Almost always — and usually without a rewrite. A one-week performance audit finds the real bottlenecks (typically a handful of queries and missing caching), with measured before/after results.
Hand-verified specialists
Hire vetted freelance back-end developers
Everything users don't see — APIs, databases, integrations, background jobs — decides whether the product works at 100 users and at 100,000. Our back-end developers are top-1% verified on production systems.
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What they do
What our vetted Back-End Developers take off your plate
- API design and development (REST, GraphQL)
- Database architecture that survives growth
- Third-party integrations: payments, CRMs, AI services
- Background jobs, queues and scheduled processing
- Performance: the slow query hunting nobody enjoys
- Security hardening and data protection
Rates
Typical freelance rates in 2026
| Level | Typical hourly rate | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $35–65/hr | APIs, integrations, fixes |
| Senior | $55–100/hr | Architecture, scaling |
| Specialist/lead | $90–150/hr | High-load, complex domains |
Indicative market ranges; your matched specialist quotes an exact rate in the brief. Billing is weekly and processed only after you confirm satisfaction — so the rate is never a leap of faith.
How it works
From brief to shipped work in three steps
1. Describe the work
Share the goal, constraints and timeline. We turn it into a structured brief — no technical writing required from you.
2. Meet your match
We match you with a hand-verified specialist whose stack and track record fit — not a stack of proposals to screen.
3. Confirm weekly, pay weekly
Progress is tracked in a shared workspace. Each week you review — and payment is processed only after you approve.
FAQ
Common questions
The one your future maintainers will find easiest: Node.js, PHP/Laravel and Python cover 90% of business products excellently. The brief recommends one with reasons, not fashion.
Yes — LLM API integration (chat, document processing, automation) is now a standard backend request, delivered behind proper guardrails and cost controls.
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Tell us what you're building
Describe the project once. We structure the brief, match you with a hand-verified specialist, and you pay weekly — only after you confirm you're satisfied.
