There are 3 ways to go: hire freelancers, in-house developers, or outsource the development process.

Hiring dedicated developers is an effective way to ensure the quality of your end product, reduce the costs for the web app development, and attract the best experts to work on your project. Dedicated software development has many other benefits. For example, it’s a time-saving solution.The right development team can guarantee that your product will be delivered on time and you won’t have to worry about the deadlines.

You will also get a wide choice of developers as there are a lot of skilled specialists on the market: according to Evans Data Corporation, there are nearly 26.9 million software developers worldwide. However, finding the most talented of them is a challenging task. Our article is aimed to help you hire the most talented programmers for your software development. So don’t miss our useful tips.

1. The best ways to find dedicated developers team

Hire Freelancers: Pros and Cons

The simplest way to hire dedicated developers is freelance. The vast majority of companies searching for tech expertise frequently resort to freelance. For example, according to research made by Bloombergin March 2019, Google’s workforce consists of 120,000 freelancers and 102,000 of permanent employees. This way, around 54% of developers who work for Google are freelancers. This proves that there are a lot of reasons to hire freelance professionals.

Pros

• It’s a truly low-cost solution: there are a lot of specialists who are ready to work for little money unlike the developers from software development companies.

• The market of freelance developers is quite extensive, so you can easily find a specialist to fit your needs.

• If you need to find programmers as soon as possible, freelance is the best way.

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Cons

• The reputation of a freelancer can’t be 100% confirmed: a person can disappear in the middle of a project, disrupt the deadline or take an advance payment and make a low-quality product. You can choose a specialist with a great portfolio and positive reviews, but this still won’t give you a full guarantee.

• If you don’t have a technical background, you can hardly see the difference between  serious specialists and beginners. This means that you won’t be able to adequately assess if the price for their service is fair.

• There are many specialists that offer various services and are involved in the creation of design, interface, coding, etc. The vast majority of them just don’t have deep knowledge in any of these areas. Narrow-minded specialists are usually much more skilled.

Outsource Software Development: Pros and Cons

According to recent research, the outsourcing market will grow by USD 97.51 billion before 2025. When you outsource the project, a full-fledged team of developers will work on it: designers, programmers, managers, etc. You can outsource the full project or a part of it.

Pros

• Software development companies value their reputation and their internal processes are fine-tuned, so you can be sure of the quality.

• As it’s claimed by the Accelerance report, the prices for development in Eastern Europe and Latin America start from $21 per hour. This is almost three times less than in the USA. This means that you can hire programmers that are ready to work for relatively low salaries.

• It won’t take you more than 2 weeks to find and hire an outsourcing team.

• Offshore software development allows you to reduce the development costs.

• Signing a contract with an outsource company, you will clearly see the cost of services, development time, and end-product’s characteristics. Programmers will always be in touch with you and will be responsible for fulfilling their obligations.

• There are many professionals working in software development companies. So, there you can select programmers that have great experience in the specifications of your future product.

• Working with in-house developers, you constantly have to control the process and be responsible for the end result. In the case with developers from software development companies, you will only have to inform them about your ideas and wishes. The team is managed by a professional, so you are sure all your requirements and deadlines are met. So, you may want to choose outsourcing if you don’t have experience in management.

  Cons

• Since the whole team of highly qualified developers will be working solely on your project, imagine how much it will cost to develop a website, for example. The price will be significantly higher than if you hire freelancers.

• You won’t be able to organize the process of development. For example, you can’t hire or fire the developers. But the company takes responsibility for the end result.

• It’s impossible to get full control over remote developers. This way, you can’t be 100% sure about what they are doing in their working time.

In-House Developers: Pros and Cons

You can also find dedicated developers that will be fully involved in your project and work on-site. This option is rarely used by startupers, but it makes a lot of sense and also has its pros and cons.

Pros

• In-house developers will dedicate 100% of their working time to your project and will be involved in each step of the process. It will help speed up development.

• You can communicate with your developers any time and without any intermediaries. This gives you more control over the development process.

• You can control the number of developers you need for your product: get by with one employee or hire more developers.

Cons

• You will have to select the developers by yourself, and this may be a problem if you are not skilled in IT. You may waste a lot of time and money while trying to find decent employees.

• Hiring many highly specialized developers who will only work on your project is a really expensive solution.

• You hardly need a dedicated development team for a long term. When the product is finished, it will only need support. This means that your programmers won’t have work most of the time.  

• The less effective ways to find dedicated software developers

There are some common mistakes that many startapers without an IT background can make when hiring dedicated developers. Let’s talk about the most common of such mistakes.

• Hire the cheapest freelancers

If a freelance developer offers her service for a very low price, he/she is most likely a beginner and may not have enough skills to help you with your project. Trying to save in this way will most likely be a waste of both money and time.    

• Hire junior developers 

Some startupers think that it’s enough to hire only a few experienced developers and the rest of a team can be composed from junior specialists. However, trying to save some money, you risk the success of your project. You need time and resources to teach inexperienced developers, and you can’t do this instead of concentrating on the development of your product. Junior developers are usually hired by large companies that are willing to invest time and effort into them. In the case of a startup, time and resources are limited.         

• Find out more information about the potential members of your dedicated development team by interviewing them personally

Interviewing the developers you want to hire will help you make sure that they are skillful enough to complete your project. So, how should you perform an interview to find out all the important information?

• Make up a list of questions

This will make the interviewing process faster and more effective as you won’t waste            your time on asking unimportant questions. Ask about their technical experience, methods of work, and if they are able to complete work in strict deadlines.

• Check their skills with a special task

Prepare the task that will allow you to check if the developer is experienced enough to handle your project. This is the most reliable way to ensure that you hire developers that won’t let you down.

• Check their soft skills

This will help you estimate such important points as your candidate’s critical thinking, ability to solve problems and work in the team, leadership qualities, knowledge of work ethics, discipline, and a sense of responsibility. A member of any team should be able to get along with the other team members, be flexible and ready for changes.

• Provide your vendor with the detailed information about your project

If you want to make the hiring process as quick and smooth as possible, be clear about your needs. The vendor should know exactly what you are requesting for. You need to provide the vendor with all the documentation about your project and clearly speak your goals and requirements. Tell about the developers you expect to see in your team (their skills, background, etc.) and how many of them you are going to need. Knowing all these details, the vendor will be able to find the most suitable candidates to work on your project.

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