Staff Augmentation: Dedicated Developers Inside Your Team
Staff augmentation with pre-vetted React, Node, TypeScript and mobile developers in Tirana. Full CET overlap, fluent English and Italian, and a transparent EUR 35-55/hour rate. You keep control of the roadmap; we plug in the people.
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What staff augmentation actually means at Square
Outsourcing hands a brief to a vendor and gets back a finished product. Augmentation puts our developers inside your team: your stand-ups, your Jira and repositories, your code review, your tech lead. You keep the roadmap and the architecture; we add senior capacity without the delay and HR overhead of local hiring.
- You own the backlog, sprints and architecture decisions
- Our developers work in your tools: Jira, Slack, GitHub, GitLab
- Daily collaboration in your timezone, not async hand-offs
- Scale up or down with 30 days' notice
Why Albania is the right nearshore choice for Italy and the EU
Tirana is on Central European Time, so an Italian or German client shares a full working day with our team. Our developers work in fluent English and Italian, so requirements are understood the first time. Rates of EUR 35-55 per hour are roughly 30-60% below Western European in-house cost.
- Full-day overlap with Italy, Germany and the Benelux
- Engineers fluent in English and Italian
- EU-aligned IP ownership and data handling
Roles, seniority and tech stack you can add
We add individual specialists or a cross-functional team with its own lead. Every candidate is technically vetted before a CV reaches you, and you interview them yourself.
- Front end: React, Next.js, TypeScript
- Back end: Node.js, PostgreSQL, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud
- Mobile: React Native and Flutter for iOS and Android
How onboarding works, step by step
A delivery lead stays accountable for performance throughout. There are no long lock-ins and no recruiting fees.
- A call to define stack, seniority and team gaps
- A vetted shortlist, usually within a few business days
- You interview and approve every developer
- We handle contracts, equipment and access, so work starts on day one
Proof we ship: SunEasy on the Albanian Riviera
The engineers we place on your team also build and run our own products. SunEasy, a beach booking platform live on the Albanian Riviera, runs on the same React Native and Node stack, with real-time availability, cashless payments and real customers.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to hire a developer in Albania?
Our staff augmentation rate is EUR 35-55 per hour, depending on seniority and stack, billed monthly. There are no recruiting fees, severance or office costs.
Can I scale the team up or down?
Yes. Add specialists during a busy phase and reduce when the load drops, with 30 days' notice. There are no long lock-ins.
Who owns the code and intellectual property?
You do. All code and IP produced by augmented developers belong to you under the contract, and the work stays in your repositories during and after the engagement.
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Tell us what you need built.
We reply within a few hours on CET working days, and by the next working day at the latest.
Netherlands
The same work, written in Dutch for clients in the Netherlands. (Nederlands)