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Cohort 001 is forming

See the work before you hire.

Every candidate does one real task from your own to do list. We grade it and send you the score with the finished work attached. You read it before you book a single call.

$2,000
Only when you hire
1
Evening of work
$0
For engineers, always

Cohort 001

Take a slot.

9 of 10 company slots left. Your first hire is free.

How it works

Three steps. One number.

01

You send the job.

Send us the job description. We turn it into one real task, about an evening of work, based on what the role actually does. You approve it before anyone sees it.

02

They do the work.

Candidates work at home, on their own computer, with whatever tools they normally use. No puzzles, no whiteboard, no trick questions.

03

We grade it.

Our model reviews the work the way a senior engineer would and fixes what it finds. The fewer fixes it needs, the higher the score.

Sample report

This is what lands in your inbox.

One page per candidate. The score, what needed fixing, and the finished work. This example is made up to show the format.

Taste score

88 out of 100

Strong. Would ship after one round of fixes.

TaskRate limiting
Fixes needed5
Average for this task19
Time spent2h 40m

What needed fixing

  • 01

    A timing mistake that let users slip past the limit. The kind of thing that shows up as a bill, not an error.

  • 02

    A leak that would slowly eat memory. Fine on day one, a restart every week by month three.

  • 03

    A missing response that tells apps when to retry. Asked for in the brief, easy to forget.

  • 04

    One case the tests never checked. The busiest moment, which is when it matters.

Employers get every fix marked on the work itself, with the reason for each one. So does the candidate.

90 and up ready to ship
75 to 89 one round of fixes
60 to 74 needs a second look
under 60 not ready

$2,000 when you hire someone. Nothing if you don't.

Recruiting agency15 to 25% of salary
Referral bounty$5,000
hirebytaste$2,000

No retainer, no monthly fee, nothing for candidates you pass on. The first ten companies place their first hire free. Engineers are never charged.

If you're hiring

Stop guessing from resumes.

  • Know what someone can build before you meet them
  • Skip the phone screens that go nowhere
  • Keep the hiring process you already have
  • Pay once, only when someone signs
Request a company slot

If you're an engineer

One evening beats a hundred applications.

  • One real task, at home, with your own tools
  • A score you keep and can send to any company
  • Detailed feedback on your work either way
  • Free, now and always
Request a task

Questions

Short answers.

What if we don't hire anyone?

You pay nothing. The fee only exists when someone signs an offer.

Can candidates use AI?

Yes. Your team uses it at work, so a test that bans it measures the wrong thing.

Do I need to be technical to read the report?

No. Every fix is written in plain language, with why it matters. The score is one number out of 100.

How long does this take?

You send a job description and approve the task. Candidates spend an evening. Reports come back the same week.

Who does the grading?

A model built from the judgments of senior engineers. Every candidate on a task is measured the same way, which is what makes two scores comparable.

Why only ten companies?

Cohort 001 is small on purpose. Early scores mean more while there are few of them.

Cohort 001

Take a slot.

We email you when your slot opens. No newsletter, no follow up sequence.

Companies

9 of 10 slots left. First hire free.

Engineers

39 of 50 slots left. Free, always.