How we work

How Remote Crew works

A developer-first tech recruitment agency based in Portugal. Three ways to hire senior engineers, side by side.

  • 48 hours to first candidates
  • 4–6 weeks to an accepted offer
  • 96% of permanent hires stay past 90 days

Three ways to hire

Permanent placement, contract hiring and RPO compared
Compare Permanent PlacementWe find the hire, you employ themContract HiringWe find the hire and employ them for youRPOA tech recruiter embedded in your team
Who finds candidatesRemote CrewRemote Crew, or you with our Employer of RecordOur recruiter, working for you
Who employs themYouRemote CrewYou
How we charge15–20% of first-year gross pay, only when you hire20% a month on top of pay, all-in. Employer of Record: €399 a monthFrom €29 an hour, billed monthly
If it doesn't work out90 days: a free replacement search, then a refund or creditCancel any timeNot performance-based. Cancel any time
Best forHiring onto your own entityNo local entity, or a temporary projectSeveral open roles of the same type
See Permanent Placement See Contract Hiring See RPO

Not sure which fits? We'll tell you on a call, even when the answer is to post the job yourself.

How a search works

Every search runs the same way, whichever option you choose.

What we'll do

  1. 1

    Understand the role

    We start by filling out our Hiring Kickoff Document to get clarity on the role.

  2. 2

    Attract candidates

    We'll publish the role, share it with our community and source great candidates.

  3. 3

    Filter candidates

    We'll meet candidates, conduct interviews and ask technical questions.

  4. 4

    Share candidates

    We'll share the best candidates in your ATS. Expect 3 to 5 top candidates a week.

  5. 5

    Report on recruitment data

    We'll share data on our recruitment work so you have clear figures to make hiring decisions.

What we need from you

  1. 1

    Weekly review call

    We can do a better job if we have a recurring time to align expectations.

  2. 2

    Interview booking link

    We can book the next interview steps, we just need the scheduling link.

  3. 3

    Shared Slack channel

    An open communication channel is key to move fast on candidate decisions.

  4. 4

    Candidate feedback

    Some candidates might not be great for the role. We just need clear feedback to share with them and adjust our search.

Build your tech team in Portugal

Hire your first engineers in Portugal before you have a company there.

  • Start hiring before you have an entity
  • We employ your engineers in the meantime
  • We help you move them onto your payroll later
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Have a role to fill?

We'll match the right option to your hiring.

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