A network of 300+ specialized recruiters, an editorial console, and a fixed bounty per hire.
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Companies that are tired of paying twenty-five percent.
We replaced the agency model with software. You set one bounty per role; we run a network of senior recruiters in parallel; you watch the pipeline move in real time — and only pay when the hire clears 90 days.
No per-hire surprise on offer day. No percentage of comp. The number you publish is the number you pay.
Senior recruiters vetted by stack and niche — payments, infra, ML, design, GTM — working your role in parallel. No one person bottlenecking the search.
A live console. Every candidate, every stage, every comment. You're never wondering what's happening.
We screen against the exact bar of the engineers you already love. No more "this isn't quite what we asked for."
Three weeks, on average. Most clients have three qualified candidates in front of them within seven days of kickoff.
We sit with your hiring manager, look at three engineers you already love, and write the bar in plain English. Then we publish.
Up to 12 niche-matched recruiters from our network of 300+ source against the brief in parallel. Every submittal is pre-screened against the calibration. You only see the ones that pass.
You interview, we coordinate, references close fast. Negotiation support included. Offer letter in week three on most roles.
You shouldn't have to email your recruiter to know where the search stands.
Drag candidates between stages. Comment threads. Real-time updates.
Tag the engineers you love. We screen every candidate against them.
You only see candidates that pass our calibration. No resume dumps.
SLAs per stage. We get pinged when something stalls — not you.
Vetted by stack and niche — payments, infra, ML, design, GTM.
Three pre-screened candidates within a week of kickoff.
Three weeks. Compared to ninety-four at a typical agency.
Versus a 25% agency fee on a senior engineering offer.
No retainers. No monthly fees. No percentages. You publish a fixed bounty per role and only pay it once your new hire clears 90 days on the job.
You set the bounty when you publish the role. Higher bounty = more recruiters race for it. You stay in control.
No upfront. No on-signature. We invoice the day the new hire passes their probation period — proof the placement actually worked.
We interview three engineers you already love. Their answers become the bar — every candidate is screened against it before reaching you.
We replaced two agencies and an in-house recruiter with Upnest. Three hires in six weeks, and we know exactly where every candidate is. It's not even close.
We'll calibrate one role on the spot, show you the console, and agree on a bounty. If we can't beat your agency, we'll tell you.