Hire the engineer your startup actually needs.
In 48 hours, not 3 months.
Most offshore hiring fails because of timezone gaps, weak vetting, and no accountability after you sign. CoreBench solves all three — senior Go, Node, and React engineers reviewed by an engineer, working your hours, with a fee only after they prove themselves.
48 hrs
Average time to match
100% US/UK timezone
WHY OFFSHORE HIRING KEEPS FAILING
You've tried it before. Here is why it didn't work.
It is not the developers. It is the model. No timezone overlap. No real technical vetting. No accountability once you have signed. We built CoreBench because we have been on both sides of this.
8-hour timezone lag
Your developer starts their day when yours is ending. A quick Slack question becomes a next-morning answer. Code reviews take 24 hours. Standups are 7am calls that nobody wants to join.
Vetted by a recruiter, not an engineer
Recruiters match keywords. They cannot tell whether someone who lists Go on their CV has built a production microservice or followed a YouTube tutorial. You find out six weeks after they start.
No accountability after placement
Traditional agencies collect their fee at hire. What happens after is your problem. No replacement guarantee. No ongoing support. Just an invoice.
CoreBench fixes all three.
Engineers vetting engineers. Timezone overlap as a hard requirement, not a preference. And a fee structure that only works when you do.
THE PROCESS
From brief to first day of work. Usually in 48 hours.
We do not start a search when you come to us. We match from a live bench of engineers who are already vetted and available.
Send us the brief
Tell us the role, stack, and the timezone overlap you need. A 15-minute call or a written note — your choice.
We match from the bench
We do not post a job listing. We go directly to vetted engineers who already match your requirements.
You meet 2 to 3 candidates
Within 48 hours you have profiles with real code samples and short async video introductions. No 10-round interviews.
They start. You pay later.
Your developer joins your team. The placement fee only applies after their first 30 successful days.
"Most of our clients have a developer in their Slack within 72 hours of reaching out. The longest we have taken is 5 days — and that was a niche distributed systems role."
Muhammad Usama — Founder, CoreBench · Toptal-vetted engineer · 6 years shipping for US startups
WHY COREBENCH
What makes us different from every other option you have tried.
VETTING
Reviewed by an engineer. Not a recruiter.
Our founder is a Toptal-vetted senior engineer with production experience in Go, Node.js, and React. When we say a developer is senior, that is an engineering judgement — not a keyword match on a CV.
TIMEZONE
Your timezone. Not approximately yours.
Every developer we place works 100% synchronous with your team. Standups, Slack, PR reviews — all in real time. Timezone overlap is a hard requirement in our vetting, not a nice-to-have.
RISK
You pay nothing until the hire works.
No retainer. No upfront fee. Our placement fee applies only after your developer completes their first 30 days. If the match is not right, we replace them at no extra cost.
SPEED
A bench, not a search.
We maintain a live bench of vetted engineers. When you come to us, we are not starting a search — we are making a match from people who are already evaluated and available.
WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH EVERY PLACEMENT
Free DevOps support
We handle infrastructure support throughout the engagement at no extra cost.
Weekly code reviews
Our founding engineer reviews your developer's output every week to maintain quality standards.
Monthly check-ins
A three-way call — you, your developer, and CoreBench — to review progress and address anything early.
30-day replacement guarantee
If the match is not right within 30 days, we find a replacement at zero additional cost.
48 hrs
Typical time from brief to matched candidates
100%
Synchronous US/UK timezone coverage
30 days
Performance window before any fee is charged
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Recruiters start searching after you ask — posting jobs, screening CVs, and sending you profiles weeks later. CoreBench matches from a pre-vetted bench of engineers who are already technically reviewed and available on US or UK timezone. You meet 2 to 3 candidates within 48 hours. And you do not pay anything until your developer completes their first 30 days.
Still have questions?
READY TO HIRE
Your next senior engineer is already vetted. Let us match you.
Send a brief or book a 20-minute call. We will tell you within the day whether we have someone on the bench who fits.
