Hire engineers who've already shipped it.

Why hiring a freelance developer is usually a coin flip

Most freelance marketplaces sell you a profile: a star rating, a portfolio of screenshots, and a rate. None of that tells you whether the person actually ships production code, whether they'll still answer messages in month three, or whether the "5 years React experience" survives a real code review. You find out after you've paid for two months of rework.

A bad hire costs more than the invoice: weeks lost re-briefing a replacement, a codebase nobody wants to inherit, and a project timeline that resets every time someone ghosts. Recruitment agencies solve the sourcing problem but not the accountability one — once the placement fee clears, the quality of the work is entirely your risk.

Every engineer we place is already on our payroll, reviewed on our own delivery standards, and backed by an architect who stays accountable for the engagement — not a marketplace profile you're taking on faith.