Don't hire from a resume.
See them perform.
See their test results, rate, and start date upfront—then try them for free before you commit.
No recruiter calls. No sourcing cycle. No commitment for the first 20 hours.
You are getting 20 hours of Evidence at no Cost.
Why 20 hours
Half a working week is long enough to ship something real — a feature, a pipeline, a fix, a migration step — and see how someone handles your codebase, your ambiguity and your standup.
It's short enough that you find out fast, and short enough that saying no costs you nothing but the calendar time.
And it's free because we'd rather prove the engineer than argue about them. If the work isn't good, you shouldn't be paying for the privilege of discovering that.
How it works
Pick the engineer
Any profile marked free Trial. No interview round required — the test results tell you what an interview would.
Define the 20 hours
A specific deliverable, written success criteria, and a named manager on your side.
They start
Your systems, your access controls, your standups, working your business hours. Most trials begin within 24 to 48 hours of confirmation.
Decide
Continue into a paid engagement, swap for a different engineer, or stop. No charge for the 20 hours either way.
What's settled
- The 20 hours are free. No card, no deposit, no invoice.
- You keep the work. Whatever you decide afterwards.
- IP is assigned to you at the point of creation — not on payment, not by licence.
- Stopping costs nothing. No continuation obligation, no notice period, no conversation about staying.