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APIs and data models that don't fall over at your next funding round.
Hiring a backend developer? Senior backend engineers here run $250K+ base, and the search takes 60-90 days for someone who can actually own a data model, not just wire up CRUD endpoints. We ship the backend instead — API design, data modeling, and the boring reliability work — on a flat-price engagement.
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How fast can you start?
Most engagements begin within seven days of the first call. There's no recruiter pipeline, no notice period, no relocation timeline.
Node.js or Python?
Node/TypeScript by default so frontend and backend share types end to end. Python when the work is data/ML-adjacent or you already have a Python stack.
Is this a full-time replacement?
No — we're a senior engineer on a flat-price engagement. For most pre-seed and seed-stage products, that ships more than a salaried hire would in the same window. When you outgrow it, we hand off cleanly to the team you hire.
Can you work with our existing database and infra?
Yes — we adapt to Postgres, MySQL, Mongo, whatever you're running. We'll flag it if the existing schema is actively working against you, but we don't force a rewrite to match our preferences.
Who owns the code?
You do, from commit one. Repo in your GitHub, infra in your cloud account. When you do hire someone, they onboard onto your code, not ours.
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