You tried hiring locally

You posted on LinkedIn, ran interviews, and maybe even used a recruiter. Three months later, you're still looking or you hired someone at $150K+ who isn't moving the needle. Meanwhile, your runway's shorter and your product roadmap hasn't changed.

The result: 3-6 months lost, $150K+ committed, and you're still not shipping fast enough.

You tried freelancers

Upwork, referrals, a friend of a friend. The profile looked great. But three weeks in, you realize they can’t work independently, the code quality is a mess, deadlines keep slipping, and you’re spending more time managing them than actually building your product.

The result: Months of wasted effort, code you have to throw away, and you're back to square one.

You tried an agency

Toptal, BairesDev, or one of the others. $50K minimum, a sales rep who barely understood your product, and whoever was available on their bench. The developer was technically fine but didn't fit your team, your stage, or your way of working.

The result: Expensive, impersonal, and built for companies 10x your size. You're a number, not a partner.

01

You tell us what you're building

A 30-minute call with a technical founder, not a sales rep. We learn your product, your architecture, and what's actually slowing you down. If staffing isn't the answer, we'll tell you. If it is, we now know exactly what "the right software engineer" means for your team.

02

We show you engineers we've already vetted

Every engineer in our network has already passed a 4-stage evaluation run by our technical founders on real production challenges, not LeetCode. We hand-pick 2-3 senior engineers matched to your context.

03

They join your team and start shipping

Your engineer joins Slack, attends standup, and starts contributing to your codebase as part of your team, not an outsider. You manage them directly. The difference is they cost half as much, they were properly evaluated before they started, and you didn't spend 6 months finding them.