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Hire automation experts who replace hours of manual work with workflows.

Zapier, Make, n8n, and custom automation specialists — from $35/hr.

Start in 3–5 days
14-day replacement
Pre-vetted talent
You own the IP

Hire an automation expert who can audit your stack, identify the 5 workflows eating your team's time, and ship reliable automations to replace them. We build in Zapier, Make, n8n, and custom code where the no-code tools fall short.

Transparent pricing

Three seniority tiers. Pick what fits the job — start hourly, move to monthly when you're ready.

Mid Automation Expert

3-5 yrs experience

$35/hrhourly
$3,400/mofull-time
Most popular

Senior Automation Expert

5-8 yrs experience

$60/hrhourly
$5,800/mofull-time

Lead Automation Expert

8+ yrs experience

$90/hrhourly
$8,800/mofull-time

What a automation expert does for you

The day-to-day work you can hand off to a Livin Services automation expert.

Workflow audit & automation roadmap

Zapier, Make, and n8n implementation

Custom API integrations & middleware

CRM ↔ marketing ↔ billing data sync

AI-powered automation (OpenAI, Anthropic in workflows)

Reliability, monitoring, and error-handling

Internal tools with Retool, Softr, Glide

Documentation & team handoff

Common engagements

The most common scopes clients hire our automation experts for.

Automation audit + roadmap

Workflow buildout (10–30 workflows)

CRM ↔ tools data sync

AI-powered automation builds

Internal tools with Retool / Softr

Monitoring & error-handling setup

Documentation & team training

Ongoing automation retainer

Tools & stack

What our automation experts ship with.

ZapierMaken8nPipedreamRetoolSoftrOpenAIPostgresWebhooksAirtable

From brief to kickoff in 5 days

01

Tell us the scope

Share the project, timeline, and seniority you need. NDA on request.

02

Get matched

We propose 1–2 pre-vetted candidates with portfolio and rate within 48 hours.

03

Interview & approve

Vet the developer in a 30-min call. Approve, swap, or request another match.

04

Kick off & ship

Sign the MSA, get repo access, and start shipping. Weekly check-ins from day one.

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What clients actually said

These are our real Google reviews, transcribed word for word — including the typos. Open the profile to verify any of them.

Questions

Hiring a Automation Expert — FAQs

Including the ones with awkward answers — what we will not guarantee, why there is no price list, and when we would tell you not to hire us. If yours is not here, ask and we will answer it before anyone books a call.

Guides on hiring a Automation Expert

Rates, interview questions, red flags, and onboarding plans for hiring a automation expert.

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Ready when you are

Tell us the goal in one sentence.

You get a written scope, one fixed price and a start date back — usually within two business days. No form to complete first, and no call to sit through before you know anything.

  • We usually reply within a couple of hours in working time.
  • No discovery fee, no deposit to hold a slot, and no retainer attached to a build.
  • We write the scope down and attach one fixed price to it, before any work starts.

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