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Add exceptional people to your team faster, evaluated to a consistently high bar so your org keeps performing as it grows.

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Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
ML Engineer · Meta · IIT
96%
Amazon → LinkedIn → Google → MetaSearch ranking + fraud MLAnti-Terrorism Squad IR
Vishnu Sai Varshith Kaki
Vishnu Sai Varshith Kaki
Full Stack Engineer · Couture.ai · IIIT
93%
Abhinav Singh
Abhinav Singh
Backend Engineer · Skit.ai · IIT
91%
DecathlonBrowserStackGitLabAirbnbTripadvisordarwinboxPrecisely
48 hrs
to your first shortlist
90%
shortlist to interview rate
500+
startups hired with us recently
We understand building at scale

Scaling the team is the hard part of scaling the product.

Hitting an ambitious roadmap takes more people, more skills, and more speed than hiring usually delivers.

Roadmap pressure

Ambitious timelines, and the team to hit them isn't all there yet.

Capacity constraints

More work than the current team can ship on schedule.

Skill gaps

Specialized skills missing for what you're building next.

Hiring delays

Full-time hiring is too slow for the delivery clock.

Budget flexibility

Headcount approvals lag behind the work that needs doing.

Execution risk

A missed delivery costs more than the role itself.

Talent built for scale

Top product talent - full-time or flexible.

Permanent hires for your core team, or flexible talent to scale capacity. Every one held to the same bar.

Product-ready Engineers

Builders who ship from week one.

AI-ready Talent

Engineers fluent in AI tooling and modern stacks.

Senior & niche specialists

Deep skills for the hard parts you're building next.

Rapid Team Scaling

Stand up a full pod fast when the roadmap demands it.

Hiring Intelligence

Everything you need to hire with confidence.

Every profile includes an evidence-backed read on skills, mindset, and intent. We assess all of it specifically for startup and product-company roles.

Startup-readiness insights

Evaluate ownership, ambiguity handling, curiosity, execution depth, and founder alignment. Analyzed beyond simply skills and experience.

Transparent AI & human screening

Structured evaluation across capability, mindset, alignment, and risk signals. Visible to every hiring manager.

Screening call recordings & transcripts

Review real candidate conversations and see how a candidate thinks and presents themselves.

Recommendation reports & evidence snapshots

See exactly why a candidate is recommended, what was validated, and where caution may be needed.

Karan Malhotra
Karan Malhotra
Staff engineer · 11 yrs
What we found
Deep specializationStrong
Eight years on distributed systems, led storage at 100M users.
Scale and reliabilityStrong
Runs high volume systems against strict uptime targets.
Force multiplierStrong
Wrote a framework 40 engineers now build on.
Stakeholder leadershipStrong
Led a five team migration to done.
AdaptabilityLow
Needs a clear brief. Fine here, this stage runs on defined scope.
Recommended for
Staff engineer, tech lead
84%Confidence
Deep, high leverage, built for a defined roadmap.
AI deep-analysis·Evaluated by Talent Partner
Customer Stories

Proven across startups and product companies at every stage

Real hires and real outcomes from seed-stage startups to scale stage.

We are very happy with the talents' consistent output and strong communication with other team members.

They have become a natural part of our organization, and we trust their expertise to get the job done.

Or PerlmanTech Lead, Mobility Division @ Zeals, a Series E company

Despite conducting more than 20 interviews in 4-6 months, we were unable to find an AppSec Dev with a rich background in coding.

However, Uplers quickly found three suitable profiles for us and we hired the first candidate we interviewed.

Wayne HaberDirector of Engineering @ GitLab, a Series A company

We were struggling to close this role through agencies due to irrelevant profiles and frequent backouts.

With Uplers, every profile shared was relevant and interview-ready.

The role moved quickly, with minimal effort from our side and a much better cost outcome.

Jancy Alice ChallamHuman Resources Specialist @ GeoIQ, a seed-stage startup

Taking a moment to appreciate the support provided by Uplers during the hiring of Arvind Darak for the Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer role in Mumbai at a very critical time for us.

What stood out the most was their commitment towards building a long-term relationship rather than just completing a mandate.

It was a great experience working with them, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Uplers for future hiring needs.

Sabari PrasadLead - Talent Growth & Experience @ Gnani.ai, a Series B company

You guys understand the project well and have delivered very good.

The candidate are strong and my high level feedback is very positive.

I am also very satisfied with the co-ordination happening from your side.

Zorik GordonFounder @ AgentAI, a Series A company

The company-detail pop-up feature is the most likable feature and quality of profiles was consistently good, even though volume was the ask.

Rayyaan MohiaddinTalent Acquisition Executive @ Practo, a Series D company

I see that the new platform is really amazing. It has great features and great filters. I'm just really vowed by the platform.

Annesha DebSenior People Partner @ Superfans.io, a Series A company

I like the platform to be honest. I think the way it has been crowdsourcing the things and all I think it's pretty good.

I've not seen platforms giving the expected salary... this is the only platform that I've seen that where you're putting that the benchmark... it's very closer to the near point actually.

Lakshma DornalaTalent Acquisition Manager @ Wayfair, a public company

We are very happy with the talents' consistent output and strong communication with other team members.

They have become a natural part of our organization, and we trust their expertise to get the job done.

Or PerlmanTech Lead, Mobility Division @ Zeals, a Series E company

Despite conducting more than 20 interviews in 4-6 months, we were unable to find an AppSec Dev with a rich background in coding.

However, Uplers quickly found three suitable profiles for us and we hired the first candidate we interviewed.

Wayne HaberDirector of Engineering @ GitLab, a Series A company

We were struggling to close this role through agencies due to irrelevant profiles and frequent backouts.

With Uplers, every profile shared was relevant and interview-ready.

The role moved quickly, with minimal effort from our side and a much better cost outcome.

Jancy Alice ChallamHuman Resources Specialist @ GeoIQ, a seed-stage startup

Taking a moment to appreciate the support provided by Uplers during the hiring of Arvind Darak for the Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer role in Mumbai at a very critical time for us.

What stood out the most was their commitment towards building a long-term relationship rather than just completing a mandate.

It was a great experience working with them, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Uplers for future hiring needs.

Sabari PrasadLead - Talent Growth & Experience @ Gnani.ai, a Series B company

You guys understand the project well and have delivered very good.

The candidate are strong and my high level feedback is very positive.

I am also very satisfied with the co-ordination happening from your side.

Zorik GordonFounder @ AgentAI, a Series A company

The company-detail pop-up feature is the most likable feature and quality of profiles was consistently good, even though volume was the ask.

Rayyaan MohiaddinTalent Acquisition Executive @ Practo, a Series D company

I see that the new platform is really amazing. It has great features and great filters. I'm just really vowed by the platform.

Annesha DebSenior People Partner @ Superfans.io, a Series A company

I like the platform to be honest. I think the way it has been crowdsourcing the things and all I think it's pretty good.

I've not seen platforms giving the expected salary... this is the only platform that I've seen that where you're putting that the benchmark... it's very closer to the near point actually.

Lakshma DornalaTalent Acquisition Manager @ Wayfair, a public company
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Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
ML Engineer
Exp. ~6 years
MetaIIT
Startup Signals
Amazon → LinkedIn → Google → MetaSearch ranking + fraud MLAnti-Terrorism Squad IR

Software Engineer with 6+ years at Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon, applying ML/AI to e-commerce, finance, and cybersecurity. Developed ranking models at Google, enhanced fraud detection at LinkedIn, and led ML projects at Amazon. M.Tech from IIT Bombay, specializing in deep learning, NLP, and AI-driven solutions.

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Shivam
Shivam
AI Engineer, MTS-3
Exp. 7.2 years
Nutanix.comIIT
Startup Signals
Full ML lifecycle ownerDocument AI depthLatency-obsessedIIT BHU-trained

ML engineer with 7+ years delivering production NLP, LLM, computer vision, Document AI, and recommender systems across multiple companies. I own the full ML lifecycle from data and modeling through deployment, observability, and performance/cost tuning. I enjoy tuning for speed and memory, so models run smoothly at scale without sacrificing quality

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Akshay Gupta
Akshay Gupta
AI Engineer
Exp. 6.8 years
GoogleIIIT
Startup Signals
Civil-to-data pivotGoogle InsightsMarketing analytics depthCross-domain thinker

Data Analyst with expertise in marketing, business, and Master's in Data Science. Skilled in data analysis, data visualization, statistical analysis, and machine learning.

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Jitesh Kumar Dewangan
Jitesh Kumar Dewangan
AI Engineer
Exp. 6.6 years
AmazonNIT
Startup Signals
On-device AI specialistSamsung GalaxyAIResearch-publishedAmazon Applied Scientist

Innovative and detail-oriented AI Engineer with 5+ years of experience with Masters Degree in developing and deploying deep learning Models in the Speech & Natural Language Processing (NLP) domain. Seeking to leverage my expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning frameworks to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects.

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Shikharpandey
Shikharpandey
Agentic AI Engineer
Exp. 4.2 years
peerislands.ioNIT
Startup Signals
Mechanical-to-AI pivotHealthcare agentic AINL2Query + multi-agent depth

Dynamic and versatile Full Stack Developer with expertise in designing intuitive user experiences, optimizing backend systems, and analyzing large datasets. Adept at crafting scalable SaaS solutions and implementing robust role-based access controls. Proficient in fostering collaboration across teams and delivering high-quality, impactful solutions. Passionate about solving complex problems and engaging in cross-disciplinary discussions, blending technical acumen with an analytical mindset.

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Hiring models

Two ways to build your team.

A premium hire for the roles you can't get wrong, and flexible talent for everything the roadmap demands.

AI & Human-Led

Full Service Hiring

For business-critical roles
“A specialist owns the entire hunt - until the right person joins.”

For the roles you can't afford to get wrong, a dedicated principal recruiter runs everything end-to-end: sourcing, pitching and selling the opportunity, scheduling interviews, coordinating, managing the offer, and supporting the candidate through joining.

Best for
  • Senior & leadership roles
  • Niche, hard-to-fill skill sets
  • Business-critical & strategic hires
  • Quality-first hiring
What's included
  • Dedicated principal recruiter
  • End-to-end hiring
  • Sourcing, screening & evaluation
  • Candidate pitching & interview coordination
  • Offer management & negotiation
  • Joining support & replacement cover
10% – 15%
Of annual CTC
Success fee on annual compensation · varies by seniority & complexity
Flexible Hiring

Contract Talent

For off-payroll capacity
“Talent on our payroll - a variable cost, not a fixed liability.”

Add experienced, product-ready talent to your team without putting them on your payroll. They work directly with you, under your direction, while Uplers handles employment, payroll, compliance, and continuity - scale up or down as your roadmap demands.

Best for
  • Lower commitment & execution risk
  • Fast deployment (in ~2 weeks)
  • Roadmap-driven capacity needs
What's included
  • Product-ready, relevant talent
  • Talent on Uplers' payroll
  • Payroll, compliance & contracts handled
  • Flexible engagement terms
  • Scale up or down on demand
  • You manage the work directly
Starts from $2,500
Per month
Monthly engagement · varies by role, skillset, experience & duration
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