Direct Hire
The permanent hire you need — without the 90-day search.
Zenaide's direct hire service manages the full recruiting lifecycle for critical technical roles — sourcing, vetting, and presenting candidates who meet your bar and want to stay.
Hiring permanent technical talent is expensive when it goes wrong.
The average cost of a bad technical hire exceeds $50,000 when you factor in lost productivity, team disruption, and re-hiring costs. Internal recruiting teams are stretched thin. Job boards generate volume, not quality.
You need a recruiting partner who understands the technical landscape well enough to identify candidates who will thrive on your team and contribute long-term.
How it works.
Role architecture
We define the role clearly — technical requirements, team dynamics, growth path, and what success looks like at 90 days and beyond.
Targeted sourcing
We source from our network and direct outreach — targeting passive candidates who aren’t responding to job boards.
Technical screening
Every candidate goes through evaluation aligned to your specific requirements. You receive our assessment and fit recommendation.
Offer and onboarding
We assist with offer structuring, negotiation, and transition planning. Our engagement doesn’t end at offer acceptance.
What makes Zenaide different for direct hire.
We recruit for retention, not just placement
Our incentive is aligned with yours: a hire that stays and performs. We evaluate cultural fit, career alignment, and long-term trajectory — not just whether someone can pass a technical screen.
Technical recruiters, not keyword matchers
Our team understands the difference between a platform engineer and a DevOps engineer, between a data analyst and a data engineer. That specificity means fewer wasted interviews.
Proactive pipeline, not reactive sourcing
Because we staff across AI/ML, DevOps, Cloud, Data, and Software Engineering continuously, we maintain relationships with strong talent who are open to the right opportunity.