Apply. Prove it. Get paid.
Maestro places engineers, designers and assistants across West Africa with companies in the US and beyond. You are employed properly — payroll, benefits, a laptop — not freelancing and chasing invoices. No referral needed, and it is free to apply.
Free to apply, free to be tested, and you get a real answer either way. We are paid by the companies hiring — never by you.
40+
Companies hiring through us
In the US, UK and across Europe.
7 days
From test to offer
Most candidates hear back inside a week.
100%
Paid on time, every month
Client payment problems are ours, not yours.
Free
To apply, always
We are paid by employers, never by candidates.
Where you are changes the paperwork, not the bar
Two pools. One bar.
Same test wherever you sit. What changes is who signs your paycheck.
West Africa
In West Africa
We employ you.
- Maestro Tech Solutions Nig Ltd is your legal employer
- Payroll, benefits, tax and HR handled
- An encrypted laptop and a desk if you want one
- Placed with companies in the US and beyond
- Paid in full, on a fixed date, every month
United States
If you are in the US
We place you on contract.
- Contracted and paid through Maestro Tech Solutions in Houston, Texas
- Payroll and compliance run with partner providers
- Engineering, QA, cloud, and operations roles
- Placed with US companies, including as lead on a blended team
- Capacity is limited and we say so upfront
Why the offer is real
We are not forwarding your CV. We are on the contract.
A job board sends your application into a pile. A recruiter gets paid the day you sign and never speaks to you again. Neither one is accountable for whether the work turns out to be real, whether the client pays, or whether you are still there in a year.
Maestro Tech Solutions signs the client contract out of Houston, Texas. Maestro Tech Solutions Nig Ltd employs you here. So when a client goes quiet or a project goes sideways, it lands on us first. That is also why we only place people we will put our own name behind.
See how the structure worksFour ways in
Pick where you actually are.
Not everyone is ready for a senior seat today. All four routes end at the same ladder.
If you are ready now
Apply to an open role
Live roles we are filling for companies on the other side of the network. You interview once with us, then we put you in front of the client.
- You know the rate before you interview
- Assessment and interview inside a week
- You are told who the client is before you accept
If nothing open fits
Join the talent pool
Sit the assessment anyway. When a role matches your rubric score, you are on the shortlist before it is ever posted.
- One assessment, kept on file
- Matched against new roles first
- A straight answer on where you stand
If you are close but not there
Go through the academy
Structured training on real projects with real review, against the same rubric we hire on. Built for people who can code but have never shipped to a standard.
- Real projects, reviewed by engineers
- Scored on the same hiring rubric
- Top performers go straight to placement
If you are a student or new graduate
Start with an internship
Supervised internships with a defined path into a paid seat. You learn how a client expects work to arrive before it is your job to deliver it.
- Supervised, structured, not coffee runs
- Works alongside delivery teams
- A path into a full-time seat
What you get
A real job, with the things a job should come with.
A real counterparty
You are employed or contracted by a company with a registered entity on both ends. Not invoicing a stranger abroad and hoping the wire lands.
Paid in full, on time
Monthly, on a fixed date, at the rate on your offer. A client paying late is our problem, not yours. We have never turned that into someone's salary issue.
Assessed, not networked
The rubric is the same in Houston and Lagos. No referral required, no connections needed. The test is the door.
Work that reads as work
Real product delivery with code review, written specs, and standups. Experience that stands up on a CV anywhere, not a gig history.
A supervisor who is actually there
A delivery manager who owns escalation. If a client is unreasonable or a project is badly scoped, that is handled above you.
Somewhere to go next
People are promoted into senior seats as they prove out, and the rubric score is the basis. The academy and internship tracks feed the same ladder.
The process
Five stages. Same five for everyone.
400+ people start this every month. The top 3% get an offer. Everyone gets an answer.
01
Apply
A short form and your CV or portfolio. Free. No referral needed, no connections required.
02
Skills assessment
A timed, role-specific test scored against a fixed rubric. The same rubric for everyone, in every country, every time.
03
Live working interview
A working session with an engineer or operator, not an HR screen. You will be asked to actually do the thing.
04
Background check
Identity, address, employment history, and criminal record. Clients require it, so everyone does it.
05
Offer or feedback
An offer with a rate and a start date, or written feedback on what to close and an invitation to the academy. Not silence.
What people ask before applying.
Does it cost anything to apply?
No. Applying is free, the skills assessment is free, and the interview is free. We are paid by the companies hiring, never by the people being hired. If anyone asks you for money to get placed through Maestro, it is not us.
Do you only hire in Africa?
No. We place US-based professionals with US companies through our Houston, Texas office — engineering, QA, cloud, and operations — alongside the people we employ across Nigeria, Ghana and the wider West African region. Onshore capacity is smaller and we are honest about that, but the door is open and the assessment is identical.
Is the bar lower for one pool than the other?
No, and it could not be. The same timed assessment, the same rubric, the same live working interview, the same background check. If the bar moved by country, a blended team would be two tiers pretending to be one, and clients would notice within a month.
Do I have to be in Lagos?
No. We recruit across Nigeria, Ghana and the wider West African region. Some roles are based at our supervised Lagos center, some are hybrid, and some are fully remote within the region. Each listing says which. The center exists because some clients require a supervised floor, not because everyone has to sit in it.
Who actually employs me, and who pays me?
In West Africa, Maestro Tech Solutions Nig Ltd is your legal employer and pays you in-country, with payroll, tax and statutory benefits handled. In the US you are contracted and paid through Maestro Tech Solutions in Houston, Texas. Either way, you are never chasing a foreign company for money.
What do you actually pay?
Every listing states the band, and bands differ by pool because markets differ. Pay is set against the role and your assessed level, not against what you earned last. We would rather tell you the number early than waste your interview time.
What hours would I work?
US placements work their own business hours. For West Africa roles, most require at least four hours of daily overlap with US Central or Eastern, and many run full US hours. It is stated on the listing before you apply.
I failed the assessment. Is that the end?
No. You get written feedback on what was short, and you can retake it after 90 days. If the gap is practice rather than ability, the academy exists for exactly that, and people come back through it and get placed.
Take the test. Find out where you stand.
Free, scored on a fixed rubric, and you get a real answer: an offer, a place in the pool, or written feedback on what to close.
Employed properly. Paid on a fixed date. Never a placement fee.