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A developer with genuine production experience should be able to show verifiable, shipped work — live App Store links, working production URLs, or detailed case studies with real architecture decisions and outcomes, not just a portfolio page of screenshots. Clean, documented code and a clear handover process (architecture overview, setup instructions, deployment documentation) are reasonable, standard expectations, not a special request.

Professional communication practices — responding within an agreed timeframe (commonly within 24 hours), providing regular written updates, and being straightforward about challenges or delays rather than going silent — are the practical signals of professionalism that matter more than geography.

Ask specific, project-relevant technical questions during scoping and evaluate whether the answers are specific and confident, not generically reassuring — this works regardless of whether you're technical yourself. Request to see a genuinely relevant case study in detail, not just a general claim of "years of experience," and follow up with specific questions about the architecture and trade-offs made.

Start with a smaller, well-scoped piece of work if you're uncertain, rather than committing to a large engagement immediately — this lets you evaluate real working quality and communication before scaling up the relationship.

The strongest predictor of quality isn't location — it's a track record of specific, verifiable, shipped production work, combined with clear, proactive communication during your own scoping conversation. Evaluate on those two things directly, rather than making assumptions based on geography in either direction.