Question 1

What is offshore software development?

Accepted Answer

Offshore software development means hiring a software company in another country to build and manage your software projects. India is the world's top offshore destination due to its large English-speaking engineering talent pool, 60–70% cost savings vs. Western markets, and 30+ years of IT outsourcing leadership.

Question 2

How much does it cost to outsource software development to India?

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Software development in India typically costs $15–$40/hour depending on seniority and technology, compared to $80–$180/hour in the USA or UK. A dedicated developer engagement typically starts at $1,500–$3,500/month. Fixed-price projects range from a few thousand dollars for an MVP to $50,000+ for enterprise platforms.

Question 3

What is a "backend office" or "offshore development center"?

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A backend office (or offshore development center) is a dedicated team in India that works exclusively for your company — functioning as an extension of your in-house team. They use your tools, follow your processes, attend your standups, and report to you directly. Mexilet sets this up for you without requiring you to open a legal entity in India.

Question 4

Why choose India over other outsourcing destinations like Eastern Europe or the Philippines?

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India has the world's largest English-speaking engineering workforce (5.3M+ developers), the deepest specialization in AI/ML, cloud, and enterprise software, competitive pricing, and a 30+ year track record. Eastern Europe offers similar time zones to the UK but at higher cost. The Philippines is strong in customer support but has a smaller engineering talent pool.

Question 5

Is my intellectual property protected when outsourcing to India?

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Yes. We sign a comprehensive NDA and IP assignment agreement at contract start. All code, designs, and deliverables are 100% yours from day one. India is a signatory to international IP treaties (TRIPS, Berne Convention) and has strong IT law enforcement.

Question 6

How quickly can Mexilet start a project?

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For staff augmentation or a small dedicated team, we typically start within 1–2 weeks. Larger teams (5+ developers) may take 2–4 weeks for proper vetting, onboarding, and setup. Fixed-price projects begin with a 1-week discovery and scoping phase.

Question 7

What engagement models do you offer?

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We offer four models: (1) Dedicated Development Team — a full-time team you manage directly, billed monthly per developer. (2) Fixed-Price Project — defined scope, agreed cost, milestone-based payments. (3) Time & Material — flexible scope, pay only for hours worked. (4) Staff Augmentation — individual developers embedded in your existing team. See our Offshore Partner page for full details.

Question 8

What communication tools and processes do you use?

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We integrate into your workflow — Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Trello, Asana, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. We hold daily standups, weekly sprint reviews, and send monthly progress reports. You have full visibility at all times.

Question 9

How do you handle time zone differences?

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We operate in IST (UTC+5:30). This means 4–5 hours of overlap with UK/Europe (we cover UK mornings and EU afternoons), and real-time availability for US clients in the evenings. We schedule recurring calls at times that work for your team and remain responsive on Slack throughout your working day.

Question 10

Can I scale the team up or down?

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Yes — scaling is one of the key advantages of an offshore model. For dedicated team engagements, you can add or remove developers with 2 weeks' notice. We can scale from 1 developer to a 20+ person team.

Question 11

How do you ensure code quality?

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Every project follows mandatory peer code reviews, automated testing (unit, integration, E2E), and a dedicated QA phase before delivery. We use tools like SonarQube, ESLint, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD. Senior engineers review all code before it is delivered to clients.

Question 12

What is your development methodology?

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We follow Agile/Scrum with 2-week sprints. Each sprint begins with planning, ends with a demo and retrospective, and delivers working software. For larger projects we also use SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). For maintenance/support engagements we use Kanban.

Question 13

Do you provide post-launch support and maintenance?

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Yes. We offer ongoing support and maintenance contracts after project delivery. This includes bug fixes, performance monitoring, security patches, and feature enhancements. Monthly retainer plans start from $500/month depending on the complexity of the system.

Question 14

Do you sign an NDA before sharing project details?

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Absolutely. We sign a mutual NDA before any project discussion begins. Your idea, codebase, and business details are fully confidential.

Question 15

What technologies does Mexilet specialize in?

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Our core strengths are AI/ML (GPT, LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch), full-stack web (React, Next.js, Node.js, Python/FastAPI, Django), mobile (React Native, Flutter), cloud/DevOps (AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes), computer vision (OpenCV, YOLO), AR/VR, ERP (ERPNext/Frappe), and blockchain. See our Services page for the full list.

Question 16

Can you work with our existing codebase?

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Yes. We routinely onboard into existing codebases. Our engineers start with a code audit and documentation review, then begin contributing within the first week. We follow your existing conventions and architecture decisions.

Question 17

Do you build AI-powered applications?

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AI is one of our strongest capabilities. We build custom LLM applications (GPT-4, Claude, LLaMA), RAG knowledge systems, AI chatbots, computer vision systems, ML models, and generative AI tools. Many of our offshore clients specifically come to us for AI development they cannot find locally at an affordable cost.

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