TYPO3 teams usually hire for one of three jobs: get a site off an unsupported version, extend a multi-site installation, or put a modern frontend on content that already lives in TYPO3. Its user base is narrower than WordPress or Drupal, so engineers who know it well are scarce. We staff developers who have worked inside TYPO3 configuration, not just installed it.
What does a TYPO3 developer do for you?
- Upgrade across LTS versions, replacing abandoned extensions and moving legacy TypoScript into site sets and site configuration.
- Build and maintain multi-site trees with separate domains, language fallbacks and shared content.
- Write Extbase extensions and custom content elements with proper backend layouts, so editors see sensible forms.
- Set up workspaces and editor roles for approval workflows.
- Add headless output with EXT:headless for a Nuxt, Next.js or app frontend.
- Fix slow pages by tuning the caching framework and TypoScript conditions.
What do we vet for in a TYPO3 engineer?
- They can read a ten-year-old TypoScript tree and predict what a change does.
- They upgrade with the upgrade wizards and Rector rules instead of hand-editing the database.
- They choose between a community extension and a small custom one, and check its support for your target version.
- Their page types, mount points and language overlays do not break URLs.
- They deploy reproducibly from Composer instead of copying folders.
Which TYPO3 problems come up most?
Old projects tend to hold the same debt: TypoScript copied between sites until nobody knows which lines still apply, extensions forked and never merged back so they block every upgrade, and page trees that mix editorial structure with URL structure, which makes a language or domain change risky. A good TYPO3 developer finds these in the first review and prices them separately from the upgrade itself.
On support windows, the TYPO3 roadmap lists v11 as out of free support since October 2024, with v12, v13 and v14 as the live LTS lines. If you are still on v10 or v11, an upgrade is the first job, not a nice-to-have.
What happens in the first weeks?
We begin with access to a staging copy, then run a version and extension review: current TYPO3 version, installed extensions, custom code, and the PHP version it needs. The report names the upgrade path. Within the first weeks the developer ships a bounded change, such as a fixed extension, a cleaned-up content element or a caching fix, in your repository and review process.
What stack sits around TYPO3?
Most projects run TYPO3 on PHP with Composer, MySQL or MariaDB, Redis or similar for caching, and a CI pipeline that deploys a built release rather than copied files. Headless projects add a Node frontend. We match the developer to your hosting, whether that is containers, a managed host or an on-premise server.
How do you engage a TYPO3 developer?
Hire one TYPO3 developer to join your team, or add a frontend engineer or QA next to them through a team extension (see IT staff augmentation and dedicated team hiring). A version upgrade works well as fixed-scope work. Across roles and seniority we charge $50 to $150 per hour.
When do you need more than one developer?
A replatform, a headless rebuild or a consolidation of several sites into one tree needs architecture, design and delivery together. Our TYPO3 development services cover that, and the headless CMS developer hub shows the alternatives if you decide to leave TYPO3.
