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Out Pretenders — How to Hire a Solidity Developer — The Vetting Process That Filters Out Pretenders
The Solidity developer market is flooded with candidates who completed tutorials but cannot write production code. Here is the technical vetting process that identifies genuine blockchain developers. Stage 1: Portfolio Review (30 minutes) Request 3 deployed mainnet contract addresses. Go to Etherscan. Check: verified s...
How to Hire a Solidity Developer — The Vetting Process That Filters Out Pretenders
Remote: add 0–15% for candidates in high-cost areas. Contract rates: 1.5–2× annual salary equivalent divided by 2080 hours.
Common integrations: The Graph, Alchemy/Infura, OpenZeppelin Defender, and popular wallet providers.
Clarify requirements, compliance needs, architecture risks, and launch goals.
Implement core contracts, integrations, product flows, tests, and deployment automation.
Run QA, prepare audit handoff, deploy infrastructure, and support production rollout.
Having participations or findings in Code4rena is a strong positive signal — it means they have been reviewing real production code in competitive environments. However: audit participation is not equivalent to shipping production code. Look for both: C4 participation shows security knowledge; deployed mainnet contracts with real usage show shipping ability.
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