Our Services
Four services.
One protocol.
Every Vettara service is powered by The Vettara Protocol—a principal-led 60–90 minute live technical deep-dive covering architecture, system design, AI fluency, and production readiness. Skills-first assessment, not keyword matching, nor gut feelings.
Vettara Vetting
Standalone technical deep-dives. Your candidates, our principal-level assessment.
$750 – $950
per interview • volume discounts available
What You Get
- De-risk every hire: Principal-level technical opinion before committing $150K–$300K+ in salary
- Reclaim engineering time: Stop pulling Staff Engineers out of sprint work for screening
- Structured scorecard: Architecture thinking, code quality, system design, AI fluency, debugging, collaboration—not a recruiter’s gut feeling
- Hire/no-hire recommendation with risk flags and growth areas
The Alternative
- DIY internal interviews: $500–$1,200 per interview in engineer time. Inconsistent, creates fatigue
- HackerRank / Codility: $300–$500/candidate. Tests algorithmic puzzles, not real-world architecture. Senior candidates drop out
- Karat / Interviewing.io: $500–$800/interview. Better than automated tests, but interviewers are often mid-level
SLA: Interview scheduled within 48 hours. Scorecard delivered within 24 hours.
Vettara Scale
Pre-vetted, protocol-cleared engineers embedded in your team. Nearshore & onshore.
$45 – $150/hr
25–35% markup • 30–40% savings vs NA FTE
What You Get
- 30–40% cost savings vs equivalent NA full-time hires, without quality trade-offs
- 11-day average onboarding: From signed SOW to engineer-in-Slack. Industry avg is 30–45 days
- 1-week replacement SLA: If an engineer isn’t working out, replaced in 5 business days
- Timezone alignment: LATAM engineers (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico) work EST–PST hours
- Full compliance: Managed workstations, GDPR/SOC2, client-owned IP, consolidated invoicing
The Alternative
- Toptal / Turing / Andela: 25–50% markup, no principal-level vetting. You get a resume and a 30-min recruiter screen
- Offshore dev shops: Lower cost but timezone gaps, communication friction. Average ramp 45–60 days
- Direct nearshore hiring: Requires local entity, payroll, compliance, and you still vet candidates yourself
SLA: First vetted candidates in 5–7 business days. Average 11 days to engineer onboarded.
Vettara Search
Retained technical recruiting. Every candidate protocol-vetted before you see them.
10–15% success fee
payable after probation • not on start date
What You Get
- 10–15% fee vs 20–25% industry standard—and you pay after the hire passes probation, not on day 1
- Zero risk: You don’t pay unless the hire sticks. No retainer, no upfront cost
- Pre-vetted shortlists: Every candidate has passed a 60–90 min technical deep-dive. Hiring managers interview finalists, not maybes
- ~90% offer acceptance: We assess motivation, culture fit, and comp expectations during the protocol
The Alternative
- Traditional recruiting agencies: 20–25% of Year 1 salary ($40K–$75K per senior hire). Fee due on start date regardless of retention
- In-house recruiting: $80K–$120K/recruiter + $10K–$20K/yr tools. Struggles with specialized senior roles
- Contingency search: 15–20% fee but you’re one of 3–5 agencies. Incentivizes speed over quality
SLA: First shortlist of 3–5 vetted candidates in 10–14 business days. Avg time-to-offer: 25–30 days.
Vettara Partners
White-label vetting for agencies & consulting firms. Your brand, our protocol.
$500 – $650
per interview • or $3K–$5K/mo retainer
What You Get
- Instant technical credibility: Offer principal-level vetting to your clients without hiring a $250K+ Staff Engineer
- Win more deals: Differentiate proposals with “every candidate is protocol-vetted”
- Your brand, our engine: All reports and scorecards white-labeled. Your client relationship stays yours
- Contractual no-poach guarantee: We will never recruit from your client base
The Alternative
- Build internal vetting: Hire 1–2 senior engineers ($200K–$400K/yr) to run interviews. Expensive, doesn’t scale
- Use automated tools: HackerRank/Codility for your clients. Cheap but doesn’t inspire confidence for senior hires
- Skip vetting entirely: Send resumes and hope. Works until a bad placement damages the relationship
SLA: 48-hour scheduling, 24-hour scorecard. White-labeled reports within 4 hours of interview.
Side-by-Side
How Vettara compares
Vettara is a new category. We dare to challenge the status quo by decoupling our fees from the hiring outcome. Our incentive is technical validation, not placement volume. We find the net weight of a candidate’s talent so you only pay for performance, not potential.
| Dimension | Recruiting Agencies | Staff-Aug Shops | AI-Native Platforms | Automated Tools | Vettara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Vetting | 30-min recruiter phone screen | Resume match + brief tech chat | AI-scored assessments, pattern matching | Algorithmic puzzles, MCQs | 60–90 min principal-led deep-dive |
| Interviewer Level | Non-technical recruiter | Junior–mid engineer | Algorithm (no human) | Automated / mid-level | Principal-level technologist |
| AI Fluency Assessment | Not assessed | Not assessed | Self-reported / badge-based | Not assessed | Live evaluation of AI tool usage in production context |
| Skills Intelligence | Keyword matching on resume | Tech stack checklist | ML-inferred skills graph | Puzzle scores / percentiles | Structured scorecard with skills-first assessment |
| Search Fee | 20–25% of Year 1 salary | N/A | Platform fee + % markup | N/A | 10–15%, payable after probation |
| Staff-Aug Onboarding | N/A | 30–45 days average | 7–14 days (limited vetting) | N/A | 11 days average (protocol-vetted) |
| Replacement Guarantee | 30–90 day policy | 30–60 days | Varies, often limited | None | 1-week replacement SLA |
| Client Satisfaction | ~80% | ~75–80% | ~75% (scale over quality) | ~70% | 95.7% CSAT |
| Deliverable | Resume + recruiter notes | Resume + rate card | AI match score + profile | Score / percentile | Detailed scorecard + hire/no-hire + risk flags |
| White-Label Option | No | Rarely | No | Sometimes | Full white-label with no-poach guarantee |
Ready to stop guessing
and start knowing?
Whether you need one candidate vetted or an entire engineering team built, it starts with a 30-minute strategy call. No commitment. No pitch deck. Just a conversation about your hiring challenges.