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Pre-screened Security Developers who fix injection flaws, harden auth, and wire security scanning into your CI pipeline, matched to your codebase in about 3 days.
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When to hire a Fractional Security Developer
Bring in a Security Developer when security findings pile up faster than your product engineers can fix them, or when a customer, auditor, or investor is about to inspect your code.
Pen test report sitting unresolved
You paid for a penetration test, got a list of critical and high findings, and nobody on the team has the time or depth to fix them properly.
SOC 2 or ISO 27001 deadline approaching
Your auditor needs evidence of secure SDLC controls, code review, and vulnerability management, and you have none of it documented.
Enterprise deals stuck in security review
Prospects send 200-question security questionnaires and your engineers cannot answer how you handle secrets, encryption, or session management.
Homegrown auth you no longer trust
Login, password reset, and API token logic were written years ago and nobody wants to touch them without someone who knows OAuth and OIDC.
No security checks in CI
Dependencies, containers, and infrastructure code ship without SAST, SCA, or secrets scanning, so vulnerable packages reach production unnoticed.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Security Developer
A fractional Security Developer writes and reviews the code that keeps attackers out, so your team ships features while someone senior owns the vulnerabilities.
Patch auth and injection flaws on a retainer
Get senior secure-coding expertise on your backlog of OWASP findings without adding a full-time security salary, benefits, and equity to your burn.
Start remediation before the audit window closes
Meet pre-screened Security Developers in about 3 days, so pen test findings get fixed this sprint instead of after a months-long search.
Hand your threat model to a proven AppSec expert
Every operator has shipped secure code in production, from OAuth and secrets management to SAST and dependency scanning in CI.
How to hire a Fractional Security Developer
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Security Developer is easy with Go Fractional.
Intro Call
Answer a few quick questions, then book a free 30-minute intro call with our team to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Our AI finds Fractional Security Developer candidates whose past clients and projects match your brief, which you won’t find on LinkedIn. A dedicated executive recruiter verifies each one’s experience, fit, and genuine interest, and you meet the ones who fit in about 3 days.
Start Work
Book time with candidates right from your shortlist, choose your operator, and sign a simple month-to-month agreement. We move as fast as you do.
Engagements that fit how you work
Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.
Fractional Security Developer
- Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
- Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
- Scale hours up or down as needs change
Contract-to-Hire
Trial a Fractional Security Developer on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.
- Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
- Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
- Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
Interim Security Developer
Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.
Fractional Security Developer rates average $211/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.
Security Developer Hourly RatesFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Security Developer leadership, and where each one wins.
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| Factor | Fractional Security Developer | Full-time Security Developer | Agency / Dev Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to hire | ~3 days | 3-6 months | 2-6 weeks |
| Engagement | Monthly retainer, scoped SOW | Salary + benefits + equity | Project fee with markup |
| Codebase context | Works inside your repos and PR flow | Deep, built over time | Often limited to the audit scope |
| Remediation | Fixes findings and reviews code | Fixes findings and reviews code | Reports findings, fixes cost extra |
| Best for | Senior AppSec ownership, flexible scope | Large teams with constant security load | One-off pen tests or point audits |
We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional
Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.
“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
“It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
“Go Fractional provided Mockingbird with a founder-level engineering leader that helped us out of a huge amount of tech debt, streamlining and modernizing our entire e-commerce stack”
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