Since October 2019, Neo Financial has partnered with VanHack to scale its engineering team with a clear priority: quality over shortcuts.
In that time, Neo has hired 52 engineers through our platform – a testament to a long-term, performance-driven partnership rather than one-off recruiting.
A High Technical Bar – Without LeetCode Games
Neo’s engineering leadership is clear about what they value.
As Fahad, Director at Neo Financial, puts it:
“We don’t focus on LeetCode or how well you know syntax.”
“We’re 100% language and stack agnostic when it comes to assessing candidates.”
“What matters is how well you can solve complex technical problems to make users’ lives easier.”
Instead of trivia or memorization, Neo focuses on:
Reliability and robustness
Architecture and system design
Algorithmic thinking
Strong object-oriented principles
Real-world problem solving at scale
Their tech interviews simulate what it actually feels like to work on their engineering team. Candidates walk away with practical experience – and something learned – regardless of the outcome.
“No matter how an interview goes for a candidate, every single person should walk away having learned something.”
Hiring Events That Feel Human
Beyond the platform, Neo has also participated in multiple hiring fairs. In the three most recent events alone, 13 engineers were hired.
And they go beyond transactional recruiting. During the last hiring fair, Neo invited candidates to dinner at an Espeto Corrido restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil, where the fair took place, reinforcing something important: they care about people, not just resumes.
Built on Quality
Neo Financial’s bar is high. They prioritize engineers who can think deeply, design scalable systems, and build products that make users’ lives easier.
And that alignment on quality is what has made this partnership work for over five years.
If you’re looking to build a team with engineers who are ready to solve real problems – not just pass coding puzzles – we’d love to show you how it works.
Watch the video with Neo Financial to hear directly from their team.
