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Hire contract software developers with Terminal

Terminal’s flexible hiring allows you to work with developers on your terms. Hire one developer or an entire team for short-term projects or engagements. And if you want to convert them to full-time employees, we make it simple through our contract-to-hire plan.

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14 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Not working out? There's no cost to you! If you end an engagement with a contractor within the first 14 days, you won’t incur any costs.

Benefits of Contract Developers


Ideal for projects or short-term engagements.

Contract developers are a great solution when you need talent for specific projects or short-term team engagements of at least 6 months. We allow you to work with individuals or full teams. 


Cut down on hiring time.

We do all the candidate vetting, saving you time and effort on sourcing and recruiting.


Get full back-office management. 

Terminal handles all your back-end management and support for contractors, including payment and compliance. You only pay one monthly bill.ll


Scale as needed.

Scale your team on an as-needed basis, no matter how many projects you want them to work on. Ramp up for peak periods of demand. You can also convert a contractor to a full-time developer through our contract-to-hire plan. 

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Compare Terminal's Hiring Options

Direct HireContractContract to Hire
Vetting + Interview/Hiring SupportTerminalTerminalTerminal
Engagement LengthPermanent3–12+ monthsVaries
HR/Employment SupportYou or TerminalTerminalTerminal, then You or Terminal
Benefits/Payroll SupportYou or TerminalTerminalTerminal, then You or Terminal
Computer and Technical EquipmentYou or TerminalYou (due to compliance laws)You, then You or Terminal

How we contract to hire software developers at Terminal

Recruit

We continuously recruit engineers for core roles through inbound, outbound, and referral sourcing.

Match

Our talent experts and smart platform identify the best fit and most qualified candidates for your roles and company culture.

Interview

We support and collaborate with you to manage the interview and hiring process. Our goal? To ensure a perfect fit.

Hire & Employ

We facilitate hiring the right developers. We can also manage remote employment, payroll, benefits, and equity by acting as the EOR.

Contract FAQ

We’ve been able to hire in key locations with confidence, knowing that we’re tapping into top-tier talent. We highly recommend Terminal to any company looking for a strategic recruitment partner to help scale their team.

Ben Clark

Head of Engineering, Smith.ai

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