The Full-Stack Developer Your Team Has Been Waiting For.
A great full-stack developer doesn't hand things off. They write the API, build the UI, deploy the feature, and debug it in production. Start to finish. We find those developers and place them in 14 days, for 70% less than a US hire.
- Every full-stack developer we place has shipped production code on both sides. Not one side with light exposure to the other. We screen for genuine full-stack depth at every level.
- 600+ applicants per search. Live coding challenges, system design reviews, and architecture walkthroughs in your actual stack. The shortlist you see has already passed a more rigorous technical filter than most companies run themselves.
- Native English, US time-zone aligned, month-to-month, no lock-in, no upfront cost, free replacement if it doesn't work out.
We do the work. You pick your developer.
Four steps. Fourteen days. One software developer who's already been through a technical screen, a live coding challenge, and a system design review.
Lock the Brief
Day 1You tell us the stack, the role, and what great looks like. We finalize the job description within 24 hours.
We Source & Screen
Days 2–8600+ applicants sourced. Live coding challenge in your stack, system design review, English communication screen.
You Interview the Shortlist
Days 9–12We book you three intro calls with candidates in the first week. This is your chance to assess culture and communication fit, and screen them your way.
We Handle Everything Else
Day 14 →Contracts, payroll, compliance, and monthly retention check-ins. You manage the code. We manage everything else.
Not a generalist. A master of both worlds.
Most developers are strong on one side and passable on the other. A genuinely great full-stack developer is rare — they have deep expertise across the entire product surface, can architect a system from the database schema to the pixel, and can do it without needing three other people to review their blind spots.
That's the bar we screen to. We've run hundreds of full-stack searches. We know the difference between someone who lists both sides on a CV and someone who has shipped real production systems end-to-end. You only meet the latter.
Matched to your stack. Not just familiar with it.
Every full-stack developer we place has real production experience across the front-end, back-end, and infrastructure they claim. We screen for it, not their word for it.
What a full-stack developer costs through Scale Army. No placement fees. Ever.
Starting ranges. Actual salaries depend on experience, seniority, and specialization. All month-to-month. No placement fees. Free replacement if it doesn't work out.
Scale Army vs. every other way you could hire a full-stack developer.
Four options. Very different outcomes.
| Scale Army | Hire Directly | Other Agency | Upwork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to hire | 14 days | 3–5 months | 6–12 weeks | 1–2 weeks |
| Genuine full-stack depth verified | ✓ | You verify it | — | — |
| Live full-stack coding screen | ✓ | You run it | Sometimes | — |
| System design + architecture review | ✓ | You run it | — | — |
| US time-zone aligned | ✓ | ✓ | Not guaranteed | — |
| Native English | ✓ | ✓ | Not guaranteed | — |
| Payroll & compliance handled | ✓ | — | Sometimes | — |
| Free replacement guarantee | ✓ | — | Sometimes | — |
| Month-to-month, no lock-in | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| No placement fees | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Cost | From $3,499/mo | $130K–$200K/yr | $15K–$30K fee + salary | Unpredictable |
From teams who hired a full-stack developer and didn't have to hire two more.
"Leandro has been a fantastic addition to our team. He quickly adapted to his role and has been delivering excellent work. I would absolutely recommend him for any new opportunity."
Drew Pfundstein, CEORyOutfitters"The Scale Army team has been awesome to work with. We've kicked off around 20 searches, and throughout each one, it genuinely felt like they listened — whether we needed someone with stronger SQL experience or loved a candidate's CRO background. They were also incredibly flexible during the buyout process, which made it easy to bring several hires in-house; I've already recommended Scale Army to a bunch of friends who were just starting to figure out their offshore strategy."
Suze Dowling, Co-FounderPattern Brands"We had a super-specific marketing role to fill — someone who could own CRM and lifecycle, write great content, and handle both strategy and execution — and Scale Army nailed it. We knocked out 12 interviews in just three and a half weeks, and all we had to do was show up. Compared to other platforms we've used, the talent quality was way higher and the Scale Army team honestly felt like an extension of our own."
Sam Valentine, COONorby"They were both able to settle in pretty quickly and immediately wanted to begin getting involved in active projects. Their skills and personalities have been well received by the team and by all accounts it appears they're flourishing."
Kate Worthey, Co-FounderMighty Cultures
Built by someone who had the same problem you have.
Alex founded Scale Army after leading growth at several high-growth, venture-backed startups where he saw firsthand how the best companies scaled faster by unlocking the global talent market while their competitors burned months on domestic hiring cycles that never ended.
Today, Scale Army operates across the U.S. and 14 other countries. The engineering team that builds and maintains our own platform is entirely nearshore. We don't just place this model. We depend on it. Every software developer we put in front of you is held to the same standard we use internally.
Things people ask before they stop overthinking and hire.
Stop splitting your stack across two hires. Get one developer who owns all of it.
Tell us your stack, your product, and what production-ready looks like to you. We handle sourcing, screening, and placing, in 14 days.