Cloud Employee PH

Cloud Employee is a staff augmentation provider based in Makati City, Philippines, that places full-time, dedicated engineers directly inside US and UK product teams. Rather than sending bulk candidate lists, they match and embed senior engineers within seven days, at up to 60% of local hiring costs. More than 300 teams have been built through their model, and 97% of placed engineers stay beyond two years. The core service is embedded IT outsourcing: one engineer, working full-time, exclusively for one client. The engineer joins the client's Slack, attends daily standups, participates in sprint planning, and works inside the client's own tools and timezone. Cloud Employee handles everything on the employment side, including local payroll, taxes, benefits, private healthcare, and compliance in the engineer's country. A dedicated US or UK-based account manager is assigned to each engagement. If an engineer does not work out within the first 90 days, Cloud Employee begins a new search immediately and delivers a replacement shortlist within seven days at no additional cost. The typical client is a technology company or SaaS business based in the US or UK that needs to scale its engineering team without the overhead of local full-time hiring. CTOs and founders use Cloud Employee when job boards produce too many unqualified candidates and internal recruiting takes too long. The model is designed for teams that want someone who feels like a direct hire, not an outside vendor. What separates Cloud Employee from general outsourcing marketplaces is how candidates are screened. Senior engineers run live pair-programming sessions on the client's actual stack, not generic coding exercises. Every candidate also goes through background checks, KYC verification, and psychometric assessments. The Philippines hub covers UK and APAC hours; LATAM hubs align with US East and West Coast schedules; European hubs serve UK and CET teams. Across all regions, Cloud Employee operates across 10 hubs on three continents. Every engagement includes full IP assignment, confidentiality agreements signed before day one, and liability insurance. Pricing is a single monthly fee with no setup costs, no placement fees, and no long-term commitment. The contract runs on a 30-day rolling notice period. For companies exploring Philippines outsourcing or engineering back office support through a BPO model, Cloud Employee offers a free initial interview with any shortlisted candidate. Contact their team to start a search or use the cost calculator on their website to estimate rates by role, seniority, and region.