Agentic resume and skill screening
Multi-signal ranking before any human reviews a profile.
Vetting process
We Rejected 11,199+ Engineers Last Year.
Rigorous design, not by accident. The developers who reach your shortlist have cleared six gates that most candidates never see.
1.95%
Acceptance 20266-8hrs
Per developerTrusted by 500+ global companies
Rigorous by design
Rigorous by design.
Not by accident.
6-8 hours of assessment, scored by senior engineers, admits the top 2%: technical skill, AI fluency, architecture instinct, leadership, and communication.
The platform
Meet HiveMind. The Recruiting OS
Behind Every Gate.
HiveMind is the recruiting OS built by our sister company. It ingests, screens, ranks, schedules, and verifies across all six gates, so senior engineers spend zero time on admin. They make every final call: HiveMind just hands them the top of the funnel.
Agentic resume and skill screening
Multi-signal ranking before any human reviews a profile.
Video and systems-design scoring
Walkthroughs scored on reasoning, not just answers.
Zero manual sorting
Automated comms, scheduling, and ranking.
Competency verification at every gate
Experience and references cross-checked stage by stage.
Detailed breakdown
Six gates. Each one
Eliminates the next layer.
11,199All Applicants
23%Screened
13%Assessed
2%Joined
Only 2% acceptedFull Stack Engineer$10/hrFull Stack Engineer$10/hr
Application & experience verification
48-hr answer · Score by HiveMind · AI powered
HiveMind cross-references resumes, GitHub histories, and portfolios, then ranks them before any human looks. Every applicant hears back within 48 hours.
HIVEMIND · INTAKE LOG
REPRESENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ARTIFACT
Ingestedcandidate.7741stack: react, ts, goexp: 6 yrs
Verifiedgithub historycommercial repos: 14rank: high
Ingestedcandidate.7742stack: python, rustexp: 4 yrs
Rejectedcandidate.7748reference mismatchreply: 48h
HiveMind intakeGithub analysisReference checks48-hr answer
Track-record screen
1-2 hours · Human review
A human reviewer digs into commercial track record and role fit. Shipping real products counts here, not years on a CV.
TRACK-RECORD ANALYSIS
REVIEW RECORD
Senior Engineer · Paystack2021 - 2024
Backend Lead · Flutterwave2019 - 2021
Full-Stack Dev · Andela2017 - 2019
Shipped to productionConfirmed
Commercial impactStrong
Culture alignmentVerified
Reference checkPassed
Human depth reviewCommercial track recordRole alignment
Coding assessment
1-2 hours · Strict time limit
Real-world challenges in the candidate's own environment, plus an AI fluency series that measures how they work with and evaluate AI-assisted code. No whiteboard, no trick question.
CODING ASSESSMENT · SCORE BREAKDOWN
REVIEW RECORD
Problem solving82/100
Communication76/100
Verification88/100
Complexity trade-offs71/100
Real-world codingConceptual depthOpen-book reasoningAI-fluency series
Project assessment
3-4 days · Strict time limit
A simulated production build with real scope and constraints, scored on implementation quality, code organisation, and decision-making. Seniors also map architecture.
Project structure
> gist.lodger.ts> hums.ts> index.ts> router.config.ts> schema.prisma> utils/format.ts
Scores
Implementation quality87%
Code organization79%
Decision making82%
Production simulationArchitecture mappingReal constraintsCode organization
Live technical interview
~ 2 hours · Face to face
Two senior engineers, live pair programming, pressured debugging, and a systems-design walkthrough on camera. This gate measures instinct under pressure.
LIVE SESSION TRANSCRIPT
Walk me through your approach to this component. What tradeoffs did you consider?
I started with a plain useReducer because the state transitions were complex. Avoided useState chain because it would scatter the logic.
What happens when that reducer grows? How do you keep it maintainable?
Two senior engineersSystem-design walkthroughPressured debuggingPair programming
Communication & soft skills
~ 45 minutes · 1 interviewer
A structured interview on communication clarity, async writing, timezone fit, and leadership instinct. Can they represent themselves and your team with confidence?
SOFT SKILLS EVALUATION
Communication clarity8.4/10
Async writing9.2/10
Timezone fit8/10
Leadership instinct7.8/10
Composite8.35/10
Communication clarityTimezone fitBehavioral interviewAsync readiness
What vetted means
When We Say ‘vetted’,
This Is What We Mean.
Every developer in the network comes with a complete assessment record - not just a CV.
Sarah Coleman
Senior full-stack engineer
7 years of experience
United States
Member since Jan 2021
$21.99/ hr
Ex-Stripe. Built payment infrastructure scaling to $2B/yr in volume. Specializes in React, distributed systems, and developer-facing APIs. Show more
ReactNode.jsAWSKubernetesTerraformReact NativeKotlinSwift
Developer tierTop 1%
Overall score94
Top 2%
Top 1%
Top 0.5%
Vetting assessment
Application score94/100
Coding assessment88/100
Technical interview93/100
Track record91/100
Project Quality87/100
Communication89/100
Overall score94/100
Why RocketDevs
We built this because
the alternatives do not work.
Every other solution shortcuts the hard part. We do not.
Typical agency
Who reviews candidatesRecruiters or HR generalists
Assessment depth1-3 hour technical screen
What you receiveCV + interviewer notes
No Replacement guaranteeRe-run the hiring process yourself
RocketDevs
RecommendedWho reviews candidatesSenior engineers with 25+ years of experience and 10000+ interviews conducted
Assessment depth6 gates, within 1 week, real production simulation
What you receiveFull 6 gates assessment record with scores
Replacement guaranteeYes - free replacement, no negotiation
AI fluency testedDedicated AI series in coding assessment
Freelance platform
Who reviews candidatesAutomated tests + self-reported profiles
Assessment depthZero skill based vetting while charging extra fees
What you receiveStar rating and reviews
Replacement guaranteeDispute resolution, no guarantee
AI fluency testedNot assessed
Zero
assessors with less than 7 years commercial experience
100%
of shortlisted developers have a complete 6-gate record
Free
replacement if a developer does not work out
Ready to see the shortlist?
Every developer has
Cleared all six gates.
Browse profiles with full vetting scores attached - no guesswork, no hidden assessments.
No guesswork
Every gate exists
for a reason.
Each gate targets a specific failure mode that traditional hiring misses.
Gate 01 - Intercept
The failure mode
“Impressive looking CVs with no substance”
What we actually test
Verifiable GitHub activity and cross-referenced experience across multiple sources
- 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.