{"id":16092,"date":"2026-08-21T04:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/?page_id=16092"},"modified":"2026-08-24T02:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:58:31","slug":"san-jose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/san-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\"\/>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/forms-backend-nu.vercel.app\/css\/bespoke-city-dfd80d022c.css\"\/>\n<style id=\"bcx-city\">@media(min-width:901px){#bcl .bcx-search-head{max-width:20ch}}#bcl .bcx-credit{position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:10px;z-index:3;max-width:min(90%,46ch);text-align:right;pointer-events:auto;font-size:10px;line-height:1.35;color:rgba(255,255,255,.42);text-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(15,15,15,.45)}#bcl .bcx-credit a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:.5px}#bcl .bcx-credit a:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)}<\/style>\n<h1 id=\"bcxH1\">Architecture &amp; Design Recruitment in San Jose | Bespoke Careers<\/h1>\n<header>\n    <link rel=\"preload\" as=\"image\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/san-jose-still.jpg\"\/>\n    <img id=\"heroStill\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/san-jose-still.jpg\"\n      onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='san-jose-still.jpg'\"\n      alt=\"The glass rotunda of San Jose City Hall\"\n      fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\n    <small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/harshlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HarshLight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license noopener nofollow\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/small>\n      I&rsquo;m looking for&#8230;\n        Tell us what you&rsquo;re looking for\n        <img id=\"heroAskImg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/san-jose-ask-v3.jpg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        an Architecture job in San Jose\n        Search jobs or fill a role\n        <input id=\"heroAskInput\" type=\"search\" inputmode=\"search\" name=\"q\" autocomplete=\"off\" autocorrect=\"off\" autocapitalize=\"none\" spellcheck=\"false\" enterkeyhint=\"search\" aria-label=\"Tell us what you&rsquo;re looking for\"\/>\n        \/\n          <button type=\"button\" data-go=\"job\">Find jobs<\/button>\n          <button type=\"button\" data-go=\"hire\">Hire talent<\/button>\n        <a href=\"#portfolio\">Find a job in San Jose &rarr;<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/submit-a-vacancy\/\">Hire in San 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HDR-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JONATHAN-ADLER-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GENSLER-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GRIMSHAW-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BENOY-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CERA-STRIBLEY-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GENTON-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KPF-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PASCALLWATSON-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ARCHITECTUS-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HDR-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JONATHAN-ADLER-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"\/>\n      196 US practices\n      <p>trust us with their hiring, every year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"claim\">\n        <p>Connecting jobseekers with San Jose&rsquo;s top architecture and design studios<\/p>\n        <p>Bespoke Careers is the world&rsquo;s leading architecture and design recruitment agency, connecting jobseekers and employers for 22 years. Our team covers San Jose and Silicon Valley, from the campuses in the south bay to the studios working across California.<\/p>\n        <a href=\"#contact\">Get in touch &rarr;<\/a>\n        <figure>\n          <img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bespoke-team-2026.webp\" alt=\"Two of the Bespoke Careers team at our 2026 company gathering\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\"\/>\n        <\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"locations\">\n      <h2>We&rsquo;re in San Jose, and just<br \/>about everywhere else.<\/h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/our-locations\/\">View all locations &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"portfolio\">\n        <h2>Find your dream job in San Jose<\/h2>\n        <p>Let&#8217;s see what we can do<\/p>\n        <p>We get new San Jose jobs regularly, and not all of them make it onto the website. Many of the studios we work with also take our recommendations even when they&#8217;re not actively hiring.<\/p>\n        <p><strong>1 in 2<\/strong> candidates we recommend to firms get an interview.<\/p>\n      <style>.bcx-sk{display:grid;gap:12px}.bcx-sk-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px}.bcx-sk i{display:block;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(15,15,15,.05);position:relative;overflow:hidden}.bcx-sk i::after{content:\"\";position:absolute;inset:0;transform:translateX(-100%);background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(255,255,255,.8),transparent);animation:bcxSkShine 1.5s ease-in-out infinite}.bcx-sk .sk-drop{height:88px;border-radius:14px;border:1.5px dashed rgba(15,15,15,.14);background:rgba(15,15,15,.02)}.bcx-sk .sk-in{height:46px}.bcx-sk .sk-area{height:76px}.bcx-sk .sk-btn{height:54px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(151,212,34,.28)}@keyframes bcxSkShine{100%{transform:translateX(100%)}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.bcx-sk i::after{animation:none}}<\/style>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"leads\">\n      <figure>\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gary-sheldrake-newyork.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Sheldrake, Managing Director of Bespoke Careers in California and New York\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\n      <\/figure>\n        <h2>Meet Gary.<\/h2>\n        <p>Gary Sheldrake is Managing Director of Bespoke Careers in California and New York. With more than 20 years of experience recruiting in the architecture and interior design sector, he has built and led high performing teams at Hays and, most recently, Randstad.<\/p>\n        <p>&ldquo;When I wanted to consider a move there was simply no other firm that could match what Bespoke could offer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li>\n            <b>Gary Sheldrake<\/b>\n            Managing Director\n            <a href=\"mailto:gary.s@bespokecareers.com\">gary.s@bespokecareers.com<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/submit-a-vacancy\/\">Brief us on a role &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"team\">\n      <h2>Your San Jose team.<\/h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/team-member\/gary-sheldrake\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Sheldrake\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><h3>Gary Sheldrake<\/h3><p>Managing Director<\/p><\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/team-member\/brian-baxter\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brian.b.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Baxter\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><h3>Brian Baxter<\/h3><p>Associate &middot; Architecture<\/p><\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/team-member\/shelby-boland\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ShelbyBolland-e1749046632666.jpg\" alt=\"Shelby Boland\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><h3>Shelby Boland<\/h3><p>Consultant &middot; Business Support<\/p><\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/team-member\/emmy-troiano\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emmy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Emmy Troiano\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><h3>Emmy Troiano<\/h3><p>Interiors Consultant<\/p><\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/team-member\/grace-welsh\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-4.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Welsh\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><h3>Grace Welsh<\/h3><p>Office Manager\/Team Coordinator<\/p><\/a>\n      <button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"cityTeamGrid\">\n        Show all\n      <\/button>\n    <p>Not sure who to ask for? Call the office on <a href=\"tel:+12123210909\">+1 (212) 321 0909<\/a> and you will get the consultant who covers your discipline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"brief\">\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"testimonial\">\n        <blockquote id=\"tquote\">&ldquo;Bespoke are the epitome of &lsquo;ethical recruiters.&rsquo; They&rsquo;re respectful of our time, they establish strong relationships with us and candidates alike. When Bespoke sends us a candidate profile, we sit up and listen.<\/blockquote>\n          <img id=\"tava\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sophie-Tait.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Tait\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"tlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/STUDIO-PDP-3.png\" alt=\"Studio PDP\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n          <strong>Sophie Tait<\/strong>Human Resources Director, Studio PDP &middot; London\n        <video preload=\"none\" playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mitch-jones-poster.jpg\">\n          <source src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/testimonial2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/>\n          <source src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/testimonial2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/>\n        <\/video>\n        <button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Mitch Jones testimonial\">\n          Play video\n        <\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" id=\"tprev\" aria-label=\"Previous testimonial\">\n        <\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" id=\"tnext\" aria-label=\"Next testimonial\">\n        <\/button>\n      <h2>Tell us who you&#8217;re looking for.<\/h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/submit-a-vacancy\/\">Submit a brief &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stats\">\n<h2>Built on 1,407 US careers.<\/h2>\n        <p>The numbers don&#8217;t lie, but they don&#8217;t tell the full story either. Behind every one of those US placements is a relationship, a consultant who genuinely cared, and a phone call they couldn&#8217;t wait to make.<\/p>\n      <figure>\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-41.jpg\" alt=\"Bespoke Careers consultants in the New York studio\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\n      <\/figure>\n        0\n        Permanent jobs filled across the US\n        0\n        Pre-screened, talented creatives on our unrivalled global database\n        0\n        Contract jobs filled for US practices with immediate hiring needs\n        0\n        Architecture and design firms we partnered with across the US in the last 12 months\n        0\n        Years recruiting in the US\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"scrapbook\">\n      <h2>Life at Bespoke<\/h2>\n      <p>Client parties, podcast recordings, university talks and the conference floor. Twelve years of Bespoke in the US.<\/p>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Bespoke team at a client party in Austin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><figcaption><h3>Client parties<\/h3><p>East Austin<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-2.jpg\" alt=\"Three of the Bespoke team recording a podcast episode in Austin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><figcaption><h3>Recording the podcast<\/h3><p>In the Austin studio<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-3.jpg\" alt=\"Three of the Bespoke Texas team working at a desk\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-4.jpg\" alt=\"The Bespoke Careers office in East Austin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-5.jpg\" alt=\"The Bespoke team celebrating together in Austin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-6.jpg\" alt=\"The Bespoke Texas team at work in the Austin office\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-7.jpg\" alt=\"Three of the Bespoke team talking on the office sofa\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-8.jpg\" alt=\"A Bespoke consultant speaking to architecture students\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><figcaption><h3>Backing the next generation<\/h3><p>On campus<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n        <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tx-book-9.jpg\" alt=\"Bespoke Careers at the AIA Conference on Architecture\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\"\/><figcaption><h3>AIA Conference on Architecture<\/h3><p>The conference floor<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/join-bespoke\/\">Join the Bespoke team &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"faq\">\n          <h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n          <p>The questions we get asked most, by the people hiring and the people looking.<\/p>\n          <h3>Contact the San Jose team<\/h3>\n          <address>\n            Bespoke Careers San Jose<br \/>\n            <a href=\"tel:+12134360909\">+1 (213) 436 0909<\/a><br \/>\n            <a href=\"mailto:california@bespokecareers.com\">california@bespokecareers.com<\/a>\n          <\/address>\n        <details name=\"bcl-faq\">\n          <summary>Which roles do you recruit for in San Jose?<\/summary>\n          <p>Architecture, interior design, landscape and urban design, architectural and interior products, strategic appointments and business support, at every level from graduates to practice directors, across permanent, contract and temp-to-perm.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n        <details name=\"bcl-faq\">\n          <summary>How do your fees work?<\/summary>\n          <p>There are three ways to hire. Permanent recruitment is success-only. You only pay when we find you your dream hire, and our terms are sent as soon as you brief us. Contract runs on hourly rates agreed upfront, with payroll and compliance through us. Strategic search is retained and paid in three instalments, across engagement, shortlist and appointment.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n        <details name=\"bcl-faq\">\n          <summary>Do you place contract as well as permanent staff?<\/summary>\n          <p>Yes. We have filled 1,664 contract roles for studios hiring against a deadline, alongside permanent and temp-to-perm placements. 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