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Hire a Full-Stack Developer
Frontend, backend, database, deploy — one engineer.
Hiring a full-stack developer typically means a senior eng at $250K+ base. We embed as that engineer on a flat-price engagement — frontend, backend, database, infra, deploy — with no coordination overhead across multiple ICs.
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FAQ
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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.
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.
What if I outgrow one engineer?
We hand off to your hires (the code is yours), stay on as fractional CTO, or both. We've helped 30+ founders make that transition without re-writing.
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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