Short answer
To hire a Roblox developer, judge shipped live games rather than showcase builds, verify server-authoritative Luau experience and mobile performance work, ask for concurrent-player and retention numbers on past titles, and contract in fixed-scope phases with source code and asset ownership assigned to you. Experienced UK developers cost £550–£950 per day.
| Day rate (experienced Luau engineer) | £550 – £950 |
|---|---|
| Typical retainer | From £4,000 per month |
| Best first commitment | Paid scoping or vertical slice, not a full build |
Portfolios on Roblox are easy to fake and easy to misread. These checks separate people who have shipped from people who have built demos:
Ask how they prevent a client from exploiting currency, how they handle DataStore failures and throttling, what their approach is to remote-event validation, and what they profile first when frame time regresses on mobile. Vague answers to any of these are decisive.
Start with a paid scoping phase or vertical slice. Assign IP, source code and asset ownership to you in writing, require handover documentation, and keep payments tied to playable milestones rather than calendar dates.
Freelancers suit contained feature work. Studios suit full builds needing engineering, art, UI and economy design together. In-house only pays off once you are running a live game with continuous content.
Roughly £70–£120 per hour in the UK for experienced Luau engineers, usually contracted at £550–£950 per day.
Yes — retainer pods work inside your project and process, with our engineering standards and code review applied.
Fixed scope, fixed price and a launch date within 48 hours of a first call.
