Hire offshore .NET developers without compromising on quality
Looking to hire offshore .NET developers but want to guarantee their quality? You’ve come to the right place.
At The Scalers, we’ve helped set up more than 80 dedicated offshore extensions and standalone teams for .NET development with the right skills and cultural fit for our partners and we can do the same for you too.
In this article, we’ll cover the basics of why and how to hire .NET developers offshore before showing you our unique offshore development model that allows us to make this claim.
Even if you don’t decide to go with our services, this article will show you how you can guarantee the quality of an offshore team you build with any partner. So, let’s dive in.
Benefits of hiring offshore .NET developers
The benefits of hiring offshore developers are well known and apply to offshore .NET development just as well as they do to other software development and roles. They include:
- Cost-effectiveness compared to local hiring.
- Access to larger talent pools.
- Ability to scale up teams.
You can expect all these results and more when you engage a high-quality .NET development company.
However, these benefits aren’t guaranteed. Low-quality partners and engagement models bring negative side effects which have led to some negative perceptions about the industry. These aren’t universal attributes and the right offshoring partner will overcome them.
To do so, you need to know what skills to look for, the best locations to find those engineers, and how to evaluate potential partners to find ones who can actually deliver.
Key skills to look for in .NET developers
As any tech lead knows, being a good hire as an engineer is more than just coding knowledge (not that they don’t matter!). A good engineer needs to be able to work out solutions to problems and work well in a team. Some of the most important skills for .NET developers include:
- Technical skills (C#, .NET, ASP.NET, MVC, etc.).
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Communication skills.
- Cultural and team fit.
- Experience working with modern workflows (like Agile and Scrum).
- Experience working in multi-national companies and teams in multiple time zones.
These are criteria you need to look for when you hire dot net developers of all positions, but for more senior roles, people and project management skills become even more important.
Why is India the best location to hire dedicated .NET developers?
There are many locations where you can find .NET developers, but India has some unique advantages. Firstly, India has an abundance of .NET developers, more than even the United States. This makes it easier to find developers looking open to working for your company rather than being snipped by bigger companies.
These developers are centralised in tech hubs like New Dehli, Hyderabad, Chennai and especially Bangalore — the Silicon Valley of Asia.
Secondly, India is one of the most cost-effective countries to hire .NET developers. Thanks to the lower cost of living and overheads, even smaller Western companies can pay good salaries to engineers, provide a top-class culture, and still lower overheads at the same time.
The average rates for .NET developers around the world
| Country | Junior | Mid | Senior |
| US | $71,102.00 | $90,465.00 | $110,094.00 |
| UK | $30,591.44 | $52,610.69 | $60,890.76 |
| Australia | $37,485.41 | $58,473.66 | $73,343.54 |
| South Africa | $16,857.85 | $26,452.55 | $38,336.09 |
| Germany | $50,761.82 | $64,375.40 | $67,570.58 |
| India | $3,583.90 | $5,665.62 | $11,107.13 |
| Philippines | $6,126.54 | $12,448.58 | $14,201.80 |
| Poland | $25,473.83 | $30,991.80 | $39,380.53 |
| Colombia | $6,942.82 | $18,171.48 | – |
Source: Payroll (2024)
Finally, Indian employees have strong English proficiency and cultural match making them effective at communication. English is one of the official languages and India has a score of 490 in the Education First English Proficiency Index. The widespread presence of R&D centres for multinational corporations means many engineers are familiar with Western methodologies. Combined, these result in strong soft skills that make them effective employees.
What is the most cost-effective strategy for hiring .NET developers?
There are three key factors that determine the cost-effectiveness of every offshore team.
- The location where you hire.
- The model which you use to hire.
- The hidden costs or additional value brought by individual partners.
The first factor affects the floor of your operating offer. A country with a higher cost of living will have a higher floor for your operations. Check out this guide for a breakdown of the cost of offshore developers in the top countries for offshoring.
Some offshore engagement models offer more value than others and suit certain situations. For example, low-cost outsourcing is perfect for projects with a limited time frame such as developing a new Proof of Concept. Others like building a dedicated offshore team are better for the ongoing development and support of a product.
Hidden costs and additional benefits
Even companies offering similar models in the same locations will have important differences between their offerings.
It might be their recruitment processes, how they run operations, look after employees, or how responsive they are to their partners.
These might not sound like much but they can lead to increased value or knock-on costs. Take, for example, a low-quality provider who allocated a couple of junior developers from their bench while promising mid-level engineers. This leads to lengthy delays in development, worse of all, once they are finally up to speed on the product, the engineers leave for better-paid opportunities elsewhere. Oh, and there were hidden costs in the contract that have kicked in turning that bargain into a real nightmare.
A slightly more expensive provider can end up being the more cost-effective strategy.
They not only vet candidates properly but can offer them good salaries and additional benefits which keep them engaged and staying with the company for the long term, leading to greater velocity in development.
In addition, they are more likely to look for additional ways to deliver value to their partners, like organising one-off trainings to address specific issues or finding local CSR initiatives that match the company’s values.
This is exactly the kind of high-value approach we offer at The Scalers.
Why hire offshore .NET developers with The Scalers?
Our unique model gives you the engineers you need with none of the downsides typically associated with offshoring.
Here’s how we do it:
- We hire just for you, instead of assigning from a bench — and you get the final say.
- Your employees are your employees — they work just for you using your systems and workflows.
- We handle all the operations on the ground — e.g., payroll, provisioning and other HR and admin needs.
- We create an engaging culture with high performance and retention — executed by your dedicated Chief Happiness Officer.
- You work with your team just like your in-house team — so you can focus on your product, not admin.
- When you’re ready to scale, we’re ready too — any skill or role you need.
The net effect is that this is the most cost-effective way to set up, scale, and retain a team of high-quality developers in any programming language or framework including C# and .NET.
Here’s a quick example.
Success story: The Taxback Group modernises with new offshore team
The Taxback Group had legacy products that were no longer meeting their needs and had acquired significant tech debt. They needed a dedicated product team to develop the next generation of their platforms and skilled C# developers with knowledge of the .NET framework were a core part.
They turned to The Scalers who established their custom engineering team in Bangalore. The team redeveloped the Taxback Group’s product within just 6 months.
In the years since, Taxback Group’s team has expanded to over 40 engineers supporting three projects and working with 5 additional technologies beyond C#. You can read the whole case study on how the Taxback group reestablished its position as a FinTech leader here.
How to hire offshore .NET developers with The Scalers
Setting up your new team with The Scalers is easy, whether you’re looking for a couple of .NET developers or a complete R&D Centre. Just follow the following simple steps:
- Complete the contact form at the bottom of the page.
- One of our offshore experts will get in touch to collect your requirements and answer any of your questions.
- We’ll put together a customised proposal based on your needs and present it so you can make an informed decision.
- If you accept our proposal, our recruitment team will spring into action using our patented 7-step recruitment process to get you the top 1% of candidates — and you get the final say!
- Once you’ve selected your team, our People & Culture team will set up your branded office space, make sure all the legal requirements are covered, and get hold of all the required equipment.
- Your employees will be onboarded into your systems and culture starting with a diya lighting ceremony in your new Bangalore office — you’re welcome to come along — and continuing with ongoing engagements.
- If you need to scale up with more engineers or other positions, your Partner Success Manager is just a message or call away and ready to kick things off.
That’s all there is to it.
So if you’re ready to start, send us a message here and we’ll set up your offshore team.
Discover the smarter way to go offshore
When done right, hiring .NET Engineers offshore allows companies to scale development in the most cost-effective way. But when companies look to slash costs with the cheapest offshore .NET development company, they encounter the problems offshoring has been associated with.
That’s all for this article, but if you’d like to learn more about the difference between our unique approach to offshore development, download this ebook covering the differences between offshoring and outsourcing.
