Choosing a development partner shouldn't be a leap of faith. With the Codersarts Paid Trial Week, you see our work before you commit to it. For five working days, one of our engineers works on your real tasks, in your codebase, alongside your team, at a fixed price. You judge code quality, communication and speed on your own work, not on a portfolio or a sales pitch. At the end of the week you continue, swap or stop, and you keep every line of code. If you continue, the full trial fee is credited to your first month.
Portfolios look good and sales calls go well. Then the real work starts, and problems with code quality, communication or pace appear weeks into a contract. The Paid Trial Week removes that risk. For five working days, a Codersarts engineer works on your real backlog, inside your tools, alongside your team. By Friday you've seen actual code, actual communication and actual delivery, and you decide what happens next.
Why a Trial Week Beats Interviews
Interviews and portfolios | Paid Trial Week |
Show what a developer says they can do | Shows what they actually deliver |
Use puzzles and generic tests | Uses your real codebase and tasks |
Hide communication habits | Shows daily communication in practice |
Take weeks of your team's time | Takes one kick-off and one review |
Produce nothing you can keep | Produces working code you own |
Who It's For
First-time outsourcers who want proof before signing a monthly contract
Teams switching vendors after a freelancer or agency didn't work out
CTOs and engineering managers evaluating staff augmentation or offshore developers
Startups deciding on a dedicated developer or team
Companies planning an offshore development center that want to test engineering quality first
Agencies testing a white-label delivery partner
What You Get
One vetted engineer matched to your stack and required seniority
Five working days on real tasks from your backlog
Daily written updates covering progress, blockers and next steps
End-of-week code review and a walkthrough of what was delivered
Honest fit assessment from both sides
All code produced, owned by you under full IP assignment
How It Works
Before the Week
Share your needs: stack, seniority, time-zone overlap and 3–5 candidate tasks
Get matched: we propose an engineer within 2–3 business days
Intro call: 30 minutes to confirm fit and expectations
Access setup: repository, project board and chat channels
During the Week
Monday: onboarding, codebase walkthrough and a first small task
Tuesday–Thursday: real tickets, such as features, bug fixes, tests or refactoring
Friday: final delivery, code review session and handover notes
After the Week
Continue: move to a monthly engagement with the same engineer, with the trial fee credited
Swap: try a different engineer if the fit wasn't right
Stop: keep the code and walk away, with no further commitment
What to Evaluate During the Week
Area | What to look for |
Code quality | Readability, structure, tests, adherence to your standards |
Communication | Clear updates, good questions, responsiveness |
Speed | Tasks completed relative to their complexity |
Independence | How much guidance was needed |
Collaboration | Fit with your team, tools and workflow |
Good Tasks for a Trial Week
A small, well-defined feature
A batch of known bugs
Tests for an untested module
An API or third-party integration
A performance or refactoring task
A small AI integration, such as adding an LLM call to an existing workflow
Avoid tasks that need weeks of domain knowledge before any output is possible.
Pricing
A fixed weekly price based on engineer seniority, from {{price}}. If you continue, the full trial fee is credited against your first month.
Engineers Available
Full-stack, frontend, backend, mobile, AI/ML, data, DevOps and QA engineers, working across Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java, .NET, PHP/Laravel, Flutter, React Native and AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Our Commitment
NDA and full IP assignment from day one
An engineer fully dedicated to your work for the week
Working hours aligned to your time zone
No lock-in: continue, swap or stop
Why Codersarts
500+ apps shipped since 2018
Engineers who work in real client codebases every day
Flexible continuation: hourly, monthly, dedicated team or ODC
Global delivery across the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific
What Happens Next
Dedicated Team: full-time engineers on your product
Staff Augmentation: individual engineers managed by you
Retainer: committed monthly hours
Offshore Development Center: scale into a full dedicated center
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the trial paid?
A paid trial means the engineer is fully committed to your work, and you get production-quality output rather than a sales demo.
How quickly can we start?
Usually within 3–5 business days of sharing your requirements.
Can I trial more than one engineer?
Yes. Some clients trial two engineers in parallel and continue with the better fit.
Do I own the code?
Yes. IP is assigned to you from day one.
What if the engineer isn't a good fit?
Swap to another engineer or stop. There is no lock-in.
Can the trial be longer than a week?
Yes. Two-week trials are available for more complex codebases.