Hire Code Janitors — Clean Up Technical Debt in 48 Hours

A Code Janitor is a senior engineer who specializes in cleaning up messy codebases. They refactor spaghetti code, remove dead code, update outdated dependencies, improve test coverage, and modernize legacy systems — all while keeping your product running.

Hire a Code Janitor when your team spends more time working around problems than building features. Signs include: frequent bugs in “old” code, slow onboarding for new devs, fear of touching certain files, outdated frameworks, or poor test coverage that blocks releases.

Code Janitors handle refactoring, dependency upgrades, migration to modern frameworks, improving CI/CD pipelines, adding test coverage, fixing performance bottlenecks, cleaning up database schemas, and documenting tribal knowledge before it’s lost.

Match.dev Code Janitors range from $50 to $80/hr depending on their specialization and the complexity of your stack. There are no upfront fees — you only pay for hours worked, and you can start part-time or full-time.

Match.dev can match you with a vetted Code Janitor in 48 hours. Every candidate has passed our 10-hour technical assessment, so they can hit the ground running on your codebase from day one.