Hire a developer?

For us, guaranteeing quality already starts in the application process. Before we introduce a developer to you, we have already done an initial screening of the soft skills and we have had a technical interview to assess the hard skills of the candidate. After all, the developers we are looking for have the same skills as your team here in the Netherlands and can perform at the same level. In the longer term, we guarantee quality by conducting an evaluation every six months with the developer, the development team and the customer. 

Need Developer? Depending on the profile, it takes us an average of 6 to 8 weeks to find suitable candidates for a vacancy. As soon as we have found it, we introduce the developer to you and we start building/expanding your remote development team. 

Freelancers often have rapidly changing assignments, or multiple assignments at the same time. Before they really understand your product, the assignment often ends. However, our remote developers have only one priority: your project. They become permanent remote colleagues and thus part of the team. They build up a lot of knowledge about your product over time and can therefore contribute the most. In addition, remote developers are often a lot cheaper than freelancers in the Netherlands.

Since we work nearshore, we can respond immediately if something is wrong. You can quickly and easily switch between your project manager and developer(s). In addition, we notice that many issues with remote development projects start with language barriers and miscommunications. That’s why our developers have weekly English lessons. 

In addition, we have been our own ‘guinea pig’, so to speak: we work with our remote developers ourselves and through our own experience we know where the pitfalls lie and what we should pay attention to.  We have translated this into our best practices and share these with our customers.

No, after all, SharpMinds provides full HR support. Very handy! 

We believe that only with the right match can a long-term collaboration arise. That is why screening is one of our most important tasks. What exactly this process will look like is determined in advance together with the customer. In broad terms we always see the same steps:

1: The customer’s needs and objectives are identified and a profile is outlined.

2: Recruiters look for suitable candidates.

3: Candidates are screened for soft skills in an interview and hard skills through an assessment. These can be adjusted to customer demand if necessary.)

4: Suitable candidates are introduced to the customer, followed by an interview between the customer and candidate.

5: The customer decides whether or not they want to hire someone.

You! We have learned from our experience that direct contact with the developers works best. After all, you have the most in-house knowledge about your product and market. By switching immediately, the chance of noise and therefore miscommunication is minimized. You determine the working method yourself; for example with sprint sessions and monthly deadlines. You can also determine the tools with which you work. Because the remote developer is part of your own team, these are usually just the methods and tools that are already being used. 

There is always a two-month trial period for every developer. During this period the contract can be canceled daily. After the trial period it is possible to cancel the contract. The notice periods vary from one month to three months per location.

English. To guarantee the quality, our remote software developers receive weekly lessons in language and communication. 

An evaluation takes place every six months. Within this evaluation there is the possibility for the customer to assess the developer, the developer assesses himself or herself on his or her performance and there is an evaluation within the team. 

Certainly! You only pay once a candidate actually starts work

Definitely. A developer is dedicated. This means that your organization is the only client for this developer at that time. 

Your remote developer really becomes part of the team. It is therefore very common for many of our customers to bring developers to the Netherlands for company parties, the launch of a new feature or brainstorming sessions. As a customer, you can also easily travel to our branches. 

From one of our offices at the various locations. In addition, the developer also has the option to work from home. Curious about our offices? Then take a look at our socials.