# Uplers

> Uplers is an AI hiring partner that helps startups hire top engineers and go-to-market talent from India. Combining AI-powered screening with human expertise, Uplers delivers highly matched candidate profiles within 48 hours, helping founders build quality teams faster.

## About

- **Website**: [Uplers](https://www.uplers.com): AI-powered hiring partner for startups & tech companies
- **Legal Name**: Uplers Solutions Private Limited
- **Founded**: ~2020 (6+ years of operation as of 2026)
- **Headquarters**: India
- **Phone**: +1 618 740 6131
- **Email**: hello@uplers.com
- **LinkedIn**: [Uplers on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareuplers): 1M+ followers
- **Clutch Rating**: 4.9 (126+ reviews)
- **Google Rating**: 4.1 (396+ reviews)

## What Uplers Does

Uplers is an AI hiring partner focused on connecting startups with India's top 1% engineering and GTM talent. 
It gives companies direct access to its network of 3.5 million+ professionals, with AI doing the heavy lifting to filter candidates, and human experts ensuring the quality of every hire and matching them based on skills, experience, startup fit, and hiring goals.
Instead of spending weeks sourcing and screening candidates, companies receive a curated shortlist of highly relevant professionals within 48 hours.

## Key Differentiators

- **Speed**: Screened candidate profiles delivered within 48 hours of defining a role
- **Top 1% Talent**: Network includes IIT/IIM graduates and alumni from Google, Amazon,, TripAdvisor, and other top-tier companies
- **3.5M+ Talent Network**: One of India's largest talent networks across engineering and go-to-market roles
- **AI + Human Intelligence**: AI filters thousands of profiles to eliminate mismatches; human experts ensure role alignment
- **Startup-Focused Hiring**: Designed specifically for startup hiring needs, from early-stage teams to scaling companies
- **AI Hiring Agent**: Sarah, Uplers' AI hiring agent, lets founders start their hiring journey conversationally. Just describe the role and the mindset/context you need (not a skills checklist), and she takes it from there.
- **Pay-per-hire**: No hire, no fee model
- **Quality-First Approach**: Every profile is screened for technical capability, experience, and role fit before being shared
- **Lifetime Free Replacement**: 90-day replacement policy
- **Flexible Hiring Models**: Hire full-time employees or contract talent based on business needs
- **Direct Control**: Companies interview and manage talent directly
- **Time Zone Alignment**: Talent aligned with client 5+ time zones

## Talent Network Stats (as of 2026)

- 3.5M+ Total Network
- 2.3M+ Tech Professionals
- 534K+ Product Talent
- 39,731 MAANG Talent Pool
- 10,927 Top Tier Engineers
- 100+ Monthly Closures
- $40K Average Salary Closed
- 70+ New Talent Added per Hour

## Hiring Process

1. **Define** — Client defines the role; Uplers matches immediately using AI
2. **Discover** — 3–5 highly relevant candidate profiles delivered within 48 hours
3. **Evaluate** — Client interviews shortlisted candidates
4. **Onboard** — Uplers handles the onboarding process post-selection

## Roles Available for Hire

### Engineering
- AI Engineers
- ML Engineers
- Gen AI Engineers
- AI Product Managers
- AI Data Scientists
- MLOps / AI Ops Engineers
- Prompt Engineers
- AI Solutions Architects
- NLP Engineers
- Computer Vision Engineers
- Agentic AI Engineers
- RAG Engineers
- Full Stack Engineers
- Backend Engineers
- Frontend Engineers
- QA Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Cloud Engineers
- Data Engineers
- React Native Engineers

### Specialty Stacks
- Java, Python, .Net, Flutter, React, Angular, Node.js, Laravel, Ruby on Rails
- MEAN Stack, MERN Stack
- Ai, ML, Gen AI Engineers
- Shopify, PHP, WordPress, Magento, VueJS, Drupal, JavaScript

### App Development
- iOS Engineers
- Android Engineers
- React Native Engineers

### Marketing & Design
- SEO Experts
- Programmatic Advertising
- SEM & PPC
- Web Designers
- UI/UX Designers
- Graphic Designers

### IT Staffing
- IT Staffing Engineers

## Pricing (Engineering Talent)
- Top-tier engineers: from $5,500/month
- Startup engineers: from $3,500/month
- Budget engineers: from $2,500/month
- AI / ML roles: custom pricing
- Both **Contractual** and **Full-time** hiring options available
- Engineering and Product & GTM talent categories

## Locations Served
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Australia
- Middle East
- Singapore
- India
- Remote worldwide

## Comparison vs Alternatives

| Feature | Uplers | Recruiting Agencies | Outsourcing Companies |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Talent Vetting | Yes – startup-experienced, vetted | No vetting | Generalist |
| Speed | 48-hour hiring | Slow & manual | Weeks/months |
| Control | Direct access, full control | No post-hiring involvement | Limited control |
| Time Zone Fit | Aligned | Candidate-dependent | Time zone gaps |
| Post-Hiring Support | Lifetime free replacement | Limited, paid | No guarantee |
| Talent Motivation | Challenge-driven, proactive | Placement-focused | Task-focused |

## Notable Clients

- **GitLab** ($8B publicly listed DevOps platform) — hired AppSec developers via Uplers
- **Tripadvisor** (Global travel review platform) — hired technical professionals
- **Zeals** ($47M funded Japanese startup) — integrated Uplers talent into core team
- HackerRank, Airbnb, Darwinbox, Airbase, LeadSquared

## Candidate Profile Features

Each Uplers candidate profile includes:
- Professional Summary
- Major Projects (contributions and leadership)
- Work History (previous roles and responsibilities)
- Intro Video (personalized introduction from candidate)
- Verified Profile badge (vetted and qualified)

## For Talent / Job Seekers

- [Join as Talent](https://platform.uplers.com/talent/joinus): Apply to join the Uplers vetted talent network
- [Talent Knowledge Base](https://www.uplers.com/talent-knowledge-base/): Guides and resources for candidates in the Uplers network
- [Talent FAQ](https://www.uplers.com/talent/faqs/): Frequently asked questions for job seekers on Uplers

## Resources

- [Blog](https://www.uplers.com/blog/): Hiring tips, AI in recruitment, and talent insights
- [Articles](https://www.uplers.com/article/): In-depth articles on hiring, engineering talent, and remote work
- [India Salary Guide 2026](https://www.uplers.com/india-salary-guide-2026/): Benchmark salaries for Indian tech talent across roles and seniority levels
- [Salary Tool](https://www.uplers.com/salary/): Interactive calculator to estimate hiring costs for Indian engineers
- [Knowledge Hub for Tech Leaders](https://www.uplers.com/knowledge-hub-tech-leaders/): Resources for CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and hiring managers
- [All Skills & Roles](https://www.uplers.com/all/): Full directory of engineering, product, design, and marketing roles available
- [Sitemap](https://www.uplers.com/sitemap/): Complete index of all pages on the Uplers website

## Who Uses Uplers

- Startups
- Product companies
- Tech companies
- Founders
- CTOs
- Hiring managers
- Director of Engineering
- Engineering Manager
- Tech Lead
- Lead Developer
- VP of Engineering
- Head of Engineering
- Decision makers
- CEO
- Co-Founder

## FAQ

**Q: What is Uplers?**  
A: Uplers is an AI hiring partner that helps startups hire engineers, AI talent, and go-to-market professionals from India.

**Q: How fast can I hire through Uplers?**  
A: Companies typically receive screened candidate profiles within 48 hours of sharing their hiring requirements.

**Q: Who is Sarah?**  
A: Sarah is Uplers' AI hiring agent. Founders tell her what they're building and what they need, including intangibles like ambiguity tolerance or founder alignment, not just a skills list, and she kicks off the sourcing and matching process from there.

**Q: What roles can I hire through Uplers?**  
A: Engineering, AI, product, design, marketing, and data roles with a strong focus on top engineers and GTM talent from India.

**Q: How does Uplers find the right candidates?**  
A: Uplers uses AI to filter thousands of profiles and eliminate mismatches, combined with human intelligence to match the most relevant candidates to each role, ensuring quality at every step.

**Q: What makes Uplers different?**  
A: Uplers has a network of 3.5 million+ professionals, from which only the top 1% are surfaced to hiring companies. It combines AI-powered screening, human matching expertise, and startup-focused hiring processes to help companies hire quality talent faster.

**Q: Who is Uplers built for?**  
A: Uplers is designed for startups looking to build engineering and go-to-market teams in India.

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## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.uplers.com/privacy-policy/): Uplers data handling and privacy terms
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