Hiring
How to hire a developer fast: let your own AI agent search the Arca.ph network and rank who fits, then test and interview only the top few. That is the fastest way to hire a developer. You pay a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, and only if you hire.
Reading every resume is the slow part. The fastest way to hire a developer skips that. Arca.ph is a network of remote engineers from around the world. Your own AI agent searches and sorts that network against the job. You spend your time on the people at the top.
No AI agent? You can still read every profile and follow the same steps.
A full stack developer builds the screens people use and the systems behind those screens. How to hire a full stack developer uses the same steps. Write both sides in the job. Name the tools, the expected pay, and the hours that overlap your team. Your AI agent ranks the network. You test only the top few. See full-stack developers.
A small team cannot spend weeks on resumes. How to hire software developers for a startup starts with a short list of must-haves. Include the expected pay and the US time overlap. Your AI agent ranks the network. You talk only to the top few.
Already have a pile of applicants? Candidate screening: score every applicant, then test only the top few. To see how an assistant searches the network, read Searching for developers with your own AI assistant: how it works. To hire without a recruiter, read How to hire remote developers without a staffing agency or recruiter. To see what to know about a developer before you hire, read Vetted software developers: what to know before you hire. If your CTO quit and you still need engineers, read Fractional CTO: hire engineers fast when your CTO quits.
This is free after you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. It is expected pay, location, working hours and US time overlap, the resume, LinkedIn activity and recommendations, DevPost wins, published apps, and testimonials.
This is paid. A real person watches. It is proctored English, cognitive and coding tests with or without AI, the AI-build hackathon, the pair-programming Fire Drill, and recorded reference checks. You pay for the tests you order.
On the marketplace, you search with your own AI agent. Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. You pay for the tests you order. If you hire someone Arca.ph introduced, you pay a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, charged only on hire. A developer paid $3,000 a month earns $36,000 a year, so the fee is $5,400, once. You hire and pay the developer directly. If the hire is not the right fit, there is a 3-month free replacement. See pricing and Staffing agency markup rates: how to hire your developer directly.
Done for you is the other way. You bring the job. Arca.ph's team finds the people and sends a shortlist. Proctored English, cognitive and coding tests are included. The fee is 35% of first-year pay, charged once on hire. You still hire and pay the developer directly. There is a 3-month free replacement.
Create your account and start looking. Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.
The fastest way to hire a developer is to skip reading every resume. Write the must-haves, the expected pay, and the hours you need. Your own AI agent, such as Grok, Claude, or ChatGPT, searches the Arca.ph network and ranks who fits. Then you test and interview only the top few.
A full stack developer builds the front of the product and the back. Write both in the job, plus expected pay and the hours that overlap your team. Your AI agent searches the Arca.ph network and ranks who fits. Read what the candidate tells us for free. Order what the candidate shows us only for the top few.
How to hire software developers for a startup starts with a short job, not a long search. Name the skills, the expected pay, and the US time overlap you need. Your AI agent ranks the Arca.ph network against that job. You meet the top few. You pay a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, only if you hire.
What the candidate tells us is free. That is expected pay, location, working hours and US time overlap, the resume, LinkedIn activity and recommendations, DevPost wins, published apps, and testimonials. What the candidate shows us is paid. That is proctored English, cognitive and coding tests with or without AI, the AI-build hackathon, the pair-programming Fire Drill, and recorded reference checks.
On the marketplace, Arca.ph charges a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, only if you hire someone it introduced. A developer paid $3,000 a month earns $36,000 a year, so the fee is $5,400, once. Done for you is 35% of first-year pay, charged once on hire. You hire and pay the developer directly.
If the hire is not the right fit, there is a 3-month free replacement. Arca.ph finds a replacement for free within 3 months. You still read what the candidate tells us, order the tests you want, and run the interview. The marketplace fee stays a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, charged only on hire.
Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.