Time-to-Hire Calculator
Estimate how long it takes to hire a tech role — by role, primary stack, city, and seniority — against published industry benchmarks. Then see how HackerX’s event-to-intro model compresses it.
Estimates are directional, aggregated from published industry hiring benchmarks (engineering time-to-hire commonly runs ~40–50 days full-cycle) and HackerX employer observations. Your actual time-to-hire depends on your process, compensation, and pipeline. HackerX figures are illustrative of a warm, event-to-intro model, not a guarantee.
Why warm intros beat the benchmark
The industry benchmark assumes cold sourcing and outreach at the top of the funnel. That is where most of the time goes.
Skip cold sourcing
You meet vetted engineers in person at a HackerX event, so the slowest part of the funnel — finding and warming candidates — is already done.
Start warm
Every conversation begins with a face-to-face meeting, which lifts response and offer-acceptance rates versus cold InMail.
Intro in days
Event conversations convert into warm intros on the platform within about a week — not weeks of chasing.
Flat cost
Connect from $249. No placement fees, so your cost-per-hire drops with every hire you make.
Beat your benchmark
Put your roles in front of vetted engineers in person and turn the conversation into a warm intro. Connect from $249, no placement fees.