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Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
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Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#12It depends but I usually charge no less than 50$/ hour. That's if you want someone who fully understands GraphQL, Redux, Sagas, Thunks, Generators, Offline Persistence, etc
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#13Depends on where you are and what level of technical management skills you have.
Quotes in this thread will come from places that push out apps based on templates and without any sort of long term maintenance plan (thats why they seem cheap). They will cost you more time and money over the short and long run.
What are your technical management skills? People forget that cheap developers tend to need to be managed a lot due to language barriers, time zone differences, and other factors. When you hire a more expensive developer you are also hiring someone who can manage the project (to a greater degree). Freeing you from many headaches and time sinks.
Cost will be around 2500 to 4000 a week depending on their amount of experience. More expensive hires are available but they have more demand and do get to pick who they work with.
Have you ever built a software product?
If not, you should go with more experienced people that can manage themselves.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#1485-110k depending on location and experience
This number sounds about right.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#15To give you an example, at JSapp.me we can develop a react native MVP app (includes real time social, geoloc, messaging, push notif) for $5000 within 3 weeks.
I opened your page (JSapp.me) and as I scroll down it starts jumping up and down by ~200px uncontrollably. MacOS Beta, Chrome, here
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#16React Native let's you build faster but it doesn't mean you should pay people less. You'll just get shitty developers in the end. What it really means is you can have a smaller team so you save on costs that way. IMO it is better to have 2 great developers that work really well together than 10 crappy ones.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#17On average in what city? Do you want to oay average? How will you test their skills?
City wise, we have 3 options. Boston, New York or San Diego. I guess the best test of their skills would be a referenceable experience. A github portfolio or something.
Those three locations will increase the cost by a fair amount. Id try hiring a remote developer located in the US. Less expensive because they tend to live i areas withower costs of living.
BTW, react native is something rather new. You wont find anyone outside of the core group of react native developers who really knows it. You will probably have to include some time for training.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#18React Native let's you build faster but it doesn't mean you should pay people less. You'll just get shitty developers in the end. What it really means is you can have a smaller team so you save on costs that way. IMO it is better to have 2 great developers that work really well together than 10 crappy ones.
Thats not implied in the OPs post.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#19React Native let's you build faster but it doesn't mean you should pay people less. You'll just get shitty developers in the end. What it really means is you can have a smaller team so you save on costs that way. IMO it is better to have 2 great developers that work really well together than 10 crappy ones.
Thats not implied in the OPs post.
It is implied in some people's minds as they read it as I've just written this. It wasn't implied in yours so we have evidence the interpretation is subjective.
Re: Ask HN: How much do React Native developers cost?
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
City wise, we have 3 options. Boston, New York or San Diego. I guess the best test of their skills would be a referenceable experience. A github portfolio or something.
Those three locations will increase the cost by a fair amount. Id try hiring a remote developer located in the US. Less expensive because they tend to live i areas withower costs of living. BTW, react native is something rather new. You wont find anyone outside of the core group of react native developers who really knows it. You will probably have to include some time for training.
I would suggest something similar. Looking for remote developers if possible those are 3 of the highest salaries markets.
In terms of skill set. If you hire React developers they should do fairly well in terms of development.
Unless of course your app will need a lot of customizing then you may need someone who can understand and develop in objective-c/swift and/or Java.