alt Hacker NewsA company I just left hired all of their development teams from Eastern Europe.
Their rate was a fraction of teams in the US and communication was great.
Perfecting remote work during covid showed companies how easy it is to hire cheaper developers in other countries.
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skajsjshs • today at 1:28 PM
My companies been pretty turbulent since COVID so I’ve had to do a lot of near shore and off shore hiring. “You get what you pay for” still mostly holds true. There’s a lot of arbitrage in junior devs, but good senior talent has mostly realized they can get a lot more.
I can’t imagine ever working with India, etc again though. If you’re already eating the time zone cost Eastern Europe is much better.
I regularly interact with devs and project managers in Eastern Europe. Their quality is top-notch and their English is good enough you'll forget they're not natives. Most importantly, their mentality is American. Like... weirdly American.
Yes means yes, no means no, "how was your weekend" and then down to business. It's a pleasure interacting with them.