Hire API developers

Forget exhausting sourcing and screening the wrong candidates.

Hire fast and on budget—place a request, interview 1-3 curated developers, and get the best one onboarded by next Friday. Full-time or part-time, with optimal overlap.

1.5K+
fully vetted developers
24 hours
average matching time
2.3M hours
worked since 2015
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Hire remote API developers

Hire remote API developers

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Gotta drop in here for some Kudos. I’m 2 weeks into working with a super legit dev on a critical project and he’s meeting every expectation so far 👏
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Francis Harrington
Founder at ProCloud Consulting, US
I recommend Lemon to anyone looking for top-quality engineering talent. We previously worked with TopTal and many others, but Lemon gives us consistently incredible candidates.
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Allie Fleder
Co-Founder & COO at SimplyWise, US
I've worked with some incredible devs in my career, but the experience I am having with my dev through Lemon.io is so 🔥. I feel invincible as a founder. So thankful to you and the team!
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Michele Serro
Founder of Doorsteps.co.uk, UK
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How to hire API developer through Lemon.io

Place a free request

Place a free request

Fill out a short form and check out our ready-to-interview developers
Tell us about your needs

Tell us about your needs

On a quick 30-min call, share your expectations and get a budget estimate
Interview the best

Interview the best

Get 2-3 expertly matched candidates within 24-48 hours and meet the worthiest
Onboard the chosen one

Onboard the chosen one

Your developer starts with a project—we deal with a contract, monthly payouts, and what not

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What we do for you

Sourcing and vetting

Sourcing and vetting

All our developers are fully vetted and tested for both soft and hard skills. No surprises!
Expert matching

Expert
matching

We match fast, but with a human touch—your candidates are hand-picked specifically for your request. No AI bullsh*t!
Arranging cooperation

Arranging cooperation

You worry not about agreements with developers, their reporting, and payments. We handle it all for you!
Support and troubleshooting

Support and troubleshooting

Things happen, but you have a customer success manager and a 100% free replacement guarantee to get it covered.
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FAQ about hiring API developers

Where can I find API developers?

Identify specific API requirements, including preferred technologies (e.g., Node.js, PHP). Search on LinkedIn, Indeed, and GlassDoor with keywords that include languages (JavaScript) and frameworks (Express for Node.js). Be active in communities that revolve around platforms, APIs, or API design.

Also, this is where platforms like Lemon.io come in, helping you find vetted API developers specializing exactly in what your organization needs. You will be connected with pre-vetted API developers in 48 hours or less – just create the list of the requirements and be sure we will introduce to your team a perfectly matched specialist from one of the best Senior API developers.

What is the no-risk trial period for hiring API developers on Lemon.io?

Any of our developers, including API specialists, offer their capabilities with a trial period of up to 20 paid hours. Thus, clients can collaborate on live project tasks and judge the level of development skills and coding quality, as well as whether these programmers are appropriate for the team’s needs.

If you are unsatisfied, our no-risk replacement guarantee ensures a smooth transition to a different developer.

Is there a high demand for API developers?

Yes, there is a high demand for API developers. The demand for API developers is rising because of the increasingly interconnected network among digital products.

Good data is crucial to many applications and businesses, so quick communication between API connections sharing data needs well-built APIs.

Hiring individuals who are capable of constructing RESTful API interfaces or incorporating other protocols and solutions is beneficial to companies in many industries. Their sweet spot is within the finance and SaaS sectors, where countless companies and platforms rely on API connections to ensure that transactions between them and external systems happen smoothly.

How quickly can I hire a API developer through Lemon.io?

You should not be hindered by the search for talented individuals who can build APIs seamlessly and create good documentation with ease. Our goal is to get back to you with a list of reputed API developers in 48 hours. We give you curated options to choose from depending on the project’s needs in 48 hours. From this point onward, you can onboard your new hire immediately after the Software Engineer is approved for the project.

What are the main strengths of Lemon.io’s platform?

We at Lemon.io help connect businesses that mainly come from Western European nations or North America to senior developers who align with those particular cultural contexts, ensuring clear, effective, fluid communication.

Our candidate pool comes from over 50 countries across the world, each with specializations relevant to the needs of API engineers, ensuring the talent that we put forward possesses deep knowledge in the technologies required for seamless API building.

Every potential candidate undergoes a rigorous multi-phase, highly soft skills interview, and technical screening — only 1% eventually joins us officially as part of the Lemon.io roster.

What is the vetting process for developers at Lemon.io?

We evaluate the technical capabilities of all our API developers via a multi-stage process:

1. Candidates submit detailed profiles concerning their API development expertise, including experience with protocols like REST, SOAP, or GraphQL and past projects.
2. We review each candidate’s CV, verifying experience and claims against professional networks and online portfolios.
3. At the screening call with our recruiter, the candidate passes a coderbyte assessment test of the candidate’s ability to solve real-world API design challenges and understand secure web API creation.
4. Tech interviewers then interview impressive initial performers to evaluate their API design knowledge through discussions and scenario-based challenges.

How can your business benefit from hiring a API developer?

API developers are significant for creating better relationships that lead to proper communication among software systems. Their specialty helps to make the data transfer between applications and communication a lot easier, which is important in today’s environment for interconnected businesses.

Real estate listing platforms that need to integrate with multiple agencies, weather forecasting service aggregating data from disparate sources or mapping applications seeking real-time traffic data all gain if they contract an experienced API developer.

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