Full Stack Developers Who Own the Entire Product
Startups do not need five specialists. They need one developer who can design a database schema before lunch, build a REST API after, and push a React dashboard to production by end of day. Our full stack developers have shipped complete products — from git init to production traffic — and they do it faster than most teams of three.
Why Hire Dedicated Full Stack Developers?
The "full stack" label gets thrown around loosely. A true full stack developer is not someone who watched tutorials on both React and Express. They are T-shaped engineers who go deep in 2-3 technologies and broad enough to wire up everything else — databases, authentication, deployment, monitoring, and the dozen other things that a real product needs to function.
- Single point of ownership from database schema through API layer to user interface — no coordination overhead between frontend and backend teams
- Faster prototyping and iteration because one person understands how a change in the data model affects the API and the UI simultaneously
- Cost-effective for early-stage companies: one senior full stack developer replaces the output of 2 junior specialists for most products under 50,000 monthly users
- DevOps awareness — our full stack developers set up CI/CD pipelines, Docker configurations, and basic cloud infrastructure without needing a separate ops team
The Full Stack Skill Set, Broken Down
Our full stack developers are not jacks of all trades and masters of none. They have deep expertise in at least two layers of the stack.
Frontend: React & Next.js
Server components, App Router, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS on the frontend. They build interfaces that are fast, accessible, and maintainable — not just pixel-perfect screenshots that fall apart on mobile.
Backend: Node.js & Python
Express or NestJS for JavaScript backends, Django or FastAPI when Python fits better. RESTful APIs with proper authentication, input validation, error handling, and API documentation built into the development workflow.
Database Design & Management
PostgreSQL for relational data, MongoDB for document stores, Redis for caching and queues. Schema design, query optimization, migration strategies, and data modeling decisions that do not require a rewrite in 6 months.
CI/CD & Infrastructure
GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipelines, Docker for containerization, and deployments to Vercel, AWS, or GCP. Our developers set up staging environments, automated testing, and deployment workflows so shipping code is a one-click operation.
Third-Party Integrations
Stripe for payments, SendGrid for emails, Twilio for SMS, Auth0 for authentication, and dozens of other SaaS APIs. Full stack developers wire these together into a working product without building unnecessary abstractions.
Testing & Quality Assurance
Unit tests with Jest and pytest, API tests with Supertest, end-to-end tests with Playwright. Our developers write tests as they code — not as an afterthought during the last week of a sprint.
When Full Stack Developers Are the Right Call
Sometimes you need specialists. Other times, a versatile builder gets you further, faster. Here is when to go full stack.
MVP Development for Startups
You have funding for 6 months of runway and need a working product, not a pitch deck. A senior full stack developer can ship an MVP with user auth, a core feature set, payment integration, and admin dashboard in 8-12 weeks. We have helped 15+ startups go from idea to first paying customer this way.
Internal Tools for Growing Companies
Employee dashboards, inventory management systems, CRM customizations, and reporting tools that your team uses daily. These projects do not justify a 5-person team. One full stack developer builds them faster because there is zero communication overhead between frontend and backend decisions.
Product Company Feature Teams
A product company with 50+ engineers still needs full stack developers who can own entire features end-to-end. Instead of splitting a feature between 3 specialists and coordinating handoffs, one full stack developer takes it from database migration through API endpoint to UI component and ships it as a complete unit.
E-Commerce Custom Storefronts
Headless commerce setups where the full stack developer builds a React storefront connected to Shopify, Medusa, or a custom backend. Product pages, cart logic, checkout flow, inventory management — all handled by one developer who understands both the API contracts and the user experience.
Hiring a Full Stack Developer With Us
We have placed over 100 full stack developers with companies ranging from 3-person startups to Fortune 500 teams. The process is battle-tested.
Describe Your Product
What are you building? What stage are you at — idea, prototype, or existing product? Which technologies are already in your stack? We need enough context to match you with someone who has relevant domain experience, not just technical skills.
Get Matched Profiles
Within 24-48 hours, we send 2-4 developer profiles. For full stack roles, we emphasize their strongest stack combination (React + Node, React + Python, Vue + Django), past product work, and whether they lean frontend-heavy or backend-heavy.
Interview Your Way
Take-home assignment, live pair programming, system design whiteboard, or casual technical conversation — whatever works for your culture. We recommend showing them your actual codebase and asking how they would approach a specific feature you have planned.
Trial Sprint
A paid 1-2 week trial where your developer ships a real feature. For full stack developers, assign something that touches both frontend and backend — that is the whole point. You will see how they handle the full lifecycle of a feature.
Build Together
Monthly engagement with the flexibility to scale. Many clients start with 1 full stack developer and add a second when the product gains traction. Some eventually transition to specialist roles as the team matures — we help with that evolution too.
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Full Stack Developer Pricing
One developer, both sides of the stack. These rates reflect the breadth of skills you get with a full stack engineer.
Individual Developer
One senior full stack developer building your product end-to-end. The most popular option for early-stage startups and small product teams.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- 1 dedicated full stack developer (3-8 years experience)
- React + Node.js or React + Python stack
- Full-time (40 hrs/week) with timezone overlap
- Database, API, frontend, and basic DevOps
- 2-week risk-free trial
- Starting at $4,000/month
Product Pod (2-3 Developers)
A small product team that ships complete features without external dependencies. Typically one senior full stack lead and 1-2 mid-level developers who each own different parts of the product.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- 2-3 full stack developers with mixed seniority
- Pod lead handles architecture and sprint planning
- End-to-end feature ownership across the pod
- Shared coding standards and PR review process
- UI/UX designer available as add-on
- Starting at $10,000/month
Full Product Team
Everything you need to build and ship a product — full stack developers, a designer, a QA engineer, and a DevOps specialist. For companies that want a turnkey engineering team without the overhead of hiring 6 people individually.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- 4-6 team members with full product coverage
- Technical lead with product architecture ownership
- UI/UX designer for design-to-implementation flow
- QA engineer with automated test coverage
- DevOps support for deployment and infrastructure
- Starting at $20,000/month
Hire Full Stack Developers Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
The most common combination is React (with Next.js) on the frontend and Node.js (with Express or NestJS) on the backend, using PostgreSQL for the database. We also have developers who pair React with Python (Django or FastAPI) and some who work with Vue.js instead of React. We match based on your existing stack or recommend one based on your product needs.
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