Technology
Backend developer
The one-time recruitment fee is USD 2,795 (USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire). There is no ongoing recruitment markup. The six-month guarantee is a replacement search, not a refund.

The fee
USD 2,795
Charged once. No monthly markup on the wage.
The shortlist
21 days
The target from an agreed brief to three finalists.
The guarantee
6 months
Another search if it does not work out. Not a refund.
A backend developer is a dedicated hire. We design the role with you, then introduce three finalists. The recruitment fee is USD 2,795, charged once.
A backend developer builds or fixes the API and the data path behind a feature you have specified. Your lead still owns the production release.
What a backend developer usually takes on
Implement the endpoint or the job in the ticket
Add a test for the failure case, not only the success
Check logs when a request fails
Note the migration or the config the release needs
What we look for
Server-side code your team uses
SQL or the data store you use
Logs and a staging environment
Review before release
Book a call
Tell us the work. We'll introduce three people.
What happens for a backend developer?
- The brief for a backend developer is one person, not a roster.
- You write that brief before anyone is approached.
- Three finalists are introduced for a backend developer.
- You interview them and you choose.
- You pay the person you select directly.
- There is no monthly markup on the wage.
- If a backend developer leaves within six months, we search again.
- That second search is not a refund.
- Shared hours for a backend developer go in the brief.
- Name the software required on day one.
- Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
- Time tracking can be set up after the start.
- A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
- Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
- You arrange payment for a backend developer yourself.
- Contract guidance stays general and simple.
- It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
- Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
- The role is written before sourcing begins.
- Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
- References are checked on the shortlist.
- About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
- That timing is a target, not a promise.
- The deposit opens the search.
- The balance is due when you select someone.
- Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
- A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
- Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
- The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
- Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
- The published fee covers the search for a backend developer.
- Wages for a backend developer are agreed by you.
- We do not employ a backend developer for you.
- You keep the relationship after you select.
- The shortlist for a backend developer is three people.
- Each finalist for a backend developer is interviewed first.
- You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
- The brief for a backend developer names the output.
- Hours you share with a backend developer are written down.
- Tools for a backend developer are listed before day one.
- Month one is for learning the queue.
- Day 60 is when a backend developer runs the queue.
- Day 90 is a simple review of results.
- A replacement search is the guarantee.
- Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
- a backend developer can take on this: Implement the endpoint or the job in the ticket.
- a backend developer can take on this: Add a test for the failure case, not only the success.
- a backend developer can take on this: Check logs when a request fails.
- a backend developer can take on this: Note the migration or the config the release needs.
- A useful skill here: Server-side code your team uses.
- A useful skill here: SQL or the data store you use.
- A useful skill here: Logs and a staging environment.
- A useful skill here: Review before release.
How a search works
Process
- 01
Agree the brief
Agree the tasks, tools and hours
- 02
Search
We search and assess candidates
- 03
Shortlist
About 21 days to three finalists is a target
- 04
You choose
You interview them and you choose
Pricing
Charged once
USD 2,795
You pay the person you select directly after that.
- Deposit to open the search
- USD 350
- Balance when you select someone
- USD 2,445
USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire. A monthly markup is a different model.
Guarantee
Six months
If the person you select leaves within six months, we search again.
That second search is not a refund.
What the replacement guarantee coversBefore you book
Post-Hire Support
We set you up to manage them.
Never managed a remote hire before? We set you up with the tools to manage them: remote time tracking, a business call line with SMS, communication and messaging tools, payments, and onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
We guide you through the legal side of hiring offshore (contracts, contractor setup and paying them properly) and keep it simple.
This is general guidance, not a substitute for your own legal or tax adviser.
See Post-Hire Support- Onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days
- Communication tools and response expectations
- Meeting cadence and management frameworks
- KPI and performance guidance tailored to the role
- SOP guidance so knowledge doesn't live in your head
- Recommended tools for phone, payments, time tracking and messaging
- Best practices for remote and offshore team management
- Legal and compliance guide for engaging offshore team members
When you're ready
Send the role. Then pick a time.
A name, a number and the work you want to move. We'll use it to prepare the call.