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IP

Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

$15–$20/ hour

Full-Stack Developer, Fractional CTO — Websites, Apps, Servers, Databases, AI, SEO & QA

Full-stack developer working across the entire stack — websites, apps, servers, databases, AI integrations, SEO, and QA. Languages & Core: writes code in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, Go, and Rust. Architects scalable systems for large-scale projects. Frontend & Interfaces: builds websites and web applications with React and Next.js. Crafts responsive interfaces with Tailwind CSS, Radix UI and Shadcn, adds smooth animations with Framer Motion, and interactive charts with Recharts. SEO Audit & On-Page Optimization: semantic keyword research, resolving technical indexing issues, and optimizing page load speeds. Structures page architecture, meta tags, and multi-language support (i18n). Copywriting & Content Strategy: writes technical articles, drafts precise content briefs for writers, and develops content plans. QA & Testing: full-cycle testing for websites, web services, and Android apps — manual QA for UI/UX and business logic, plus automated testing with Jest, Vitest, Playwright and E2E. Backend, Cloud & Databases: complex API integrations of any scale. Builds servers with Node.js (Express, Fastify). Works with PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB, ORMs (Prisma, Drizzle), and cloud infrastructure (Supabase, Firebase, Cloudflare). Browser Extensions & Automation: develops Manifest V3 browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and other browsers. Builds web scrapers for complex data extraction using Puppeteer and Playwright. AI & Intelligent Agents: builds custom AI agents and integrates LLMs from OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude via API, including Claude Code setups. Servers & DevOps: Linux (Ubuntu) and VPS administration — setup, updates, real-time monitoring, secure process isolation, Nginx, PM2, and CI/CD deployment via GitHub Actions. Telegram Bots: develops advanced Telegram bots (Telegraf, Grammy) integrated with AI, payment gateways, Google Sheets, and crypto exchanges. Desktop Applications: builds cross-platform software for Windows and macOS using Electron and Rust. Additional expertise: site development and customization with WordPress and Astro.

Experience: 16 yearsAvailable Now
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
React
Next.js
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$45–$65/ hour

Senior Frontend Engineer · React · Next.js · Angular | Open to new opportunities

Senior frontend engineer with deep experience across React, Next.js and Angular, building enterprise dashboards and complex UI systems. Strong focus on performance, component architecture and design-to-code fidelity.

Experience: 8 yearsAvailable Now
React
Next.js
Angular
TypeScript
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CD

Mügeln, Saxony, Germany (Saxony, Germany · Remote)

$45–$95/ hour

Full-Stack Engineer — TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL | Germany

Full-Stack engineer with 13+ years of technical experience, including 7+ years directly managing and administering production databases. Specializes in PostgreSQL relational schema modeling, slow-query optimization (EXPLAIN ANALYZE), relationship design, and data integrity via Prisma ORM and raw SQL. Designed a real-estate platform syncing 50K+ records in PostgreSQL and serving them through ~100 API endpoints.

Experience: 13 yearsAvailable Now
PostgreSQL
Prisma Orm
Sql Query Optimization
Index Tuning
B Tree
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AB

Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (Albertville, France · Remote Europe / US)

$50–$100/ hour

Freelance Full-Stack Developer | Stripe Certified Implementation Architect | 10+ yrs building Laravel, PHP, Vue & React

Officially certified Stripe implementation architect (Stripe Certified Implementation Architect) and full-stack developer with 12+ years of commercial experience. Specializes in complex payment flows, Stripe Billing integration, subscriptions, webhook handling, custom checkouts, and customer self-service portals on Laravel, Vue, React, and TypeScript.

Experience: 12 yearsAvailable Now
Stripe
Certified Implementation Architect
Stripe Billing
Subscriptions
Webhooks
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PK

London, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom · Hybrid)

$50–$110/ hour

Full-Stack AI Product Engineer | ex-CTO Pineapple Builder | PostgreSQL & Relational Architecture

Full-Stack engineer and ex-CTO of the Pineapple Builder platform with 11+ years of commercial experience. Personally designed and led the PostgreSQL relational database architecture for a full-featured site builder, ensuring high content throughput via a GraphQL API. As Member of Technical Staff at DevRev, built the Agent Studio agentic platform core and agent connections to tools and databases.

Experience: 11 yearsAvailable Now
Founding Engineer
PostgreSQL
Relational Database Schema Design
Normalization
Indexes
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JV

London, United Kingdom (London Area, United Kingdom · Remote)

$50–$100/ hour

Full Stack Engineer | ReactJS, NextJs, NodeJS, TypeScript, AWS & Java | Contractor

Senior Full-Stack contractor and solutions architect with 10+ years of commercial experience in FinTech, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and e-commerce. At Deko, led the build and launch from scratch of an instalment fintech platform with £1.3M turnover. Designed a JavaScript plugin system for merchant site integrations based on React, Next.js, GraphQL, and Storybook, plus serverless backend infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS).

Experience: 10 yearsAvailable Now
Fullstack Development
React Js
Next.js
App Router
Server Side Rendering
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HH

London, United Kingdom (London Area, United Kingdom · Remote)

$40–$85/ hour

Principal Engineer | Senior Frontend Developer | React.js · Next.js · Tailwind CSS · GraphQL | Headless E-Commerce Specialist

Lead frontend architect with 10+ years of commercial experience building complex user interfaces and headless e-commerce platforms. At Chalhoub Group designed and shipped a modular reusable-component library on React.js and Tailwind CSS, reworked checkout and cart to lift conversion, and optimized interface performance and response times on mobile devices. Extensive experience with testing (Jest, React Testing Library), GraphQL (Apollo Client), and CI/CD pipeline setup.

Experience: 10 yearsAvailable Now
Tailwind CSS
Css In Js
Responsive Web Design
Component Libraries
React Js
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CT

London, England, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$50–$110/ hour

Co-Founder & CTO @ BabelBond | AWS Certified Solutions Architect | Ex-Head of Tech @ Reckon Digital

Certified AWS Solutions Architect and CTO with 10+ years of hands-on experience designing cloud backends and microservices platforms. As Head of Technology at Reckon Digital, responsible for designing and deploying production systems on AWS for the UN (World Food Programme) and international enterprises (Baker Hughes). Specializes in serverless and containerized services on AWS (Lambda, ECS, CDK, CloudFormation), highly reliable relational databases (RDS Aurora), and data security.

Experience: 10 yearsAvailable Now
AWS
Lambda
Rds
Postgresql Aurora
Cloud Development Kit
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AF

Stockholm, Sweden (Stockholm, Sweden · On-site)

$50–$100/ hour

Member of Technical Staff @ Lovable | Software Engineer

Lovable core team engineer (Member of Technical Staff at Lovable). Specializes in systems software development, computer networking, Linux administration, TypeScript, and the architecture of the Lovable platform for rapidly generating and launching full-featured web applications.

Experience: 8 yearsAvailable Now
Lovable
Lovable Core Platform Architecture
TypeScript
JavaScript
Linux System Administration Infrastructure
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DU

London, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom · On-site / Remote)

$45–$95/ hour

Senior Front End / Full Stack Developer contractor with Next.js, React.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL & Supabase

Senior full-stack contractor in London with deep commercial experience building high-load frontends and backends on React, Next.js (App Router, React Server Components, Server Actions), TypeScript, and Supabase. At EdenMarsh independently delivered a turnkey MVP web platform for a well-known marketing agency with a PostgreSQL database on Supabase, analytics dashboards, and Vercel deployment. At uXentrik Ltd develops the OpenBody 3D platform on Next.js, Three.js, and Supabase Postgres DB.

Experience: 8 yearsAvailable Now
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Serverless Vercel Deployment
Next.js
App Router
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MR

London, England, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$50–$100/ hour

Senior Software Engineer at On | Full-Stack & Backend Systems Architecture

Senior Full-Stack engineer and consultant with 8+ years of commercial experience designing and scaling high-load digital platforms. Lead engineer at Swiss-British sports brand On, responsible for designing and scaling the customer profile platform. Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and Node.js microservice architecture, technical interviewing, and adopting AI tooling in development.

Experience: 8 yearsAvailable Now
Fullstack Development
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node.js
React Js
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MP

London, England, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$45–$95/ hour

Senior Shopify Developer | Frontend Engineer | Liquid · React · JavaScript · TypeScript | DTC E-commerce Specialist | London

Senior Shopify Plus and Frontend engineer in London with 7+ years of commercial experience in DTC e-commerce. As lead developer at Komar (USA), independently owned the architecture and codebase of 9 profitable Shopify Plus stores for well-known brands (CuddlDuds, Le Mystère, Bedhead PJs, and others). Specializes in custom Liquid theme development, product page (PDP) conversion optimization, Core Web Vitals load-speed improvements, A/B testing, and third-party service integrations (Klaviyo, Make/n8n automations).

Experience: 7 yearsAvailable Now
Shopify
Shopify Plus
Liquid
Sections
Blocks
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HR

Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Geelong, Australia · Remote)

$45–$95/ hour

Lead Shopify Developer | Shopify Plus, Custom Apps & Subscriptions | 6+ Years Building Bespoke E-Commerce at Agency Level

Lead developer at the Haydon Power agency (Shopify Experts). Owns architecture and delivery of complex bespoke stores for international merchants. Works across the full platform stack: custom Liquid themes, admin and checkout extensions (Shopify Checkout & Admin Extensions), Shopify Functions, Node.js backend, and embedded custom apps. Previously spent about 4 years building storefront solutions at German e-commerce company Tante-E.

Experience: 6 yearsAvailable Now
Shopify
Shopify Plus
Liquid
Shopify Functions
Checkout Extensibility
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GT

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Boston, Massachusetts, United States)

$50–$100/ hour

Software Engineer at Stripe | Full Stack Web Developer

Software engineer at Stripe. Builds reliable full-stack solutions focused on user experience and critical payment-infrastructure stability. Also does independent web development for businesses, applying modern tech standards, transaction security, and automation.

Experience: 6 yearsAvailable Now
Stripe
Stripe Platform
Billing Payments Infrastructure
TypeScript
JavaScript
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MT

London, United Kingdom (London Area, United Kingdom · Remote / Hybrid)

$45–$95/ hour

Senior React Native & Full-Stack Engineer | Supabase, Next.js, PostgreSQL | AI Pipelines & TypeScript

Senior full-stack engineer with 6 years of commercial experience who launched 20+ production systems for 600K+ users. Specializes in building web and mobile systems on Next.js, React Native, and Supabase (PostgreSQL, pgvector, realtime sync, Row Level Security). Designed the LeftOverChef platform with a monorepo architecture, RAG pipelines, and a Supabase backend. Built offline-first Argonaut and Auro apps with reliable data sync via Supabase workflows.

Experience: 6 yearsAvailable Now
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Realtime Sync
Pgvector
Rls
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GP

Buenos Aires / Remote (international Vercel team)

$40–$85/ hour

Forward-Deployed Engineer at Vercel | GitHub Star | v0 Ambassador | Next.js & Tailwind Specialist

Lead engineer at Vercel (Forward Deployed Engineer and Solutions Architect). Official v0 ambassador (Vercel's generative AI tool for building UI with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn UI) and GitHub Star recipient. 5+ years at Vercel advising global enterprise clients on frontend-architecture optimization, Next.js rendering, and scaling Tailwind CSS styles. Contributed to the Next.js Commerce reference repositories.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
Forward Deployed Engineer
Tailwind CSS
V0 By Vercel
Shadcn Ui
Next.js
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HB

London, United Kingdom (London Area, United Kingdom)

$50–$110/ hour

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Marcura | PostgreSQL & Python/Node.js Specialist

Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience optimizing and scaling relational databases under high loads. At Marcura and ARTERA, responsible for designing data-storage structures in PostgreSQL and MySQL, removing query bottlenecks, configuring connection pools, and scaling cloud database instances on AWS RDS.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
Fullstack Development
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Django
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$30–$50/ hour

Founder betterwrite.io | Frontend Developer | Modder | Writer

Frontend developer and founder of betterwrite.io, an AI writing assistant product. Combines product-building experience with strong technical writing, from UI implementation to shipping features end-to-end.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
React
Next.js
TypeScript
Content Writing
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KV

Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

$30–$45/ hour

Frontend Developer | React, Next.js, TypeScript | SSR, CMS & Shopify

Frontend developer specializing in server-side rendered React and Next.js applications, headless CMS integrations and custom Shopify storefronts for e-commerce clients.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
React
Next.js
TypeScript
CMS
Shopify
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IP

London, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom · Hybrid)

$65–$130/ hour

Software Engineer | Imperial College | Python & Rust at Evervault

Software engineer at Evervault — a leading service for payment-data protection, encryption, and confidential computing. Graduate of Imperial College London. Specializes in Rust, Python, and TypeScript for building fast, reliable, resilient card-encryption systems and transaction-routing APIs. Extensive experience architecting secure cloud services on AWS.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
Rust
Python
TypeScript
C
Data Security
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SB

London / Croydon, England, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$40–$85/ hour

Frontend Developer | React | TypeScript | Tailwind CSS | Next.js

Frontend engineer specializing in the modern React.js, Next.js (App Router, Server Components), and Tailwind CSS stack. Author of open learning projects and interactive AI apps (Memory Palace, Christmas Photo, Frontend-30). Deep hands-on experience building responsive, accessible interfaces with the Tailwind ecosystem: Shadcn UI, Radix UI, and Framer Motion.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
Tailwind CSS
Shadcn Ui
Radix Ui
Framer Motion
React Js
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VS

London, England, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$45–$95/ hour

Python · FastAPI · React · Supabase · PostgreSQL · Gemini API · Docker | AI / Full-Stack Engineer

Full-stack and AI engineer with a master's degree from Queen Mary University of London. Builds and launches production services from scratch: designed and released the pdfexy.com platform on FastAPI, React, Supabase (PostgreSQL), and Vercel. At Varua Transport built a scalable fleet-management system with a REST API, an LLM interface for natural-language queries, and real-time dashboards connected to Supabase.

Experience: 5 yearsAvailable Now
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Row Level Security
Auth
Storage
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IS

London, United Kingdom (London, United Kingdom)

$60–$120/ hour

Software Engineer (AI & Full Stack) | React · Node.js · FastAPI · Python | LangChain · RAG · Agents | PyData London & LangChain London Speaker

Full-stack AI engineer with a master's degree in Computer Science (Machine Learning & AI specialization, GPA 4.0). Builds the full AI product stack: from React frontends and FastAPI/Node.js backends to RAG pipelines and production multi-agent systems. Worked as an engineer at DXC Technology and Alankrita, designing agent orchestration architecture, evaluation (evals) frameworks, and context engineering. Regular speaker at the PyData London and LangChain London communities on production AI agent reliability.

Experience: 4 yearsAvailable Now
AI Native Developer
Langchain
Telegram Bots
Multi Agent Systems
Rag Pipelines
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Direct type architecture over agency staffing markups

TypeScript has transformed web engineering by preventing entire categories of runtime bugs before code reaches production. However, inexperienced developers often treat TypeScript as an afterthought, littering codebases with `any` casts and fragile type assertions that defeat compile-time safety.

ProofDevs connects you directly with independent senior TypeScript architects who design strict generic types, implement runtime schema validation with Zod, and establish end-to-end type safety from database schemas to client UI components at transparent rates between $50 and $100 per hour.

Engineering Quality: General Staffing Agency vs ProofDevs Independent TypeScript Architect
Evaluation MetricGeneral Staffing AgencyProofDevs Independent Senior
Hourly Billing Rate$140 – $240 / hr$50 – $100 / hr
TypeScript RigorLoose types, frequent 'any' assertionsStrict compile checks, generic inference, zero 'any'
API SafetyUnvalidated JSON payloads with manual castingEnd-to-end type validation with Zod / tRPC schemas
Direct AccessAccount managers and ticket dispatchersDirect technical collaboration with the engineer
Repository OwnershipStaged deliveries subject to agency terms100% private Git repo commits on day one

Strict compiler configurations, generics, and monorepo architectures

Senior TypeScript engineers enforce strict compiler flags (`strict: true`, `noImplicitAny: true`, `exactOptionalPropertyTypes: true`) to prevent subtle runtime null/undefined bugs.

In large applications and monorepos (managed with Turborepo or Nx), specialists structure shared package types, ensuring domain models and API contracts are defined once and inherited across frontend and backend services without duplication.

They leverage advanced TypeScript features including conditional types, template literal types, and discriminated unions to enforce business rules directly at compile time.

Runtime schema validation and end-to-end contracts

TypeScript types evaporate at runtime. Senior engineers pair compile-time types with runtime validation libraries like Zod or Valibot, ensuring external API responses and form submissions conform strictly to expected shapes before executing business logic.

Architecture Rule: The 'any' Contagion Trap

Introducing 'any' casts silences the TypeScript compiler and propagates untyped values throughout the entire call stack. Senior TypeScript engineers enforce 'unknown' with type narrowing guards or Zod schemas, maintaining 100% type safety across the system.

  • End-to-end type contracts from database ORMs (Drizzle, Prisma) directly to frontend views.
  • Monorepo type sharing and build caching using Turborepo and TypeScript project references.
  • Runtime schema validation using Zod, TypeBox, or Valibot.
  • Strict compiler configuration and automated type checking in CI/CD pipelines.

Standard TypeScript project scopes and delivery timelines

Project timelines for standard commercial TypeScript engineering tasks.

  • JavaScript to strict TypeScript codebase migration: 25 to 60 engineering hours.
  • End-to-end type contract architecture with Zod and tRPC/REST: 15 to 35 engineering hours.
  • Monorepo setup and shared package typing with Turborepo: 15 to 30 engineering hours.
  • TypeScript compiler performance and build time optimization: 8 to 18 engineering hours.

Rate transparency and code repository ownership

Independent TypeScript architects charge between $50 and $100 per hour. You retain 100% intellectual property ownership of all Git repositories, package configurations, and deployment keys upon milestone approval.

TypeScript stack comparison: tRPC vs REST plus Zod vs GraphQL vs plain SDK

Teams standardizing on TypeScript usually weigh tRPC, REST with Zod, GraphQL codegen, and hand-written SDK clients against team size, client count, and contract churn. tRPC gives end-to-end inference for a single TypeScript monorepo. REST with Zod suits public APIs with many outside consumers. GraphQL fits clients needing flexible queries, while plain SDKs work when one backend serves one frontend without extra tooling.

Contract breakage is the real cost driver, so measure API change frequency before choosing. Services with weekly breaking changes benefit from generated clients and CI type checks that fail builds on drift. Stable internal APIs do well with tRPC inference and Vitest contract tests. Maintenance cost grows with GraphQL resolvers and codegen pipelines, which pay off past three client platforms but burden small teams.

TypeScript API contract options compared
OptionType safety modelEcosystem and upkeepPick it when
tRPC 10/11End-to-end inference, no codegen stepTied to TS monorepo; upgrades move in lockstepOne team, web plus mobile from same repo
REST plus ZodRuntime validation at the boundaryFramework-agnostic; schemas versioned by handPublic APIs, webhooks, third parties
GraphQL plus codegenTyped queries per operationCodegen pipeline; resolver upkeepMany clients, flexible data needs
Plain typed SDKHand-written fetch wrappersLowest tooling cost; drifts without testsSingle frontend, stable backend

Legacy JavaScript migration and modernization without downtime

Many products still run large JavaScript codebases with allowJs sprawl, missing null checks, and untyped API boundaries. A senior engineer migrates incrementally: enable checkJs on hot modules first, add Zod schemas at network edges, then convert files to strict TypeScript folder by folder. Tests run throughout, so the application ships every week while types tighten underneath the same shared CI pipeline.

Phased rollout keeps compile errors from blocking releases because strict flags tighten file by file. Phase one, tsconfig strict baselines with tsc in CI non-blocking, takes 8 to 16 hours. Phase two, converting 50 to 150 core modules with Vitest coverage, takes 25 to 60 hours. Phase three, flipping noUncheckedIndexedAccess and exactOptionalPropertyTypes with error triage, takes 10 to 20 hours per batch.

  • Strangler pattern: type network edges first, then core domain, then UI leaves.
  • Zod or Valibot schemas at every API boundary before tightening internal types.
  • noImplicitAny triage: fix null and undefined paths with narrowing, not casts.
  • Parity gates: tsc clean plus green Vitest suite before each strictness increase.

Taking over existing TypeScript code and pre-hire audit

Taking over a loosely typed codebase starts with measuring any-density, not rewriting. The client provides repository access, tsconfig files, CI logs showing type-check status, recent production incident reports, and the three most feared deploy areas. A senior engineer then runs tsc with strict flags in report mode, counts explicit any casts, audits Zod coverage at boundaries, and checks whether shared packages pin compatible versions.

Some TypeScript projects cost less to re-scaffold than to salvage, and calling that early saves budget. Red flags include thousands of any casts across generated and handwritten code, five conflicting tsconfigs with skipLibCheck hiding real errors, and dependencies pinned three years back. A scoped rebuild of the contract layer, 30 to 60 hours, beats endless patches. Most other codebases reach strict mode within 20 to 45 hours.

Audit rule: fix versus re-scaffold

Re-scaffold only when repair exceeds replacement: any casts in the thousands, conflicting strictness flags across packages, or dependencies years out of date. Otherwise book a 4-hour audit that returns any-density metrics and a ranked conversion plan with hour estimates.

Hiring checklist and 3-5-hour trial task for TypeScript engineers

Strong TypeScript candidates reason about narrowing: why a union stayed unhandled, how a generic inferred wrong, and where unknown plus a guard replaced an any. Junior signals include non-null assertions sprinkled to silence errors, enums for string unions, and fetch wrappers returning any. Ask for a recent strict-mode migration story and listen for error-count numbers dropping across builds, not syntax trivia.

A paid trial of 3 to 5 hours exposes type discipline fast. Give the candidate an untyped Express route file, a Zod-less form handler, and one failing tsc check in CI. Acceptance criteria: zero explicit any added, runtime validation at both boundaries, tsc clean locally and in CI, and a short note listing the next 10 files they would convert with hour estimates.

  • Senior signal: unknown with guards; junior signal: as casts and non-null assertions.
  • Senior signal: discriminated unions for state; junior signal: boolean flag pairs.
  • Trial must finish in 3 to 5 hours and bill at the agreed $50-$100/hr rate.
  • Pass bar: tsc clean, green Vitest run, and no new any casts.

Common questions

How fast can I get matched with a verified TypeScript developer?

You will receive matches with available senior TypeScript engineers within 2 to 4 hours of submitting your requirements.

What is the typical hourly rate for an independent TypeScript engineer?

Rates range from $50 to $100 per hour, based on expertise in full stack type safety, monorepos, and runtime schema validation.

Can an engineer migrate our existing JavaScript project to strict TypeScript?

Yes. Our engineers execute phased migrations: establishing build pipelines, adding strict compiler configurations, and converting modules incrementally without downtime.

Do your developers build across both frontend and backend?

Yes. Our TypeScript specialists architect full stack solutions spanning React, Next.js, Node.js, Fastify, and ORM database layers.

Who owns the code commits and package configurations?

You own 100% of all Git repositories, shared packages, and CI/CD pipelines upon milestone signoff.

tRPC vs REST with Zod vs GraphQL: which fits our stack?

Pick tRPC for a single TypeScript monorepo, REST with Zod for public APIs and webhooks, and GraphQL when three or more client platforms need flexible queries. A 2-hour contract review maps your change frequency and consumer count to the right model.

How long does a typical TypeScript project take in hours?

Most engagements land between 8 and 60 hours: Zod contract architecture takes 15 to 35 hours, Turborepo setup 15 to 30 hours, and JS-to-strict-TS migrations 25 to 60 hours. Matching takes 2 to 4 hours and every proposal lists fixed hours.

Can a developer take over our loosely typed codebase?

Yes, when the project compiles and dependencies still install. You provide repo access, tsconfig files, and CI type-check logs; a 4-hour audit measures any-density and returns a ranked conversion plan. Projects with thousands of any casts may re-scaffold the contract layer in 30 to 60 hours.

How do we vet a TypeScript candidate before hiring?

Run a paid 3 to 5 hour trial at $50-$100/hr: type an untyped route file, add Zod validation to a form handler, and clear one failing tsc check in CI. Pass bar is zero new any casts, validated boundaries, and a clean tsc run.

What must we provide at kickoff?

Repository access, tsconfig and build configs, API specs or sample payloads, database schemas, and 30 minutes with the tech owner. With that package the engineer opens the first typed pull request the same day matching completes, usually 2 to 4 hours after your request.

What post-release support is included?

Every engagement includes a 2-week defect window with free fixes for regressions from delivered work. Most teams then keep 5 to 10 hours monthly at $50-$100/hr for strictness tightening, dependency upgrades, and type-check performance reviews.

Can an engineer speed up our slow TypeScript builds?

Yes. Build tuning with project references, incremental flags, and Turborepo caching typically takes 8 to 18 hours and cuts CI type-check times by half or more on large repos. You get before-and-after timings in the final report.