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Pre-screened Security Developers matched to your stack and threat model in as little as 3 days. No recruiter fees, no full-time overhead.
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When to hire a Fractional Security Developer
You probably already know something is off. Here are the signals that tell you it is time to bring in a Security Developer now.
Your codebase has never had a real security review
You are shipping features fast but security has always been an afterthought. A single vulnerability can expose customer data, tank a compliance audit, or kill an enterprise deal.
A compliance deadline is approaching
SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001 certification is on the roadmap and your current team does not have the AppSec depth to get you there without dedicated help.
You are preparing for a security audit or pen test
An upcoming audit or third-party penetration test requires someone who can triage findings, own remediation, and communicate risk to stakeholders, not just developers patching tickets.
An enterprise prospect is asking hard security questions
A big customer or investor wants a completed security questionnaire, a trust page, or evidence of a mature SDLC. Without a Security Developer, these deals stall or fall apart.
You have had a security incident or near-miss
A breach, a leaked credential, or a discovered vulnerability has made it clear that reactive security is no longer acceptable. You need someone who builds security in, not bolts it on.
Your engineering team is growing fast
As your team scales, inconsistent security practices multiply. A fractional Security Developer can establish secure coding standards, review architecture decisions, and train your engineers before bad habits become systemic.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Security Developer
Security talent is scarce and expensive. Go Fractional connects you with pre-screened Security Developers who have solved real-world threats across fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and enterprise, so you get the right operator fast without overpaying.
Cost Efficiency
Access senior security development expertise on a retainer model, without the full-time salary, benefits, and equity that a staff AppSec hire demands.
Speed to Hire
Our AI-powered matching and pre-screened operator network means you can have a qualified Security Developer engaged in as little as 3 days, not the 3-4 months a traditional search takes.
Pre-Screened Expertise
Every Security Developer in our network is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters on track record, references, and hands-on experience with threat modeling, secure SDLC, and compliance frameworks.
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.
Discovery Call
Book a free 20-minute discovery call with one of our executive recruiters to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Within days, we'll introduce you to a short-list of pre-screened Fractional Security Developer candidates to interview, each pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them. Our match success rate is 98%.
Start Work
Finalize contract details with Go Fractional and get working within less than a week of your discovery call.
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.
Hire InterimFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Security Developer leadership, and where each one wins.
| Factor | Fractional Security Developer | Full-Time Hire | Agency / Dev Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Start | ~3 days | 3-4 months | 1-3 weeks |
| Engagement Model | Monthly retainer, scoped SOW | Salary + benefits + equity | Project markup, hourly billing |
| Security Domain Depth | Senior operator, hands-on AppSec and secure SDLC experience | Varies, junior to senior depending on budget | Generalist dev teams with limited dedicated security focus |
| Flexibility | Scale hours up or down as threat landscape or roadmap shifts | Fixed headcount, hard to right-size | Locked to project scope, change orders add cost |
| Compliance Readiness | Operators experienced with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 | Depends on individual hire | Rarely embedded compliance expertise |
| Best For | Ongoing AppSec leadership, secure code reviews, and compliance sprints | Long-term, stable security engineering headcount | Defined-scope build projects where security is not a primary concern |
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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