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Embedded engineers for US tech companies

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Not recruiters guessing. We embed senior engineers full-time in your team, your tools, and your timezone - in 7 days

One monthly feeWe handle HR & payroll300+ teams built
Kyla T.
Kyla T.
Senior Backend Engineer · 6 yrs | Remote

TRUSTED BY 300+ENGINEERING TEAMS

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Salmon
Hotelplan
Willo
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Scorpion
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JOB BOARDS DON'T WORK

Cloud Employee didn't send us 100s of CVs.
Their engineers did the screening and handed us
two profiles in a week - both we'd have hired.
Marcus Kilgour
Marcus Kilgour
CTO, Salmon Software
Salmon
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Why we're different

Staff augmentation, embedded

Four reasons teams choose to embed rather than outsource, and stay for years, not months.

Engineers vet engineers.

Senior engineers run the live pair-programming sessions, not recruiters guessing. We send two profiles in 7 days, with notes on exactly why each one fits your stack and culture.

Engineers vet engineers.

The proof: 97% retention at 2+ years

Full-time. Only for you.

Your engineer works your hours, on your team, with no other clients on the side. They join your standups, your Slack, your sprint planning.

Pick your region.

LATAM for US time zones. Europe for senior specialists. The Philippines for UK and APAC hours, 10 hubs across 3 continents.

De-risked from day one.

One monthly fee. No setup. No placement fees. Free to interview. Rolling contract, 30 days notice. If they don’t work out, we replace them at no cost.

The process

How it works

01

You tell us what you need.

Your stack, your culture, your region , the more specific, the better we match.

Quick form or talk to a CTO.

02

Interviewed by Engineers

Live coding on your stack. Cultural fit, psychometrics, background checks, KYC.

100+ screened to find your shortlist.

03

You pick. They start.

2 profiles in 7 days. Interview both free. The one you pick joins your team full-time.

Embedded from day one. No side gigs.

04

We handle the rest.

HR, payroll, healthcare, L&D, retention. If it isn't working, we replace at no cost.

You direct. 97% stay 2+ years.

Seb Hall

Seb Hall, CEO · 90-second explainer of how the model works

Seb Hall
Cloud Employee CEO & Co-Founder
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Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

Willo
$8M
Raised in Series A funding
8
Engineers hired through CE

We actually hired the whole team remotely, having never met them. And we made a bunch of really good hires. And that's pretty unique to be able to do that without having never met any of them.

Euan Cameron
CEO, Willo
Salmon
5
Engineers scaled to in 6 months
40%
Faster sprint delivery

Working with cloud employee felt nothing like hiring a contractor. The engineer was on our team from week one, shipping code, joining standups, genuinely invested in what we were building.

Marcus Kilgour
CTO, Salmon Software

What is staff augmentation?

You get the engineer. We handle everything else

You

Run your team. Ship your product.

  • Direct your engineer's work
  • Bring them into your standups & Slack
  • Treat them like a full-time hire
Us

The full operational stack.

  • Source and vet the engineer (free if you don't hire)
  • Employ them locally with full benefits and private healthcare
  • Handle payroll, taxes, and compliance in their country
  • Provide a US or UK-based account manager
  • Replace them at no cost if it isn't working
  • Support their training, performance, and retention long-term
  • Liability insurance + IP/data protection on every contract

One monthly fee. No setup or recruitment fees. 30 days notice on a rolling contract.

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Estimated monthly cost
$5,400/mo, all-in
vs. hiring in the US$85,200/yr saved
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*Ranges based on actual placements. Final price confirmed after discovery call.

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