting relationships and delivering tailored recruitment solutions that help businesses and candidates.

Prené Patti - Founder

Auro was founded on a simple belief: the right people change businesses.

After spending more than eight years building technology teams across the UK, Prené established Auro to offer a more considered approach to recruitment, one centred on understanding, partnership, and long-term success rather than transactional hiring.

Throughout his career, he has advised organisations ranging from scaling technology businesses to established enterprises, helping them appoint software engineers, technology leaders, and specialist professionals who create meaningful commercial impact.

His reputation has been built through honest advice, market expertise, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Every search reflects the same philosophy: understand the business first, challenge where necessary, and introduce talent with purpose.

Outside of work, Prene is an enthusiast of classic cars and automotive heritage. His appreciation for craftsmanship, precision, and enduring design mirrors the principles that define Auro today.

Oscar Gange - Senior Consultant

With more than five years of experience recruiting across the technology sector, Oscar has built his career around connecting ambitious businesses with the people who can genuinely move the needle for them.
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Throughout his career, Oscar has worked with businesses ranging from high-growth start-ups to major organisations across energy, commodities, Finance, FinTechs, and other technology-led industries, building long-term relationships with clients through market knowledge, transparency, and a consultative approach.
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His reputation has been built on understanding the businesses he works with beyond the job description — their technology, ambitions, challenges, and culture — before introducing people who can make a meaningful impact.
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Outside of the office, Oscar’s passion is calisthenics – something that takes time, commitment and appreciation of fine details to master; an ethos he carries into his professional and personal relationships.
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These philosophies sit at the heart of Auro: recruitment built around genuine partnership, specialist knowledge, and long-term value rather than transactional hiring.

Jack Brett - Senior Consultant

With over three years of hands-on experience building high-impact teams across the UK market. Before moving into recruitment, Jack spent four years in the accountancy sector, where he developed the commercial awareness, discipline, and people-first mindset that now shape his approach to supporting candidates and clients.

Jack thrives in environments where they operate like professional sports teams: aligned, connected, and striving toward a shared goal. He believes you’re only ever as good as the team around you, and he’s at his best when surrounded by people who support each other, celebrate wins together, step up when needed, and genuinely enjoy the work.

Outside of work, you’ll find Jack spending quality time with family and friends, as well as any opportunity to watch football. Being a Southend United season ticket holder, Jack spends most Saturdays with his Dad watching the Shrimpers at Roots Hall.

Why Auro you might ask? Aligned from top to bottom, understanding how a good team should operate, and most importantly, delivering a good service to our candidates and clients whilst having a good time along the way. Simple!

Hear from Our Candidates & Clients

Prené Patti supported us with contract hiring across both frontend and backend engineering, and he was consistently one of the easier people to work with on that side. He took the time to understand what we actually needed technically rather than matching keywords against a spec, which meant the profiles he sent were relevant from the start and my team spent far less time screening. What I valued most was how helpful he was throughout. He kept us updated without being chased, was straight with us about the market and about rates rather than telling us what we wanted to hear, and briefed candidates properly so the technical conversations were productive from the first call. When we needed to move quickly, he moved quickly. I'd work with him again, and I'd recommend him to anyone hiring.
Pargat Chhina
CTO LiveTicketGroup
I've been working at Marex Solutions since December 2024, thanks to Oscar. Over the years I've worked with many Recruitment Consultants and Oscar stands out amongst most of them. One of Oscar's chief characteristics is identifying a suitable candidate on not only necessary technical experience, but also team fit. This aspect is very important at Marex. I've seen multiple cases recently where people placed at Marex by Oscar and VirtueTech are a great Team fit. Since working at Marex, Oscar has been very responsive to any payment issues, regularly keeps in touch and is proactive on the contract renewal side. I would thoroughly recommend Oscar, both from a potential candidate perspective and from a Company perspective
Conleth Mackle
Senior Software Engineer
Oscar is one of the finest recruitment consultants in the ETRM space. He truly understands his clients, does thorough homework on the roles he represents, and takes the time to assess a candidate’s suitability and feasibility with real care. What sets Oscar apart is the personal touch he brings to the process — something that is increasingly rare in recruitment today. I would highly recommend Oscar to anyone looking for a recruiter who is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and genuinely invested in their success.
Satish Nakerekanti
ETRM Business Analyst
About every two weeks my phone rings and "Jack B" pops up on the screen. The conversation is always a pleasure because when you speak with Jack you can hear in his voice that he has a smile on his face and a spring in his step. Jack has been of great help to me during my job search, freely offering advice with roles not managed by him while continuously searching for roles for me in a market that is quite unlike anything either of us have seen. The calls from Jack have been a huge help and I'm very grateful to have had Jack's support. I imagine every candidate represented by him feel the same way. If you're looking for work or if you are hiring, you want Jack on your team!
Oyvind Valland
Head of Engineering
Jack is one of those rare recruiters who makes the process feel genuinely supportive rather than transactional. He was communicative at every stage, from interviews through onboarding, and his honest market perspective and interview coaching were incredibly helpful. Highly recommend working with him.
Bo Luo
Senior AI consultant
Prene has restored my faith back for recruiters. He took the time to meet me and understand my requirements and came back with relevant opportunities for me which in turn led me to a contract offer. A very approachable and nice guy who was always been very helpful and honest when i needed advice, especially with the legislation coming into place in April. This is how recruitment should be instead of the majority of agency staff that i have dealt with throughout my career. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to my peers if they needed work.
Johhny Chan
Senior Engineer
I've worked with Prene for a few years, mostly as a contractor looking for work but occasionally as a hirer. He's a pleasure to work with, highly professional and has great integrity. Unlike many recruiters (and I've dealt with a lot) he puts a lot of work into building relationships and he's consistently done his best to find me work at different points in time. I'd recommend him highly, and would go to him first as a jobseeker or if I was looking to hire.
James Ellis-Jones
CTO & Founder at Ateylr
Prene has been great to work with. He has a solid level of knowledge in the market as well as great understanding of the IT industry. He is always available to help, even outside of usual working hours. His approach is much more personal than with other recruiters, he has always provided feedback from interviews and takes the time to discuss everything in more detail.
Ed Butler
Technical Lead
I’ve known Prene for nearly 6 years now and I must say that he is among the best recruiters I have spoken to. Very receptive and dynamic and understanding the client needs and candidates really well and communicating it so well, while being empathetic, to find them the best roles. I think his ability to always be updated with market conditions and his easy and honest nature makes it so amazing to work with him. Thanks for everything Prene!
Nisha Nambissan
Senior Software Engineer
I have contracted for over 25 years and met my fair share of agents. I can honestly say Prene is right up there with the best. Prene is proactive and takes responsibility for looking after your interests. He is always available and responds to all queries in a timely matter. Nothing is too much trouble. I have no hesitation in recommending him.
Dave Niner
Senior Software Engineer

Defined by precision. Driven by partnership.

Every search is approached with curiosity, rigour, and commercial understanding. We take the time to understand your business before introducing talent that creates lasting impact.
Strategic Discovery
Exceptional recruitment begins with understanding. Before engaging the market, we invest time in learning your organisation, culture, objectives, and the qualities that define long-term success.
Senior Expertise
Every assignment is managed by an experienced consultant from briefing through to completion. You benefit from informed advice, transparent communication, and a consistent level of expertise throughout the process.
Connecting Talent with Purpose
Our role extends beyond filling vacancies. We connect exceptional talent with organisations where they can make a genuine impact, creating partnerships that stand the test of time.