Hire a senior engineer
in weeks 24 hours.

DevSignal sources, vets, and places remote engineers with startups in under 24 hours. The first week is free.

No placement fee. Nothing to pay until the trial week ends.

Trusted by startups backed by

We've done this a few times.

500+

Engineers placed

$350,000

Paid out in work trials

10,000+

Engineers in the talent pool

We don't post jobs.

DevSignal indexes what engineers build and vets the best of them before any founder asks.

Signals we read

01Open sourceMerged PRs in the repos we track
02PapersarXiv, workshops, benchmarks
03HackathonsPlaced, shipped, kept building
04Side projectsIndie launches, personal sites
05Ex-foundersBuilt one, back to building
06ReferralsFrom engineers we have placed
07Build logsBlogs, videos, write-ups
08Startup experienceShipped inside seed to Series A teams

One in a hundred

of the engineers we screen join the pool

What you get

Profiles in 24 hours
Technical screening notes
Interview notes, written by an engineer
A trial week, paid by DevSignal
Hire after a week of real work together

Vetted before you open a role.

Our talent acquisition runs 365 days a year, so every engineer has been interviewed and vetted long before your brief arrives.

Technical interviewInterview · Bruno M.00:41:11

Tickets

#198Flaky CSV export

#212Payments retry drops eventsPicked

#205Rate limit /search

retry.ts

it('keeps events', async () => { const q = retryQueue(3) await q.push(evt) expect(q.lost).toBe(0) }) ✓ 14 passed

DiegoStaff engineer · Coinbase Interviewer

ScorecardScoringIn the pool

Reads code

System design

Picks work

Ships

Some of the best engineers in the world run our technical interview.

Senior and staff engineers from Coinbase, Meta, Google and top startups
Every candidate works on a real codebase, not a puzzle
Scored on system design, how they read code, pick work and ship

Bruno M.Senior backend · São Paulo Shared with you

CVInterview notes

PDFbruno-m-cv.pdf2 pages

Asked sharp questions about the codebase before writing a line.
Went straight for the payments ticket that was blocking users.
Test first, clean fix, clear PR.
Fluent with Claude Code, reviews everything it writes.

Strong hire. I'd put him on a core service in week one.

DiegoStaff engineer · Coinbase

You get the interviewer's notes, not just a CV.

The CV and the full technical interview write-up, side by side
How they reasoned, what they shipped, how they use AI
Written by the engineer who ran the interview

Bruno M.Senior backend · São Paulo CheckingReady to interview

F Founding engineerFintech startup · 2021 to now

Seed Series A

{ } Open source maintainerQueue library used in production

Startup experienceSeed to Series A at one company
AI-nativeClaude Code, Cursor, agents in CI

They already work the way your team does.

Startup experience at seed to Series A
AI-native: Claude Code, Cursor and agents are part of how they ship
Checked before they join the pool, not after you hire

How it works.

Tell us who you need. We share engineers we've already vetted, you look through them, and you talk to whoever you like, including us.

Tell us who you need.

A few lines or a job description is enough. We start matching the same day.

Review vetted engineers.

Our AI agents match your role across 10,000+ vetted profiles. We share the best few with you, CV and interview notes included.

Profiles within 24 hours

Work together for a week, then decide.

They join your team on real work and we pay for the week. If it isn't the right fit, we match you again.

Teams that hire with us.

Startups, AI labs and enterprises hire through DevSignal. Here is what four of them did.

DevSignal is my secret weapon for hiring. They find the hidden gems.

Founder, Series A startup backed by a16z

The team

1 Tech lead
2 AI researchers
3 Founding engineers

The brief

The company works on hard AI problems. It needed senior engineers with deep domain experience who take real ownership, starting with two hires before its Series A.

What we did

Our bench included published researchers, a close fit for the work. The first two roles were staff level with real ownership, and filling them well is where the trust came from.

Where it stands

After the Series A they kept growing the team with us, to six engineers. We are now the first call when they open a role.

6Engineers placed

4 daysTime to first interview

6 of 6Still on the team

Your next engineer is already in the pool.

Tell us who you need. We'll share vetted engineers and pay for their first week with your team.

Rather talk it through? Book a call

Questions founders ask.

Anything else, email hello@devsignal.co. We reply within a day.

How is this different from a recruiting agency?

An agency starts searching when you post a role. Our talent acquisition runs all year, so the engineers we share have already been sourced, interviewed by a senior engineer and checked for startup fit. You skip sourcing, screening and technical calls and go straight to the interview.

Who runs the technical interview?

A bench of senior and staff engineers from companies like Coinbase, Meta and Google. Every candidate works on a real codebase, and you get the interviewer's notes alongside the CV.

How does the trial week work?

The engineer joins your team for a week on real work, and we pay them for it. If it's a fit, you keep working together. If it isn't, you owe nothing and we match you again.

What does it cost?

It depends on the role and seniority. There's no placement fee and nothing upfront: you pay a monthly rate once the trial week ends and you decide to keep working together. We'll share exact numbers on a call.

What if it stops working out later?

Tell us and we'll find a replacement, usually within 48 hours. Engagements run month to month, with two weeks' notice.

Who owns the work?

You do. Everything is built under a work-for-hire agreement, so you're the legal owner of the code and IP. We handle payroll, contracts and compliance.

Can I hire part-time?

Yes. Tell us how many hours you need and we'll match you with engineers who can commit to them.

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