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The cheat code to augment your team with vetted and senior React developers

Before

  • Spend months hiring, interviewing, and vetting
  • Pay high local salaries + employment overhead costs
  • Waste hours and hours in calls with unqualified candidates

With ReactSquad

  • Qualified, trained developers ready to start
  • Pay ~half U.S. developer rates
  • Your new developer is shipping code within a week

Simple & Startup Friendly Pricing:

starting at
$75
/ hour
  • zero-risk replacement guarantee
  • flexible monthly payments
  • 7-day free trial
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Criteria
Hiring from ReactSquad
Traditional hiring
Hiring freelancers
Hourly rates
$75/hr
$50-$85/hr
$100-$180/hr
How fast can you hire?
48 hours
Weeks to months
2-4 weeks
Other costs?
No hidden costs. No equity required
Salaries + overhead costs. May sacrifice equity
No hidden costs
Are developers committed?
Devs are committed to your project
Devs can leave for another company
Devs can ditch you at anytime
Do devs sync with US & EU timezones?
At least 4 hours overlap with US & EU
Yes
It depends

What our startups customers are saying

Having a developer who can get started on work at the drop of a hat and a CTO who can oversee and QA all work is an unbeatable deal.

It's a certain level of professionalism and quality that you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.

Corey Haines
Co-founder, Conversion Factory

ReactSquad promised top-notch fullstack developers in under a week and they delivered on every front.

Their developers understood our complex React/Redux frontend in no time and made a big difference in pushing our project forwards.

10/10, will hire for my next project again.

Philipp Uhl
Co-founder & CTO, Dango

ReactSquad’s engineers joined our project when we needed our team to meet a tight go-live timeframe.

The devs were skilled, collaborative, and a real pleasure to work with.

Max Bergmann
Co-Founder, Valideffect

I have worked with some strong devs in my career, but the experience I have working with my dev through ReactSquad is 🔥!

I feel invincible as a Co-Founder. So thankful to the team!

Robin Beer
Co-Founder, FastNote.io

I recommend ReactSquad to anyone looking for A-Player engineering talent. We previously worked with Toptal, Lemon.io, and many others, but ReactSquad’s developers were on a whole different level.

Timon Schreiber
Co-founder, Espira GmbH

I have to say, I really like the model you offer. I think having a CTO oversee this kind of work and qualify devs brings needed order to the chaos that is UpWork.

Mark Greene
Founder, Shepherdly

The React Squad team's expertise and guidance accelerated our learning process significantly.
Their in-depth knowledge and clear communication made complex concepts accessible, empowering our developers to make informed decisions and write more efficient, maintainable code.

Blake Bos
Senior Product Designer, ReferralRock

Having a developer who can get started on work at the drop of a hat and a CTO who can oversee and QA all work is an unbeatable deal.

It's a certain level of professionalism and quality that you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.

Corey Haines
Co-founder, Conversion Factory

ReactSquad promised top-notch fullstack developers in under a week and they delivered on every front.

Their developers understood our complex React/Redux frontend in no time and made a big difference in pushing our project forwards.

10/10, will hire for my next project again.

Philipp Uhl
Co-founder & CTO, Dango

ReactSquad’s engineers joined our project when we needed our team to meet a tight go-live timeframe.

The devs were skilled, collaborative, and a real pleasure to work with.

Max Bergmann
Co-Founder, Valideffect

I have worked with some strong devs in my career, but the experience I have working with my dev through ReactSquad is 🔥!

I feel invincible as a Co-Founder. So thankful to the team!

Robin Beer
Co-Founder, FastNote.io

I recommend ReactSquad to anyone looking for A-Player engineering talent. We previously worked with Toptal, Lemon.io, and many others, but ReactSquad’s developers were on a whole different level.

Timon Schreiber
Co-founder, Espira GmbH

I have to say, I really like the model you offer. I think having a CTO oversee this kind of work and qualify devs brings needed order to the chaos that is UpWork.

Mark Greene
Founder, Shepherdly

The React Squad team's expertise and guidance accelerated our learning process significantly.
Their in-depth knowledge and clear communication made complex concepts accessible, empowering our developers to make informed decisions and write more efficient, maintainable code.

Blake Bos
Senior Product Designer, ReferralRock
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Augument your team with our vetted, senior Developers.

We don't match startups with random freelancers.
ReactSquad employs all developers directly, ensuring a level of consistency and quality that freelance platforms can't match.
1

The Resumé Review

After our CV check, we instantly cut devs who lack outstanding experience.
2

Communications Screening

We screen for pro-active and clear communication.
3

Hard Skills Check

90-minute live coding challenge under the watch of a lead developer.
4

Soft Skills Check

Culture interview and deep
screening done by our CEO.
5

Deep Technical Interview

Deep technical interview done by our CTO.
6

4-Week Internal Test Project

We evaluate developers based on actual on-the-job performance,
during a 4-week trial period.

Tech Stack

What we build with.
React
Next.js
Remix
TailwindCSS
Redux (incl. Saga)
Styled Components
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
Shadcn
Express
React Native

Why hire React devs from ReactSquad for your startup?

All our developers are:

  • React.JS Experts
  • Seniors only (5+ years experience)
  • Reliable, proactive & communicative
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How to Hire a React Developer for your startup

What type of React developer do I really need?

Start with the outcomes you need in the next 90–180 days, not a generic job title. From there, list the skills required to achieve those outcomes. 

But also match the developer to your company type and team structure. Startups need developers who ship fast, while technical industries like banking or finance companies need developers who work slowly but carefully. 

Big teams need developers who can manage stakeholders and handle meetings, while small teams need developers who excel at solo coding. 

The problem is that great solo coders often struggle in big team environments, and good stakeholder managers might not be your fastest individual contributors.

"Senior" should mean they can deliver these results with minimal oversight, not simply that they've been coding for a set number of years.

How do I assess React devs without running a drawn-out process?

Use a short, paid test project that mirrors the kind of work they’ll do for you. Follow it with a 60–90 minute live session to review the work and extend it together. This lets you see how they think, solve problems, and communicate, without asking for days of unpaid time.

This is part of the vetting process for our developers at ReactSquad to ensure only quality talent in our pool.

What should I include in my 30/60/90-day plan?

Define what success looks like:
  • 7 days: Onboarded and running, improved onboarding docs/process.
  • 14-90 days: Started owning and building meaningful features
  • After 90 days: Very familiar with the code base. Should be almost equal to an engineer who’s been on the project for 2 years, handling edge cases confidently

How do I decide between a generalist and a specialist?

Early-stage companies need a reliable fullstack guy who can handle frontend React work, backend APIs, and basic deployment stuff.

Later, as you grow, you split into specialists who go deep on specific areas.

What’s the right mix of technical skill vs. product sense for this stage?

Early stage: You need developers who can work from rough ideas without detailed specs or designs. They make product decisions as they code and figure things out on the fly.

Later stage: You need developers who can work with product managers, designers, and other developers across multiple teams. Less about making it up, more about executing within a structured process.

Early stage is more "entrepreneurial developer," later stage is more "team player developer."

How do I compete for talent without paying top-of-market salaries?

It's really hard to compete for talent when you don't have the cash that big companies do. You can't give away too much equity either, and recruiting alone eats up tons of time you don't have as a startup.

While startups can offer faster growth, broader responsibility, and impact on the product, finding developers who value these over higher salaries is tough and time-consuming.

ReactSquad solves this by helping you hire top React talent for half the cost of US freelancers, so you can compete without breaking your budget or spending months recruiting.

How do I evaluate startup-readiness, not just technical ability?

Ask about past experience in small teams, wearing multiple hats, dealing with ambiguity, and shipping under constraints.

How fast should my hiring process be?

If you’re hiring in-demand React devs for your startup, aim for under three weeks from first contact to offer. Longer than that, and you risk losing top candidates.

ReactSquad matches you with a pre-vetted senior React specialist within 48 hours and shipping code in under a week!

What’s my plan if my first hire doesn’t work out?

Have a probationary period and a clear performance review framework. The cost of keeping the wrong person in a dev team is massive.

But you can avoid this situation when you hire from ReactSquad. We have a high success rate with our clients and, in the rarest case it doesn’t work out, we offer a replacement within 48 hours.

What is React?

React.js is a JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces. It lets developers create reusable components, making apps faster to build, easier to maintain, and more responsive—without needing to reload the whole page each time something changes.

Technical Proficiency and Soft Skills

  • Strong understanding of core JavaScript and React fundamentals (JSX, components, state, props, lifecycle methods)
  • Experience with key tools in the React ecosystem (Redux, React Router, UI libraries)
  • Ability to build reusable, modular, and maintainable components
  • Proficiency in working with APIs and handling async data
  • Clean coding practices and version control with Git
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking in debugging and development
  • Effective communication and teamwork in cross-functional environments

Finding React Developers

You can find dedicated React teams on vetted talent platforms which focus on experienced developers. Clutch and GoodFirms list React development agencies with client reviews. GitHub, Stack Overflow, and LinkedIn can also help identify active React teams. Consider hiring remotely to expand your access to skilled global teams.

OR save yourself the time and hire directly from us. You can get expert part-time devs within hours.

The Cost of Hiring React Developers

Part-time React developers typically charge $70 to $160 per hour, depending on experience and location. In the US, average React developer salaries range around $120,000 annually, with variations across different states. Junior developers may start around $50/hour, while senior talent in the U.S. or Western Europe can command $100/hour or more. 

ReactSquad offers startup-friendly rates at $75 per hour.

Next Steps

As you progress in your hiring process, consider the benefits of integrating a team like ReactSquad into your development projects. Our developers offer a wealth of knowledge and experience in React development. Our approach also ensures seamless integration with your project goals, resulting in developers shipping code for you within a week. In a nutshell, partnering with ReactSquad streamlines your hiring process and helps you build successful React projects.

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