How we vet
The filter behind every engineer we place.
We vet offshore developers in six stages: application screening, aptitude filters, a practical build, a client-simulated challenge, a proctored interview without AI assistance, and reference checks. Roughly 5% of over a thousand applicants reach the bench you interview from.
Six stages stand between an application and your shortlist. Most candidates fail at stage two. That's the point.
How we filter
One thousand applicants. Six filters. Three hires.
Designed by engineers with twenty years of leadership behind them. Most people fail at stage two.
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1,000+ reached
Multi-country sourcing
Targeted campaigns across Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, India and Bangladesh.
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20 / 1,000
Aptitude filter
An alertness, adaptiveness and aptitude screen. Twenty of every thousand get through.
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3–5 layers
Foundational training
Three to five graded modules: memory training, structured note-taking, professional working habits.
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20–25 hrs
Practical build
A real two-to-three month build compressed into 20–25 hours, written by twenty-year engineering leaders.
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2 modes
Client-simulated challenge
Tasks modelled on your stack, split into AI-assisted and AI-free halves. We test research ability too.
06
1 hr, no AI
Live proctored interview
One hour of live coding. No internet. No AI. A proctor present. Then negotiation and onboarding.
Only the top 5% of an assignment-stage cohort reach your shortlist.
Why it works
Three principles behind the funnel.
Designed by engineering leaders
The funnel was written by people with twenty years of engineering leadership — not recruiters reading a keyword list.
AI-proof by design
Every candidate faces tasks in two modes — AI-assisted and AI-free — plus a live, proctored hour with no internet. We test the engineer, not their tools.
Tested on your world
Final-stage challenges are modelled on your actual stack, so the shortlist you meet has already worked on problems like yours.
Put the engineeringproblem on the table.
A senior leader will assess it.
A focused 30-minute call with an engineering leader, not a salesperson. We define the technical risk, team shape and next step; scoped work receives a written proposal within 48 hours.
Direct inquiry
info@riseup-asia.com