Successfully placed 3,000 global staff

Hire the top 1% of global tech talent — fully managed.

Heystaff sources, vets, and embeds senior remote engineers, designers, QA, AI specialists, and consultants into your team in 14 days — with HR, healthcare, 401k, and an operating platform fully handled.

4.9 / 5
Trusted by 200+ scaling teams worldwide
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Staff
Active Staff
Active staff
184
Retention
99.2%
Avg tenure
2.4y
Pending req.
3
SC
Sarah Chen
Senior Backend · Singapore
DA
Diego Alvarez
Staff Frontend · Argentina
AO
Amara OkaforPTO
DevOps Engineer · Kenya
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Lukas Weber
ML Engineer · Germany
Why Heystaff

One operating partner for global engineering.

Talent, compliance, and operations — orbiting a single ledger. Hover any pillar to see what we absorb so your team can keep shipping.

01 / Placements

3,000+ placements and counting

We're industry experts in global hiring and HR — placing engineers, operators, and specialists into the world's most ambitious teams. Every match is backed by a decade of cross-border hiring expertise.

  • Global hiring experts
  • Decade of HR depth
  • Roles filled in 14 days
Heystaff × AI

Smarter talent. Greater results.

Human expertise enhanced by AI tooling. Every contractor we embed ships faster because they're already fluent in the tools your team uses every day.

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Seamless team integration

Onboard senior global staff already fluent in your stack and AI tooling — they ship in your repos, your Slack, your standup.

2

Unmatched cost efficiency

Top-1% international talent at a fraction of US in-house cost, with all benefits, compliance, and tooling included.

3

AI-augmented productivity

Every Heystaff contractor is trained and licensed on the latest AI tools — pair-coding, research, and review baked in.

4

Full-service management

We handle payroll, healthcare, 401k, hardware, and ongoing performance reviews so you focus on building.

5

Strategic talent advantage

Scale capacity up or down month-to-month without recruiting cycles, severance, or org-chart drama.

6

Always-on quality bar

Continuous performance reviews, peer feedback loops, and a bench of replacements keep the bar — and your velocity — high.

Global sourcing

Hire the best person for the job.

We source across six continents and embed the result into your team. Same Slack, same standup, same payroll — wherever the best person actually lives.

Sarah ChenS.C
Singapore
Singapore
Senior Backend8
$8,200/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Diego AlvarezD.A
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Staff Frontend−3
$9,200/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Amara OkaforA.O
Nairobi
Kenya
DevOps Engineer3
$7,500/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Lukas WeberL.W
Berlin
Germany
ML Engineer1
$10,800/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Tomás BeckT.B
São Paulo
Brazil
SDET Lead−3
$6,400/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Noa LeviN.L
Warsaw
Poland
Full-stack1
$6,900/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Priya IyerP.I
Bengaluru
India
Mobile (iOS)5:30
$5,800/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
Mateus RochaM.R
Lisbon
Portugal
QA Lead0
$5,100/mo
Full-time · 40 hrs/week
How it works

From request to embedded engineer in 14 days.

Full walkthrough
Step 01 · Day 0
Calibration

We map the exact shape of the role.

A 30-minute call with a Heystaff partner — not a recruiter. We capture stack, seniority, working hours, and the cultural traits that actually matter.

Inputs
  • Stack & tooling
  • Seniority band
  • Working hours
  • Team culture
Output
  • Calibrated role brief
  • Shortlist criteria locked
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Pricing

Top 1% talent. From $30/hour.

A full-time, vetted contractor — fully managed. Rates scale by role and seniority, with everything included in one transparent hourly rate.

See full pricing
Full-time engineer
Most popular
Starting at
$30/ hour

Rates scale by discipline and seniority (Junior → Staff). All inclusive — no per-seat fees, no recruiting commission.

  • Full-time, dedicated contractor
  • HR, payroll & local compliance
  • Healthcare + 401k (US) or local equivalent
  • Hardware + operating platform
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Enterprise
Custom

For teams embedding 10+ contractors. Volume pricing, custom compliance, and an assigned partner.

  • 10+ embedded contractors
  • Custom SLAs & dedicated CSM
  • SOC 2 / GDPR / DPA support
  • Volume pricing
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No per-seat platform fee
No recruiting commission
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Cost savings calculator

See what you'd save with Heystaff.

Pick a role and drag the slider. We'll compare an all-in Heystaff monthly rate against a loaded US-equivalent salary.

Role
Number of staff
3
125
Heystaff / seat
$6,400/mo
US equivalent / seat
$14,500
Your estimate
Heystaff monthly
$19,200
US equivalent monthly
$43,500
Monthly savings
$24,30056% less
That's $291,600 saved per year for 3 seats.
US$43,500
Heystaff$19,200

US figures use loaded cost (base salary + benefits + payroll tax + overhead). Heystaff rates are all-inclusive.

Loved by engineering leaders

Teams that ship, trust Heystaff.

"Heystaff sent us one engineer. We expected three. She rewrote our payments pipeline in eleven days and we never hired anyone else through anyone else."
Henrik Sato
Henrik Sato
VP Engineering, Loopline (Series C)
"We burned through two agencies and six months before finding Heystaff. Their candidate was in our Slack channel on day one and shipping production code by day four."
Margaret Chen
Margaret Chen
CTO, Beacon AI
"The compliance layer alone saved us twenty hours a week. I went from juggling payroll across three continents to reviewing one monthly invoice. Game changer."
Darius Okonkwo
Darius Okonkwo
Head of People, Northwind
"As a founder, I need senior ICs who don't need hand-holding. Heystaff's vetting is absurdly thorough — every hire has been a net positive from week one."
Sarah Whitfield
Sarah Whitfield
Co-Founder & CEO, Quanta
"We doubled our engineering velocity in a quarter without doubling burn. The platform's time-zone dashboard alone makes the subscription worth it."
James Park
James Park
VP Product, Halcyon
"Traditional recruiters send CVs. Heystaff sends working practitioners who've already passed a live system-design review. The difference is night and day."
Elena Vasquez
Elena Vasquez
Director of Engineering, Acme/Co
Solutions

Discover our solutions.

Heystaff helps you build a better business by taking care of the details so you can focus on growth and shipping high-quality product. Talk to us about the role you need filled.

Engineering & Development

Engineering & Development

Senior backend, frontend, and full-stack engineers embedded into your repos — shipping production code from day one.

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Design & Product

Design & Product

Product designers, UX researchers, and brand specialists who think in flows, not just pixels — fluent in Figma and your design system.

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AI & Data

AI & Data

ML engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers who pair LLM tooling with rigorous evaluation — from prototype to production.

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QA & Reliability

QA & Reliability

SDETs and reliability engineers who own test pyramids, observability, and on-call rotations across services.

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DevOps & Platform

DevOps & Platform

Platform engineers who design CI/CD, harden cloud infra, and keep deploys boring — across AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes.

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Strategy & Consulting

Strategy & Consulting

Fractional CTOs, technical PMs, and advisors who unblock roadmaps and translate executive strategy into delivery.

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Common questions

The short version.

Are these contractors or full-time employees?

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All Heystaff staff are full-time contractors engaged through us. We act as the contracting partner, handling invoicing, compliance, healthcare, and 401k where applicable — you get the day-to-day commitment of a full-time team member without the employer-of-record overhead.

How is the top 1% verified?

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A 6-stage pipeline run by our internal engineering team: application screening, deep technical exam, take-home, two live system-design rounds, and a cultural calibration with your team.

What's the all-in cost?

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A single hourly rate per contractor covering compensation, benefits, compliance, equipment, and the platform. Starts at $30/hour and scales by role and seniority. No per-seat platform fees, no recruiting commission.

Do you really handle 401k and healthcare?

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Yes. US-based contractors are eligible for our group health plan and 401k. International contractors receive equivalent local benefits.