Hire Apache Flink developer

Pricing is transparent and flexible, mirroring the on-demand nature of our outstaffing model. You pay a single hourly or monthly blended rate that already covers payroll taxes, hardware, continuous training, and administrative overhead. Rates depend on seniority, with most mid-level Apache Flink engineers landing in the USD 65-85/hour range and deeply specialized architects from USD 95/hour. Because smartbrain.io absorbs recruitment costs, vacation pay, and sick leave, you only pay for productive engineering cycles. Overruns are avoided by setting sprint-level budgets, and invoices include detailed time reports against deliverables so finance teams can tie spend to value. Compared with direct hiring—where you shoulder recruiter fees, benefits, bonuses, and ramp-up delays—total cost of ownership often drops by 30-40 %. If your project needs fluctuate, simply scale the team down without severance packages or legal exposure.

smartbrain.io signs a Master Services Agreement and individual NDAs with every client before a single line of code is written. All outstaffed Apache Flink developers are in turn bound by airtight confidentiality and work-for-hire clauses that assign every piece of intellectual property directly to your company. Source code lives in repositories you control; we only access through secure VPN or SSO-protected gateways. Development laptops are company-issued, fully encrypted, and governed by endpoint management that blocks portable media. smartbrain.io is SOC-2 Type II audited, so processes for data retention, disaster recovery, and incident response are independently verified. Compliance officers may review audit logs at any time. In short, your algorithms, data models, and business secrets remain yours alone—safeguarded by both contractual and technical controls.

No. We curate Apache Flink talent across the Americas, Europe, and APAC so that you can choose overlap windows that suit your stand-up schedule. A typical engagement guarantees at least four hours of working-day crossover, and many clients operate near-full overlap thanks to our US-based and LatAm pools. Communication happens in English via Slack, Jira, and Zoom; sprint ceremonies follow your cadence, not ours. If your operations are truly 24/7, we build a follow-the-sun roster that hands off code between regions, eliminating downtime and accelerating release cycles. Weekly health checks with our Technical Success Manager flag and resolve any scheduling friction long before it affects delivery.

Engagements start with a simple Statement of Work that outlines scope, rates, and termination clause. There is no minimum commitment; however, most clients choose monthly retainers for planning convenience. Need to scale back? Provide just two weeks’ notice and ramp-down begins with knowledge transfer built in. Our contracts are US-law governed and vetted by top-tier legal counsel, making procurement approval painless.

Every candidate passes a four-stage evaluation: behavioral interview, algorithmic coding test, live Apache Flink challenge, and architecture peer review. The live challenge simulates real-world issues such as checkpoint tuning, watermark strategy, and backpressure diagnostics. Only developers scoring in the top 2 % advance to our talent cloud. References are triple-checked, and background screenings cover criminal, education, and employment history. Finally, a smartbrain.io Principal Engineer signs off on cultural fit and communication skills. The result is a deeply vetted professional who can add value from day one.

Our replacement guarantee activates the moment you flag a mismatch. We will rotate the engineer out within ten business days—often sooner—and backfill with a developer possessing equal or higher seniority at no additional cost. During transition, a Technical Success Manager oversees knowledge transfer to ensure sprint velocity is not compromised. Because developers remain employees of smartbrain.io, there is no severance liability or HR paperwork on your side.

Speed is our hallmark. Once legal paperwork is complete—typically 48 hours—the selected Apache Flink developer joins your Slack and attends the next stand-up. Hardware is pre-configured, VPN credentials are exchanged via secure channel, and kickoff docs follow a battle-tested onboarding checklist. Most clients see the first pull request merged within the first week.