Hire backend developers for secure APIs and reliable systems
Node.js developers and software engineers who design the APIs, databases and integrations your product runs on, and keep them secure as you grow.
Why this is worth doing properly
Users never see the backend, but they feel it. Slow pages, failed payments, duplicate orders, lost data and security holes almost always start there. A good backend is boring in the best way: it does the same thing correctly every time, tells you when something goes wrong, and keeps working when traffic grows.
Our backend developers design APIs and databases around your data and business rules, with security, error handling and monitoring built in from the start rather than added after an incident.
Who this is for
- ✓Products that need a new API or backend for a web or mobile app
- ✓Companies connecting systems that do not talk to each other
- ✓Teams whose backend is slow, fragile or hard to change
- ✓Businesses that need payments, subscriptions or webhooks done properly
- ✓Startups moving from a no-code backend to their own
What's included
API design and build
REST or GraphQL APIs in Node.js and TypeScript, documented, versioned and tested.
Database design
PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB schemas designed for your data, with indexes, migrations and backups.
Authentication and security
Secure logins, roles and permissions, input validation, rate limiting and secrets kept out of code.
Payments and webhooks
Stripe and PayPal payments and subscriptions, with webhooks handled idempotently so nothing is charged twice.
Integrations
CRMs, email, accounting, AI models and third-party APIs connected reliably, with retries and logging.
Monitoring and performance
Error tracking, health checks and query tuning, so you hear about problems before your users do.
Built to handle failure
Every external service fails sometimes: payment providers time out, email APIs reject messages, databases restart. Backends that assume everything works lose data when it does not. We design for failure: requests that can be retried safely, jobs that resume where they stopped, and logs that tell you exactly what happened.
Real-time and data-heavy systems
For live features we use WebSockets and event-driven designs, as in ResearchHUB, where every collaborator sees changes as they happen. For analytics and reporting we design databases and summary tables that stay fast as data grows, instead of slowing down every month.
Taking over an existing backend
If you inherited a backend nobody understands, we start with a review: architecture, data model, security, dependencies and hosting. You get a plain-language report of the risks and a plan, and we fix the most important problems first.
What it costs
Every project gets a fixed quote in writing before any work starts. We quote in USD, GBP or EUR.
Backend builds start with the Custom Web App package at $3,000: database design, logins and roles, one API integration and an admin panel. Integrations and backend work on existing systems are quoted after a free call.
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From first call to launch, in four steps
1. Free discovery call
30 minutes to understand your goals, your customers and what is not working today.
2. Fixed quote and plan
A written scope, timeline and fixed price, so you know the full cost before work starts.
3. Build and review
You see progress early and often, and give feedback while it is still cheap to change.
4. Launch and support
We test, launch, check tracking and stay on hand during the post-launch window.
Hire Backend Developers: answered
Backend builds start with our Custom Web App package at $3,000. Integrations and work on existing systems are quoted after a free call, with a fixed price before work starts.
Mainly Node.js with TypeScript, Express or Next.js API routes, and PostgreSQL. We also work with Laravel, MongoDB and serverless platforms when they suit the job.
Yes. We design APIs for web and mobile clients, with authentication, versioning and documentation.
Yes. We review authentication, permissions, input handling, secrets and dependencies, and fix the issues in order of risk.
Yes. We write automated tests for the parts of the system where mistakes are expensive, such as payments, permissions and data changes, and run them on every change.
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