Scale Your Team

Grow your engineering org — domestic, nearshore, or offshore. I handle hiring, onboarding, and day-to-day management. I screen every hire personally.

What I Provide

  • —Hands-on hiring: I personally screen every candidate — technical interviews, culture fit, communication assessment. 9 years of experience building teams in India.
  • —Onboarding playbooks tailored to your stack, processes, and team culture
  • —Async-first communication protocols with defined overlap windows
  • —Code review workflows that maintain quality without blocking velocity
  • —Sprint planning and standups structured around time zones
  • —1‑on‑1s, career development, and retention strategies for remote engineers
  • —Escalation paths and incident response across geographies
  • —Knowledge management systems so nothing lives in one person’s head

Typical Engagement

Duration

6+ months

Commitment

10-20 hrs/week

Pricing

Monthly retainer

This isn’t a staffing agency model. I embed with your team, define the roles you need, recruit from my network, and manage the engineers directly. You get a fully integrated extension of your team, not contractors you have to babysit.

Distributed Team Practices

Async Communication ProtocolsKnowledge Base SystemsTimezone-Aware SprintsRecorded StandupsMonitoring & AlertingSecurity & Compliance

Success Metrics

  • ✓60-70% cost reduction vs. equivalent US-based hires
  • ✓Code quality metrics maintained or improved (PR review times, bug rates)
  • ✓Engineer retention above industry average for distributed teams
  • ✓Full-speed onboarding: new hires productive within 2-3 weeks
  • ✓Zero-surprise integration with US stakeholders and customers

Regional Options

India
(Offshore)

Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Chandigarh-Mohali

  • —Timezone: 9.5-13.5 hrs ahead of US (1-4 hr overlap via late shift)
  • —Senior devs: $35K-55K/yr loaded
  • —Savings: 70-80% vs. US
  • —Best for: 24hr coverage with US leads

Latin America
(Nearshore)

Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil

  • —Timezone: 6-9 hr overlap with US business hours
  • —Senior devs: $53K-70K/yr loaded
  • —Savings: 65-70% vs. US
  • —Best for: real-time collaboration

US
(Remote)

National average, excludes high-salary metros

  • —Timezone: US timezones (0-3 hr variance)
  • —Senior devs: $140K-190K/yr loaded
  • —Baseline for comparison
  • —Best for: leadership, core architecture

These can be combined — US leads + India team gives 24-hour coverage; issues reported at 5pm US get fixed by 9am. LATAM works best for real-time collaboration where timezone overlap matters more than round-the-clock velocity.

Cost Calculator

Adjust team size and region to see cost comparisons. See the FAQ for how EOR and recruiting work.

Team Cost Calculator

Senior Engineers
2
Mid-level Engineers
2
Junior Engineers
1

India

$187K
per year
Year 1: $220K*
76% savings
vs US baseline

LATAM**

$273K
per year
Year 1: $320K*
66% savings
vs US baseline

US

$793K
per year
Year 1: $915K*
Baseline
includes benefits

*Year 1 includes ~20% recruiting costs (one-time).

**LATAM includes legally required 13th month bonus (aguinaldo).

LevelIndiaLATAMUS
Senior$45K$63K$165K
Mid-level$29K$41K$107K
Junior$18K$25K$66K

Sources: Arc.dev (India), Howdy verified payroll (LATAM), ZipRecruiter/Built.in (US), BLS (benefits). EOR ~$350/mo via Deel/Remote. Not shown: hardware (~$2-3K), stipends.

Typical Timeline

Recruiting kicks off in parallel across all target regions. First hires can begin onboarding while remaining positions fill.

Week 1Strategy session — define roles, choose regions, set comp ranges
Week 1-2Recruiting begins; EOR setup
Week 2-4Candidates screened and interviewed; first offers extended
Week 3-6Early hires onboarding while remaining positions fill
OngoingManagement, delivery, and continuous team development
Ready to Scale Your Team?
Whether you’re building offshore, nearshore, or managing a US-based remote team — tell me about your structure and goals.

Free 30-minute consultation included. No commitment required.

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