A replacement guarantee is a staffing promise to supply a substitute if a placed engineer leaves or proves a poor fit within an agreed window. The replacement normally carries no second placement fee, though conditions and exclusions apply.
A trial period is an agreed opening phase of a job or engagement in which both sides test fit and either can end it on shorter notice. In employment it is usually called probation, and its terms depend on the contract and local law.
Developer vetting is the process of checking that a software engineer is capable, reliable and genuine before they join a team. It covers technical skill, real experience, communication, references, identity and, where needed, background and right-to-work checks.
Direct hire is a recruiting arrangement where a staffing partner finds a candidate who joins the client as a permanent employee from day one. Often called permanent placement, it leaves the client as employer and payer, while the partner earns a one-off fee.
In retained search a recruiter is paid partly up front for an exclusive, committed search. Contingency recruitment pays only when a candidate is hired, so retained suits senior or scarce roles and contingency suits volume and mid-level hiring.
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