How To Hire Dedicated Development Team In Europe, A Complete Guide

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At present, the success of a project largely depends on a team of creators. One IT specialist is no longer enough to perform all the necessary tasks. Advanced technology and the new programming languages and tools popping up as well as the general growth in market competition, now narrow field programmers are worth gold.

A dedicated development team (DDT) is rather trendy in the IT industry when the company forms up and hires a team to work on a project. Unlike outsourcing, when you hire specialists but have no control over their work, this method allows you to control the team’s composition and work closely. The team no longer works for you after the project is completed and, as a result, the contract is terminated.

Among the reasons Why is saving time and money on recruiting procedures. Finding a good programmer in a short period is an incredible effort. Not to mention finding several at once, hiring an employee one at a time can take a huge amount of time. First you need to select candidates, then go through their portfolios for a secondary selection, then conduct an interview, and once again without those who did not pass the interview, and there can be an endless number of such rounds. Especially in today’s conditions for the labor market.

Fresh IT expertise brings innovative and creative ideas. Your new team will bring a stream of new ideas and inspiration for solving certain problems of your project both as an already existing service or a startup. Programmers who change projects frequently working in different industries and directions tend to find out-of-the-box solutions faster.

Dedicated teams are the best for long-term projects. If you plan to develop your project over a long period we definitely recommend becoming friendly with providers. This way it will be much easier for you to reconnect with the developers after closing up if needed. It also gives stability and grounding in your recruiting process.

Cut development time and release your product quicker. Due to well established communication and the high level of technical efficiency and in general higher team productivity, there is a high probability of a quick release of a final product to the market.

What do dedicated software development teams serve for?

This is the model where developers mostly work exclusively on your company’s project and you have their full focus, perfect understanding of your business needs and specifics. At ZenBit Tech, our specialists proved to be responsive and reliable members of our client’s hired team.

Thanks to this mode of partnership you can enjoy the long-term flexibility and steadiness of full-time employees and protect yourself from unnecessary expenses and logistical fuss compared to in-house staff. Moreover, you pay for this assistance only when you need it, and as long as you benefit from it.

DDTs usually consist of the IT professionals you will need on every stage of your project creation through the scratch to its implementation. It may consist of various analysts, software architects, quality assurance guys, designers, front-end and back-end engineers, and some other narrow field specialists. There is never a unique set of employees as each project is very individual, and that is the beauty of hiring a dedicated development team, it guarantees your perfect match in all the business needs.

Dedicated development team and the ready product? Yes!

It is important to note that this model isn’t only about start-ups. In case you already have a product and need support, an update, or better maintenance, hiring a DDT is a great idea!

You can invite a separate developer or a couple of them for particular tasks. Imagine you only have to make the interface of your app better. Here you are – an on-demand service is what will solve everything. The maintenance crew is going to support the product after its main updates have been launched.

How to hire a programmer for a startup?

If you are enthusiastic about your product and have already built a startup vision, then a DDT can fully take on the responsibilities for design, development and support of a software product. But prior to that you need to consider the following:

  • Define your requirements. Try to analyze your project with pink glasses removed and match what you dream to do with what you are capable of right now. What kind of specialists do you need to create your app? What skills should they have? What’s your budget? Is there any chance you need help in the future?
  • Conduct a thorough elimination process. This is by far the most cumbersome part of the process but also one of the most important ones. Compile a long list of service providers based on their status, reputation, location, experience, recruitment capabilities, quality and security standards.
  • Conduct an interview. After the clear frontrunners appear on the list, it is necessary to conduct an interview. The very first stage is to contact the company by email with your needs for the project and also the list of required specialists.
  • Mitigate the risks. There are a few ways when you can mitigate risks when hiring a DDT. As a rule, they are mentioned in an agreement document and include payback in case anything goes wrong.

Why To Look For A Dedicated Development Team In Eastern Europe?

Eastern Europe is a popular destination when choosing a project partnership model. This is where quality is relevant to the cost. Below we illustrate the pricing rates in various countries of this area.

Country Experts Rates Universities IT Hubs Popular Technologies Start-Ups
Romania
115k
$25-45
7
Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara. Java, JS, SQL, Python UiPath
Java, JS, SQL, Python
UiPath
Poland
270k
$40-55
23
Warsaw, Wroclaw, Krakow
Objective-C, Java, SQL, PHP
Brainly, Tylko
Ukraine
220k
$25-45
27
Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro
React, JS, Swift, Java, Python, PHP, AWS
Grammarly, Petcube, People.ai
Hungary
80k
$40-55
9
Budapest, Debrecen, Miskolc
SQL, Java, JS
Turbine, Talentuno
Bulgaria
52k
$35-50
10
Sofia, Plodiv
Java, JS, React, Python
Transmetrics
Croatia
29k
$35-50
12
Zagreb, Dubrovnik
JS, SQL, PHP, Java
Rimac
Chezh Republic
95k
$35-55
8
Prague, Olomouc, Brno
JS, Java, AWS, Python
Avast, Social Bakers

Talking about Eastern Europe, Ukraine is regarded here as one of the core pools of software talent with the number of IT professionals above 200 thousands. Research shows that more than a half of them work as remote employees.

It is because the interest in custom software development in Ukraine is rather little due to its costly nature. Yet, Ukraine still has a way lower development percentage than the one in the United States, for example, but the service excellence keeps being high.

You may find interesting the following data and numbers.

Ukraines IT services market growth
Ukrainian Developers by Experience
Programing Languages used by Ukraian Developers
Main Industries

Hire a development team or a freelancer?

DDTs are definitely easier to manage in a comparison with freelancers. Work in such teams usually passes through a communication center which speeds us the reception and processing of information. In other words, the work in a DDT is coordinated and automated, and a minimum amount of time is spent.

In addition, the presence of project manager or team leader provides the possibility of constant communication.

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Liudmila Dziubynska
Liudmyla Dzybinska
Chief Technical Officer at ZenBit Tech

Conclusion

By hiring developers for a startup, you get full control over your work without additional costs. Other advantages include fast hiring, transparency of all processes, flexibility and scalability. No wonder why a lot of companies prefer hiring dedicated software developers instead of outsourcing. Eastern Europe is a very popular direction here with lots of top rated experts and lower costs of living.

Our Ukrainian ZenBit Tech team friendly invites you for a chat or a call for more info. We are happy to offer you our piece of advice, create an amazing service together and keep effective partnership. Who knows? You are always welcome. Take care!

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Dmitry Broshkov
Dmitry Broshkov
CEO of ZenBit Tech