hire from the uncommon bootcamp
Junior technology professionals who spent twelve months building, teaching and shipping — with portfolios you can open and a training record we can vouch for.
how hiring works
Browse profiles directly with complete portfolio access, or tell us the role and let us shortlist.
Examine live deployments, GitHub commits, and 12-month supervised records before speaking.
Conduct technical or culture interviews directly with candidates. No intermediary gatekeeping.
Hire full-time, contract, or contract-to-hire. Candidates work remotely or from local hub spaces.
Graduates have full-time peer collaboration habits, daily Git hygiene, and continuous learning roots.
Uncommon charges zero placement fees. All salary and value goes directly to your new team member.
know the role, don't want to search?
Tell us what you need. A person on our team goes through the cohort and comes back with three to five graduates who genuinely fit, usually within two working days.
No algorithm, no match percentage. We know these graduates because we trained them.
questions employers ask
What is the typical experience level of graduates?+
Every graduate has completed twelve months of daily full-time coding, design, and product building. They have built 3+ reviewed production applications and taught junior coding students at our hubs.
Are candidates available for remote, hybrid, or relocation roles?+
Yes. Most graduates work remotely from Zimbabwe (GMT+2) with reliable power, fiber internet, and workspace at our innovation hubs. Many are also open to hybrid or international relocation.
How does Uncommon vet and verify candidate profiles?+
We do not accept outside applicants. We personally track 12 months of attendance, peer reviews, instructor feedback, and commit logs for every student before certifying their profile.
Are there any recruitment or placement fees?+
None. Uncommon is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We connect employers with graduates tuition-free to maximize economic opportunity.
How fast can we interview and make a hire?+
When you request a shortlist, our team responds within 48 hours. Most hiring partners complete interviews and extend offers within 1 to 2 weeks.