On-site role
The local market in your city, so candidates can come to your office.
Seattle, WADemo profiles
Ethan W.Lead Frontend Engineer
Seattle, WA · 10 yearsPriya N.Senior Frontend Engineer
Redmond, WA · 8 years< PERMANENT HIRE />
Hire software engineers onto your payroll, on-site or remote
Wild.Codes searches for a software engineer where your role is, and you hire them onto your own payroll for a one-time fee.
No cost until you hire · Well below agency fees
4.9 out of 5.0 on Clutch from 19 reviews
Your role
Demo profilesSenior Backend Engineer
On-siteRemote
New York, NY
Remote · your payroll
$170,000-$190,000 a year
Daniel R.
Senior Backend Engineer
Queens, NY · 9 years
Technical interview
Interview recorded
Marta L.
Senior Backend Engineer
Remote · 8 years
Technical interview
Interview recorded
Senior Backend Engineer · On-site, New York
Daniel R.
Senior Backend Engineer
Queens, NY · 9 years
Recorded interview03:00Demo profiles
< WHO IT FITS />
Who is a permanent hire for?
Companies that want the engineer as their own employee, on their own contract.
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Office badge
Demo profilesDaniel R.Senior Backend Engineer
On-siteNew York, NY
On-site roles
The engineer works from your office, full time or hybrid.
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Contract
Demo profilesMississauga, ONYour time zone
Aisha M.
SignedLocal contract
Hires in your country
A local contract, in your time zone.
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Your team
Demo profilesYour company
Lucas B.Employee
Contractor
Employees only
Your policy rules out contractors, or you hire through your own employer of record.
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In-house
Demo profilesFaisal K.Lead Data Engineer
Year 1Year 2Year 3
Senior roles you keep
A lead or an architect you want in-house for years.
< SOURCING />
Where do candidates come from?
We search the market where your role is.
Remote role
The open market where you want to hire, plus our own pool of engineers.
Open marketOur poolDemo profiles
Sofia P.Lead Frontend Engineer
Remote · 9 yearsJonas K.Lead Frontend Engineer
Remote · 11 yearsSearch scope
Demo profilesSeattle, WA· $180,000-$200,000 a year
Local candidates
Ethan W.Lead Frontend Engineer
Seattle, WA · 10 yearsPriya N.Senior Frontend Engineer
Redmond, WA · 8 yearsLucas B.Senior Frontend Engineer
Bellevue, WA · 7 yearsOpen marketOur pool
Remote candidates
Sofia P.Lead Frontend Engineer
Remote · 9 yearsJonas K.Lead Frontend Engineer
Remote · 11 years< HOW IT WORKS />
How does a permanent hire work?
Our headhunter agent does the hours of the search. A talent manager stays involved and approves every shortlist.
Describe your role
Type it in a line or paste the job description. Our headhunter agent asks a couple of quick questions.
Headhunter agentDemo profiles
Senior data engineer in New York, Python and Snowflake, up to $185k
Hybrid or fully on-site?
Hybrid, 3 daysOn-siteRemote
Here's what I'll search for
Senior Data Engineer
New York, NY · Hybrid, 3 days
Python · SnowflakeUp to $185,000 a year
Agent reaches out
Our headhunter agent talks to engineers where your role is automatically, with a talent manager involved, so the cost stays low.
Headhunter agentDemo profiles
Talking to data engineers in New York
Omar H.Sounds good. Is it hybrid?
RepliedNoor A.Thursday works for me
Interview setYousef S.Agent is replying
TalkingA talent manager is in the loop
Dozens interviewed at once
AI runs first interviews in parallel, so the best engineers reach you fast: first vetted candidates within 5 workdays of the search starting. A senior technical talent manager approves every shortlist and candidate.
AI interviewsDemo profiles
Live
Live
Live
+28in parallel
31 interviewed3 shortlisted
Omar H.
Senior Data Engineer
Brooklyn, NY · 8 years
Approved
A senior technical talent manager signs off
Interview and hire
You keep your own interview process and make the offer. The engineer joins your payroll.
Your hire Demo profiles
Omar H.Senior Data Engineer · Brooklyn, NY
- Your interviewYour process
- OfferAccepted
- Start dateYour payroll
Senior Data Engineer
Demo profilesNew York · HybridPermanent search
- Your brief
- Sourcing
- Vetting
- Candidates
- Your interview
- Start date
Workday 5First candidatesYour payroll
< PRICE />
What does a permanent hire cost?
| Recruiting agency | Wild.Codes | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 20-25%Commonly, of annual salary | from 12%of annual salary |
| Who does the work | A recruiter, billed in the fee | Our headhunter agentA talent manager in the loop |
| Prepayment | Often a retainer before the search | NonePaid on the engineer's start date |
| Exclusivity | Often an exclusive search | NoneKeep your own search running |
- No prepayment
- No retainer, no exclusivity
- No fee for candidates already in your pipeline
- Free replacement within 60 days of the start
< TWO WAYS />
Permanent hire or subscription?
The difference is who employs the engineer.
Permanent hire
Your employee, on your payroll and contract. On-site or remote.
Your payroll
Demo profilesOmar H.Senior Data Engineer
EmployeeYour companyYouPayrollEngineer
Subscription
A remote engineer on our contract, $6,400-$9,600 a month all-in. We run payroll and compliance. Engineers stay about 1.5 years on average.
Our contract
Demo profilesRemote engineerSenior or Lead
Our contractYour companyYouInvoiceWild.CodesPayrollEngineer
Who hires through Wild.Codes?
Startups and SMEs hire engineers through Wild.Codes.
For permanent hires, UKRSIBBANK, part of BNP Paribas Group, has worked with Wild.Codes since February 2025.
Questions about permanent hire
Can Wild.Codes find on-site software engineers in my city?
Yes. For an on-site or hybrid role, Wild.Codes searches the local market where the role is, so candidates live in or near your city and can work from your office. The engineer joins your own payroll as a permanent employee.
Does Wild.Codes only hire engineers from Eastern Europe and Latin America?
No. Wild.Codes subscription engineers work remotely, mainly from Eastern Europe and Latin America. For a permanent hire, Wild.Codes searches the open market where your role is, and for a remote role also its own pool of engineers.
How much does a permanent hire cost?
A permanent hire through Wild.Codes costs a one-time fee from 12% of the engineer's annual salary, with a $2,000 minimum, paid on the engineer's start date. There is no prepayment, retainer or exclusivity, and no fee for candidates already in your pipeline.
How fast will I see candidates for a permanent role?
Wild.Codes sends the first vetted candidates within 5 workdays of the search starting. When the engineer starts depends on your own interviews and on the engineer's notice period, so the 5 workdays are never a start date.
How is Wild.Codes different from software engineer recruiters?
Recruitment agencies commonly charge 20-25% of annual salary. Wild.Codes charges well below that, because our headhunter agent does the search hours a recruiter would bill for, and a talent manager checks every candidate before you meet them. The shortlist carries recorded technical interviews.
Can we employ the engineer through our employer of record?
Yes. With a permanent hire through Wild.Codes, the engineer works under your contract, either directly on your payroll or through your own employer of record when you hire in another country. Wild.Codes charges its fee once and is not the employer.
What if a permanent hire leaves in the first months?
If the engineer leaves or does not work out within 60 days, Wild.Codes searches again and provides one replacement at no extra fee. The 60 days count from the engineer's first working day on your payroll.
Have a role to fill?
Describe it in a line or paste the job description, and our headhunter agent writes your brief.
No cost until you hire