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Median time to shortlist over the last 30 days: under an hour. We guarantee 72 hours.
Exact Quote for Your Role in 2 Minutes
Every quote is specific to the role, stack, and seniority you need, which is why we quote instead of publishing a one-size-fits-none rate card. Answer a few questions and the exact number is in front of you before you've talked to anyone.
Get Your Exact QuoteNo commitment, no cost, no sales call required to see the number.
How the Flat Model Works
You pay one flat monthly rate per engineer. That single number covers the engineer's compensation and everything around it: the vetting, the guarantee, the compliance, the payroll. It stays flat for the life of the engagement. Most of the staffing industry bills hourly, marks up quietly, and renegotiates annually; the flat model exists so your engineering budget is a number, not a forecast.
Vetting and matching
Five-stage vetting with a ~3% acceptance rate, AI-tool proficiency tested, scored one-page scorecards before you interview anyone.
30-day replacement guarantee
If an engineer underperforms on documented technical grounds in the first 30 days, we replace them once at no new placement fee. Thirty days, written into the contract, not a slogan.
Compliance and payroll via Deel
Contracts, international payroll, and local compliance are handled end to end. You get one invoice, not a legal project.
Account support
Direct access to your engineer in Slack, with founder-level oversight on every senior placement. No account-manager layers.
And what's deliberately not in the price:
- ✓No recruiter fees or placement commissions
- ✓No hourly meters: the rate is monthly and flat
- ✓No markups that grow as the engineer gets more senior
- ✓No renegotiation mid-contract: the quote you accept is the rate you keep
- ✓No multi-quarter lock-in: three-month initial commitment, then month-to-month
What It Costs, Relative to Your Alternatives
A Ruzora engineer typically lands 40–60% below the fully-loaded cost of an equivalent US hire, counting salary, benefits, payroll tax, and recruiting, not just the salary line. The savings come from LATAM economics and a lean operation, not from junior talent: the bench is senior engineers with US-timezone overlap.
| Factor | Ruzora | Traditional Agency | Freelance Marketplace | In-House US Hire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One flat monthly rate per engineer | Seat or project pricing, varies by negotiation | Hourly rate + platform fees | Salary + benefits + equity + payroll tax |
| What you see upfront | An exact quote for your role in ~2 minutes | A range, after a sales cycle | Rates vary per freelancer; fees on top | Salary bands; the loaded cost surfaces later |
| Hidden costs | None: vetting, compliance, payroll included | Markups and change-order pricing | Re-hiring when a contractor leaves, platform fees, your own vetting time | Recruiting fees, ramp time, severance risk |
| Cost vs a fully-loaded US hire | Typically 40–60% below | Varies; premium firms often cost more than hiring | Wide range; senior rates rival US salaries | The baseline (SF senior: ~$18k–28k/mo fully loaded) |
| Commitment | Three-month initial commitment, then month-to-month | Usually 3–6 month minimums | None, and no continuity either | At-will, but severance and morale costs are real |
| Replacement for documented underperformance | Guaranteed within 30 days | Sometimes, terms vary | Start the search over | A months-long re-hire |
Third-party figures reflect publicly available rate data and common market conditions as of 2026. Toptal's senior rates, for example, are widely reported at $9,600–16,000/month. Those are their numbers, not ours.
Pricing Questions, Answered
What's included in the flat monthly rate?
Everything. Vetting and matching, the 30-day replacement guarantee, compliance and payroll through Deel, and ongoing account support. There are no recruiter fees, no hourly billing, and nothing bolted on later. One engineer, one rate, one invoice.
Why isn't there a rate card on this page?
Because a single published number would be wrong for most roles. A senior React engineer, a staff-level platform engineer, and a DevOps lead in a scarce stack don't cost the same, and pretending they do produces quotes that are either padded or unrealistic. Instead, tell us the role and you get an exact, role-specific quote in about two minutes, before any sales call, and it's the number you actually pay.
How does the cost compare to hiring in the US?
Typically 40–60% below the fully-loaded cost of an equivalent US hire. Fully loaded is the honest comparison: salary plus benefits, payroll tax, equity, and recruiting. A senior engineer in San Francisco runs roughly $18k–28k a month once you count all of it. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator.
How does the 30-day replacement guarantee work?
Send us written detail of the technical performance problem within the first 30 days. We and the engineer get 15 days to fix it. If it isn't fixed, we propose three to five replacement candidates and you choose the one you want, at no new placement fee. One replacement per placement, and it covers documented technical performance rather than a budget change or a cancelled project. The full clause is on our trust page.
What are the contract terms?
Three-month initial commitment per placement, then month-to-month, with 30 days' written notice either way. No multi-quarter lock-in beyond that first quarter. The rate you accept at signing is the rate for the life of the engagement: no mid-contract renegotiation, no annual 'market adjustment' letters.
How fast can we start?
You'll see a vetted, scored shortlist within 72 hours of telling us what you need, and that's guaranteed. From shortlist to an engineer fully onboarded and committing code is typically two to three weeks, depending on your interview pace.
The Fastest Way to Know Is to Ask
Two minutes in the intake chat gets you an exact quote for your role, and a vetted, scored shortlist within 72 hours if you like the number.
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