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- Silicon Valley-caliber talent hired from scratch
- Up to 40% savings
- Scaling from 0 to 100 in a year
- Fully managed back-office
- Candidates’ tech expertise assessment
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Companies Scaling with Alcor
Alcor is a reliable partner that meets our hiring needs. We finally hired experienced software engineers in Eastern Europe with strong tech skills and business acumen. Account Managers are awesome!
With Alcor’s all-in-one solution, we got a software R&D office with 15 senior PHP devs and a compliant operational coverage. I really appreciated their transparent pricing structure and deep expertise.
We interviewed a lot of EoR platforms and companies, but Alcor was the only one that provides a combo package of EoR and Recruting offerings. Alcor helped us build a full stack team in 1.5 month.
We wanted to switch from our outsourcing provider, and Alcor has become really game-changing for us. Within a mere 6 months, we got a fully-fledged team of 30 engineers in our own R&D office.
Alcor’s R&D solution eclipses full-cycle recruitment, EOR service, and operational support for our offshore team. Their ‘all-in-one place’ approach is far more cost-effective than I could’ve imagined.
I value their commitment to going the extra mile. We evolved from an outstaff project into an independent company, and Alcor’s support was crucial. They hired and ondoarded 15+ professionals for us.
Thanks to Alcor, we hired four engineers and a designer that strengthened our team. Beside stellar recruitment, Alcor flawlessly handled our payroll. Their approach was seamless and swift.
Alcor closed our 4 QA positions in a month and more than doubled the team in a year! We chose Alcor because of their communication style, cost, scope of services, and ideas to help us be successful.
Expanding our engineering team outside the US with Alcor was a game-changer! They found 15 talented developers and provided seamless EOR & operational support. Great responsiveness to our needs!
Alcor’s flexible model helped us scale from 0 to 30 devs in a year first, and then to 50! No buy-out fees, seamless hiring, and top-tier talent. A hassle-free way to grow without setting up a subsidiary!
Superior Hiring Performance
2-6 weeks
to close a vacancy
80% of candidates
are approved by clients
98.6%
probation pass rate
2.5 years
average tenure
8 CVs
to get 1 accepted offer
5 business days
to send you first CVsWhy Hire Developers in Romania
- From 0 to 100+ software engineers in Romania
- Employer of record—no entity compliant employment
- Comprehensive in-country support
- No buy-out or other hidden fees
- Your team from day one. Your management. Your culture.
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Tech Recruitment Process
Kick-off call
- Discuss your hiring needs and requirements
- Report on salaries and talent pool for open positions
- Negotiate and sign the contract
Preparation
- Create a hiring strategy
- Compose ideal candidate profiles
- Define and promote your EVP to local developers
Candidate Search & HR Interview
- Source, headhunt, and pre-screen candidates
- Conduct the HR interview
- Evaluate the candidates’ experience, previous projects, English level, and soft skills
Tech Interviews & Offer
- Let you conduct tech interviews and test tasks
- Update you on the hiring progress weekly
- Manage job offers
- Work with offer rejections and counteroffers, if any
Post-offer support
- Accept payment for hires
- Help you onboard your hires 3-month candidate replacement warranty
- Employment, payroll, and other operational support
Result
Your own software development team of your size, budget, and required skills
Contact UsKey Things to Know about Hiring Developers in Romania
Why tech business hires developers in Romania
Rich talent pool
With over 250,000 engineers and growing, Romania now ranks #3 in Europe for ICT talent. The country is ranked #1 for certified tech specialists per 1,000 people, surpassing the US. From Java, C#, and Python to Cloud App development, RoR, and React, Romanian engineers bring serious firepower.
Fluent English command
Romania ranks #1 in Eastern Europe for English proficiency, making it easy for US companies to collaborate with local developers without needing to decode emails or explain specifications twice.
Excellent tech education
Romania is home to over 33 universities offering top-notch programs in Engineering, Programming, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and more. Moreover, the country adds over 10,000 talented STEM graduates to its tech workforce each year.
Flourishing IT scene
7,900+ tech companies. 2,500+ startups. Major R&D hubs for tech giants and smaller businesses. What’s even better? Romania’s ICT industry is set to hit $1.3 billion in 2025, fueled by Fintech, IoT, and AI/ML.
Attractive tax incentives
If your tech product company is focused on innovation and R&D, you can benefit from a 10-year profit tax exemption, a 50% deduction on eligible R&D expenses, and accelerated depreciation for R&D equipment. It increases long-term ROI and lowers your operational costs.
Convenient location
Romania’s GMT+3 time zone and central location make it a strategic spot for offshoring and nearshoring. European companies benefit from quick 2-4 hour flights and overlapping work hours. US tech teams gain a round-the-clock development cycle. Your Romanian engineers push code while you sleep so you wake up to real progress.
Top Romanian tech hubs
- Bucharest dominates Romania’s tech industry, generating 63% of the country’s national software development revenue and ranking eighth among Eastern European tech hubs. It’s home to nearly 60% of the country’s startups and hosts R&D offices for global giants as well as smaller tech product companies.
- Iași, Romania’s second-largest city, has rapidly evolved into a Fintech and software development center backed by modern tech parks and infrastructure. Its top software and data startups generate over $49.3 million in revenue.
- Cluj-Napoca, often referred to as the “Silicon Valley of Eastern Europe,” stands out with its robust tech infrastructure and vibrant startup scene, which accounts for 15% of Romania’s startups.
Challenges of hiring developers from Romania
Challenge #1: Complex labor laws & legislation
Navigating Romania’s evolving tax and labor landscape can be tricky. In 2024 alone, the country introduced updates to its Fiscal Code, micro-enterprise taxation, the RO e-invoice system, and VAT regulations. Labor laws also require strict compliance with a 40-hour workweek, paid overtime, and generous leave policies. Additionally, to hire locally, you’ll need to establish a legal entity.
Solution #1: Let Alcor deal with the red tape
Skip the bureaucracy. With Alcor as your R&D partner, you don’t need to open a legal entity. We take full responsibility for labor law compliance, payroll, benefits, and other related matters, acting as your legal shield. Now, your focus stays where it belongs: building great products.
Challenge #2: Finding the right talent
Yes, Romania has the third-largest hi-tech talent pool in CEE after Poland and Ukraine. But the pool isn’t bottomless, and not every agency knows where (or how) to find the right fit. Some vendors inflate skill levels, charging senior rates for mid-tier devs. Others move too slowly or not at all.
Solution #2: A hiring partner who knows the market inside out
At Alcor, we don’t just fill roles. We build elite tech teams of 30+ engineers in 3 months. With deep local expertise, we deliver a vetted tech specialist in just 2–6 weeks, even for hard-to-fill roles. Our results speak for themselves: 80% of candidates are approved by clients, 98.6% pass probation, and 90% stay with clients for an average of 2.5 years.
Romanian vs US software developer salaries
Why are so many tech companies offshoring to Romania? Because they’re saving over 42% on developer salaries. And that’s one of the major advantages when you’re looking to hire middle or senior engineers with Silicon Valley-caliber skills but without the Silicon Valley price tag.
| Romanian vs US Software Developers’ Gross Annual Salaries, USD | ||||
| Romania | USA | |||
| Position | Middle | Senior | Middle | Senior |
| Java Developer | 57,600 | 81,600 | 98,400 | 110,400 |
| .NET Developer | 48,000 | 78,000 | 103,200 | 120,000 |
| Python Developer | 48,000 | 81,000 | 130,800 | 132,000 |
| JavaScript Developer | 51,000 | 73,800 | 99,600 | 141,000 |
| Ruby Developer | 57,600 | 81,600 | 98,400 | 114,000 |
| Unity Developer | 48,000 | 79,200 | 96,000 | 116,400 |
| Scala Developer | 55,800 | 81,600 | 104,400 | 120,000 |
| PHP Developer | 48,000 | 72,000 | 90,000 | 102,000 |
| Ruby on Rails Developer | 57,600 | 81,600 | 98,400 | 114,000 |
Romanian vs US software development industry salaries
After reviewing compensation by technology, it’s time to compare those numbers across different industry verticals.
| Romanian vs US Software Developers’ Gross Annual Salaries, USD | ||||
| Romania | USA | |||
| Position | Middle | Senior | Middle | Senior |
| Big Data Development | 57,000 | 80,400 | 108,000 | 130,200 |
| Game Development | 52,200 | 74,400 | 100,800 | 126,000 |
| Mobile Development | 60,000 | 81,600 | 129,600 | 165,000 |
| Web Development | 51,000 | 72,000 | 98,400 | 122,400 |
| VR App Development | 67,200 | 87,600 | 118,200 | 166,200 |
| AI/ML Development | 58,800 | 78,000 | 140,400 | 171,600 |
| IoT Development | 62,400 | 83,400 | 115,200 | 156,000 |
| Embedded Software Development | 50,400 | 74,400 | 93,600 | 110,400 |
As you can see, middle Big Data developers from Romania have nearly half the salary of their US counterparts. A slightly narrower gap is true for both middle and senior Web developers in Romania compared to the US.
To sum up, choosing to launch your AI/ML, IoT, or Mobile App Development Project in Romania can help you save almost half the cost compared to the US while maintaining top-tier quality.
Software Development Center in Romania
Hiring devs in Romania? Might not be enough. Thus, at Alcor, we take it a step further. We build your fully compliant Software Development Center, tailored to scale fast and deliver savings of up to 40%.
Our all-in-one solution provides you with a dedicated team of top-tier Romanian engineers, eliminating the hassle of setting up a legal entity and avoiding buy-out fees.
- Elite tech hiring: We recruit the top 10% of engineers across Eastern Europe and LATAM. Our average? Just 8 CVs per offer.
- Employer of Record built for tech: From payroll and taxes to benefits and on/offboarding, we manage everything—FTE or B2B.
- 360° operational support: Need office space lease services, equipment procurement, or IT infrastructure setup? We’ve got it covered.
Want your own tech team in Romania? Let’s build it together from 10 to 100 engineers in a year. Companies like People.ai, Sift, and GoTransverse have already scaled with us.
No red tape. No hidden costs. Just results.
Companies Scaling with Alcor
Alcor is a reliable partner that meets our hiring needs. We finally hired experienced software engineers in Eastern Europe with strong tech skills and business acumen. Account Managers are awesome!
With Alcor’s all-in-one solution, we got a software R&D office with 15 senior PHP devs and a compliant operational coverage. I really appreciated their transparent pricing structure and deep expertise.
We interviewed a lot of EoR platforms and companies, but Alcor was the only one that provides a combo package of EoR and Recruting offerings. Alcor helped us build a full stack team in 1.5 month.
We wanted to switch from our outsourcing provider, and Alcor has become really game-changing for us. Within a mere 6 months, we got a fully-fledged team of 30 engineers in our own R&D office.
Alcor’s R&D solution eclipses full-cycle recruitment, EOR service, and operational support for our offshore team. Their ‘all-in-one place’ approach is far more cost-effective than I could’ve imagined.
I value their commitment to going the extra mile. We evolved from an outstaff project into an independent company, and Alcor’s support was crucial. They hired and ondoarded 15+ professionals for us.
Thanks to Alcor, we hired four engineers and a designer that strengthened our team. Beside stellar recruitment, Alcor flawlessly handled our payroll. Their approach was seamless and swift.
Alcor closed our 4 QA positions in a month and more than doubled the team in a year! We chose Alcor because of their communication style, cost, scope of services, and ideas to help us be successful.
Expanding our engineering team outside the US with Alcor was a game-changer! They found 15 talented developers and provided seamless EOR & operational support. Great responsiveness to our needs!
Alcor’s flexible model helped us scale from 0 to 30 devs in a year first, and then to 50! No buy-out fees, seamless hiring, and top-tier talent. A hassle-free way to grow without setting up a subsidiary!
FAQs
Is it cost-effective to hire developers in Romania?
US-based tech companies can achieve up to 50% savings on labor expenses by hiring software engineers in Romania. Use our budget-planning tool to estimate the cost of your future team of software engineers, or reach out to us for further information.
Does Alcor have any guarantees for hiring software developers in Romania?
Alcor guarantees to hire five developers in the first month, 30+ developers in 3 months, and 100 developers in a year in Romania. Moreover, we provide our clients with a 3-month warranty to substitute our candidate free of charge.
What is the average time for Alcor to hire a developer in Romania?
Usually, it takes our tech headhunters from 2 to 6 weeks to hire software developers in Romania. However, depending on the availability of tech talent, expertise level, and complexity of the tech stack, the closing time may vary.
Can Alcor headhunt C-level management in Romania?
Yes, our team of 40 tech researchers and recruiters has hands-on experience in headhunting lead and C-level specialists in the tech field. Usually, it takes us about 5-8 weeks to hire a team lead and 6-9 weeks to headhunt a C-level manager.
What about payroll, accounting, and office lease in Romania?
Alcor’s R&D center solution is devised specifically to satisfy all the needs of tech product companies expanding abroad. In addition to full-cycle tech recruitment of developers from Romania, we cover a range of essential back-office support services. These include the Employer of Record service—our compliant no-entity employment solution, office lease, equipment procurement, and setup of IT infrastructure.
What else does Alcor’s software R&D solution in Romania include?
In addition to standard operational support, our tech R&D solution covers additional services like employer branding, Tech RPO, WFH assistance, etc. Our clients also benefit from detailed consultations on various aspects such as taxation systems, labor laws, salary benchmarking, and more.
What is the process of hiring developers in Romania with Alcor?
We assign a group of tech researchers and recruiters to hire software developers for each client. Our researchers focus on crafting an enticing EVP, utilizing active search methods, and pre-screening candidates. Meanwhile, our tech recruiters conduct job interviews, assessing both hard and soft skills, as well as the English proficiency of candidates, to identify the best-matching developers from Romania for our clients. On top of that, we offer candidates’ skills assessment from an Engineering Manager to increase the quality of your pipeline even more. Typically, it takes us 8 CVs to get to one accepted offer. Once a candidate is approved (the approval rate is 80%), we proceed with the offer and manage payroll and legal compliance.
P.S. We close 15% of vacancies from the first CV, while 98.6% of our hires successfully pass probation.
Why is it better for tech companies to hire software engineers in Romania via Alcor than a tech outsourcing provider?
Tech outsourcing and outstaffing can pose significant risks for technology companies. Issues like team indifference, hidden fees, and potential data breaches are just a few examples of hurdles that can arise when engaging with outsourced services firms. On the other hand, hiring developers from Romania via a trustworthy IT staffing agency is devoid of these risks, as companies keep all decision-making under their control.
What do I need to start hiring developers in Romania with Alcor?
Firstly, you need to have a clear picture of the number and type of dedicated tech talent in Romania you want to hire. Decide on team composition, skill sets, and expertise levels. If you need to hire senior top-tier tech experts in Romania, it typically takes us 2-6 weeks to close positions, while C-level and rare experts require 5-9 weeks on average. Plus, you need to decide whether you prefer to hire developers on B2B or FTE terms, as it will determine the scope of Employer of Record services that you will need.
When you have a clear request, you can book a call where our sales managers will walk you through our services and pricing model and provide you with a developer availability report and salary benchmarks. Once we’ve negotiated the best cooperation terms and signed the agreement, Alcor’s full-cycle tech recruitment service kicks in.
Do you use FTE or B2B models of employment when hiring in Romania?
We hire dedicated developers from Romania both on a B2B and FTE basis. Which one should you choose as a tech executive?
B2B contracts are the simplest way to hire remote developers, as you don’t need a legal entity in Romania. You can pay higher net salaries while avoiding costly social security contributions, payroll tax, and personal income tax—your tech workers handle their tax obligations. But even this function Alcor takes care of, so your developers could have peace of mind. Plus, our lawyers can advise you on contract provisions, ensuring you hire tech talent from Romania on the best terms for both parties.
Want to hire a software development team in Romania on an FTE basis? Alcor’s Employer of Record service has you covered. We already have legal entities abroad, so you bypass business incorporation hurdles. Our lawyers will draft tech-focused employment contracts, with local labor law specifics included, and mitigate any risks related to worker misclassification, social security, and tax obligation. Meanwhile, Alcor’s payroll specialists will take care of taxes, social contributions, and accurate salary payouts so you can focus on your product development instead.
Contact us to get more details on this topic!