Africa only
Not a global bench with an Africa filter. Every specialist we place is African, sourced and vetted from our base in Addis Ababa.
Africa-first talent
Hire vetted African tech talent
The industry hires from Europe and America by default. We exist to change that: vetted African engineers, designers, and AI specialists — senior-grade work at rates the market hasn’t caught up to, from a continent the global hiring pipeline keeps overlooking.
Priced for African markets
Rates reflect where our people live, not Silicon Valley. The same seniority typically lands meaningfully below US and EU market rates.
Vetted to a senior bar
Skills-tested for their discipline, screened for written and spoken English, identity-verified — with replacements from the bench if a match does not stick.
Pricing scales with seniority and skill set. You set the budget, and we find the right fit.
Why African talent
The world’s talent networks all look in the same places. From our base in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we look where they don’t — and do the sourcing, vetting, and matching that turns that into a shortlist you can actually hire from.
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A pipeline nobody else is fishing in
Africa graduates hundreds of thousands of STEM students a year into markets that cannot absorb them. That density of skilled, motivated engineers, analysts, and specialists is real, and global hiring pipelines barely touch it.
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Strong English, EU-friendly hours
East Africa runs at GMT+3 — the full European workday and most of the US morning, without the handover lag of an offshore team twelve hours out of phase.
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What vetting actually means here
A skills test built for the discipline, a screening call for written and spoken English, and identity verification — all before anyone reaches your shortlist. If a match does not stick, we replace them from the bench.
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Retention that surprises people
A role with a global company is career-defining for our specialists rather than one more listing. They stay, and they grow into the work.
Who you can hire
Software Engineers
Frontend, backend, mobile, and full-stack engineers across every major stack.
AI / ML Engineers
LLM, RAG, agents, and ML specialists who ship models into production.
Data Scientists
Analysts and scientists who turn raw data into decisions and dashboards.
AI Trainers & Annotators
Domain experts for data labeling, RLHF, evaluation, and red-teaming.
Product Designers
Research-led UX/UI designers who make products people love.
DevOps & Cloud
Infrastructure, CI/CD, and SRE talent to keep you fast and reliable.
For AI labs & data platforms
AI training data, made in Africa
Vetted annotators, AI trainers, and domain experts for the human side of model building — data annotation & labeling, rlhf & human preference data, model evaluation & benchmarking, red-teaming & safety testing, and more.
How hiring works
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Tell us your needs
Share the role, skills, seniority, and your budget or salary proposal.
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We match & vet
We shortlist vetted specialists from our network, usually within a few days.
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You interview
Meet the candidates, run your own assessments, and pick who fits your team.
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They start
Full-time, contract, or project-based. We handle the contracts, payments, and compliance.
Talent FAQ
How do I hire African software developers or AI specialists?
Tell us the role, skills, seniority, and budget through the request-talent form. We shortlist vetted specialists from our African network — usually within days — you interview and pick, and we handle contracts, payments, and compliance.
What does it cost to hire through GobezLabs?
You set the budget and we match to it. Rates scale with seniority and skill set; African specialists typically come in meaningfully below US and EU market rates for the same bar, because we hire where the talent lives.
Can you staff AI data labeling, annotation, and RLHF work?
Yes — AI trainers and annotators are one of our core categories. We recruit and vet specialists for data labeling, RLHF and human-preference data, model evaluation, and red-teaming, ready to onboard onto your platform and quality process.
Do you only provide African talent?
Yes. Africa is the whole point — we hire where the talent lives, and every specialist we place comes from our African network. If you need a team in another market, we are not the right partner for that role.
Which time zones do your specialists work in?
East Africa runs at GMT+3, which overlaps the entire European workday and most of the US morning. Specialists keep your standups and your working hours.
How are candidates vetted?
Every specialist is skills-tested for their discipline, screened for written and spoken English, and identity-verified before they reach your shortlist. If someone does not work out, we replace them from the bench.
Full-time, contract, or project-based?
All three. Engagements run full-time, contract, or per project, and we take care of the contracts, payments, and compliance either way.
Request talent
Tell us what you need and we’ll send a shortlist in days — vetted, ready-to-start specialists, full-time, contract, or project-based, at the budget you set.