Dev-Hire

How we vet

Only the top 1.5% of applicants are published.

Every engineer passes four stages, run by senior engineers, before a buyer ever sees them. You still make the final call.

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  • Top 1.5%

    of applicants pass our vetting

  • 48 h

    to your shortlist

  • 1 week

    to your developer’s first day

200 applicants1.5% left

Stage drop-offs illustrative. The 1.5% is measured.

Four stages. Every engineer.

Each stage is run by people. An engineer who misses one does not move on, and never reaches a shortlist.

  1. 01

    Profile deep dive

    We review CVs, LinkedIn and portfolios by hand.

    Experience and project history are read by a person, not filtered by keywords.

    What we check

    • CV
    • LinkedIn
    • Portfolio and past projects
  2. 02

    Communication

    English fluency, professionalism and client readiness.

    Most of the work happens in pull requests, tickets and calls, so clear communication is tested on its own.

    What we check

    • English fluency
    • Professionalism
    • Client readiness
  3. 03

    Technical interview

    Live coding and scenario interviews with senior engineers.

    Real judgement on real problems, rather than trivia.

    What we check

    • Live coding
    • Scenario interview
    • Run by senior engineers
  4. 04

    Final approval

    Only the top 1.5% of applicants are published.

    Only engineers who pass every stage reach the bench and your shortlist.

    What we check

    VETTED
    • Every stage passed
    • Profile published
    • Dated vetting stamp
Two engineers sketching a design on a whiteboard

You still make the final call.

Vetting gets you to a shortlist of 3 to 4 engineers within 48 hours. Choosing the one is yours. We recommend that you:

  1. 01Interview the shortlisted engineers yourself.
  2. 02Ask for a walkthrough of a past project, including the tradeoffs they made.
  3. 03Run a short pairing session or code review on your own codebase.
  4. 04Confirm a daily overlap window with your working hours.

What every profile shows.

The result of vetting is evidence you can read before you talk to anyone.

  • AYears per skill, on one scaleCompare two engineers by looking, not reading.
  • BA dated vetting stampWhat senior engineers checked, and when.
  • CThe monthly price, all inPayroll, equipment and replacement included. No placement fee.
  • DReal work historyRole, domain and years. Employer names stay private.

After you hire.

Your engineer starts within a week. Not the right fit? We replace your engineer at no extra cost. Prefer to start risk-free? Choose two risk-free weeks when you sign.

  1. 1Contracts in a dayWe sign an NDA and a month-to-month contract with you, usually within a day.
  2. 2Set up in your toolsYour engineer joins your repo, chat and standups in your working hours.
  3. 3A check-in after week oneWe check in with you and your engineer and fix anything that is not working.

Vetting questions.

All questions

Meet engineers who passed every stage.

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