We Rejected 11,199+ Engineers Last Year.

The developers who reach your shortlist have cleared six gates that most candidates never see.

1.95%
Acceptance 2025
6-8hrs
Per developer

Trusted by leading brands and startups

Experience verificationTechnical screeningAI-assisted skill analysisProject assessmentLive technical interviewsSoft skills screening

Rigorous by design.
Not by accident.

6-8 hours of work goes into every developer we admit, across assessment, human review and live interviews. The top 2% get through.

Meet HiveMind. The Recruiting OS
Behind Every Gate.

Every gate on this page runs on HiveMind, the recruiting OS built by our sister company. It gives our team the machinery below; our senior engineers make every final call.

Our assessments draw from a versioned bank of question variants across types and difficulty levels, so a second attempt gets a different exam.

Behavioural analysis runs across each assessment: paste detection, per-question risk levels, and flags our engineers review before a score counts.

Every question's strength is tracked against thousands of scored answers. Weak ones get flagged and retired from the bank.

Per-question performance, completion and difficulty analytics sit behind every score, and a senior engineer signs off before a developer reaches your shortlist.

The Process

Every gate is monitored for integrity: per-question behavioural analysis, risk scoring and session flagging.

Experience verification

Work history · References

Technical screening

AI-assisted skill analysis

Recorded responses · Scored on reasoning

Project assessment

Simulated production build

Live technical interviews

Two senior engineers · Live pair programming

Soft skills screening

Structured behavioural interview · Human review

Engineer showcase

One developer from the current roster, with their real assessment record. A new engineer every month.

Akeleojo, vetted RocketDevs developer

Akeleojo

$30.99/ hr

Frontend Engineer

University of Lagos
Member since Aug 2023

Akeleojo A is a frontend engineer with five years of experience in developing and deploying complex web applications. He is proficient in technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and Svelte, using them to build responsive and…

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HTMLCSSJavascriptReactNextJSGitTypescriptJQuery

Vetting record

General coding Assessments98%
  • Two algorithms questions Leetcode Level easyeasy
  • Two algorithms questions Leetcode Level mediummedium
Multiple Choice Assessment80%
  • Fair Scores in JavaScript, Typescript, Next.js
React Coding Assessment100%
  • Two React Assessment with difficulty levels Easy and Mediumeasy
  • Demonstrated a high level of proficiency and understanding of React concepts and best practices.

Projects

OnyiisiOnyiisi

An ecommerce app

TheseusTheseus

A URL Shortener

How applicants compare

Akeleojo’s result on each assessment is the real recorded score. The spread it sits against is illustrative: applicant-level scores are not retained.

We built this because
the alternatives do not work.

Every alternative shortcuts the hard part. We do not.

Typical agencyRocketDevs
Who reviews candidatesRecruiters or HR generalistsSenior engineers, every one with 7+ years commercial experience
Assessment depth1-3 hour technical screen6 gates, within 1 week, real production simulation
What you receiveCV + interviewer notesFull 6 gates assessment record with scores
Replacement guaranteeRe-run the hiring process yourselfFree replacement, no negotiation
FAQ

QuestionsFounders actually ask.

  • RocketDevs sources world‑class engineers from emerging markets where talent is abundant but traditional opportunities are limited, allowing you to access senior‑level skill at a fraction of competitor rates.
  • Our customers see 4x cost savings compared with alternative networks.