Product Development Team / Backend Developer

Hire a Dedicated Product Team Backend Developer

Add a backend developer who builds the data model and API your frontend developer builds against, as part of a pre-matched team already used to working together.

50+ ERP and software projects. Zero failed projects since 2021.

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1-2 wk

Typical shortlist time

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Screened on real data modeling

Roles that already work together

Free

Replacement if not a fit

Why It Matters

A data model fixed after the frontend is built is expensive to change

Once screens are wired to specific API shapes, changing the underlying data model means touching both sides. Getting the model right early avoids that rework.

Modeled Before Built

A data model designed around how the product actually works

The developer designs the data model against real product relationships and expected growth, before the API contract is finalized and the frontend build depends on it.

Data model reviewed before the API is finalized.
Relationships designed for expected scale.
Fewer breaking changes once the frontend depends on it.

A backend developer designing a data model

One Contract, Two Builders

The frontend developer builds against a stable contract

Because the backend and frontend developer are placed as one team, the API contract is agreed early and changes are communicated directly, not discovered mid-sprint.

API contract agreed before frontend build starts.
Changes communicated directly between the two developers.
QA engineer tests the same contract end to end.

Backend and frontend developers reviewing an API

What a Data Model Looks Like

Every relationship mapped before the API is built

Illustrative example. Your actual data model depends on the product you are building.

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How Hiring Works

From requirements to a working backend developer in about two weeks

Share requirements

Tell us the product, your data relationships, and your timeline.

Shortlist

We match a developer by stack and data modeling experience and send you 2 to 3 profiles within days.

Interview

You interview the shortlist directly and pick the developer who fits your product and your team.

Onboard

The developer designs the data model and builds the first endpoints in the first week.

Scale as needed

Add endpoints and refine the model as the product grows.

What's Included

Everything you need to run the engagement smoothly

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Dedicated to your product

The developer works only on your API, not spread across other clients' projects.

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Direct communication

You and your team talk to the developer directly, with no extra layer in between.

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Flexible contracts

Full time, part time, or as part of the full product team. Scale up or down with notice.

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A data model built for scale

Relationships designed around your product's expected growth.

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Timezone overlap

Working hours arranged to overlap with your team for review sessions.

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Replacement guarantee

If the developer is not the right fit, we replace them at no extra cost during the engagement.

What Changes

What a dedicated product team backend developer changes for your product

Modeled

For real relationships and expected scale

Stable

API contract the frontend can build against

Fewer

Breaking changes discovered mid-sprint

Deployed

By a DevOps engineer on the same team

Tested

End to end by the QA engineer on the same team

Lower

Cost than a full-time direct hire

Why Us

Why teams hire their product team backend developer through TCB Infotech

We build our own product APIs

We design data models and APIs on our own product builds, so our developers are screened on real backend work, not trivia.

Fast, honest shortlisting

You see 2 to 3 profiles, not a stack of resumes, and we tell you plainly if a fit is not right.

Direct access, no relay

You and your team work with the developer directly, on your tools and your product roadmap.

A team that already fits together

The developer serves the frontend developer and hands deployment to the DevOps engineer on the same team.

No long lock-in

Scale the engagement up or down with notice, based on the features you have left.

Proven delivery

50+ ERP and software projects, with zero failed projects since 2021.

FAQ

Hiring a product team backend developer, answered

What does the product team backend developer do?

They design the data model, build the API endpoints the product needs, and agree the API contract with the frontend developer on the same team before the frontend build depends on it.

How is this different from the backend developer on your AI Team?

This role covers general product APIs and data models. The AI Team's backend developer specifically wraps a model in an inference API, handling streaming, queuing and model cost, which is not the focus here unless your product also involves a model.

Can I hire just the backend developer without the rest of the product team?

Yes, this role can be hired on its own. Most teams building a new product hire the backend developer alongside the designer, frontend developer, QA and DevOps engineer, since the API is built directly against what the frontend needs.

Who deploys the backend developer's code?

The DevOps engineer on the same team handles deployment and infrastructure, so the backend developer can focus on the data model and API logic.

What is the engagement model?

You can hire full time, part time, or as part of the complete six-role product team. Contracts scale as new features enter the roadmap.

What if the developer is not the right fit?

We replace them at no extra cost during the engagement, with a handover of the codebase and data model documentation to the new developer.

Hire a Dedicated Product Team Backend Developer

Book a free consultation. Tell us about your product, and we will shortlist a developer who fits your team and your timezone.

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