What would a permanent hire cost you?

Enter the role and the salary. No retainer, nothing upfront: the fee is invoiced on the hire's first working day.

Our estimate: €2,200 gross, about €1,300 net, for this role in Romania. Change it to your offer.
How the person joins
Estimated recruitment fee
€4,752
18% of annual gross salary
Annual gross salary
€26,400
Invoiced
On the first working day
Free replacement during probation
90 days
Brief this role One-time fee · you hire directly · no retainer
Try before you hire

The fee falls the longer they work with you first

Start someone as a forward-deployed engineer or contractor. When you move them to your payroll, the fee depends on how long they have been with you.

They join your payrollFee, % of annual grossOn this salary
Hired directly18%€4,752
After 3 months with you15%€3,960
After 6 months12%€3,168
After 12 months8%€2,112
After 24 months0%No fee

Two ways to add someone

An engineer in your team now

Hourly, one monthly invoice, embedded in under 14 days. See the live rate for any profile.

A permanent hire on your payroll

One-time fee when they start, for any office role, tech and non-tech.

Brief the role to Gabriel

Share the role and the salary range. We confirm the fee in writing before the search starts.

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