APIs other programs call
Routes with a clear error when the input is bad, and a limit on how big a request body can be.
Hire Node.js developers
Hire remote Node.js developers from around the world
Hire a Node.js developer who has kept an API responsive while other requests were waiting. Arca.ph cuts out the staffing-agency middleman. It is a private, invite-only network of engineers from around the world. Profiles are free to view. Your own AI agent, such as Grok, Claude, or ChatGPT, searches and sorts the network and builds a shortlist.
Profiles are free to viewMarketplace: one fee, only when you hireWatched tests, when you want proofFree replacement for 3 months
The role
What Node.js developers work on
A Node.js developer owns the API and the jobs behind it. One slow task on that process can make every other request wait, so that is part of the job.
The single JavaScript thread
Node.js runs JavaScript one task at a time. They keep a long loop or a heavy parse from stalling the other requests.
Files in pieces
A large upload or download moves in pieces, so the process does not hold the whole file in memory.
Safe retries
The same create request can arrive twice. The server still stores one record.
Logs and a clean stop
A failed request leaves a log that says why. When the process stops, it finishes work already in flight, then exits.
Hours that overlap incidents
Every profile shows the hours they can work and the US time overlap, so a stuck API is a conversation during your day.
Is it the right hire?
When a Node.js developer is the right hire
- The API is Node.js, and slow requests are stacking up.
- Uploads, webhooks, or background jobs fail in ways the team cannot see quickly.
- The screens have owners, and the server work is the queue.
- A service needs a safer retry, a timeout, or a cleaner stop.
Pair this hire with backend developers or full-stack developers.
Stacks
Skills you can filter on
These are skills developers list in their work history. You can compare them side by side.
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- Express
- NestJS
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- REST
- Docker
What to look for
Skills to check on a Node.js profile
Look for:
- A Node.js API in production, with Express, NestJS, or the framework the repo uses.
- A handler they kept from blocking the other requests.
- A retry that still creates only one record.
- Timeouts, a body size limit, and a log they added after a real failure.
- TypeScript when the codebase is typed, and tests around the routes.
You ask for an introduction, then you decide.
Cost
What this hire costs
Success fee
Marketplace: one success fee if you hire
- Profiles are free to view
- You can ask for proctored tests and recorded reference checks
- Pay is quoted per month
- 15% of first-year pay
- Paid once, only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced
- Free replacement for 3 months
An introduction is when the developer says yes.
Get startedIf you hire this developer
- On the marketplace, one success fee of 15% of first-year pay
- Paid once, only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced
- A free replacement within 3 months if that hire is not the right fit
- Looking at profiles stays free. You can ask for proctored tests and recorded reference checks
How hiring works
Three steps to a Node.js developer
Create an account
Sign up with your work email. We check that you're a real company, which keeps developers' details safe. Every profile shows pay, US time overlap, English and test scores, whether the developer is open to time tracking, and what makes that person different. Profiles are free to view.
Sign upLook, and ask for proof
Browse profiles, or use your own AI agent, such as Grok, Claude, or ChatGPT, to search and sort them and build a shortlist. For Node.js, ask for a coding test with no AI allowed on a request handler, a 2-hour build project with AI allowed, or the Fire Drill (live pair-programming on a real-world problem), such as one slow call that makes every other request wait. Arca.ph returns the scores.
TestsGet introduced, then hire
Tell us who you want to meet. We reach out. If they say yes, that's an introduction. On the marketplace, if you hire them, you pay one fee: 15% of first-year pay, once. There is a free replacement for 3 months. If Arca.ph introduces you to a developer you were already talking with, there is no fee.
If you hireInterviewing
Questions to ask a Node.js developer
Use these alongside your own technical interview. You make the hiring decision.
More questions are on Node.js interview questions.
What happens to other requests when one handler runs a long loop?
Listen for the single thread, and how they move that work somewhere else.
How do you make a create route safe to call twice?
Listen for one record, a key the caller sends, and a database rule that enforces it.
Walk through a request that used too much memory.
Listen for a stream or a size limit.
What do you log when a request fails, and what do you leave out?
Listen for the error and a request id, and for passwords or tokens they do not log.
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Backend developers
APIs, data models, integrations, and the performance work behind them.
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One engineer across UI, API, and database, for teams that need features shipped end to end.
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Product screens in React and TypeScript, including the empty, loading, and error states.
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CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and cloud cost control.
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How much does a remote Node.js developer from around the world cost?
Pay is quoted per month, up to about $3,000 a month. On the marketplace, profiles are free to view. You can ask for proctored tests and recorded reference checks. If you hire someone Arca.ph introduced, you pay 15% of first-year pay, once. Published pay from named sources is on the developer rates page.
How quickly can I hire a Node.js developer?
You can look at profiles right away. Profiles are free to view. When you want to meet someone, we make the introduction.
How do proctored tests help with a Node.js hire?
A coding test can ask for a request handler. The Fire Drill can be one slow call that stalls the other requests. When you want more proof, Arca.ph runs extra proctored tests and returns the scores. You can ask for a coding test with no AI allowed, a 2-hour build project with AI allowed, the Fire Drill (live pair-programming on a real-world problem), an English test, a thinking-skills test, and a typing test, plus recorded reference checks. A real person watches.
Do they only write routes, or do they own the data too?
The profile shows the scope. Many Node.js developers own the route, the database writes, and the jobs that run after the response.
How do I see which hours they can work?
Every profile shows the hours a developer can work and the US time overlap, so you can pick someone whose day overlaps with yours.
Where are they based?
Around the world. Every profile shows where the developer lives and the hours they can work.
What if we were already talking with this developer?
If Arca.ph introduces you to a developer you were already talking with, there is no fee.
What if they are not a fit?
If you hire someone Arca.ph introduced and they are not the right fit, there is a free replacement within 3 months.
If you need help, Done-for-you is 35% of first-year pay, charged once on hire. Arca.ph runs the search and sends a shortlist. You hire and pay the talent directly. There is a 3-month free replacement.
Related
Keep reading
Node.js interview questions
Questions for a junior, a mid-level engineer, and a senior, and what a good answer covers.
Developer rates
Published pay from named sources. Each figure has a date and a link.
Pricing
On the marketplace, a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay is charged only on hire, with a 3-month free replacement.
Proctored tests
A coding test with no AI allowed, a 2-hour build project with AI allowed, the Fire Drill, an English test, a thinking-skills test, a typing test, and recorded reference checks.
See which developers are out there.
Profiles are free to view.