Almost every week we are hearing of North American companies laying off Software Developers in an attempt to save on operating costs. Netflix, Coinbase, Robinhood, Snapchat and more have all shed engineering jobs.
If the Canadian market is closer to your heart – Hootsuite, Unbounce, Thinkific and Shopify are among some of the biggest tech players making the news lately for sudden layoffs.
Given that the base salary for Software Developers in North America can range between CAD $95,000-180,000 per year, in the past couple of years hiring managers have been turning to markets like South America to hire talent at a significantly cheaper cost.
Companies making this move are finding that they’re able to save 30%- 40% on base salaries while hiring professionals that bring the same level of education and English proficiency to the table as their North American counterparts. The South American market is also of appeal given the region’s proximity to North America, similar time zones, and minimal language barriers.
A commonly overlooked solution to cutting costs even further is hiring Software Engineers on a part-time or short-term basis instead. This can be particularly helpful for startups and small companies who are struggling to find the budgets to hire experienced full-time Software Engineers despite their need for them as they strive to build and market competitive products.
Embracing this opportunity allows companies to contract talent for as few as 10-20 hours per week to deliver only on the projects that are the most necessary. Rather than finding the budgets to pay Software Engineers an annual salary of CAD $120,000-160,000/ year, they can instead be looking at hourly rates of between CAD $50-80/ hour (depending on the complexity of the project and experience of the developer) and pay the expense only when extra help is required.
As people around the world place a higher value on work/life balance following the pandemic, part-time jobs are becoming increasingly appealing. Companies recruiting for part-time roles can expect to see a large number of applicants who are eager to work in a part-time capacity while dedicating the rest of their time to schooling, family, or different types of work.
Hiring Software Engineers on a part-time or short-term basis is one of the engagements we can help with at DevEngine. We spare our clients the hassle of finding talent, completing administrative work, and terminating talent when the job or contract is complete. Engaging with us on hiring part-time or short-term Software Engineers means that we take the hassle, headaches, and paperwork associated with hiring overseas talent off your plate to deliver the team you need while saving you a good 20-25% on recruitment costs.
Having done this for a variety of clients in HRTech, EdTech and FinTech spaces, we have strong systems in place to help you find the affordable and skilled talent you need to launch your MVP, QA test your code, and push your product to the next stage and beyond.
Contact us for a quick consult if hiring part-time Software Engineers is of interest to your organization.
Anton Poseshchennyy is the business development manager of DevEngine, helping Canadian companies build distributed engineering teams across South America.