HIRE FULL-STACK DEVS — DEDICATED REMOTE PROGRAMMERS FOR HIRE

How to found a full-stack master?

Evans Data Corporation claims there will be roughly 30 million web developers in 2023; by 2050, the number of IT professionals will reach 45 million. To make the numbers more vivid, we’ll say that’s the population of six New York Cities or around 20 such cities as Chicago. Imagine them being completely inhabited by IT folks.

You’ve got the gist of the magnitude. But if you are still at a loss about why you can’t find a decent full-stack professional for your world-changing startup, read on. We’ve got the answers.

At the end of this comprehensive article, you will know exactly what to do and where to go if you need to hire a full-stack developer.

Craving for full-stack engineers who will keep up with time, overcome all the challenges, and spare your money? Welcome to Lemon.io — a marketplace connecting developers with startups since 2015.

Let’s roll!

Who is a full-stack developer?

The architecture of any web application has two basic components: the front end and the back end.

Simply put, the front end (or the client side) is everything we see (and interact with) on the website or after opening the web app or everything happening in the browser — visual elements, texts, buttons, and so on. The back end, on the contrary, is invisible but no less (or even more) important.

By the back end, we understand everything related to databases and server-side operations — all the components allowing the web app to accept and maintain a data exchange with its users via front-end components.

A full-stack developer is an experienced programmer who codes for both front and back end, creating software solutions for two domains. Probably, they are not as jacks of all trades as you want them to be — but they will still handle most of your problems from both sides.

Now that we’ve done with some term definitions let’s proceed with facts about full stack’s popularity (one of the core reasons you still don’t have enough free qualified hands).

What does a full-stack developer do?

Suppose you’re hiring a full-stack specialist for your company. In that case, they will be in charge of literally all programming and development processes — commenting on the core project technologies and amending its tech requirements, creating the code from scratch, fumbling with servers and databases, starting the product, troubleshooting, etc.

If you decide to hire the whole development team or company (prioritizing outstaff to outsource) and then find a full-stack dev for amending the processes, then the specialist you hire should be familiar with previous workings, take care of the current issues and add extra functionalities requested by the CEO.

If your team hires at least two full-stack masters, one can handle front-end issues, another will be responsible for the back end, and both will resolve current burning issues together or in turn.

How to find experienced full-stack developers for your business?

Many brilliant startuppers and businessmen don’t have experience hiring qualified cadres for their enterprises. Their growth hits a wall of understaffing, task piling, and free hands deficit. Their most cherished wish is to hire talented programmers to spur the growth of their business and reign supreme in their realm.

To help them all, we’ve collected some advice about finding full-stack developers. Read on!

Use your networks

A friend at court is better than a penny in a purse. When looking for full-stack developers, every bit of your social capital counts. You never know who will lend their shoulder, so ask everyone. Maybe, some of your acquaintances know someone with a suitable stack sitting on the bench for too long. Leverage LinkedIn and other professional forums, browse your friends’ profiles, scan them for IT folk, and don’t hesitate to contact anyone you consider a fit. It never hurts to ask — you can lose a potentially significant candidate because of your silence.

Take advantage of social networks. Put the word out, make some tweets and posts, and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get many shares leading some prominent devs to your startup.

Any disadvantages of this hiring strategy?

You are the only one responsible for your hiring faults if you hire yourself. Remember that after finding some candidates, you must test them and choose the best. For entrepreneurs with an IT background, that can seem like a piece of cake, but if you’ve come from a non-programming world, make sure someone will do that for you.

Besides, not so many IT professionals are all out for startup work. Most would rather accept offers from some Google-like industry giant (even though startups offer some unique experience, unheard of in established enterprises).

Hire a software development company

Instead of sole programmers, you can go for outstaff and hire a whole team from a software development company. There are some obvious bonuses to outstaff (e.g., the whole team has been working together for quite some time, and you won’t have to tackle any mutual adaptation issues), but crucial downsides are also in the picture. As a startup owner, you will have to control the workflow of the whole team and, last but not least, find all these people something to do for 40 hours a week.

Look through freelancing platforms

Upwork, Fiverr, and PeoplePerHour are the main freelancing platforms if you’re looking for freelance full-stack developers providing full-stack development services. Three million jobs are posted yearly on these bidding platforms, so you will surely have a choice. That’s a nice place to start your staffing search — especially if you don’t look for seniors or strong middles and will satisfy yourself with someone less experienced. Bidding platforms’ main working principle is that of a reverse auction — the lesser rate a dev has, the more chances they’ve got to find full-stack developers for hire.

Why and how to hire a full-stack programmer with Lemon.io?

The procedure is quite simple.

After you hit the button on the website, you find yourself in the magic box — and fill in our questionnaire wherein we’ll ask you about your main profile and general preferences per developers.

Our Sales team member will contact you in a couple of days and talk over all the peculiarities via an online call — the fine details of your project, the number and tech stack of the desired developers, the payment procedure, and the available options for full-stack developers for hire. Be open and concrete: the more details you will lay out, the clearer we understand your demands. Alas, we can’t read minds — so please, talk to us!

Give us two-three business days — and you’ll get the candidate (or a team of candidates, if you asked for it) who will meet your requirements and needs. We know our full-stack developers pretty well since we test them all and check their credentials and skills. All the mentioned allows us to spend minimal time on selection.

If you’re OK with the offered full-stack developer — we’ll arrange the interview call. It’s your chance to ask and request any knowledge you need. Be free to analyze the code sample live — we won’t interrupt.
After the interview, Lemon.io will organize all the necessary formalities — and you can start working!

Such a rigid triage lets through only the most talented and proficient IT engineers. It’s them who we propose for you to hire. If you’re eager to learn more of our vetting, here’s a material on the topic.

How much does a full-stack developer make?

Here is the yearly full-stack developer’s salary:

Indeed: $108k/year, based on 10.5k reported salaries;

Glassdoor: $99k/year, with a low of $63k and a high of $157k;

ZipRecruiter: $103k/year, with a low of $38k and a high of $159k;

PayScale: $79k/year, with a low of $54k and a high of $115k.

With Lemon.io, you can hire a full-stack remote developer of middle or senior proficiency for $35-$60 per hour. That’s reasonably cheaper than finding and hiring them onsite in the USA or the UK. Our developers are mainly from Eastern and Central Europe. They have decent work ethics, moderate rates, and a convenient time zone for overlaps with American companies.

According to recent research, startups can spare thousands of dollars on remote hiring. Don’t miss your chance!