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Find development clients on Reddit

21 people posted a paid development job on Reddit in the last 7 days. Here they are, where they post, and how freelance developers win them.
Live from Reddit · updated every few hours · last checked 24 Oct 2026

Reddit is where non-technical founders go when they need something built: an MVP, a Chrome extension, a scraper, a fix for a site another freelancer left half-done. The paid requests are public, and they're answered by whoever shows up first with something relevant.

This week's paid development requests

Newest first, straight from Reddit's hiring communities. Open one to reply on Reddit.

Where development clients post on Reddit

CommunityPaid requests this week
r/forhire10
r/slavelabour7
r/gameDevClassifieds3
r/jobbit1

These are the formal job posts. Many more buyers never write "[Hiring]": they ask "can anyone recommend someone for this?" in r/startups, r/smallbusiness or r/Entrepreneur.

How to win these jobs

  • Answer the technical question in your first reply: which stack, roughly how long, the one risk you see. It proves you read the post.
  • Link one similar project (a repo, a demo, a screenshot) rather than a CV.
  • For MVP requests, offer a fixed-price first milestone. It lowers the buyer's risk and gets you started.
  • Be wary of equity-only or "rev-share" posts unless that's what you want. Filter for posts with a stated budget.
  • Follow up once, a day later, with a question about their timeline. Most freelancers never follow up.

The clients who never post "[Hiring]"

Job boards are the visible part. The bigger pool is people describing the problem in their own words ("our site looks amateur", "who should I hire for this?") in the communities where they already spend time. They rarely use the keywords a search alert would catch, and the first genuinely helpful reply usually wins.

That's what Hubbub is for: it reads every new post in the communities you choose, flags the people asking for what you do, and drafts a reply in your voice. You post it from your own account.

Other ways to find clients on Reddit

Questions

Is it allowed to reply to [Hiring] posts on Reddit?+

Yes. [Hiring] posts exist so developers can respond. Read each community's rules first: most want replies by comment or DM as the post says, and some require your own [For Hire] post to follow a set format.

Where do people hire developers on Reddit?+

r/forhire and r/hireaprogrammer carry formal requests; game work goes to r/gameDevClassifieds. Founders also ask "can anyone build this?" in r/startups, r/SaaS and r/Entrepreneur.

Are Reddit development jobs legitimate?+

Most are. Protect yourself the usual way: agree scope and price in writing, take a deposit or use milestones, and be cautious with anyone who wants work before any payment.