Software teams can reach a point where the workload grows faster than the team.

Backlogs build, specialist roles take longer to fill, and senior developers may end up covering testing, support or maintenance alongside more complex technical work.

Offshore software development can give businesses additional capacity by adding developers and other technical professionals who work alongside the existing team.

It can suit businesses with ongoing development needs, particularly when the work can be managed remotely and responsibilities, expectations and technical standards are clear.

What is offshore software development?

The term covers different working arrangements. Software development outsourcing typically involves engaging an external provider to deliver a defined scope of work. 

Offshore staffing, by contrast, involves building a dedicated team that works within your existing systems, processes and management structure.

Deployed supports the second model: helping businesses build dedicated offshore teams in the Philippines while the client retains day-to-day management of the team and its technical output.

Why hire offshore software developers?

The reasons usually come back to capacity, access to talent and hiring flexibility.

Access a wider talent pool
Looking beyond the local market can give hiring teams access to more candidates, particularly for roles that require specific technical experience.

Add development capacity
Additional developers and QA professionals can support new features, maintenance, testing and technical support, helping spread workloads across the team.

Add specialist skills
Depending on the role and available talent, businesses can add skills in areas such as front-end and back-end development, mobile development, .NET, QA, DevOps, cloud infrastructure and data engineering.

Create more flexibility around hiring costs
Labour costs vary between markets, giving businesses another option when deciding how to build a technical team. The comparison should consider recruitment, onboarding, management, tools and employment arrangements, not salary alone.

What roles can be part of an offshore development team?

Roles can span offshore web development, application development, testing and infrastructure support:

These are examples rather than a complete list. Other roles may also be suitable depending on the responsibilities, technical requirements and available talent.

When does a dedicated development team make sense?

This approach is worth considering when the role can be managed remotely and the business has the structure to support it.

A few questions can help:

• Can the work be completed through your existing tools and systems?
• Is there enough ongoing work to support a dedicated role?
• Can someone manage technical quality, priorities and feedback?
• Are responsibilities, deadlines and communication expectations clear?

If those conditions are in place, new team members can work alongside the local team and add capacity where it is needed.

How Deployed helps businesses build offshore software teams

Deployed helps businesses build dedicated offshore teams across software development and IT.

Depending on the role and available talent, businesses can add developers, QA professionals, cloud specialists and other technical roles.

Deployed supports role scoping, recruitment and candidate screening, then manages employment, payroll, HR, compliance, workspace and IT. The client continues to manage the team’s day-to-day work, priorities and technical standards.

Need more software development capacity?

Talk to an offshoring expert about the roles that can be added to your team.

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