Outstaffing: Hiring remote developers
At the beginning of an article like this, you might expect to see something like “remote development is great,” but everywhere there are nuances. I won’t make this article long: I will simply tell you the key points that will save you money and highlight the possible risks.
Where to begin?
Let’s imagine that you’ve already decided for yourself that remote development is definitely the way you want to go. Okay, before you start, take a look at our checklist. And let’s say you already have a clear understanding of what technologies you need developers for.
Okay, before you start, take a look at our checklist
If you decide that you need to outsource the development and get a completely finished tested product, that’s also a great decision, and we can help you there: just send us an email and describe everything in detail, and we’ll get back to you shortly.
Should I use no-code solutions or not?
If you have a startup, most likely you’ll use either a no-code solution, which is very popular nowadays or a few developers who will write you an MVP. In each case, there are pros and cons, but doing a full comparison is beyond the scope of this article. Here, we’ll just assume that you already have a clear understanding of what to choose.
For my startup, I personally chose to create a product using React.js / Node.js with a microservice architecture. And we are completing the product, but not rewriting it from scratch.
Freelancers? No time to experiment
Look, you don’t need freelancers. It will be difficult to assemble a team, and often difficulties arise with freelancers: they can disappear at the wrong time, and although they often cost less than programmers for outstaffing, there are still a ton of nuances. Of course, people might recommend you various freelance marketplaces, but you don’t have time to experiment, do you?
Outstaffing
Congratulations on an excellent decision: outstaffing is an excellent model that allows you to scale your team, and hire programmers and other specialists for your project if you need to increase or decrease the team, within certain limits.
outstaffing is an excellent model that allows you to scale your team
Remote developers or locals?
Hiring local programmers is often several times more expensive than hiring remote programmers. You have other things you need to invest in: don’t forget about marketing and putting your product on the market. Therefore, hiring remote developers is a great option if your startup needs to make an MVP.
Outstaffing remote developers who already work in companies is your best option, and here’s why:
- They have experience in commercial projects and work with Jira.
- They work full-time in their company, so they will work on your project every day.
- Different time zones allow convenient meetings. If you’re in the USA, then when you have morning, it’s evening in Europe, and it’s a great time to hold a daily meeting.
- Everyone speaks English.
- You make official payments by contract with the company.
The best option is to hire outstaffing developers from companies in Europe.
Okay, before you start, take a look at our checklist
A natural question arises: where to look for such companies?
At present, you can spend time and go to Google, ask your friends, or use the best option: open the iBench.net website and, in a few clicks, choose among hundreds of companies whose programmers you’re looking for.
If you want to save time, the iBench team will select remote programmers for you, check their level of English and technical skills, and then you’ll get resumes, choose candidates, and conduct interviews with your future team. Sound convenient? Of course, it does!
For you, as a customer, it’s absolutely free! iBench takes money for the service from the IT companies on the platform.
Consultation
Need some advice to decide where to move next with your task or product? No problem: you can plan a small call with our team and clarify all the nuances for yourself.
The consultation will last 30–40 minutes, and it’s absolutely free. Just schedule a Zoom call here: https://calendly.com/ibenchdenis
Terms
- Remote Developers: Developers who, in principle, can be anywhere in the world.
- Local Developers: Developers who work in the same country where you live.
- Outstaffing: Essentially, this is hiring a developer for your project from a company in which he works full-time while your project is active. This is a very convenient model, because after the end of the project, you hire the developer according to a contract, notifying the company from which you hired him.
- Full-time: This is taken to be about 168–172 hours of work per month. The figure may vary.
- Jira: A software product by Atlassian that allows you to conveniently run a project.
- SRS: Software requirements specification. This is more than just tech specs: this document has a well-defined structure that comprehensively describes your product.
- MVP: Minimum viable product.
