How is Miracuves different from Toptal, Turing, or hiring directly on Upwork?
Marketplaces optimize for transaction volume; Miracuves optimizes for embedded delivery accountability. Every developer passes a multi-stage vetting funnel with roughly a 98% rejection rate before you see a profile — technical screening, live assessment, work-sample audit, and paid trial sprint. You get published monthly rates without stacked platform fees, guaranteed timezone overlap, direct Slack access, and a 2-week replacement guarantee if the match fails.
What stacks and seniority levels can you actually match — not just list on a website?
Matching is stack-specific: React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, mobile, cloud-native, and more. Miracuves does not send a generalist when you need a payments specialist or a legacy migration lead. You receive a shortlisted profile with verifiable project history, run your own technical interview, and confirm structure and rate in writing before the developer touches your repository.
How fast can a developer start reviewing our codebase and shipping?
Most clients have a matched developer in their GitHub or GitLab within 48 hours of signing. Productive commits often begin in the first sprint once onboarding access, branch strategy, and review expectations are set. Niche compliance, clearance, or uncommon stack combinations may extend matching to one week — Miracuves states that plainly upfront rather than overpromising.
Do remote developers commit directly to our repository and join our ceremonies?
Yes. Dedicated developers are added to your repos, CI/CD, Jira or Linear, and Slack from day one. They attend your standups, respect your PR review process, and deliver a weekly demo of working software — not a status email routed through an account manager. This is staff augmentation without a parallel vendor toolchain imposed on your team.
What timezone overlap is guaranteed, and how does async communication work?
Every engagement includes a minimum four-hour live overlap window confirmed before start — typically aligned to US, UK, EU, or APAC business hours depending on your preference. Outside that window, developers provide written Slack updates, Loom walkthroughs when useful, and documented handoffs so progress does not stall overnight. Exact hours are in your engagement letter, not left vague.
Can we start with one developer and grow into a multi-person pod later?
Yes, and many clients do. A single full-time dedicated engineer at published rates can expand into a pod with QA, backend, or mobile capacity without re-running a six-month hiring cycle. Miracuves adds vetted capacity within the same engagement framework — structure and pricing for the expanded team confirmed before anyone new starts.
What if the developer is not the right technical or cultural fit?
The 2-week replacement guarantee means Miracuves replaces at no additional cost if the match fails early. After that, standard two weeks' notice applies on month-to-month terms — no annual lock-in. Miracuves manages continuity and knowledge transfer so you are not left restarting recruiting while your roadmap stalls. Miracuves confirms structure, rate, timezone overlap, and IP assignment in your engagement letter before start — not verbal promises after you have paused the roadmap.
Who owns the code, and is there a minimum contract length?
You own all work product. Bilateral NDA and IP assignment are signed before technical details are shared; developers commit only to your repositories. Engagements are month-to-month with two weeks' notice. Part-time capacity at $1,499/mo covers 20 hours per week for maintenance, advisory, or pre-launch bursts. Miracuves confirms structure, rate, timezone overlap, and IP assignment in your engagement letter before start — not verbal promises after you have paused the roadmap.
