Backend - Ruby on Rails / mongo DB Frontend- ionic2 3 months start to finish project.
Pretty solid I say. UI art board in sketch with all screens ready and jira board with epics and user stories for all specs done.
How did you come up with a cost estimate without a dev
Fair question- estimate is based on total hours effort for backend and front end, calculated after multiple rounds of estimations with multiple devs. Started with a remote dev but code quality was bad so had to stall and look for another dev. Increased estimate by 20 % to secure a better dev who can write scalable code from the start.
From your expectation, this has to be a fairly experienced full stack dev. But your rate is $80k/year, less than an entry level dev in big companies. You should reconsider your rate.
What I am offering is above $6k/month in hand. In my experience (as a product manager with almost 8 years of estimating projects and delivery) Mid level devs who follow best practices and write good code in fairly large companies earn less than this (again I am not looking for a Silicon Valley unicorn to come in at this price).
time to learn ruby. Im average with code but solid with design.
$72k is a mid level dev in Ohio. You aren't excluding just SV unicorns at that rate, you're excluding every major tech center.
get in touch with me ... interested
DM me. I have a couple options depending on details
3 months effort for 20k? Don't know the difficulty level, but this is still a low ball
Try looking for someone abroad. You can find someone and bring them stateside to onboard and deliver with money left over most likely.
Interested
How good is your spec ?