Hire developers from Eastern Europe.
Finalists selected for your role.
Recruo is an IT recruitment partner for CEE: pre-validated engineers from Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary — for scale-ups in the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Nordics. We agree the role, budget, working language and collaboration hours before sourcing. Finalists have passed your agreed technical and soft-skill stages, with expectations confirmed.
Why CEE
Why scale-ups choose
Central & Eastern Europe.
A broader search can give your team more options. The shortlist still needs to meet the same role-specific bar you would apply to any hire.
A search built around your role
We source across CEE against your product, stack and ownership requirements. Each candidate is assessed for the work they will actually do.
A budget you can compare
Use the indicative contract ranges below to plan a brief. We confirm candidate expectations and keep recruitment fees separate from employment or contractor costs.
Working hours agreed before interviews
Tell us when your team collaborates and whether the role includes on-call or onsite work. We confirm those expectations with each candidate.
Communication assessed for the job
We review the language needed for your meetings, documentation and stakeholder work. A country-level English ranking is not a candidate assessment.
Engineering evidence you can review
Relevant project experience, technical assessment and recruiter notes support the shortlist. Candidates can use redacted examples when earlier work is confidential.
Engagement details scoped early
Agree the actual work location and proposed hiring model. Employment, B2B and EOR arrangements need their own review with the relevant advisers or provider.
Country breakdown
Plan your CEE search budget.
Indicative annual B2B contract budgets for a senior engineer. Confirm the role, candidate expectations and actual work location before comparing offers.
| Country | Annual B2B budget |
|---|---|
🇵🇱 Poland | €50–85K |
🇺🇦 Ukraine | €35–65K |
🇷🇴 Romania | €40–70K |
🇨🇿 Czech Republic | €55–90K |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria | €40–70K |
🇸🇰 Slovakia | €45–75K |
Planning estimates, not a measured market survey or candidate quote. Contractor fees and employee salary are different cost bases. Add the costs applicable to your arrangement, including employer contributions, benefits, equipment and any EOR fee.
How it works
From mandate to CEE engineering finalists.
Standard includes a 60-calendar-day search from the agreed launch date. If no qualifying finalist is introduced by business day 15, you can end the search and receive your $2,000 launch payment back.
Role brief
Agree outcomes, required skills, budget, language, work location and collaboration hours.
CEE sourcing
LinkedIn, DOU, Djinni, Just Join IT, Bulldogjob, our private CEE network.
Profile review
AI supports a structured review against the agreed criteria; recruiters examine the relevant evidence.
Recruiter interview
Discuss motivation, communication, compensation expectations, availability and working arrangements.
Technical assessment
Assess job-relevant engineering skills and capture strengths, gaps and follow-up questions.
Finalists and hiring support
Meet finalists who passed the agreed stages, with confirmed expectations and assessment evidence. We support final conversations and offers.
Pricing for CEE hires
18% total fee. $2,000 credited at launch.
Illustrative example: on a €60K first-year salary, the total fee is €10,800. The $2,000 launch payment is credited toward the fee; the remaining balance is due when your hire starts. A hypothetical agency charging 22% would charge €13,200 for the same salary. 90-day cover with one replacement search under agreed conditions.
FAQ
CEE hiring questions,
honestly answered.
Why include Central and Eastern Europe in our search?+
It expands the locations in which we can look for relevant engineering experience. Define the role, budget and required collaboration hours first; we then assess candidates against the same job criteria. Location does not establish a candidate’s technical skills, language level or availability.
How do you assess a candidate’s working arrangements?+
We discuss actual work location, collaboration hours, connectivity, availability and any onsite expectations with each candidate. Where continuity arrangements matter to the role, we clarify them during recruitment. We assess the individual setup rather than making assumptions from nationality.
What about work authorisation and the engagement model?+
Confirm the candidate’s actual work location and proposed arrangement with the responsible employer, advisers or EOR provider. A B2B label does not by itself establish permission to work or settle employment status. We capture the requirements for the search and flag questions for the relevant review.
Can we hire an employee through an Employer of Record?+
An EOR may be an option where the provider supports the proposed arrangement. Request a quote that separates salary, employer costs, benefits and service fees. Availability and total cost depend on the country and arrangement; we do not apply a universal percentage or a team-size threshold.
How much does Recruo Standard cost?+
Standard is 18% of the first-year salary. A $2,000 launch payment is credited toward that total; the balance is due when your hire starts. An illustrative €70,000 salary gives a €12,600 total recruitment fee; agree the payment currency and conversion before launch. For contractors, agree the annual fee basis. Compensation and employment or EOR costs are separate. If your hire leaves or is let go within 90 days of starting, we provide one replacement search of up to 60 days at no additional recruitment fee, under the conditions agreed before launch.
When will we meet the first finalist?+
The search runs for 60 calendar days from the agreed launch date. If no qualifying finalist is introduced by the end of business day 15, you can stop the search and receive a full $2,000 refund. Finalists have passed all agreed technical and soft-skill stages, with interest, compensation expectations and availability confirmed. If that milestone is met but no hire starts, the launch payment covers the work and no remaining fee is due. Executive Search and multi-role assignments are scoped separately.
Get started
Tell us the role.
We'll help plan your next step.
Add whatever you know about the role, stack and hiring timeline. Your name and work email are enough to start; we'll reply within 24 hours.
$2,000 to launch
Fully credited toward the 18% Standard fee
90-day guarantee
One replacement search under agreed conditions
Human review
Recruiters review the screening evidence
