I can't afford to be mining for days on this pool and then get paid out 0.02 btc in the end.

I have to say I don't understand something. I am a developer myself, and I really don't understand why it's taking these pools and exchanges so long to do relatively simple things, I imagine they get a nice sum of money from this stuff, why don't they simply rent developers? I mean this whole site can be completely finished in a few days with a relatively small team and for a relatively low price.