Hire
Hire pre-vetted developers who work as an extension of your team, on your tools, in your sprints, with contracts you control. Choose a dedicated developer, a team extension, a project squad or a GCC setup, review a shortlist, and start with a trial period before committing long term.
Engagement models
There are four ways to work with our developers: a dedicated developer, a team extension, a project squad, or a GCC setup for long-term capacity. Pick the model that matches your team size and how much you want us to manage. All four run on your tools and in your sprints.
One developer embedded in your team.
Several developers added to your existing squad.
A small team delivering a defined project.
A long-term team, set up as your own capability center.
Roles available
You can hire frontend, backend, mobile, AI/ML and LLM, blockchain, QA, DevOps and UI/UX talent. Frontend developers work in React, Astro and Next.js, backend developers in Node and Python, and mobile developers in Flutter and React Native. Every developer is pre-vetted through technical tests, a live coding interview and reference checks before you see a profile.
Process
Hiring takes four steps: share your brief with the role, stack and start date; review a shortlist of profiles; interview and select the candidates you want; then start with a trial period before continuing. You decide at every step, and nobody joins your team without your approval.
Tell us the role, stack and start date.
Receive profiles within 48 hours (3–5 business days for specialised AI/ML and blockchain roles).
Meet the candidates and choose who joins.
Start with a two-week trial. If the developer is not a fit, we replace them at no extra cost.
Vetting
Every developer passes five checks before you see a profile: a resume and portfolio screen, a technical assessment with coding challenges, a live coding interview with senior engineers, a soft-skills and communication review, and background and reference verification. You can then run your own interviews before anyone joins your team.
We screen experience, past projects and the stack they have worked in.
Coding challenges in the role’s own stack.
A pair-programming session with one of our senior engineers.
A review of soft skills and spoken and written English.
Background and reference checks before the profile reaches you.
Working together
India is 4.5 hours ahead of the Netherlands in winter (CET) and 3.5 hours in summer (CEST). With our team working 10:00–19:00 IST, that leaves about 5.5 hours of shared working time a day in winter and 6.5 hours in summer. Daily stand-ups and key meetings fall inside that window.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Shared time, winter (CET) | About 5.5 hours (09:00–14:30 CET) |
| Shared time, summer (CEST) | About 6.5 hours (09:00–15:30 CEST) |
| Team working hours | 10:00–19:00 IST, Monday to Friday |
| Daily stand-up | Every working day, inside the shared window |
| Communication tools | Your Slack or Microsoft Teams, plus Jira or Asana |
Trust and terms
You own the work and control the contract. All code and work product belong to you, an NDA can be signed before you share any details, and data is handled with GDPR/AVG in mind. The cards below set out the contract basis and the replacement policy for developers who are not a fit.
We work with your legal team on the contract terms, including EU and Dutch requirements.
Signed before you share details, on request.
All code and work product belong to the client.
Data handled with privacy rules in mind.
A two-week trial, with a free replacement if the developer is not a fit.
Comparison
Compared with a freelancer, a traditional agency or an in-house hire, Agochar sits between flexibility and management effort. You direct the work like an in-house team, we handle the admin, and you can scale up or down within agreed terms. This is a general comparison, not a promise.
| — | Agochar | Freelancer | Traditional agency | In-house hire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Monthly rate per developer, from $4,000 full-time | Hourly or day rate | Highest rate; includes management | Salary plus recruitment and overhead |
| Speed | Shortlist in 48 hours | Fast if available | Depends on agency capacity | Weeks to months to recruit |
| Flexibility | Scale up or down after a 3-month minimum (part-time: monthly) | High, but one person | Fixed by project scope | Low; permanent contract |
| Management effort | You direct the work; we handle admin | You manage everything | Agency manages delivery | You manage everything |
FAQ
The most common hiring questions are about cost, notice period, replacement, time difference and how this differs from an agency. In short: cost depends on role, seniority and model, a trial period lets you assess fit, and developers join your own team instead of working under an agency process.
Cost depends on role, seniority and engagement model. Full-time developers cost $4,000–$12,000 per month and part-time developers $40–$120 per hour. You get a clear written quote after a short call.
Full-time engagements have a 3-month minimum, team engagements 6 months, and part-time engagements run month to month. Within those terms you can scale a team up or down.
Every engagement starts with a two-week trial. If the developer does not meet your expectations, we provide a replacement at no extra cost.
Our team works 10:00–19:00 IST, which is 05:30–14:30 CET in winter and 06:30–15:30 CEST in summer. That gives about 5.5 to 6.5 hours of shared time with a Dutch working day. Stand-ups and key meetings fall in that window.
Yes. You can run your own technical interviews, pair-programming sessions or culture-fit conversations with every shortlisted candidate, and you decide who joins.
You do. Every developer signs an NDA and an IP assignment agreement before starting, so all code and work product belong to you. We can also work with your legal team on specific contract terms.
Yes. You can add developers or reduce the team within the agreed terms. An account manager handles performance reviews, replacements and changes in team size.
Developers join your team, use your tools and sprints, and you control the contract. An agency delivers a project under its own process and management. If you would rather hand over a whole project, see our five-stage services.
Share a brief and we send matching profiles within 48 hours.