Guide
When to hire async dev support
Not every team needs a full-time front-end developer. Async support — fixed-price fixes, no meetings — works best in specific situations. Here's when it makes sense and when it doesn't.
You need async support when…
Bugs appear weekly but not daily enough for a full-time hire. Your agency built the site but queues fixes for weeks. You have a product team but no senior front-end specialist for production fires. You're pre-Series A and can't justify £60k+ for a permanent role. Friday afternoon breaks shouldn't wait until Monday.
Async support is not right when…
You're building a new product from zero and need daily pair programming. You have no existing codebase or technical lead to provide context. You need someone in every standup and sprint planning session. The work is continuous feature development, not scoped fixes and reliability.
How async differs from agencies
Agencies sell hours and meetings. Async support sells outcomes: a fixed price, a guaranteed ETA, a shipped fix. No discovery calls, no account managers, no sprint ceremonies. You send the problem, get a quote, receive a PR. Monthly retainers give you priority access without the overhead of a full hire.
What good async support looks like
Flat pricing quoted before work starts. Same-day or next-day turnaround on scoped fixes. Direct access to the person doing the work (not a ticket queue). PR with testing notes and a screen recording. Honest pushback when something is bigger than a fix.
Key takeaways
- →Best for teams with intermittent, urgent front-end issues
- →Not a replacement for daily feature development
- →Flat pricing and direct access are the key differentiators
- →Monthly support bridges the gap between one-off fixes and a full-time hire
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