Hire Developers in Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia's startup capital and its second-largest tech market. Developer salaries average A$100K-A$140K, and senior engineers with cloud or fintech experience now command A$160K+. But here is what most outsourcing firms will not tell you: India and Australia share nearly overlapping business hours. Gurugram (IST) is only 4.5 hours behind AEST, giving you 5+ hours of daily overlap — more than most onshore distributed teams manage.
Why Hire Developers Through Us for Melbourne?
Melbourne has earned its reputation as Australia's startup and fintech hub. The city hosts over 8,000 tech companies, is home to major players like REA Group, SEEK, and Afterpay's founding team, and produces more computer science graduates than any other Australian city. But demand for developers far outstrips supply — the average time-to-hire for a mid-level engineer in Melbourne is 40-55 days, and local recruiters charge 15-20% of first-year salary. Our Gurugram team removes both problems.
- Melbourne hosts over 8,000 tech companies and is home to REA Group, SEEK, Culture Amp, and the founding team behind Afterpay
- IST is only 4.5 hours behind AEST, giving you 5+ hours of real-time overlap every working day — more than most domestic distributed setups
- Local developer salaries average A$100K-A$140K before super, equipment, and office costs — our engineers cost 40-60% less all-in
- Every developer is vetted through a 4-stage process: technical assessment, live coding review, system design interview, and reference verification
How We Staff Melbourne Teams
Six ways to bring our engineers into your Melbourne projects, all structured around the natural IST-AEST timezone alignment that makes India-Australia collaboration unusually smooth.
Dedicated Development Teams
A full squad — frontend, backend, QA, and project manager — assigned solely to your product. With IST only 4.5 hours behind AEST, your dedicated team starts their day during your late morning, giving you overlap through the entire afternoon.
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers embedded in your existing Melbourne team. They join your Slack, attend your standups during AEST morning or midday, and follow your sprint cadence. Available within 1-2 weeks — no recruitment agency fees or payroll tax overhead.
Fintech and Banking Teams
Melbourne's fintech scene — Afterpay, Airwallex, Judo Bank — has driven developer salaries to A$150K+ for payments experience. Our engineers build payment gateways, open banking APIs, and APRA-compliant systems at a fraction of that cost.
Cloud-Native Engineering
AWS Sydney region, Azure Australia East, or GCP australia-southeast1 — our engineers deploy to Australian cloud regions, manage infrastructure as code, and handle CI/CD pipelines so your Melbourne team focuses on product rather than operations.
Mobile App Teams
React Native and Flutter teams for Melbourne consumer apps. From neobank wallets to health and fitness platforms, our mobile developers ship to both app stores with the UX quality and accessibility standards Australian users expect.
AI and Data Science
Machine learning engineers for Melbourne's growing AI sector. We build recommendation engines, computer vision systems, and NLP pipelines — moving projects from Jupyter notebooks to production deployments on Australian cloud infrastructure.
When Melbourne Companies Hire Through Us
Four scenarios where our model gives Melbourne businesses engineering capacity at a cost structure that local hiring cannot match.
Fintech Product Teams
Melbourne's fintech cluster — Airwallex, Judo Bank, Prospa — is driving developer salaries above A$150K for anyone with payments or banking experience. We supply engineers who have built transaction processing systems, KYC flows, and open banking integrations at 40-60% below those salary benchmarks.
Startup Engineering Squads
Melbourne is home to Culture Amp, SafetyCulture, and hundreds of VC-backed startups burning through runway. A 3-person dedicated team from us costs less than a single senior Melbourne developer — letting founders stretch their seed round further while shipping faster.
Real Estate and PropTech
REA Group and Domain are headquartered in Melbourne, and the city's proptech scene is booming. Our developers build property listing platforms, tenant management systems, and real estate analytics dashboards that handle the data volumes Australian property markets generate.
Enterprise Digital Modernisation
ASX-listed companies in Melbourne need to modernise legacy systems but struggle to hire 15 developers locally at A$130K each. Our teams run parallel workstreams — decomposing monoliths, rebuilding internal tools, and migrating to cloud — with team sizes that flex as the programme demands.
How Hiring Works for Melbourne Clients
From first call to a productive team in 10-14 business days. The IST-AEST timezone alignment means your developers are online during your working day from day one.
Requirements Call
A 30-minute video call during AEST morning hours. We map your tech stack, team structure, and the specific skills you need. Our team is online by your late morning (IST starts at 5:30am AEST), so scheduling is simple.
Developer Matching
Within 48 hours, we shortlist 2-4 developers matched to your stack and domain. You receive CVs, portfolio links, and code samples. The close timezone means you can interview candidates during normal AEST hours.
Technical Interviews
You interview each candidate directly using your standard process — live coding, system design, or however your Melbourne team evaluates hires. All sessions scheduled during AEST business hours.
Team Onboarding
Approved developers get access to your repositories, Slack, Jira, and dev environments. Our project manager coordinates a kickoff covering your coding standards, branching strategy, and deployment workflow.
Sprint Execution
Two-week sprints with demos during AEST afternoon slots. Your Gurugram team overlaps with Melbourne from roughly 11:30am to 5pm AEST, giving you more than half the working day for real-time collaboration.
Ongoing Optimisation
Monthly performance reviews and team composition adjustments. Scale up before a product launch, bring in a QA specialist, or reduce team size post-release — all with 2 weeks notice and no lock-in penalty.
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Pricing for Melbourne Businesses
Melbourne recruitment agencies charge 15-20% of first-year salary per hire, plus you carry payroll tax and super. Our model eliminates those costs while providing engineers at 40-60% below local market rates.
Dedicated Team
A full engineering team — developers, QA, project manager — working exclusively on your product. With IST-AEST alignment, your team operates during your working hours. Monthly billing, no recruitment overhead.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Developers assigned exclusively to your project
- Project manager available during AEST business hours
- Fortnightly demos and daily async standup updates
- Scale team size up or down with 2 weeks notice
- 40-60% below Melbourne market salary costs
- Minimum 3-month engagement for team continuity
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers embedded in your Melbourne team. They join your ceremonies, use your tools, and work during AEST-overlapping hours. Best for filling skill gaps without a full recruitment cycle.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Engineers join your Slack, Jira, and daily standups
- 5+ hours of daily AEST overlap for live collaboration
- No recruitment agency fees or payroll tax overhead
- Developers onboarded within 1-2 weeks of approval
- Replace any engineer within 2 weeks if not the right fit
- Scale from 1 engineer to a full squad as needed
Project-Based
Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. We agree on deliverables and milestones upfront. Best for defined builds like MVPs, migrations, or feature sets. Pricing available in AUD.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Fixed price quoted in AUD or USD
- Milestone-based invoicing tied to deliverables
- Detailed statement of work before development starts
- Full IP ownership transferred on completion
- Change request process for scope adjustments
- 30 days of post-launch bug fix support included
Hire Developers in Melbourne Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
This is our biggest advantage for Australian clients. IST (India Standard Time) is only 4.5 hours behind AEST. That means our Gurugram team starts their day at roughly 11:30am Melbourne time and works through until your end of day. You get 5+ hours of real-time overlap — more than many onshore distributed teams achieve.
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