If you've searched for a TradingView developer before, you already know the landscape: a wall of $10/hr Fiverr gigs with identical stock thumbnails, agencies that quote you $5,000 and hand the job to a junior anyway, and an inbox full of "AI can build this for free" advice. I'm none of those. I'm a single named developer who has been building Pine Script indicators, MetaTrader Expert Advisors and Python execution systems since 2017, with 30+ published, publicly verifiable scripts on TradingView and a video proof gallery showing live broker automation actually placing orders. When you hire me, the person reading your message is the person writing your code.
What I actually build
I work across the full retail-to-prop automation stack. The common thread is that everything I ship is commented source code you own outright — not a locked binary, not a subscription, not a black box you can't audit.
- Pine Script (v5/v6) indicators & strategies — custom indicators, multi-condition strategies, screeners and scanners, alert systems, and non-repainting logic done properly (most "free" scripts repaint silently). See the dedicated Pine Script development service.
- MT5 / MT4 Expert Advisors — full EAs in MQL5/MQL4 with proper risk management, position sizing, and prop-firm-compliant drawdown handling. See MT5 EA development and the prop-firm EA service.
- TradingView → broker/exchange webhook bridges — connecting alerts to MT5, cTrader, Binance, Bybit, OANDA, Interactive Brokers and more via a custom broker bridge you control, instead of renting a third-party SaaS.
- Python order-execution servers — the backend that receives webhooks, applies risk rules, and fires live orders, with logging and reconnection logic that survives real market conditions.
- Strategy conversions — porting a working TradingView idea into a live MT5 EA. That's involved enough to have its own page: convert a TradingView strategy to MT5.
Why hire a named solo expert instead of a gig, an agency, or AI
This is the real question behind "hire a TradingView developer," so let me answer it without marketing gloss.
You talk to the person writing the code. On a marketplace gig or with an agency, your trading logic passes through an account manager, then a junior, then maybe a reviewer. Detail gets lost at every hop, and when something breaks in three weeks the original coder is gone. With me there's no hop. You explain your edge once, to the engineer who implements it.
The proof is public and verifiable. Anyone can claim "expert." I have 30+ scripts published under my name that you can read, plus a recorded gallery of live automation and a portfolio of past work. You're not trusting a five-star rating that could be bought — you're looking at code and screen recordings before you pay anything.
Direct accountability, no middleman markup. An agency adds 40–60% on top of the developer's rate for project management you may not need. A faceless gig is cheap up front but routinely costs more in rewrites. Working directly means your money goes to the build, and there's exactly one person responsible for it.
Direct expert vs. a cheap gig vs. an agency vs. an AI generator
| Factor | Direct expert (me) | $10/hr gig | Agency | AI generator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who writes your code | The person you talk to | Often resold / outsourced | Junior behind a PM | An LLM, unsupervised |
| Verifiable proof | 30+ public scripts + video gallery | Buyable star ratings | Curated case studies | None |
| Non-repaint correctness | Designed and tested for it | Hit or miss | Varies by who's assigned | Compiles but often repaints silently |
| Source code ownership | Yours, fully commented | Sometimes | Sometimes (extra fee) | Yours, but unmaintainable |
| Accountability if it breaks | One named person | Often vanishes | Ticket queue | You're on your own |
| True cost | Fair, scope-based | Cheap up front, costly in rewrites | Highest (markup) | "Free," then a paid rebuild |
"Can't I just use ChatGPT or Claude for free?"
You can — for a first draft. AI is genuinely useful for boilerplate and learning the syntax. The trap is that AI-generated Pine Script and MQL code compiles and looks right while being quietly wrong: it repaints, it uses a future-looking series, it mislabels a non-repainting calculation, or it implements logic that's subtly different from your actual edge. In a chart that's annoying. In a live strategy with real risk, it's expensive. I've written a full breakdown of where AI helps and where it fails in can AI build a trading strategy, and a fix guide for when ChatGPT/Claude Pine Script won't compile. Often clients arrive with AI code that "almost works," and the job becomes a Pine Script audit and repair rather than a build from scratch — which is usually cheaper than starting over.
"Isn't a SaaS bridge cheaper than custom?"
Sometimes, at first. A subscription bridge has a monthly fee, a vendor between you and your broker, and limits on what payloads and logic you can run. A custom bridge is a one-time build that you own and can extend. I lay out the trade-offs honestly in my PineConnector alternative comparison. One constraint I'll always state up front: TradingView webhook delivery is realistically ~25–45 seconds end to end, so webhook automation is excellent for swing and intraday systems but is the wrong tool for ultra-low-latency scalping — no bridge, mine or anyone's, changes that.
How I de-risk hiring an offshore developer
Hiring someone in another timezone you've never met is a legitimate worry. Here's how I remove it:
- Timezone overlap & response commitment. I work with US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Middle-East clients and schedule a daily overlap window so you're not waiting 24 hours for a reply.
- Milestone-based payment. We split the project into stages. You pay per milestone as work is delivered, not everything up front.
- Demo / backtest before final payment. You see the strategy running — a backtest, a demo-account run, or a screen recording — before the final milestone is released. (I'll always be clear that a backtest is not a guarantee of live performance.)
- You own the source. Final delivery is fully commented code that's yours to keep, modify, and take to anyone else later.
- NDA on request. If your edge is proprietary, we sign an NDA before you share details.
How we work — 4 steps
- Scope. You send me the idea, a chart, an existing script, or a rough spec over my contact page or WhatsApp. I ask the questions that surface the hidden requirements.
- Fixed quote & milestones. I send a written scope, a USD price, and a milestone schedule. No surprise hourly creep.
- Build & review. I build, share progress, and you review against real charts or a demo account. Revisions within scope are part of the deal.
- Deliver & handover. You get the commented source, a short setup walkthrough, and the demo/backtest evidence — then release the final milestone.
Indicative pricing (USD)
Real prices depend on scope, but so you're not flying blind, here are honest bands. Exact quote always comes after I see the spec, and the full picture lives on my pricing page and in the 2026 cost-to-hire breakdown.
| Work | Indicative range |
|---|---|
| Small Pine Script tweaks / single indicator edits | from ~$50–150 |
| Full custom indicator or multi-condition strategy | a few hundred USD |
| Webhook → broker bridge + Python execution | higher — depends on broker & risk logic |
| Strategy-to-MT5 EA conversion / full prop-firm EA | highest — full build with risk architecture |
What you get on delivery
- Fully commented source code (Pine, MQL5/MQL4, or Python) that you own.
- A working demo or backtest so you see it run before final payment.
- A short setup & usage walkthrough so you can deploy it yourself.
- In-scope revisions until the deliverable matches the agreed spec.
- NDA and source ownership as standard on request.
I'll close with the honest part, because it's the actual differentiator. I will not promise profits, I will not guarantee a prop-firm pass, and I won't pretend a backtest predicts your next quarter — anyone who does is selling you something. What I guarantee is the part I control: clean, non-repainting, fully owned code; a compliant risk architecture; and direct accountability from the engineer who built it. If that's the kind of trading automation developer you've been trying to find, you've found him — start by telling me what you're trying to build.
Send me your idea, chart, spec, or existing script and I'll reply with an honest scope, a USD quote, and a milestone plan — no obligation. NDA on request, you own the source.
FAQ
How much does it cost to hire a TradingView developer?
It depends on scope. Small Pine Script edits start around $50–150, full custom indicators or strategies run into a few hundred USD, and webhook bridges, Python execution servers and MT5 EA conversions cost more because they involve live order logic and risk architecture. I always send an exact written quote after I see your spec, never open-ended hourly billing.
Do I get the source code?
Yes. Every project is delivered as fully commented source — Pine Script, MQL5/MQL4 or Python — that you own outright. You can keep it, modify it, or hand it to another developer later. I don't ship locked binaries or subscription-gated black boxes.
Can you work in my timezone (US/UK/EU)?
Yes. I work with clients across the US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, Singapore and the Middle East, and I schedule a daily overlap window so you're not stuck waiting a full day for replies. Communication is direct with me, not routed through an account manager.
Is it safe to share my strategy or API keys?
Your strategy is safe — I sign an NDA on request before you reveal proprietary logic. For API keys, I recommend you only share keys scoped to what's needed (and revoke them after handover), or that we test on a demo/sandbox account first. You should never give anyone full-withdrawal API permissions, including me.
Why hire you instead of Fiverr or an agency?
Because you talk directly to the person writing your code, with verifiable public proof — 30+ published TradingView scripts and a video gallery of live automation — and no agency markup or resold gig accounts in between. If something breaks, there's exactly one named person responsible for it: me.
Can't ChatGPT do this for free?
AI is fine for a first draft, but AI-generated Pine and MQL code frequently compiles while being quietly wrong — it repaints, looks into the future, or implements logic that's subtly different from your actual edge. That's harmless on a chart and expensive on a live strategy. A lot of my work is auditing and repairing 'almost working' AI code into something you can actually trust with risk.
How do payments and milestones work?
Projects are split into milestones. You pay per stage as work is delivered, not everything up front, and you see a demo or backtest before releasing the final milestone. A backtest isn't a promise of live results — but it does let you confirm the logic does what we agreed before you make the last payment.