Zero upfront. Pay only for verified work. 30-day trial. Unlimited replacements.
Trial & Replacement Policy

Hire Eastern European Engineers With Zero Financial Risk

No prepayments. No recruitment fees. No advance deposits. You pay only for the hours your engineer worked — confirmed by your PM at the end of the month.

  • 30-day trial with zero upfront cost
  • Pay only for hours worked and PM-verified
  • Unlimited free replacements until the right fit
How a trial unfolds
30-day risk-free trial
$0 TO START
Day 0
Setup, no money down
Sign IP, NDA, Trial clause. Define metrics and milestones. Engineer is provisioned access.
Days 1–30
Real production work
Engineer ships tickets with your team. Hours tracked in Jira / Harvest / Toggl.
Anytime
Replace at no cost
Not the right fit? New profiles in 2 days, new engineer working in 5. Trial resets fully.
Day 30
You decide
Continue, walk away, or pause — you only pay for PM-verified hours worked.
$0 upfront
Zero financial risk
No fees until verified work
30 day trial
Real production work
Resets with every replacement
5 business days
Replacement SLA
Unlimited, until right fit
How the trial works

Your 30-day risk-free trial — start to finish

Evaluate the engineer through real production work for a full month — before any long-term commitment.

30-day overview · zero upfront, pay for verified hours
Trial activity Decision moment
01
Contract & access
Day 0
02
Real production work
Days 1–30
03
PM-verified billing
Monthly
04
You decide
Day 30
Day 0
Day 5
Day 10
Day 15
Day 20
Day 25
Day 30
01 Day 0

Contract & access

We sign a contract with a Trial & Replacement clause — no prepayments, deposits or recruitment fees. IP Assignment and Mutual NDA are active from Day 1. We define success metrics, technical requirements and the first-month milestones.

IP + NDA active Day 1
Success metrics defined
Engineer provisioned
02 Days 1–30

Real production work

The engineer ships scoped tickets and features with full access to your repos, tools and processes — not interviews or test assignments. Daily check-ins with your tech lead keep alignment tight.

Full repo + tooling access
Daily tech-lead check-ins
Live tickets, not tests
03 Monthly

PM-verified billing

Time is tracked in Jira, Harvest, Toggl or Clockify. At the end of each month, your PM reviews and approves hours. Invoices are based solely on approved work — unapproved or unverified hours are never billed.

Track in your tool of choice
PM approves before invoice
Net 15 from invoice date
04 Day 30

You decide

Continue with standard monthly billing, pause, or walk away. If you stop, you pay only for verified hours during the trial — no penalties, breakage fees, or notice required. Ongoing engagements are month-to-month with two-week notice.

Continue, pause or exit
No penalties to walk away
Month-to-month after trial
Bottom line

If the engineer delivers nothing you’re satisfied with, you pay nothing and walk away.

We only earn when engineers produce verified work. Our incentives are aligned with yours from Day 1.

Start your trial
What counts as a failed match

Clear criteria for replacement — so you never have to guess

A replacement is triggered if any one of these criteria is met. We define failure explicitly so eligibility is never a judgment call.

Performance gaps

Failing agreed technical standards. Struggling with code reviews after onboarding. Insufficient knowledge of the core stack despite training.

Misses agreed technical bar
Code review issues persist post-onboarding
Gaps in declared core stack

Communication & reliability

Repeatedly missing stand-ups, PRs or deadlines after feedback. Not responding within agreed timeframes. Unclear or incomplete documentation that blocks the team.

Missed stand-ups / PRs after feedback
Slow response vs agreed SLA
Docs block your team

Cultural or time-zone fit

Minimal overlap in working hours, or ongoing friction in communication and collaboration that doesn’t resolve despite attempts to adjust.

Minimal working-hours overlap
Collaboration friction continues
Adjustments don’t fix it

Unexpected unavailability

The engineer resigns or is absent for an extended period unrelated to your internal changes — including health, family, or going unresponsive for 3+ consecutive business days.

Extended absence
Resignation mid-engagement
3+ days unresponsive
Our commitment to you

Even if your requirements change mid-trial, we replace at no cost.

Projects pivot. If the engineer originally selected is no longer the right fit — performance issue or scope change — our priority is getting the right person on the job. You’re protected by our Replacement Guarantee.

Replacement guarantee — unlimited

5 business days. Every time. Until you’re satisfied.

No vague replacement clauses, no caps on attempts. Here is exactly what happens, when it happens, and what you pay — even if your requirements change mid-trial.

During the 30-day trial
5 business days
until new engineer starts

Replace at no cost — trial resets fully

Trigger →You notify your account manager that the match isn’t working.
4 hours Acknowledgement of your request
2 days 2–3 replacement candidate profiles
5 days New engineer starts on real work
Reset Trial resets to a full 30 days
What you pay
Only hours worked by the original engineer (PM-verified)
Zero cost for the replacement process itself
New engineer at the same hourly rate
After trial · ongoing engagement
5 business days
new engineer onboarded

Performance issues, post-trial

Trigger →Email [email protected] with a brief explanation of the issue.
1 day Receipt confirmed
3 days First replacement profiles delivered
5 days New engineer active and onboarded
30 days If replacement also fails → repeat or exit
What you pay
Worked hours by original engineer remain payable
No replacement or recruitment fee
Same hourly rate continues
If we miss the 5-day SLA
3 business days
clean relationship close

Exit immediately with zero penalties

Trigger →We fail to deliver a suitable replacement within our 5-day SLA.
Day 1 You can exit immediately, no notice required
Day 1 No breakage fees, no penalties
Day 3 Relationship closes cleanly
What you pay
Only verified hours already worked
No notice period required
Nothing more
Still have questions about the guarantee?
We answer eligibility questions within one business day — talk to an account manager before you commit.
Talk to an account manager
No-penalty off-ramp

Walk away anytime with zero financial risk

When you can walk away

Anytime — and you only pay for verified work.

Anytime during the 30-day trial
No notice required. You pay only for hours already approved by your PM.
After trial — 2 weeks’ notice
End the engagement anytime. Pay for hours worked during the notice period if the engineer keeps shipping.
Replacement also fails
Walk away without notice if the second engineer also misses inside the first 30 days.
What you never pay
No recruitment fees. No prepaid deposits to forfeit. No breakage penalties. No restocking charges.
Why this works
Hiring should never feel like a trap. Since you pay nothing up front and only for verified work hours, you maintain complete financial control throughout the relationship.
How to trigger the off-ramp

Four steps, three business days, clean exit.

Email your account manager
Or send a brief note to [email protected] explaining why.
1-day confirmation
We confirm your off-ramp request within 1 business day.
Engineer access closed
Cleanly, with no lingering obligations on either side.
Final invoice in 3 business days
Covering only PM-verified hours. Net 15 payment terms.
Why this works
Unlike traditional recruitment or staff augmentation with upfront fees, you keep complete leverage throughout the relationship. If we don’t deliver, you simply stop paying — no refund negotiations.
No sunk costs
You never pay for work that wasn’t delivered or verified.
Clean financial exit
You know exactly what you’ve paid for — real work completed and approved.
Reputation protection
No public disputes, no damage to your vendor relationships.
Real-world replacement scenarios

How the guarantee actually plays out

In every scenario the financial principle is the same: you only pay for hours worked and verified by your PM. Unlimited replacements until the right fit. Even requirement changes are covered. No hidden fees. No sunk costs.

Tech-stack mismatch
9 days
to a working replacement

Senior backend engineer can’t debug memory leaks under load

Caught in Trial Week 1 · Node.js microservices
Day 4Client flagged the issue via Slack
+2hAccount manager confirmed receipt
Day 62 replacement candidates profiled
Day 9New engineer onboarded — microservices + AWS
ResetTrial reset to a full 30 days
Financial impact
Client paid only for 4 days of work by the original engineer
Zero replacement fee
Feature still shipped by end of Month 1
Communication breakdown
5 days
from flag to new engineer

Frontend engineer missing stand-ups, 8h+ Slack delays

Caught in Trial Week 3 · Mid-level frontend
Day 18Client requested replacement via email
+1 dayTalmatic confirmed receipt
Day 20Replacement profiles sent
Day 23New engineer started, 2h Slack SLA
ResetFull 30-day trial restarted
Financial impact
Paid 18 days of original engineer’s work (~144 hours)
Zero replacement cost
Client continued past trial — successful outcome
Client changed requirements
5 days
from pivot to new engineer

Pivot from React to Vue.js — still covered by guarantee

Client-side scope change · Week 2 · React → Vue.js
Day 12Scope change explained to AM
Day 13Option 1 chosen: source a Vue.js specialist
Day 15Vue.js profiles delivered
Day 17Senior Vue.js engineer started
ResetTrial reset to a full 30 days
Financial impact
Paid only 12 days of React engineer (~96 hours)
Zero replacement fee despite scope change
Vue.js engineer continued for 8 months
Unexpected resignation
Zero
sprint downtime

Senior engineer resigned Month 2 — family emergency

Ongoing engagement · After successful trial
NoticeEngineer gave 2-week notice
+3 daysReplacement sourced (non-performance)
Notice wkKnowledge transfer during overlap
Hand-offClean transition, no sprint disruption
Financial impact
Paid for departing engineer’s final week
Zero replacement fee
New engineer started at the same rate
FAQ

Answers to every billing, replacement and exit question

Have a question we don’t cover? Email [email protected] and we’ll reply within one business day.

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