--- title: "Hire developers: vetted freelancers, in days" description: "Tell us who you need. We send a shortlist of vetted freelancers who are available and interested. Hire them directly, or let SDK Enterprises manage them." canonical: https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire-talent language: en --- # Find the right freelancer or team in days. Tell us who you need. We send you vetted people who are free and want the work. Then you choose, person by person: hire them yourself, or let us manage them. [Start a talent brief](https://sdk.enterprises/en/start-a-project?need=talent). [Book a call](https://sdk.enterprises/en/book-a-call). ## How it works - **Tell us who you need**: A short brief: the role or skills, when they should start and for how long. A rough idea is enough. - **Get a shortlist**: Vetted people who are available and have said they are interested. You see their experience, skills and why we picked them. - **Choose for each person**: Hire them directly, or let SDK manage them. Or pass, and we keep looking. - **They start**: We introduce you and agree the start date. We stay your contact while they work. ## Two ways to work with each person You decide for each person on your shortlist, so you can mix both on the same team. ### Hire directly They work for you, on your own contract. - We introduce you and hand them over - They join your team on your terms - You manage their work, admin and payments - Best when you want them for the long run ### Let SDK manage them They work on your project, under our contract. - They join your project under SDK's contract - We handle the paperwork, admin and payments - If it does not work out, we find a replacement - Best when you want to start fast with no admin [Our model compared with Toptal, Malt and Upwork](https://sdk.enterprises/en/compare) ## The people we place Freelance specialists who have built and run production systems. - **Backend engineers**: APIs and services in PHP, Java, Node.js or Python. - **Frontend engineers**: Fast, accessible interfaces in React and modern web tools. - **Full-stack engineers**: One person who can ship a feature from the database to the screen. - **Mobile engineers**: iOS and Android apps, native or cross-platform. - **Cloud and DevOps engineers**: AWS, Google Cloud, CI/CD pipelines, Docker and Kubernetes. - **AI and ML engineers**: AI agents, LLM integrations and machine learning models. - **Data engineers**: Data pipelines, databases, search and reporting. - **Security engineers**: Security reviews, secure APIs and data protection. - **Tech leads**: Senior engineers who can lead a team and own technical decisions. ### Hiring for a specific role? - [Hire full-stack developers](https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire/full-stack-developers): Vetted freelance full-stack developers who ship features from the database to the screen. - [Hire AI agent developers](https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire/ai-agent-developers): Vetted freelance developers who build AI agents on OpenAI and Anthropic Claude, with logs and human approval. - [Hire cloud engineers](https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire/cloud-engineers): Vetted freelance cloud and DevOps engineers for AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and CI/CD. - [Hire security engineers](https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire/security-engineers): Vetted freelance security engineers for code reviews, secure APIs and GDPR-aware data handling. - [Hire software architects](https://sdk.enterprises/en/hire/software-architects): Senior freelance architects and tech leads, or an architecture review or fractional CTO from our own engineers. ## Why it works - **Vetted by engineers**: Our engineers review each person's work history and technical fit before we propose them. - **Available now**: Everyone on your shortlist has already said they are free and interested. No chasing. - **One contact**: One team at SDK follows your request from the brief to the first day, and after, whichever option you pick. ## Questions about hiring talent ### How soon can someone start? As soon as you both agree a date. Everyone on your shortlist has already told us they are available for your timing. ### What does vetted mean? Our engineers review each person's work history and technical fit for your need before proposing them. You see their experience, skills and why we picked them before you decide. ### Can I mix both options? Yes. You choose per person, so one person can join you directly while another works under SDK's contract. ### What if someone is not the right fit? If SDK manages them, tell us and we find a replacement. If you hired them directly, we can send you new people to consider. ### I am not sure exactly who I need. Can you help? Yes. Describe the problem in your brief or on a call and we help you shape the role. If it turns out you need a project delivered instead, we can do that too. ### Can you find a whole team? Yes. Tell us the roles and we send a shortlist for each one. If you prefer, SDK can also run the team for you as a project.