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title: Hire a Full-Stack Developer For Your Team, By the Week @ Varstatt
url: https://varstatt.com/x/teams
description: "Hire a full-stack developer by the week: a senior who joins your team and owns the stream you hand over, React to Node.js. $997/week, cancel anytime."
section: Services (https://varstatt.com)
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# Hire a Senior Full-Stack Developer

Add a senior to your team and hand over one stream of work; I own it to production. $997/week.

**What's included:**

- ✅ Senior developer
- ✅ Full code ownership
- ✅ Continuous progress
- ✅ Stop anytime
- ❌ Meetings overhead
- ❌ Scope creep
- ❌ Agency markup
- ❌ Billing surprises

**Get started:**

- [Start a Project](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent)
- [Ask Jurij](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com)

## Portfolio

- **Redesign & V2 development of SOAPNoteAI, an AI charting assistant for busy clinicians** — [soapnoteai.com](https://soapnoteai.com)
- **Free, AI-powered technical discovery & development roadmap in 15 minutes** — [varstatt.com/discovery](https://varstatt.com/discovery)
- **Initial launch of TenderPilot, an AI-powered tendering software for Australian SMEs** — [tenderpilot.ai](https://tenderpilot.ai)
- **Fidder, a free & simple RSS reader that cuts through the noise and works everywhere** — [fidder.app](https://fidder.app)

## A Stream With No Owner

| Option | Good At | The Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Hire for It | Steady, core work | A search and a notice period before the first commit |
| Contractor by the Hour | Fast to find | Your best developer specs and checks the work |
| Pull a Senior off the Roadmap | The stream moves | The roadmap slips |
| **Varstatt** | Owns the stream from week one | One stream per team |

## Eight Ways to Start

- **[React & Next.js Development](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/react-development)** "The upgrade keeps losing to features." Small pull requests, no big-bang rewrite.

- **[Node.js Development](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/nodejs-development)** "Backend work waits on a hire." Endpoints, integrations, an API being retired.

- **[AI Development](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/ai-development)** "Nobody here has shipped an LLM feature." A prototype on your data first.

- **[n8n Development](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/n8n-development)** "Our workflows have no owner." New flows, code where nodes stop, monitoring.

- **[App Maintenance](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/app-maintenance)** "An old app still has users and no owner." Kept current and safe.

- **[Firebase Audit](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/firebase-audit)** "The bill keeps rising, or nobody trusts the rules." The bill tied to its code, every rule reviewed.

- **[DevOps Audit](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/devops-audit)** "Releases are slow and scary." Planning to monitoring, fixes ranked.

- **[Architecture Audit](https://varstatt.com/x/teams/architecture-audit)** "Every feature takes longer than the last." Why, what to fix first, whether a rewrite pays.

## Who It's For

**Right For**

- Someone on your team ranks the work and reviews pull requests

- Teams waiting on a hire: I carry the stream, then hand it over

- One job, like an upgrade or an audit week

**Better Elsewhere**

- 40 hours a week, timesheets, hourly augmentation *A staffing firm*

- Several streams at once *A larger team*

- Native mobile, Python, Go, PHP or Java backends *A developer of that stack*

## How It Works

A simple, predictable and transparent process that eliminates development headaches.

1. **Subscribe** — A dedicated task board for the stream, and I get your repo and team chat.
2. **Setup** — I run the product locally and map what is load-bearing around the stream.
3. **Plan & Develop** — Your team ranks the board. I take the top task and open a pull request that says why.
4. **Review & Refine** — Your team reviews each pull request. I revise until you're satisfied.
5. **Progress** — You approve finished work, and I move to the next task on the board.
6. **Maintain** — Issues you report go first. When a stream is done, point me at the next one.

## Pricing — Retainer

One fixed weekly price for a senior on one stream. No recruiting fee, no timesheets.

- **Price:** $997 / week
- **Plan:** A senior full-stack developer who joins your team and owns one stream.
- **Includes:**
  - 🧑‍💻 10+ years shipping software
  - 🗣️ Direct access to developer
  - 🗂️ Dedicated task board
  - 📦 1 task at a time, unlimited revisions
  - ⚡ Each task in ~72 hours on average
  - 🪪 Full code & assets ownership
  - 🩹 Bug fixes & ongoing maintenance
  - 🎁 Free week 0: onboarding and setup
  - 🛑 Pause or cancel anytime
- **CTA:** [Get Started](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent)
- **Questions:** jurij@varstatt.com

## FAQ

### What's a stream of work?

One area of the product you hand over whole, like a React upgrade, the backend, an AI feature or your n8n flows. Your team ranks its tasks; I own them to production.

### What does a senior developer cost?

$997/week for a stream, as long as you keep me; an audit is one payment of $997. [Freelance rates compared](/jurij/p/what-a-freelance-web-developer-actually-charges).

### How do we hire for one stream?

Hire for the stream, not the title. A small first task in your code says more than an interview.

### Staff augmentation or retainer?

Outside developers added to your team, often hourly and managed by you. Here the price is weekly and I own one stream's outcome. [Freelancer, agency or retainer, compared](/jurij/p/whats-the-difference-between-freelancer-agency-and-retainer).

### Contractor or full-time hire?

A full-time hire for steady, core work; a contractor for a stream with an end, or the months before a hire lands. Often both, with [the handover built in](/jurij/p/isnt-a-solo-developer-a-bus-factor-of-one).

### What is a developer retainer?

A fixed fee for a developer's ongoing work. Here it's weekly, one task at a time, from a ranked board: [why weekly beats sprints](/jurij/p/why-weekly-retainers-work-better-than-sprints).

### What does full-stack cover here?

JavaScript and TypeScript, browser to server: React, Next.js, Node.js and Firebase, plus n8n and AI features on hosted models. [The default stack](/principles/delivery/default-stack).

### Do you work in our repo?

Yes: your repo, branch rules, CI and code review. Nothing merges without your approval, and a written update follows every session.

### How do we get started?

Fill in the [project form](/start?cta=teams-faq), about a minute. I reply the next working day; if it fits, with a first plan and a call invite.

## Testimonials

> "Jurij understand the core problem, insists on building the right experiences for the customers."
> — [Kunal Modi, Founder @ SOAPNoteAI](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

> "Working with Jurij is an absolute joy, consistently exceeds expectations."
> — [Janis Ozolins, Content Creator](https://x.com/OzolinsJanis/status/1875168034249146609)

> "Consistently delivered quality code in great time, very hard working & precise."
> — [Bartosz Poźniak, CEO @ MyCointainer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

> "The kind of engineer that every company on the planet would be lucky to have."
> — [Hosam Mazawi, COO @ LemonUnit](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

## About

Varstatt is run by [Jurij Tokarski](https://varstatt.com/jurij), product engineer since 2011.

Contact: [jurij@varstatt.com](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com) / [X](https://x.com/jurijtokarski) / [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/)

Sole proprietorship headquartered in Rzeszów, Poland. VAT ID: PL8133854722.