I have hired 40+ remote developers. Here is what works, what fails, and how to avoid the common traps.

By David Friedman , Founder of AppBrewers

I have hired 40+ remote developers across Europe, Asia, and South America over the last 5 years. Some were exceptional. Others were disasters. The difference was never talent — it was process. Here is the exact hiring and management system we use at AppBrewers.

Where to Find Remote Developers

Platform Best For Avg Cost/Hour Quality

GitHub Open-source contributors Free to browse Very high

LinkedIn Senior engineers N/A High

Toptal Vetted freelancers 80-150 Euro Very high

Arc.dev Remote full-time hires 40-100 Euro High

Upwork Short-term tasks 15-60 Euro Mixed

Lemon.io vetted Ukrainian devs 25-50 Euro High

Our approach: We hire through GitHub (open-source contributions) and referrals.…