The only nearshore model where engineers hire engineers.
“I help American companies grow their engineering teams fast with engineers from global hubs who are vetted by senior developers, matched to your culture, and fully embedded from day one.”
Our founder explains why...
Hiring engineers is harder than ever.
500 applicants. Most haven’t read the job description.
Job boards optimise for volume, not quality. You get noise.
You’ve become the recruiter on top of your usual job.
Founders and engineering leads spending hours reviewing CVs they could be spending on product.
The good ones ghost you. The rest are someone else entirely.
Remote hiring fraud is real. Impersonation is more common than most companies admit.
The role stays open. The roadmap slips.
Every month without the right engineer is velocity lost.
5x
Willo hired 10 engineers 5x faster than in-house with Cloud Employee.
Get 2 vetted engineer profiles in just 7 days.
Most staffing companies send dozens of CVs and hope one sticks. Recruiters are paid on placement and can’t assess a codebase.
At Cloud Employee, every developer is vetted through live pair programming with senior engineers and matched for culture and long-term fit, so you receive just two profiles with clear rationale, and we stay involved to onboard, manage, and retain them for the long run.
Real coding tests, technical interviews, and structured behavioural evaluation led by senior engineers.
Engineers are hired for cultural fit as well as skill to integrate seamlessly into your team from day one.
No up-front payments, not commitment to hire. You only pay for those you onboard and you can cancel anytime.
Hiring your global team is simple and fast.
Avg. shortlist-to-hire ratio: 2:1 · Avg. time to shortlist: 7 working days
Trusted by founders and tech leaders.
The Best Companies Source Talent with Cloud Employee
Our new developers were able to hit the ground running, we've worked with them for over two years now, and they are truly part of our team.
Working with Michael is great (our CE developer) - he's dedicated, very skilled, embedded right into our team, and really fits into our working culture. We just wish he lived closer so we could have him in office from time to time!
Working with Cloud Employee developers is great, because they're not afraid to push back. They're proactive, they're positive, and they feel like part of our team.
Seb and the team take great care of their staff, and you can see their focus on quality in the candidates they present. A reliable resourcing partner who genuinely understand the nuances of good staff augmentation.
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.
What I love about Cloud Employee is that you've taken all of that hard work off my shoulders. When I was presented with a shortlist of candidates, I knew they were all technically proficient. I knew that they would fit in as part of the team.
Working with Cloud Employee developers is great, because they're not afraid to push back. They're proactive, they're positive, and they feel like part of our team.
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Cloud Employee provides a level of professionalism, communication and support we haven't found elsewhere. We've been completely happy with the recruitment team, our account manager, and most importantly our developer. Looking forward to a long partnership.
FAQs
Got questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to common inquiries about our services, hiring process, and more.
You only start paying once we successfully place a developer with your team. There are no recruitment fees, no upfront placement costs, and no hidden extras. We charge a simple, transparent monthly fee per person that covers everything.
We prioritize flexibility. When you first partner with us, we ask for an initial three-month commitment to the partnership (not a specific person) to ensure we find the right fit. After this initial period, all future hires move to a simple one-month notice period, allowing you to scale your team up or down as needed.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed. We offer a 2-week money-back guarantee if your hire isn’t a fit. Beyond that, if a developer needs to be replaced at any point, we will handle the sourcing and replacement quickly at no additional cost to you.
We move fast. Typically, we deliver two vetted candidates for each role within 7 days. For example, we recently scaled a full technical team of 12 developers for a US-based company in just one month. The speed depends on how quickly you can provide the necessary role information.
We do. Cloud Employee takes care of all local payroll, taxes, benefit compliance, and legal requirements across our global coverage areas (US, UK, EU, LATAM, AUS, PH, etc.). You receive one consolidated invoice in your local currency, allowing you to focus entirely on building your product.
The fee is all-inclusive. It covers the developer’s salary, a dedicated account manager, a local hiring team, $10M+ liability insurance, and the infrastructure needed for them to work. There are no surprises; the rate is fixed in your local currency to protect you from exchange rate fluctuations.
Want to learn more? Let’s talk about building your team.
