Or book a call with Igor, our CTO Full-stack product engineer
$30-60/hTakes a feature from spec to release on their own: UI, API, database, tests.
Next.jsReactNode.jsPostgreSQL
5+ years experience Get matched
Claude Code developers for hireHire a Claude Code developer
Clear your backlog with 1 engineer who builds with AI agents. Get 2-3 vetted profiles in 48 hours
Pay $30-60/h. No deposit, no platform fee Test them on your own task: 2 days for $7 Stop any week. No contract See what shipped in your Slack every day
Hire engineers who already proved they ship
To get in, each candidate builds a full product with AI agents: landing page, web app, backend and database. Here are 4 of them
Our CTO interviews every one
Igor has built software for 15 years and led 200+ engineers. He talks to every candidate before they reach a client
Technical knowledge
Can explain what was built and why it works that way
Product mind
Has shipped products people use, not closed tickets
Clear thinking
Takes an open problem apart and says what comes first
Empathy
Works well in a team and understands customer pains
Ship features that hold up in production
Claude Code writes most of the code. Your engineer plans it, reviews it and answers for it
Know the plan before work starts
They write the spec and agree it with you before the agent builds anything.
Get code you can maintain
Everyone in the network wrote code before AI. They read every diff the agent makes.
Release without breaking things
Tests ship with every feature, so a new release keeps last week's work running.
Know what shipped without asking
A daily update in your Slack with screenshots or a Loom, in plain words.
Get the engineer your backlog needs
Pick the kind you need. We send 2-3 matching profiles with demos and rates
AI and RAG engineer
$30-60/hBuilds the LLM part of your product: agents, retrieval, evals, prompt and cost tuning.
PythonClaude APIpgvectorLangGraph
4+ years experience Get matched
Design-minded engineer
$30-60/hDesigns the screen in Figma and builds it the same day. Good fit when you have no designer.
FigmaReactTailwindReact Native
3+ years experience Get matched
Backend and integrations engineer
$30-60/hPayments, auth, queues, third-party APIs and the jobs that run behind the screens.
Node.jsStripeAWSRedis
5+ years experience Get matched
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No sales calls, no long contract
- 1
Describe your project
1 minuteA few lines on what you build and what is stuck
- 2
Get 2-3 profiles
48 hoursEach with a demo project, stack, hourly rate and availability
- 3
Run a 2-day trial
$7Your engineer works on a real task from your backlog
- 4
Keep working weekly
no contractThey join your Slack and post daily updates. Cancel any week
Pay a fair rate with no fees on top
What a Claude Code developer costs with Paralect, Toptal and Upwork
| Paralect | Toptal | Upwork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $30-60 | $60-200+ | Any, set by the freelancer |
| Paid upfront | $0 | $500 deposit, refundable | $0 |
| Fees on top | $0, included in the rate | $79 a month platform fee | 5% marketplace fee, plus up to $14.99 per contract |
| Vetting | Full-stack demo project and a CTO interview | Multi-step screening | Profile, reviews and Job Success Score. Testing is up to you |
| Claude Code skills checked | Yes, the demo is built with AI agents | Depends on the candidate | Up to you |
| First candidates | 2-3 profiles in 48 hours | Often within 48 hours | Dozens of proposals to screen yourself |
| Trial | 2 days for $7 | Trial period, pay only if you keep them | Pay for a test task yourself |
| Contract | Weekly billing, cancel any week | Ongoing, cancel any time | Hourly or fixed, end any time |
Toptal and Upwork numbers from their public pricing, checked in October 2026. Read the full Upwork comparison
FAQ
What does a Claude Code developer do?
They build your product with Claude Code as the main tool: they plan the feature, have the agent write most of the code, then review, test and release it. 1 person covers what used to take a designer, 2 developers and QA, because the agent does the typing and they do the thinking.
How much does it cost to hire a Claude Code developer?
Our engineers charge $30-60 an hour, depending on experience. Full time at 40 hours a week that comes to about $5,000-10,000 a month, with no deposit and no platform fee. On Toptal the same search starts at about $60 an hour, plus a $500 deposit and $79 a month.
How do you vet the engineers?
Every candidate builds and presents a full-stack demo project: a landing page, a web app, a backend and a database with RAG, all with AI agents. Then our CTO, Igor Krasnik, interviews them on technical knowledge, product sense, clear thinking and how they work with a team. Only engineers who pass both are matched with clients.
Can I hire for 20 hours a week or a short project?
Yes. Pick 20 or 40 hours a week in the brief. Billing is weekly, so a 2-week fix and a year-long engagement work the same way: you stop when the work is done.
What does the $7 trial include?
2 days of work on a real task from your backlog. You see how the engineer communicates, how they use Claude Code on your codebase and what they deliver, before you commit to a week.
What if the engineer is not a good fit?
Tell us and we send a replacement from the network. There is no contract to exit and no notice period, since billing is weekly.
Do I talk to the engineer directly?
Yes. They join your Slack and work with you like a member of your team. There is no account manager in between, and you get a written update every day.
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