Hire remote backend developers

Hire backend engineers for the parts your customers never see but always feel: APIs, data models, background jobs and integrations. Tell us your language, your data and where it hurts today.

Hire Remote Developers Starting at $5/Hour

Skilled developers. Flexible hiring. Reliable delivery.

What you can bring them in for

API design
Clear, versioned contracts for web, mobile and partner clients.
Data modelling
Schemas, migrations and queries that hold up as data grows.
Background processing
Queues and scheduled jobs that recover cleanly from failure.
Integrations
Payments, CRMs, logistics and other systems you depend on.

Skills you can ask for

What to put in your brief

  • Language and framework in use
  • Data volumes and the slowest parts today
  • Compliance rules that affect your data
  • How you deploy and monitor production

How to evaluate them

  • Ask them to read a query plan and suggest a fix.
  • Have them design a retry-safe payment webhook.
  • Review how they would change a schema with no downtime.

Ways to hire a Backend developer

How the four ways of working with Opacify compare
Model Best for How you pay Who directs the work Commitment
Hourly Audits, spikes, fixes and specialist advice Time worked, starting at $5/hour Your team sets the priorities Agreed scope, no long-term commitment expected
Monthly Steady feature work and ongoing maintenance A fixed amount each month for agreed capacity Your team sets the priorities Month by month, with notice terms agreed in writing
Dedicated Long-term product work and growing teams A monthly fee for each person on the team Your team directs the work; we handle contracts and billing Longer term, with notice terms agreed in writing
Project-based A defined product or feature you want delivered Agreed scope and milestones, quoted per project We run delivery against the agreed scope Ends when the agreed scope is delivered

Tell us which Backend developer you need

Three short steps. We reply within one business day, and nothing is agreed until you have interviewed people and seen terms in writing.

I need on engagement for , starting .

Want something built rather than people hired? Discuss your project instead.

The role
How you want to work

Engagement model *

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Common questions about hiring Backend developers

Most enquiries are for Node.js, PHP and Python. Name yours in the brief, and we will tell you plainly if a match looks unlikely.

Often the basics, such as Docker and deployment. For infrastructure ownership, say so clearly so we can match on it.

Yes, though it takes longer to get going. Mention it in your brief so the onboarding plan accounts for it.

Need a complete product built instead?

Project-based development is a separate service. We take on an agreed scope and run delivery, from custom software to mobile apps, SaaS and e-commerce.

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