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Book a vetted, AI-native full-stack engineer on Cadence. Auto-matched, 48-hour free trial, weekly billing, replace anytime.

Book a full-stack engineer How it works
Engineers available
Joining weekly
Median weekly rate
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Min, Max
$500 – $2,000/wk
Time to first commit
48 hours

A 2026 full-stack engineer ships a feature end-to-end, schema migration, API, UI, deploy, in a single afternoon. They reach for Cursor when scaffolding, Claude when debugging, and Copilot for inline completions, without thinking. The skill that's hard to fake is taste, knowing when to use server actions vs a separate API, when to add a queue vs a cron, when to just call Stripe Checkout instead of building a billing module.

On Cadence, full-stack engineers come pre-vetted on AI-native fluency. The voice interview filters for the engineers who specify-then-prompt rather than scaffold-and-pray. Most full-stack bookings start at the Mid tier ($1,000/week) and scale to Senior ($1,500/week) as scope grows.

We're matching full-stack engineers to bookings every week. Submit a request and we'll surface a shortlist within hours.
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How hiring works on Cadence.

How fast can I hire a full-stack engineer on Cadence?
You can have a 30-min intro call within hours and a working engineer in 48 hours via the free trial. The booking → shortlist → intro calls → trial flow runs in under a day end-to-end.
What does a full-stack engineer cost on Cadence?
Weekly tiers: junior $500, mid $1,000, senior $1,500, lead $2,000. Engineers self-select their tier based on capability; we honor it. You see the rate before you book, no negotiation.
What happens if the engineer isn't a fit?
Mid-trial (first 48 hours): release with one click, no charge. Post-trial: hit "Replace at week-end", they wrap by Friday and we shortlist 4 new engineers Monday.
Are these engineers actually AI-native?
Every engineer passes a voice interview specifically scoring AI-native fluency: Cursor / Claude / Copilot use, prompt-as-spec discipline, verification habits, multi-step prompt ladders. The 50/100 threshold filters generalists out.
Do I sign a contract?
No long-term contract. Stripe-style weekly subscription, cancel any week. Standard SaaS-style terms apply; engineers are independent contractors via Cadence so IP belongs to your company.

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Describe what you need, take 4 × 30-min intro calls today, pick one or more for a 48-hour free trial. No contracts, no notice periods.

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