I have hired 40+ remote developers. Here is what works, what fails, and how to avoid the common traps. By David Friedman , Founder of AppBrewers I have hired 40+ remote developers across Europe, Asia, and South America over the last 5 years. Some were exceptional. Others were disasters. The difference was never talent — it was process. Here is the exact hiring and management system we use at AppBrewers. Where to Find Remote Developers Platform Best For Avg Cost/Hour Quality GitHub Open-source contributors Free to browse Very high LinkedIn Senior engineers N/A High Toptal Vetted freelancers 80-150 Euro Very high Arc.dev Remote full-time hires 40-100 Euro High Upwork Short-term tasks 15-60 Euro Mixed Lemon.io vetted Ukrainian devs 25-50 Euro High Our approach: We hire through GitHub (open-source contributions) and referrals. Platforms are a backup.…