How much does it cost to hire a Flutter developer from India? +
Our tiered rates: Junior $18/hr (~$2,800/mo), Mid $28/hr (~$4,400/mo), Senior $40/hr (~$6,200/mo, recommended for most projects), Lead $60/hr (~$9,200/mo). All rates are full-time dedicated (160 hrs/month). Hourly engagements available at 40-hour minimum. Monthly rolling contracts, 4-week minimum commitment.
Why is your $18/hr competitive with $10-15/hr bargain offshore shops? +
Because hourly rate is the wrong comparison. Total cost-to-ship is the real number. Our AI workflow (Claude Code, Cursor, GetWidget UI kit, internal Flutter prompt library) means a feature that takes a $10/hr shop 10 hours takes our team 5 hours. You pay less in total AND ship sooner. A typical 6-screen Flutter MVP runs $11,000 at a $22/hr standard India agency vs $4,500-7,000 with us.
Are these full-time dedicated developers or shared across multiple clients? +
Full-time dedicated. Each developer is committed 100% to your project for the engagement duration. No multi-tasking across clients, no shared bandwidth. Daily standups with your PM, weekly demos, full access to commit history and hours. You can audit their commit log at any time.
How do you vet Flutter developers before assigning them to my project? +
Every developer passes a four-stage process: a Flutter-specific technical interview (60 min, with a Senior or Lead), a take-home Flutter app build (~6 hours of work), a live code review session with a Lead (defend choices, spot planted bugs, modify code live), and a paid 1-week trial on a real internal project. We hire roughly 1 in 30 applicants. All developers have shipped at least one production Flutter app.
What if a developer doesn't work out after the first few weeks? +
We replace at no cost within the first 30 days, no-questions-asked. After 30 days, replacement is still free if the issue is on our side (skill gap, communication, attendance). If the issue is a scope or expectation mismatch, we'll work with you to resolve it before swapping. New developer gets a 1-week ramp budget on us.
Do I get full ownership of the source code and IP? +
Yes. Standard work-for-hire contract: all source code, design files, build configurations, and documentation are yours from day one. We sign your NDA or use ours (mutual). We never reuse client code on other projects without explicit permission. No IP ambiguity.
What timezone overlap can I expect working with your team in India? +
Our developers work India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30). That gives you full overlap with UK (3.5-4.5h ahead), EU (2.5-4.5h ahead), and Australia (4.5-6h behind). US Pacific Time gets 2-3 morning hours of overlap, which most US clients use for daily standups. We're flexible on shifted hours for an additional 10% rate.
Will AI-generated code cause quality or maintenance issues later? +
Quality is higher, not lower, when AI is properly integrated. Every line is reviewed by a human developer before commit. AI catches common bugs (null safety violations, state management errors, missing error handlers) earlier in the cycle. Test coverage is typically higher on AI-augmented projects because test scaffolds are cheap to generate. We share our prompt library and code-review checklist with clients on request.
Can I hire just one developer, or do I need a full team? +
Either works. Smallest engagement is one full-time developer at 4 weeks minimum. Largest is a full pod (1 Lead + 2-3 Seniors + QA, 4-5 people). Most clients start with 1-2 developers and scale up as the project grows.
What payment methods and currencies do you support? +
We invoice in USD, EUR, GBP, or AUD. Accepted methods: wire transfer (ACH for US clients), Stripe for first invoices, and SWIFT for international. NET-15 standard payment terms. We're a registered Indian Pvt Ltd company — invoices are compliant for US/EU tax filing and procurement.