The document discusses strategies for startups to find software developers at reasonable rates, especially when local talent is scarce. It explores options such as hiring freelancers from platforms like Upwork and Toptal, as well as utilizing outsourcing companies like Clutch and GoodFirms. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of choosing skilled developers to mitigate financial risks associated with hiring incompetently.

1. WHERE TO FIND
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPERS WITH
REASONABLE RATES
FOR A STARTUP
BUSINESS

2. The problem
While your early startup or business is expanding
and regularly delivering innovative features, at
that some point you may feel it necessary for
extending your team of programming engineers.
Unless you’re situated in the US or Western
Europe, you know that you may face the lack of
tech talent locally. In addition, it might be
unreasonably costly for you to hire in-house
engineers for small projects.

3. WHERE CAN I
FIND
DEVELOPERS
FOR A
STARTUP?
There are numerous strategies to
help you employ the appropriate
engineer, but there exists just a few
that will match your particular
requirements. Some platforms
provide you with pre-screened
applicants who are able to join your
company full-time. The rest only
give access to a huge pool of “pay
per hour” freelancers. Rely on your
demands, resources, and basic
skills in leading developers, when
analyzing which place is suitable for
you.

4. Hire Freelancers
This is the cheapest way to solve the issue of a lack of developers in your team. Here are a few
helpful platforms that you can use to get software engineers for your short-term project.
Upwork
It’s a very simple process: you post
your job, Upwork chooses several
freelancers who have necessary
skills, and you have a shortlist to
select the right one.
fiverr toptal
This is a place of on-demand digital
freelance co-operation, from learning
languages to coding, the biggest con
here is this website is relevant only for
short-time projects (gigs) and there is
also no verification process.
The most extraordinary point of
the website is the precise
examination of all the freelancers,
after all, only 3% endure. However,
this platform is impossible to use
for small businesses.

5. Freelancers
Everyone who ever worked with freelancers knows
that it’s is always a big risk to hire an incompetent
developer or someone who doesn’t have enough
experience. Based on Harvard Business Review,
27% of startups and regular companies are no less
than 200% above budget, which is dangerous to the
business’s financial environment. So choosing
right and trustworthy developers can hugely
decrease this risk. One more risk factor to
differentiate working with freelancers – you can’t
be sure about the accuracy of information.
According to Hireright, 63% of all job applications
contain inaccurate information.

6. Find outsourcing software development
company
T
Clutch
This is the most known place for
hiring remote software devs.
Whatever you need: software for
your business, mobile application,
a website for your company
Goodfirms Upcity
As well as Clutch, here a lot of real
software development companies can
help according to your requirements.
You can easily check the categories
like AR/VR, IoT, Web, software, and
app development
This marketplace builds strong
connections between companies
and service providers.

7. Outsourcing
software
development
company
This is the most adequate and appropriate
way to hire a software developer with
reasonable rates. Quality IT services, great
business culture, and fast adoption of
innovations are some of the important
factors for outsourcing software
development

8. HOW MANY DEVELOPERS DO I NEED FOR
MY STARTUP?
This will depend greatly on how difficult the problem you are solving is.
I regularly suggest that there be a minimum of 2 or 3 developers on projects if
there is someone stuck on a dilemma, there will always be another person that
they can handle it with. From our personal practice as a software development
company, one rock star developer is worth the whole team. You’d better hire 2
excellent software engineers you can find than get 10 “green” ones. However, it
always depends on your project, timeframes, and budget.

9. Here at KitRUM, we help tech
companies worldwide to ramp up
custom-built, remote and dedicated
software engineering teams. Our
10-years reputation and proven
experience allow us to be a reliable
software technology partner.