How it worksHow Cloud Employee
How Cloud Employee
One brief. Two matched engineers in 7 days. Embedded full-time in your team, your culture, and your time zone.
300+ teams built97% stay 2+ years7-day shortlistNo lock-ins
Ivana M.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer · 8 yrs
Vetted by senior eng
ReactNode.jsTypeScript
Stephen L.
Senior Backend Engineer · 10 yrs
Vetted by senior eng
.NETAzureSQL
The four stages
How we find, vet, onboard & look after your engineer
Stage 1
Tell us what you need.
We define the role with you first, then search through trusted local networks, never a job board. Here's how it works:
- A US-based CTO learns your stack, team, and hiring bar
- Local recruiters search in Croatia, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and the Philippines
- Existing Cloud Employee engineers help refer proven talent
Matching BriefOn call · InnovaTech · 24:08
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
InnovaTech scoped by Anto (CTO)
- Stack
- ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLAWS
- Seniority
- Senior 7+ yrs - mentors juniors
- Time zone
- EST · 9am - 6pm core hours
- Team based
- New York · hybrid team of 6
- Budget
- $5,000 - $6,000 / mo all-in
- Culture
- Fast-moving, low-ego, async-first
- Past hires
- Last contractor over-promised, under-communicated
Searching trusted networks 100+ candidates2 matches in 7 days
Stage 2
We find and vet them.
Our senior engineers do live coding interview sessions with each shortlisted candidate for your actual role, not a generic Q&A.
- Custom coding assessment based on your stack
- Live pair-programming session with a senior engineer
- Cultural-fit interview with our US-based client lead
- CTO sign-off before you ever see a profile
- Two matched profiles with a written report on why each fits
The funnel, in numbers
Initial sourcing pool120+
After CV + AI screening45
After technical interview16
After live pair programming6
After cultural fit + final interview3
2 matched profiles in 7 days2
Stage 3
We onboard them into your team.
The first 90 days matter, so we help your engineer start with the context, expectations, and support they need.
- We build a "How to Work With You" guide before day one
- Your engineer reports to you directly, daily, on your timezone (Just like regular FT employees)
- We check in after month one, then continue with quarterly reviews
Stage 4
We handle everything else.
We legally employ your engineer in their country, run all the admin, and keep them growing - so you just direct the work.
- Employed through our local entities
- Payroll, taxes, healthcare, benefits, and compliance handled in-country
- Dedicated development budget, AI training, and peer learning groups
- Wellbeing, performance, and retention support from 60+ specialists
- Quarterly events in all hubs
97%
Engineers stay 2+ years
4.8/5
Avg. engineer + client satisfaction
40-60%
Est. saving per engineer
Everything, handledAll systems green
- Local employment entityCroatia · Colombia · Brazil · Philippines
- Payroll, taxes & complianceRun in-country, every month
- Healthcare & benefitsLocalised, fully managed
- Dev budget & AI trainingContinuous growth, peer groups
- Wellbeing & retentionBacked by 60+ specialists
You just direct the work.60+ specialists · 5 hubs
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Testimonials
Reviews from real teams
Marcus Kilgour
CTO, Salmon Software
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.
What role are you hiring for?
Pick one to start - you'll see matching engineers at the end.
- 300+ teams built
- 97% stay 2+ years
- Replace if it isn't working
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