Hire Developers in Sydney
Sydney is Australia's largest tech market, headquarters to Atlassian, Canva, and the country's biggest financial institutions. Developer salaries average A$110K-A$150K, and senior engineers with cloud or financial services experience command A$170K+. The India-Australia timezone advantage is significant: IST is only 4.5 hours behind AEST, giving your Sydney team 5+ hours of daily overlap with our Gurugram engineers — more than most domestic remote setups.
Why Hire Developers Through Us for Sydney?
Sydney dominates Australian tech. The city accounts for roughly 40% of Australia's tech workforce and is the Asia-Pacific headquarters for dozens of global companies. But that concentration drives salaries to levels that make scaling engineering teams prohibitively expensive. Atlassian, Canva, Commonwealth Bank, and hundreds of well-funded startups are all competing for the same developers. Our model bypasses that competition entirely, providing engineers who work during your Sydney hours at a fraction of the local cost.
- Sydney accounts for approximately 40% of Australia's tech workforce and hosts regional HQs for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce
- Atlassian and Canva — both Sydney-born — have pushed senior developer salaries above A$170K, making local hiring a challenge for mid-market firms
- IST is only 4.5 hours behind AEST, creating a natural 5+ hour daily overlap window that makes collaboration feel like working with a team one state away
- Our engineers pass a 4-stage vetting process and have shipped production software for financial services, SaaS, and e-commerce clients across the APAC region
How We Staff Sydney Teams
Six ways to bring our engineers into your Sydney projects. The IST-AEST timezone alignment makes India the strongest near-shore option for Australian businesses.
Dedicated Development Teams
Full engineering squads assigned exclusively to your Sydney product. Frontend, backend, QA, and project management — all working during AEST-overlapping hours. Your team is online by late morning Sydney time and collaborates through your entire afternoon.
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers embedded in your existing Sydney team. They attend your standups, use your Jira, and follow your coding conventions. No recruitment fees, no payroll tax, no super contributions — just skilled developers available within 1-2 weeks.
Banking and Financial Engineering
Sydney is home to the Big Four banks and APRA. Our developers build core banking integrations, payment processing systems, and compliance platforms that meet the regulatory standards Australian financial institutions require. We deploy to AWS Sydney for data residency.
Cloud Infrastructure Teams
AWS, Azure Australia East, and GCP australia-southeast1 deployments. Our DevOps engineers handle cloud migrations, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code — keeping your Sydney infrastructure reliable and your cloud costs under control.
API and Integration Engineering
Sydney enterprises run complex ecosystems of SaaS tools, legacy systems, and third-party APIs. Our engineers build integration layers, middleware, and API platforms that connect these systems without creating a maintenance nightmare down the road.
SaaS Product Engineering
Sydney's SaaS sector — Atlassian, SafetyCulture, Employment Hero — sets a high bar for product engineering. Our developers build multi-tenant architectures, billing integrations, and analytics dashboards for SaaS companies scaling across the APAC region.
When Sydney Companies Hire Through Us
Four scenarios where hiring through our model gives Sydney businesses an engineering advantage.
Banking and Financial Services
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ, and NAB all have major Sydney engineering operations, hoovering up developer talent. Mid-market financial firms struggle to compete for the same engineers. We supply developers who have built payment systems, lending platforms, and regulatory reporting tools at 40-60% below what Big Four banks pay.
SaaS Scale-Ups
Sydney's SaaS companies need to grow engineering teams from 5 to 25 in a year, but local hiring takes 40-55 days per role. A dedicated team from us can be productive within 2 weeks, shipping features alongside your existing Sydney engineers while you continue hiring locally.
E-Commerce and Marketplace Platforms
Sydney is home to Kogan, Catch, and a growing number of marketplace startups. Our developers build product catalogue systems, order management platforms, and search and recommendation engines that handle the traffic volumes Australian e-commerce generates during peak sales events.
Government and Enterprise Modernisation
NSW Government and ASX-listed enterprises in Sydney are running large-scale digital modernisation programmes. Our teams handle legacy migration workstreams, API development, and cloud transitions — providing the engineering capacity these programmes need without the multi-month local procurement timeline.
How Hiring Works for Sydney Clients
From first call to productive developers in 10-14 business days. The IST-AEST timezone alignment means your team is collaborating in real-time from the first sprint.
Discovery Call
A 30-minute video call during AEST hours to understand your tech stack, project scope, and the developer profiles Sydney needs. Our team is reachable from late morning AEST, making scheduling straightforward.
Developer Shortlisting
Within 48 hours, we present 2-4 developers matched to your technical requirements and industry domain. Each candidate comes with a CV, code samples, and relevant project examples.
Your Interviews
You interview each developer using your standard process — live coding, system design, pair programming, or technical conversations. All sessions happen during AEST business hours.
Onboarding
Approved developers get access to your codebase, CI/CD pipelines, and team channels. Our project manager runs a kickoff covering your engineering practices, deployment process, and communication preferences.
Sprint Delivery
Two-week sprints with demos during AEST afternoon slots. Your Gurugram team overlaps with Sydney from roughly 11:30am to 5pm AEST, giving you over half the working day for real-time collaboration, code reviews, and pair programming.
Scale and Adjust
Monthly check-ins to review velocity and team composition. Add a backend specialist, bring in QA, or scale the team down after a major release — adjustments happen with 2 weeks notice.
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Pricing for Sydney Businesses
Sydney recruitment agencies charge 15-20% of first-year salary per placement, and you still carry super, payroll tax, and benefits on top. Our model eliminates all of that.
Dedicated Team
A full engineering team — developers, QA, project manager — assigned to your Sydney product. They work during AEST-overlapping hours and operate as a natural extension of your in-house squad. Monthly billing, no recruitment overhead.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Developers working exclusively on your product
- Project manager available during AEST business hours
- Fortnightly demos with daily async standup updates
- Adjust team composition with 2 weeks notice
- 40-60% below Sydney market rates all-in
- Minimum 3-month engagement for team stability
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers plugged into your existing Sydney engineering team. They use your tools, follow your processes, and attend your ceremonies. Best for targeted skill gaps or rapid scaling.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Engineers embedded in your existing team workflow
- 5+ hours of daily AEST overlap for collaboration
- No recruitment fees, payroll tax, or super costs
- Developers available within 1-2 weeks of approval
- Swap engineers within 2 weeks if not the right match
- Scale from a single developer to a team of 10+
Project-Based
Fixed deliverables, fixed price, agreed timeline. We scope the work, set milestones, and invoice on delivery. Best for MVPs, platform migrations, or defined feature builds. Pricing available in AUD.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Fixed price available in AUD or USD
- Milestone-based payments tied to working software
- Statement of work agreed before any code is written
- Full IP transfer on project completion
- Clear change request process for scope shifts
- 30 days of post-launch bug fix support included
Hire Developers in Sydney Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
IST (India Standard Time) is only 4.5 hours behind AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Our Gurugram team starts their workday at roughly 11:30am Sydney time and works through until your end of day. You get 5+ hours of daily overlap, which is more real-time collaboration than most companies get with domestic remote teams in Perth or Adelaide.
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