Hire a full-time developer for $3,999 Flat.
Traditional recruitment agencies charge 15-25% of annual salary. That’s $22,500 to $50,000 per hire. Odesa’s flat-fee recruitment service delivers the same outcome — a vetted, qualified, full-time Eastern European engineer on your team — for a fixed $3,999. No percentage pricing. No retainers. No hidden fees. If the hire doesn’t work out within 90 days, we replace them at zero additional cost.
$3,999
From Request to Onboarded
Senior Eastern European Engineers
After 12 Months
Compared to US Hiring
From requirement to hired engineer in 4.2 days on average.
Odesa’s recruitment process combines our pre-built Eastern European talent network with a rigorous multi-stage vetting pipeline. The result: faster placements, higher quality candidates, and zero wasted time reviewing unqualified profiles.
Discovery Call and Requirement Definition
Sourcing, Vetting, and Shortlisting
Client Interviews and
Selection
Offer, Onboarding, and 90-Day Guarantee
A complete end-to-end recruitment service. Not a database subscription.
Every $3,999 flat-fee recruitment engagement includes the full spectrum of hiring services that traditional agencies charge $15,000-$45,000 to deliver. The only difference is our price.
Active Candidate Sourcing
We don't post your job on a board and wait. Our team actively searches our pre-built network of 250+ Eastern European engineers plus direct sourcing channels to identify the best candidates for your specific role and requirements.
Technical Assessment
Every candidate completes coding challenges, participates in system design discussions, and undergoes architecture review with senior engineers on our team. You only see candidates who've already demonstrated the technical skills you need.
English Proficiency Evaluation
Live English communication evaluation covering professional scenarios, technical explanations, and written communication. We require B2-C1 CEFR minimum. Your new hire will communicate clearly in standups, code reviews, and Slack.
Background Verification
Employment history verification, education credential checks, and professional reference calls. We confirm every claim on the candidate's resume and verify their reputation with previous employers and colleagues.
Offer Negotiation
We handle the offer process between you and the candidate, ensuring expectations are aligned on compensation, working hours, start date, and engagement terms. No awkward negotiations -- we've done this hundreds of times.
90-Day Performance Guarantee
If the hired engineer doesn't meet your performance expectations within the first 90 days, we conduct a full replacement search at absolutely zero additional cost. No questions asked, no re-engagement fees, no renegotiation.
90
Day Guarantee
If the hire does not work out, we replace them for free.
Our 90-day performance guarantee exists because we are confident in our vetting process. If your recruited engineer leaves or does not meet performance expectations within 90 days of their start date, Odesa will execute a complete replacement search and placement at zero additional cost. No partial refunds, no credits toward a future hire, no fine print. A full replacement through our entire recruitment pipeline, on us. This guarantee reflects the same commitment to quality that drives our 94% twelve-month retention rate across all placements.
Companies that scaled their engineering teams through Odesa.
"We needed three senior React developers who could work US Eastern time. Odesa had profiles in front of us in 2 days. All three engineers are still with us 14 months later and the quality of their code is indistinguishable from our San Francisco-based team. The cost savings alone justified the switch from domestic hiring."
"I was skeptical about hiring offshore developers until I tried Odesa. The 2-week trial completely removed the risk for us. Our Python engineer from Ukraine started as an individual contributor and is now leading our entire data engineering team. Val personally made sure the match was right from day one."
"We have used TopTal, Upwork, and two traditional staffing agencies before finding Odesa. This is the only company where the developers actually feel like part of our engineering team. The $3,999 flat-fee recruitment service paid for itself in the first week compared to what other agencies were quoting us."
Common questions about Odesa's $3,999 flat-fee recruitment service.
What exactly does the $3,999 flat fee cover?
The $3,999 covers the entire end-to-end recruitment process: active candidate sourcing from our 250+ engineer database and direct channels, multi-stage technical assessment (coding challenges, system design, architecture review), English communication evaluation, background verification and reference checks, interview coordination and scheduling, offer negotiation, onboarding support, and a 90-day performance guarantee with free replacement. There are no hidden fees, no retainer costs, and no percentage-of-salary charges. The $3,999 is the same whether you’re hiring a mid-level QA engineer or a lead architect.
When do I pay the $3,999 fee?
You pay nothing upfront. The $3,999 fee is only due after you’ve interviewed candidates, selected your preferred engineer, and the candidate has accepted the offer. We take the full risk on the front end — sourcing, vetting, and presenting candidates — and you only pay once you’ve made a hiring decision you’re confident about. If we can’t find a candidate that meets your requirements, you owe nothing.
How is Odesa so much cheaper than traditional recruitment agencies?
Traditional agencies charge 15-25% of salary because their model requires starting every search from scratch — posting jobs, reviewing hundreds of applications, conducting initial screens. Our model is structurally different. We maintain a pre-built, continuously vetted network of 250+ Eastern European senior engineers. When you submit a requirement, we’re matching against profiles we’ve already assessed — not sourcing from zero. This eliminates the most expensive and time-consuming parts of the recruitment process, allowing us to charge a flat fee that covers our costs while saving you $20,000+ per hire compared to traditional agencies.
What happens if the hire doesn't work out?
Our 90-day performance guarantee covers you completely. If the hired engineer doesn’t meet your expectations within the first 90 days for any reason — technical underperformance, communication issues, cultural misalignment, or anything else — we conduct a full replacement search at zero additional cost. No re-engagement fees, no renegotiation, no questions asked. The 90-day clock starts on the engineer’s first day of work. In practice, we rarely need to invoke this guarantee because our 94% placement success rate reflects the thoroughness of our vetting process.
Do the recruited engineers work remotely or relocate to the US?
Engineers recruited through Odesa work remotely from their Eastern European locations — primarily Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria. They join your team as full-time remote employees, working 6-8 hours of overlap with US Eastern timezone. This remote model is what allows both the lower recruitment fee ($3,999 vs $20,000+) and lower developer salaries compared to US-based hires. If you need engineers who can relocate to the US, we can discuss that during the discovery call, though the process and timeline are different.
Who handles payroll and employment for recruited engineers?
This depends on your preference. Option 1: The engineer joins your team as a direct contractor, and you manage the relationship directly. Option 2: Odesa can serve as the employer of record, handling all payroll, tax compliance, and employment logistics through our international employment infrastructure. In this case, you receive a single monthly invoice in USD from Odesa (a US company), and we handle everything on the back end. Most clients choose Option 2 because it eliminates the need to set up foreign legal entities, navigate international employment law, or manage currency exchange for developer payments.
Stop overpaying for recruitment. Hire for $3,999.
Book a 15-minute discovery call with Val. Tell us what you need. Receive pre-vetted candidate profiles within 48 hours. Hire with a 90-day performance guarantee and save $20,000+ per placement compared to traditional agencies.
🔒 $3,999 flat fee · 90-day guarantee · 4.2-day avg placement · Pre-vetted talent