Hire software developers and designers, vetted in 10 calendar days

Front end, back end and full stack engineers who commit to your repository and follow your review standards, added at a pace your code review can absorb. Shortlist in 10 calendar days on either hiring model.

Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented
Global talent starting at $12/hr
US talent starting at 12.5% of first-year salary

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Roles we staff

From front end builds to machine learning

Build seats Front end, back end and the integrations, sprint by sprint.
  • Front End Developer

  • Back End Developer

  • Full Stack Developer

  • Application Integrations Engineer

  • Mobile App Developer

Design and intelligence seats The interface and the models behind a modern product.
  • User Interface and Experience Designer

  • Machine Learning Engineer

Product ownership seats Scope, priority and the person who says no.
  • Product Manager

Don't see your role? No problem. We staff 100+ roles across 10+ departments, so tell us what you need.

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What administrative staffing takes off your plate

Review bandwidth Sized first, so work does not sit unreviewed
Environment setup Done before day one, not during week one
Your repository Pull requests land in your codebase, your standards
Velocity Tickets closed, not just people added
Ceremonies Attended, not summarized by an account manager
Transparent pricing

Two ways to hire. Transparent pricing.

Every software development role prices the same way. Both models carry the same bar: vetted candidates in 10 calendar days and 5-Stage Vetting. The guarantee differs by model: 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire, 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed.

Specialist recruiters 5-Stage Vetting Vetted candidates in 10 calendar days
GlobalFully Managed
Starting at
$12/hour

Exceptional talent from Latin America, the Philippines, South Africa, Eastern Europe, and Canada, from $12/hr. One monthly fee, all-inclusive: sourcing, vetting, payroll, compliance, and ongoing support.

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USDirect Hire
One-time placement fee, from
12.5%of salary

Full-time professionals across the United States, employed directly by you. One placement fee: from 12.5% of first-year salary, with the $995 retainer credited against it. Prefer nothing upfront? From 15%, paid only when you hire. Traditional agencies charge 20-30% of salary for the same search.

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Not sure which desk to fill first?

Name the work that is slipping. We will recommend the seat that fixes it, the right model for it, and share expected cost and timeline.

When to hire

When work sits waiting for review

Most teams wait too long. These are the points where the seat pays for itself immediately.

Work sits unreviewed Pull requests wait days for the only reviewer.
Setup takes weeks New engineers spend the first sprint on environments.
Velocity flat after hiring More people, same output, and nobody knows why.
Reviewers are the bottleneck Adding engineers made the queue longer, not shorter.
Do any of these sound familiar?
  • Work sits unreviewed for days.
  • Setup consumes a new engineer's first sprint.
  • You hired more and velocity stayed flat.
  • Reviewers became the bottleneck.
  • Environments differ between machines.
  • Nobody sized the team against review capacity.
How it works

How our hiring process works

Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented. Every administrative candidate passes 5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening, and you see vetted candidates in 10 calendar days.

AI-assisted screening

Every application is screened against the role's real requirements before a recruiter reviews it.

Skills assessment

Candidates prove the core skills the role needs through practical, job-specific tasks.

Communication and culture

We assess English fluency, communication, and fit for how your team actually works.

Background verification

Work history, credentials, and identity are verified before any candidate advances.

Reference checks

We speak to past managers to confirm performance before a candidate reaches you.

Model fit

Where your developers work best

Hire in the US when
  • Clearance or data residency rules apply
  • The seat leads architecture for the team
  • Customer facing work happens onsite
Hire globally when
  • Feature work happens in your repository
  • Ticket queues are location independent
  • Capacity for a release push is temporary

Both models carry the same vetting bar and the same guarantee. Pricing for each is above.

Role / responsibility Global US direct hire Why
Feature development Global Repository work, staffs globally
Bug and ticket queue Global Location independent by nature
Code review participation Global Timezone overlap matters most
Release push capacity Global A temporary need, global suits it
Architecture leadership US direct hire Usually kept as a domestic anchor
Data residency restricted work US direct hire Policy may require a US seat
Interface and experience design Global File based, staffs globally
Machine learning model work Global US direct hire Depends on your data residency rules

One partner, onshore and global

A US office manager working alongside two fully managed global assistants is a Tuesday, not an exception. You pick the model per desk and we run both under one partner.

Proof

What our clients say.

"I run an ecomm business and have worked with people remote but needed new hires. HireHawk has been incredible. Great talent, great people, great onboarding, great pricing."

"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."

"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."

Growing US companies use HireHawk for vetted candidates in 10 calendar days, onboarding in 21 days, and a guarantee behind every placement: 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed, 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire.

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Staffing agency HireHawk

HireHawk is a staffing agency for growing US companies that adds product engineers to software teams at a sustainable pace. Candidates are screened on your stack, your review standards, environment setup time and the ceremonies they would join.

FAQ

Administrative Support staffing, answered

What does an added engineering team own?

It is the product build team: front end, back end and full stack engineers working your sprints, plus the design and integration seats around them. They commit to your repository, follow your review standards and attend your ceremonies. The distinction that matters is direction, because your leads assign the work.

How many engineers should we add at once?

Fewer than you think, and the limit is your review bandwidth rather than your budget. Three engineers added to a single reviewer usually ship less than two would. We size the addition against how many people can review, and will say so on the call even when it means a smaller placement.

Can product engineers work remotely?

Yes, entirely, and this is where global talent is strongest. What actually decides whether it works is timezone overlap with your reviewers and your standups, not the engineer's location. We match on that overlap explicitly rather than assuming a few shared hours will be enough.

Will engineers work in our repository and tooling?

Yes. Engineers commit to your repository, follow your branch and review standards, and use your issue tracker and environments. Nothing routes through an account manager. Fluency is tested during vetting on a real code exercise in your stack rather than inferred from a list of languages on a resume.

How do you vet engineers?

5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening, plus a code exercise in your stack and a review conversation about someone else's code, because reviewing well is what protects a team's throughput. Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented. We would rather send two engineers who review well than four who only write.

What does an engineer cost?

Global Fully Managed starts from $12/hr all-inclusive and runs month to month, with senior engineers quoted individually above that floor. US Direct Hire is $995 plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% with nothing upfront, against the 20-30% most technical agencies charge.

Do they work only for us?

Yes. Engineers are dedicated to your team, pull from your board, and attend your ceremonies. They are not shared across clients and nothing routes through an account manager. That is the distinction between this and an agency arrangement, and it decides whether velocity actually moves.

What if we need to scale the team down?

Fully managed global seats run month to month, so a release push team can be released without severance exposure. US Direct Hires are your permanent employees and that decision is yours. We would rather you started smaller and added than hired four and released two.

Ready to add engineers at a workable pace?

Tell us how many reviewers you have. Vetted candidates reach you in 10 calendar days.

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Every placement guaranteed
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