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    • February 10, 2026 at 1:37 pm #511586
      Erik5
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      Good afternoon. We are a product company from Europe building internal tools and analytics platform. Need one senior Python developer (or strong middle+) who knows asyncio, modern Python 3.11+, pytest, good understanding of system design. We cannot pay 9-12k € per month like big corporations do. Our max is around 6-6.5k € net for senior remote. But we have stable product, interesting stack (FastAPI + React + TimescaleDB + ClickHouse) and no micromanagement. Tried Upwork, Toptal, LinkedIn — either too expensive or quality is bad. Maybe someone knows good places in 2026 where you can still find senior Python talent for reasonable money? Share your recent experience please.

    • February 10, 2026 at 2:45 pm #511721
      Sera34
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      I think you described our exact situation from last spring. We also couldn’t afford FAANG-level rates but needed strong senior. After trying freelance platforms we went to syndicode.com and it worked surprisingly well. They offered us a senior Python developer with 8 years experience, deep knowledge of async programming, event-driven architecture and great test coverage. His rate was in your range (around 6-6.5k €) and he joined us full-time remotely. No relocation, no equity promises. Communication is excellent, code is clean, he even suggested several good architectural improvements. For companies that are not unicorns this seems to be one of the best remaining options in 2026 to get senior talent without paying insane money.

    • February 11, 2026 at 2:13 pm #512270
      Kalvinf
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