Hire XHTML developers

While there might not be a dedicated “XHTML developer” position due to the shift from XHTML to HTML5 over the past years, front-end and web developers with an HTML foundation will likely know XHTML. Kick off your search on popular job platforms like Indeed, Dice, or remote-specific ones. It might help to look for old online communities committed to web standards or ease of access, too.

Platforms like Lemon.io excel in providing this sort of service— connecting businesses to individuals based on these particular skill sets.

While XHTML is being overtaken by newer standards, Lemon.io still provides developers skilled in this area. Our standard 20-hour no-risk, paid trial period remains for XHTML programmers as with other developer roles on our platform. During this trial period, you can observe the dev working on real tasks to get a good picture of how well they can fit into your team.

And if your Lemon.io programmer isn’t working out as expected? That’s OK – our zero-risk policy provides seamless replacements.

As HTML5 is widely used now to easily add different kinds of information and handle how people use websites, there are very few opportunities to specialize in XHTML only (although this language excelled when it came to creating documents with clear structure, such standards are not as crucial these days).

Experienced XHTML coders still find jobs where they work on old software systems – specifically the ones that continue to use this specific version for document creation, validation, or data management. Since today’s industry focuses more on current versions (especially HTML5), these XHTML pros also typically learn a lot more about related web tech.

Since XHTML usage has gradually been waning in favor of more modern versions of HTML, it might take you longer to find developers specialized in just XHTML. Our shortlists normally come within 24-48 hours, so in this case, it may require a slightly longer timeline depending on availability. In case the technical evaluations extend, this might stretch to 5-7 days. In any event, you should still get your new developer out there very quickly to handle your XHTML requirements; most customers hire in 2-8 days.

We have developers in 50+ countries and time zones to ensure that you can find someone who works well with your communication style and schedule.

We have a rigorous vetting process for every candidate, requiring them to demonstrate their knowledge before connecting them to our projects/teams.

We take care of the administrative and logistical aspects of work to ensure timely completion. This frees up your teams’ capacity to focus on what they do best—coding and delivering project goals from a well-defined strategy.

For this specific XML format, our vetting process for specialists is as follows:

1. A detailed analysis of the provided profile, in particular, those technologies or development tasks where XML is a primary method (API interactions, data parsing, data manipulation, etc.), and any new technology mentioned in their experience.
2. Recruiters will scrutinize the candidate’s CV and any work history that involves XML, double-checking domain knowledge on professional social media such as LinkedIn, verifying details are consistent across platforms, and asking for portfolio projects if possible.
3. In this type of CoderByte challenge, candidates have to solve a practical problem involving one or more data formats, such as parsing (extraction), regular expressions/XPath, etc.
4. For the final couple of questions, we dig into previous XML endeavors and how they handle data and understanding across platforms.

If your company has legacy systems, XHTML development could still be necessary for maintaining those technologies (though usage of the technology is minimal compared to HTML5 today). It can handle older web applications to make sure they are kept operational and ensure that all your code remains consistent with specified web standards, so you get a clean presentation over the Internet.

The only demand that we could think of would be the one among companies who keep working with outdated systems that have not been moved off XHTML and want a dev skillful in these details.