How We Vet AI Engineers — and the Guarantee Behind Every Placement
Most of the risk in hiring is the fear of a wrong choice you can’t undo. We remove both halves: rigorous vetting before you ever meet a candidate, and the freedom to walk away with two weeks’ notice if the fit isn’t right.
✔ Multi-stage AI vetting ✔ You interview and choose ✔ Replace or cancel anytime ✔ No long-term lock-in
The real cost of a bad hire isn’t the salary — it’s the lock-in
What makes hiring stressful isn’t the rate. It’s the permanence. A traditional hire means months of recruiting, an offer you can’t easily reverse, and severance exposure if it goes wrong. The fear of being stuck with the wrong person is what slows every decision down.
We built our model to remove that fear from both ends — by vetting hard up front so the wrong person rarely reaches you, and by making it painless to change course if one does.
How we vet every engineer
No one reaches your shortlist without clearing each of these stages.
1. Technical screening. Core engineering ability is tested directly — data structures, system design, and clean, production-grade code. No take-home-only shortcuts.
2. AI-fluency assessment. This is the part most agencies skip. We test real, current AI work: building with LLMs, RAG pipelines, MLOps, and shipping AI features to production — not buzzword familiarity.
3. Communication & overlap check. Strong working English and the ability to collaborate in real time during your business hours. An engineer who can’t communicate clearly doesn’t pass, regardless of skill.
4. Track-record verification. We confirm real production experience and references before anyone is presented to you.
5. Your interview. The final gate is you. You interview the candidates, ask anything, and make the call. Our vetting gets you a strong shortlist — your judgment makes the decision.
What we actually test for
| Area | What we look for |
|---|---|
| AI tooling | Daily, hands-on use of LLMs, RAG, and modern AI dev tools |
| Production experience | Has shipped and maintained real systems, not just demos |
| Code quality | Clean, scalable, reviewable — not spaghetti |
| Communication | Clear English, real-time collaboration in your hours |
| Ownership | Works as a teammate, not a ticket-taker |
The guarantee behind every placement
If it’s not working, you’re never stuck.
Every engagement comes with the same simple promise: cancel or request a replacement with two weeks’ notice — no penalty, no severance, no drawn-out exit. If an engineer isn’t the right fit, we work with you to find one who is.
No recruiting fee · No long-term contract · Replace or cancel anytime with 2 weeks’ notice
Vetting that holds up in production
Our process isn’t a brochure claim — it’s proven by retention. Divogue engineers are embedded with teams shipping in production today, including Riskcast, BGO Software, and everyone.ai, with some placements running for multiple years. Engineers who clear our vetting tend to stay, because the fit was real from the start.
Frequently asked questions
What makes your vetting different from a typical agency?
The AI-fluency stage. Most agencies test general coding and stop there. We specifically test production AI work — LLMs, RAG, MLOps — because that’s what teams actually need in 2026 and what’s easiest to fake on a résumé.
Do I still get to interview candidates?
Always. Our vetting produces a strong shortlist, but you interview every candidate and make the final decision yourself. You’re never asked to trust our screening blind.
How does the replacement guarantee work?
If an engineer isn’t the right fit, you give two weeks’ notice and we help you find a replacement — no penalty and no severance. You’re never locked into a placement that isn’t working.
How long does vetting and matching take?
Because our talent is pre-vetted, we present matched candidates within days, and most placements go live in under 14 days from your first call.
Is there any cost to start or to replace someone?
No. There’s no recruiting fee, no setup cost, and no charge to request a replacement. You pay only the hourly rate for the engineer actively working with you.
Hire with the risk taken out
Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll show you vetted, matched engineers within days — and you only continue with the ones you choose.