Pre-Vetted
Canadian
Talent
We connect U.S. companies with elite Canadian developers. Same time zones, aligned culture, deep technical vetting.
People First.
Data-Driven.
We started Decode Talent because we kept seeing the same failure pattern: U.S. companies hiring offshore, losing 12+ hours of overlap, and spending months rebuilding after a bad fit. Canadian engineers solve that — same time zones, strong technical education, and a culture that maps naturally to U.S. team norms. We vet every candidate the way we'd hire for our own team.
Why U.S. Companies Choose Canadian Developers
95%
Retention Rate
Our deep vetting ensures long-term fit, significantly reducing churn.
100%
North American Time Zones
EST to PST — your team's standup works on both sides of the border.
2–3
Weeks to Placement
From first call to pre-vetted candidate profiles, ready to interview.
Beyond Traditional Outsourcing
While traditional models prioritize cost reduction at the expense of quality, Decode optimizes for value. Our hybrid model outperforms standard outsourcing across every critical metric.
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Technical Depth
Rigorous vetting ensures top-tier talent density.
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Cultural Alignment
Deep screening matches candidates to your team's unique DNA.
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Seamless Integration
We stay on Slack with your team for the first 30 days — introductions, context handoffs, and support until the placement is fully ramped.
Based on internal placement data and publicly available offshore turnover studies.
The U.S.-Canada Talent Bridge
Talent knows no borders. We operate as a seamless digital bridge connecting the innovation hubs of Canada and the United States.
- Cross-border payroll integration
- Visa and immigration streamlined
- Remote-first culture matching
- North American time zone alignment
United States
Pacific · Mountain · Central · Eastern
Canada
BC · Alberta · Ontario · Quebec
Deep Technical Vetting
The principles behind our technical screening process.
We've turned down placements that didn't fit.
If a candidate clears the technical bar but the working-style signals are off, we say so. A bad fit at 90 days costs you more than restarting the search costs us.
Vetting is done by engineers, not coordinators.
Every candidate goes through a 3-stage technical review — a founder-level screen, a domain-specific exercise, and a structured reference check. The bar is "would we hire this person for our own team."
95% retention isn't a marketing claim.
It's what happens when you optimize for fit instead of fill rate. We measure every placement at 90 days, 6 months, and 12 months. If something is off, we know before you do.
Meet Decode Talent
Founder & CEO
25+ years as a developer and engineering leader. Shawn built Decode Talent after experiencing both sides of recruiting — lazy firms sending stacks of 20 unvetted resumes, and the rare ones who did deep work and delivered one or two candidates that almost always got hired. He built Decode to be the latter.
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