How much does it cost to hire some devs to finish my job?

#1

Post by roehst » Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 1:16 PM UTC

I work with operations at a VC firm and we started developing an in-house solution to manage our funds and investments.

I am no professional developer, I am a finance guy, and right now I am stuck. I can't manage my amateur codebase anymore nor develop it further.

It is written in Rails, so my question is, how much does it cost to have 2-3 developers finish it in 2-3 months?

Re: How much does it cost to hire some devs to finish my job?

#2

Post by mtmail » Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 1:29 PM UTC

I have this bathroom project and I need 2-3 plumbers to finish it. How much does that cost?

Funny comment aside, you need to write specifications, talk to Ruby-on-Rails engineers (or an agency) in person to get a proper quote. Don't be surprised if an agency already charges for the first meeting. Alternatively post it on odesk or freelancer.com.

Re: How much does it cost to hire some devs to finish my job?

#3

Post by dutchrapley » Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 1:48 PM UTC

You're probably won't be out of the woods for under $60k.

Re: How much does it cost to hire some devs to finish my job?

#4

Post by gamechangr » Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 3:32 PM UTC

Pay someone to review it. It's by far the best solutions and only real way to get an accurate estimate. I have seen project quoted off the cuff finish at 5 times the original price.

Pay someone.