--- title: How Did Cobu Hire 4 Top Engineers in India with Wisemonk url: https://www.wisemonk.io/case-study/cobu lang: en --- [All case studies](https://www.wisemonk.io/case-study) # How Cobu Built a High-Performing Engineering Team in India with Wisemonk 4 Engineers sourced, interviewed, and onboarded 100% Hires matched to Cobu's brief 1 partner Recruitment and EOR in one relationship Industry Software Headquarters United States Company Size 11-50 Wisemonk Products Used - [Recruitment](https://www.wisemonk.io/hire-in-india) - [EOR Services](https://www.wisemonk.io/services/employer-of-record) The challenge ### New market. Same high bar. Great engineering teams are built one careful hire at a time. Cobu, a US company, wanted to build its in India, and it was not willing to lower the bar to do it. The engineers had to be top-qualified and match a specific brief, which is a tall order when you are hiring thousands of miles away, in a market you do not yet employ in. "I gave them criteria for the type of people we sought," says Dan Sampson, Cobu's Head of Engineering. What Cobu needed was a partner who could take that brief and come back with people, not a stack of resumes, and handle the pricing, interviews, and onboarding that come with hiring in India. The solution ### One brief. End-to-end hiring. Cobu handed Wisemonk the criteria, and Wisemonk ran the search end to end: helping Cobu understand the pricing model, sourcing top-qualified individuals, interviewing them, and onboarding the ones who made the cut. The working relationship was close and low-friction. Wisemonk stayed responsive to Cobu's requests and changes over Slack, tracked every candidate in a shared hiring tracker on Google Sheets, and kept things moving over email and virtual meetings. > "They have been a pure pleasure to work with, and their attention to detail is impressive." As the engineers came on board, Wisemonk handled their employment in India through its EOR, so Cobu hired in a new market without setting up an entity of its own. The results ### Some of the best engineers he’s ever worked with. Cobu asked for a high bar, and Wisemonk cleared it. The company hired and onboarded four engineers, and Wisemonk continues to employ the team in India. For Sampson, the proof was in the people, not the process: "The individuals they were able to find have been some of the best engineers I have ever worked with." With recruitment and EOR under one relationship, Cobu could stay focused on building its product while Wisemonk found, onboarded, and employed the engineers behind it. > "I'm impressed by the high-quality individuals they're able to bring to the table." > \- **Dan Sampson, Head of Engineering, Cobu, USA** > I'm very Happy that I discovered Wisemonk. They have been a pure pleasure to work with, and their attention to detail is impressive. They helped us understand their pricing model, find top-qualified individuals, interview them, and then onboard them. I gave them criteria for the type of people we sought, and they delivered. The individuals they were able to find have been some of the best engineers I have ever worked with. I recommend Wisemonk to anyone who is in need of staffing assistance. — Dan Sampson, Head of Engineering at Cobu, USA ## Ready to Build Your India Team? From hiring and payroll to compliance, Wisemonk is the Employer of Record 300+ global companies trust for India. [Talk to an Expert](https://www.wisemonk.io/contact)