FAQ for companies

Billing consists of two parts:

1. Initial payment (based on the estimated workload)
2. Monthly/weekly payments throughout the project duration.

At the end of the project, any unused funds left on balance will be refunded.

• monthly billing cycle charges occur every first Tuesday of the month.
• weekly billing cycle charges occur every Tuesday. each charge is determined by the number of hours the developer reported.

The system will take care of it and charge you for hours reported by your developer for the previous week.

You don’t collect hours at all. The system charges you according to the developer’s reports.

We will transfer your deposit back to your card.

Our systems work like a weekly or monthly subscription. Payments are made by ACH direct debit or credit card and processed by Stripe.

Lemon.io is a platform for hiring vetted developers on-demand.

There are two major differences. We test and interview every developer who applies to join our network. Our vetting process allows ensuring every client gets to work with solid professionals who have strong work ethics and soft skills. And we match you with only one candidate at a time. We always aim at candidates who we believe suit your project best and are available to start right away.

We start at 160 hours of work for an individual position and will be happy to send some candidates for your consideration. Depending on your project’s needs, we can offer developers that are ready to work full-time (40 hours per week) or part-time (20 hours per week).

As long as there are at least 160 hours of work – we can start the ball rolling. The average contract duration at Lemon.io is six months. Many customers have continued employing Lemon.io developers for years!

You do! Our terms of use cover this. But don’t hold yourself back from signing MSA or any other necessary documents with the developer if you wish.

Of course. Give us the requirements and details on your projects, and we’ll crunch the numbers to tell you how many hours the work takes. You can use this number to project the total cost.

We commonly have JavaScript, Python, RoR, Data Science, Java, and Swift on tap. But go ahead and let us know what particular stack you are looking for.

There is a deposit (pre-payment for 1 month/week of work, depending on the billing cycle chosen). It will be returned at the end of our cooperation. 

Only developers with solid English run with our pack. So you can count on clear and productive communication.

Every applying developer must pass five stages of the Great Lemon Trial:

• CV and portfolio evaluation
• background and identity check
• oral and written English proficiency tests
• coding test task
• live interview

Rates start at $55-$85/hour for JavaScript, Python, RoR, Data Science, Blockchain, Java, and Swift professionals.

Hiring developers on a full-time basis means they can visit your office to meet your team. You will cover all travel expenses in this case. We can discuss relocations individually.

Yes!

Most of our developers are located in Europe and LatAm. 

You are more than welcome to.

Be our guest!

By all means! All our developers come pre-vetted for your convenience, but you are more than welcome to do a tech interview/live coding call to ensure their skills are as great as their CVs state. Although test tasks/take-home assignments are mostly redundant due to our vetting process – they can be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Our devs average at least 5 years of experience. One needs no less than 3 years in the business to join the party.

We do not work with junior developers, and, honestly, neither should you! Instead, we can offer you strong middle candidates with sensible hourly rates. They are open to growing and can still be molded to your preferences but are prone to rookie mistakes.

There is no sugarcoating here – the times are tough, but the Lemon.io team works like clockwork. Most of our staff is relocated to safe zones. The Ukraine-based developers are in constant contact with our team, and we ensure they can fully commit to working. Our Rolodex of developers is ever-expanding geographically, now featuring specialists located in Spain, Poland, Italy, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Portugal, Czech, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Estonia, Moldova, Albania, North Macedonia, Turkey, Slovenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Cyprus, Andorra, Malta, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay. So any preferences in terms of developer location will, of course, be considered.

Nope, they don’t do it.

It depends on the scope and requirements of your projects. It takes one or two days on average to find a perfect candidate and up to two more days for them to start working.

We have three simple steps for you. First, we’ll ask you a couple of questions about the projects. Then we’ll offer the best-fitting candidate. After that, it is time to fund your account and get things up to speed.

It takes a few steps. Fill out this form and let our manager contact you for details. After that, you’ll meet your assigned candidate and approve them. The only thing left is to make the first payment, and you’re all set!

We sincerely believe that a healthy working relationship should be open and trustworthy. We do not enforce time-trackers or screen-recordings of the working process. Our dashboard allows the developers to report the completed work hours but does not provide any additional control. If your internal policies require time-tracking software – it can be discussed upon hiring. We do not mind as long as the developer is open to it.

Please, let us know immediately by sending an email to claims@lemon.io. We will get in touch right away.

Let us sort it out for you. Please, start with filing your claim to claims@lemon.io.

No worries. Please contact Malky at m@lemon.io. We will suggest more candidates for you to consider.