Hire Backend Developers
Square places vetted backend developers from Tirana into your team as dedicated nearshore engineers or staff augmentation. They design and run the APIs, data models and infrastructure your product depends on — Node.js and PostgreSQL on cloud, built for reliability under real load. Full CET overlap, fluent English and Italian, and EUR 35-55/hour, with the same engineering discipline behind our own SunEasy platform.
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What they do
- Design and build REST and typed APIs in Node.js and TypeScript
- Model relational data on PostgreSQL and tune queries for performance
- Build authentication, authorization, payments and third-party integrations
- Deploy to cloud with CI/CD, monitoring, logging and observability
- Own reliability: error handling, background jobs, scaling and security
Why nearshore with Square
- Full CET overlap — debug incidents and review PRs the same working day, not the next
- Engineers fluent in English and Italian; architecture discussions in your language
- EUR 35-55/hour, typically 30-60% below comparable Western-European backend hires
- Multi-stage technical vetting on real system-design and coding tasks before you interview
- Embedded in your repos, on-call and deploy process — dedicated engineers, not a vendor queue
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hire a backend developer?
Backend engineers sit within our EUR 35-55/hour band depending on seniority, billed transparently per month. For Western and Italian companies that is typically 30-60% below an equivalent backend hire in Western Europe, with no recruiter or middle-layer fee.How quickly can a backend developer start?
We usually present a vetted shortlist within about a week and embed the engineer in 2-3 weeks. Specialised needs — a particular cloud stack or domain — may add a little time, which we tell you before you commit.What about code ownership and contracts?
Engagements are monthly with a short notice period, as a dedicated engineer or staff augmentation. You own all code, repositories, infrastructure and credentials outright — there is no lock-in and clean handover is built in.Will the engineer integrate with our existing team?
Yes — that is the point. The backend developer works in your repos, on your branching and deploy process, joins your stand-ups and reviews, and reports into your tech lead. This is staff augmentation, not detached body-shopping.