Neal
Senior AI Product Engineer
Top Skills
Problem Solving & DebuggingFrontend Development (React, Next.js, TypeScript)Backend Development (Node.js, Express)
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What a Backend Developer does
They build the APIs and services your product runs on. Day to day that means:
Designing and building APIs and business logic
Modeling data and writing efficient queries
Handling auth, security, and integrations
Making sure it scales — monitoring and fixing what breaks
A strong one builds systems that hold up under load. Most teams hire one once the backend is more than one person can carry.
What to look for in a Backend Developer
The tell is how they think about scale and failure. A good one builds for both. When you interview, look for:
Systems they built that handle real traffic
Strong grasp of your language, databases, and cloud
Good instincts on security and reliability
Tools a strong one should know:
Node.jsPythonPostgreSQLRedisDockerAWSGit
What a Backend Developer costs
One flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire, whatever the rate. No percentage of salary.
Get StartedHow hiring works
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Scout OS vs the alternatives
| Hiring locally | Job boards | Traditional recruiter | Scout OS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $90k–$130k/yr salary | Free to post, costly in time | 15–30% of salary, $15k–$30k on a $100k hire | $99/mo + $1,999 flat |
| Time to shortlist | Weeks | Days of sorting | 1–4 weeks | Under a minute |
| Who vets | You | Nobody | The recruiter | Done. ~1 in 300 makes it on |
| Who picks | You | You | The agency | You |
| If it fails | You eat it | Start over | Sometimes a replacement | Next placement free |
| Lock-in | Full salary | None | Retainer or contract | Cancel anytime |
A recruiter's fee scales with the salary, so the better the hire, the more it costs you. On Scout OS it's flat. $1,999 is $1,999 whether the person earns $40,000 or $120,000.
Common questions
Because you see the actual person, their work, and their rate before you talk to anyone — no blind trust in a recruiter's shortlist.
Every profile goes through skills verification and reference checks before it’s searchable. Roughly 1 in 300 applicants makes it onto the platform.
LATAM, Africa, South Asia, and Europe are all searchable and filterable right on the platform.
Your next placement is free — no separate agency fee, no starting the search over from zero.
Everything you need to onboard and pay your hire compliantly is included once you place them.
$100/mo for full access to profiles and messaging, plus a flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire — no percentage of salary.
Search and get matched in under a minute. Most teams shortlist and interview within a week.