Thousands of startups need developers to assist them in visualizing their tech dreams. However, their projects might not require full time staffers, or they might not have the budget to employ.
These startups can look at hiring from traditional freelance platforms such as Upwork or Fiver, or they can engage with an agency. These options are beset with issues of their own, since the latter option is usually very costly & the others do not offer vetted developers, so the startup could find that they have an unskilled developer that could actually destroy their project.
Lemon is another freelance option. It’s neither a traditional freelance platform nor an agency. It’s something in between. It offers vetted, qualified developers at a reasonable hourly rate.
For startups Lemon offers a transparent billing process, which is based on a quotation that they receive at the outset. The platform takes the needs of the clients into account & matches them with the skills of one of their qualified developers. Lemon only accepts projects that are at least 160 hours in duration, so it’s not a platform for small, uncoordinated jobs, which is something that startups should bear in mind. Skills offered include JavaScript, Java, Python, Swift & blockchain specific languages, among others. By using Lemon, startups will discover that their projects will receive the attention & dedication required to launch a successful product, but that their fees will be lower than the industry standard.
For developers, Lemon offers regular work at good rates. The platform does not take a cut of the developers’ fees, which is something that many others do. Developers do have to go through a vetting process to join the platform & they have to have at least 2 years experience in their chosen field to apply. Other requirements include:
- Perfect written & spoken English
- Contactable references
- Availability (at least 20 hours per week)
- Live interview
- Availability for testing
- Availability for live interviews with clients
These rules ensure that the devs on the Lemon platform know their stuff, but it also gives devs peace of mind, because each project offered will be a quality job since the platform has such a good name in the industry.
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