Hire Remote Developers Who Join Your Team, Not an Agency's
Full-time software developers, QA testers, IT support and AI specialists from Morocco, Latin America, Egypt and Eastern Europe. Technically tested before you meet them, working only for you, in your repos and your sprints.
How do I hire a full-time remote developer overseas? Tell Talentige your stack, seniority and hours. We search Morocco, Latin America, Egypt and Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Romania and more), test every candidate with live coding plus take-home tasks matched to your stack, and send you 3–5 finalists in about 20 days. You run your own technical interview and choose. Your developer works full-time, only for you, and we handle the background check, contract with IP assignment, payment in your currency and Hubstaff tracking.
No agency markup, no shared engineers, no project hand-offs. Just a strong developer on your team.
Last updated: October 10, 2026 · By the Talentige recruitment team, recruiting international talent since 2015
Where we recruit developers, and what they earn
We don't push one country. We match the market to your stack, your time zone and your budget:
| Role (full-time, USD/month) | Morocco | Egypt | Latin America | Eastern Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior developer | About $1,200 | $1,000–$1,300 | $1,200–$1,600 | On the call |
| Senior developer | $2,000–$2,500 | $1,500–$2,200 | From $2,000 | On the call |
| QA tester | $1,200–$1,500 | $1,000–$1,400 | $1,200–$1,700 | On the call |
| IT support specialist | $1,100–$1,400 | $900–$1,200 | $1,100–$1,600 | On the call |
| AI and automation specialist | On the call | On the call | On the call | On the call |
Typical monthly pay from Talentige placements. "On the call" means we don't publish a range for that market or role yet; we'll give you a realistic figure for your exact stack and seniority.
Morocco
A deep pool of developers who work in English and French, with a full working day overlapping Europe and your US hours on request. See hiring in Morocco and the wider North Africa region, including Tunisia and Algeria.
Latin America
Your US working day, live. Strong engineering communities in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.
Egypt
Strong engineering talent and very cost-effective senior developers, working in English and Arabic. See hiring in Egypt.
Eastern Europe
Experienced engineers from Poland, Hungary, Romania and neighbouring countries, for demanding stacks and senior roles, with a full working day overlapping European teams. Ranges confirmed on the call.
From first call to your developer's first commit
- Day 0Intake callStack, seniority, hours and how your team works.
- Next ~3 weeksSourcing & testingLive coding, take-home tasks, technical interview, English.
- ≈ Day 203–5 finalistsWith their test results, ready for your technical interview.
- Your pickInterview & offerYou choose; we run the background check and contract with IP assigned to you.
- Start dayOnboardingRepo access, payment in your currency, Hubstaff, 90-day guarantee.
Technical roles we fill
Software developers
Front-end, back-end, full-stack and mobile, junior to senior, in the stacks you use (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, PHP/Laravel, Java, .NET and more).
QA testers and automation
Manual testing, test plans, regression suites and automated tests with tools like Cypress, Playwright or Selenium.
IT support specialists
Help desk, device and account management, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace admin for distributed teams.
AI and automation specialists
Workflow automation, AI integrations and internal tools that cut manual work. Some roles also go through our AI training.
How we interview and test developers
| Stage | What it proves |
|---|---|
| Live coding session | They solve a real problem in front of an engineer, in the language and framework you use, and talk through their thinking as they go. |
| Take-home tasks matched to your stack | Working, readable, tested code on a realistic task, the way they would ship it on your team. |
| Technical interview | How they reason about design, debugging and trade-offs, and how they review someone else's code. |
| Written and oral English tests | They can write a clear pull-request description and explain a blocker in stand-up. French or Spanish tests too when you want them. |
| Communication assessment | How they ask questions, estimate and report progress to non-technical people. |
| Role-specific checks | QA: test a real feature and write bug reports. IT support: troubleshoot realistic tickets. |
| Your technical interview, then a background check | You see their live coding and take-home results, run your own interview, and choose. |
Your developer's first 30 days
- Days 1–3: setup. Repo, environments, accounts and Hubstaff. They read your codebase and docs and ship a first small fix or documentation improvement.
- Week 1–2: first tickets. Well-scoped bugs and small features, with code review from your lead. They join stand-ups and planning live.
- Week 3–4: owning features. They pick up sprint work like the rest of the team, review others' pull requests and start improving tests and tooling.
- Day 30: review. Talentige checks in with you and your developer and helps you set goals for the next 60 days.
Remote developer cost vs a US hire
See this chart as a table
| Role | Typical monthly pay through Talentige (USD) | US monthly cost with overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Junior developer | $1,000–$1,600 | About $12,500 |
| Senior developer | $1,500–$2,500 (Latin America from $2,000) | About $16,200 |
| QA tester | $1,000–$1,700 | About $12,400 |
| IT support specialist | $900–$1,600 | About $7,400 |
| Role | Typical overseas pay (USD/month) | US salary (BLS) | US cost with overhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior developer | $1,000–$1,600 | About $105,200 | About $150,400 |
| Senior developer | $1,500–$2,500, from $2,000 in Latin America | About $136,000 | About $194,500 |
| QA tester | $1,000–$1,700 | About $104,300 | About $149,100 |
| IT support specialist | $900–$1,600 | About $61,900 | About $88,500 |
US figures: national median hourly wage for the closest matching occupation (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; junior developer uses the 25th-percentile wage for software developers as an early-career benchmark) × 2,080 hours, rounded to the nearest $100. "With overhead" multiplies by 1.43: in June 2026 US private-industry employers spent $46.89 per hour on total compensation against $32.82 in wages (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation). Overseas figures are typical full-time monthly pay to your hire from Talentige placements; we confirm the range for your exact role on the call. Our one-time placement fee depends on the role and is separate.
See this chart as a table
| Role | US cost with overhead (year) | Annual pay at top of range | Annual savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior developer | $150,400 | $19,200 | $131,200 |
| Senior developer | $194,500 | $30,000 | $164,500 |
| QA tester | $149,100 | $20,400 | $128,700 |
| IT support specialist | $88,500 | $19,200 | $69,300 |
Try other roles and markets in the overseas hiring cost calculator.
Need a developer on your team, not on a project?
Tell us your stack and seniority. We'll show you where we'd search and what finalists typically earn.
Book a free hiring call →Talentige vs dev agencies and talent marketplaces
| Dev agency / outsourcing firm | Talent marketplace | Talentige | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whose developer? | The agency's, assigned to your project | A freelancer, often with other clients | Yours, full-time, never shared |
| Vetting | The agency's internal process | Platform tests, then you do the rest | Live coding, take-home tasks for your stack, technical interview, English and communication tests |
| Cost | Ongoing hourly or monthly markup | Hourly rate plus platform fees | Salary plus a one-time fixed placement fee, with no retainer by default (a small optional retainer applies only if you want us to manage payment and admin monthly) |
| Knowledge | Leaves when the project ends | Leaves with the freelancer | Stays in your team |
| Replacement | Depends on the contract | Start again | 90-day replacement guarantee |
What Talentige handles, end to end
- Sourcing
- Screening
- Interviews
- Assessments
- Background checks
- Contracts with IP assigned to you
- Onboarding
- Payment in USD, CAD, EUR, AUD or GBP
- Hubstaff time tracking
- 90-day replacement guarantee
Sourcing, screening, interviews, assessments, background checks, the contractor agreement, onboarding, payment and time tracking. Your hire is paid in your currency (USD for US clients, CAD for Canada, EUR for Europe, AUD for Australia, GBP for the UK), and Talentige handles the payment. They work full-time for one client only, never shared, and join your team as a contractor. They follow your holiday calendar, apart from maybe one or two local holidays you agree upfront. Every placement is backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee, and you pay nothing until you hire: one fixed placement fee that depends on the role, with no retainer by default (a small optional retainer applies only if you want us to manage payment and admin monthly).
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Hiring in more than one market? See every role and region we recruit in and how our process works. For experienced engineers in European time zones, see developers from Eastern Europe.
Frequently asked questions about hiring remote developers
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Is this the same as a dev agency or a talent marketplace?
Meet your developer finalists in about 20 days
Tell us about the role and we'll come back with a plan, a realistic budget and 3–5 technically tested finalists.
Book a free hiring call →Pay nothing until you hire · 3–5 vetted finalists · 90-day replacement guarantee
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (released May 15, 2026), national median hourly wages: Software developers, 25th percentile (15-1252) $50.58; Software developers, median (15-1252) $65.38; Software quality assurance analysts and testers (15-1253) $50.14; Computer user support specialists (15-1232) $29.74. bls.gov
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – June 2026 (released September 9, 2026), private industry: total compensation $46.89 per hour worked, wages and salaries $32.82. Multiplier 46.89 ÷ 32.82 = 1.43. bls.gov
- Talentige placement data (as of October 2026): 1,750+ hires in total, including 500+ in Morocco, 250+ in Egypt and 500+ across Latin America, plus sourcing in Tunisia, Algeria and Eastern Europe; typical monthly pay ranges, timelines, screening process, holiday arrangements and payment currency are based on Talentige placements.