Remote Development Center
Scale and retain your tech teams within Remote Development Center. We provide everything you need to succeed:
- Secure, in-house-like application development
- Up to 40% savings compared to classic outsourcing
- Access to top-1% tech talent in LATAM & Eastern Europe
- Our hires adopt your corporate culture and workflows
- End-to-end operational support: Payroll, Legal, HR
- Exclusive ad-hoc services
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Remote Development Center Benefits
Acceleration
Top-10% hire in 2-6 weeksfor 2.5 years tenure
Safety
Zero launch cost and risk,100% legal compliance
Fusion
Your team, your management,your culture
Agility
Boutique service,pay as you grow
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Remote Development Center is
a Single Tool for Tech Expansion
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- Procurement & office rent
- Insurance provision
- IT support
- Employer branding
- HR services
Employer of Record
- 100% compliance
- Onboarding/offboarding
- Payroll & accounting
- Remitting remuneration
- Benefits management
Key Things About the Remote Development Center
Concept of a Remote Development Center
A remote development center is a dedicated unit of engineers, programmers, and technology experts that works outside your physical headquarters to support software products, research, and innovation. Such centers operate as distributed teams, either nearshore or offshore, enabling global project delivery and long‑term scaling without the cost of on‑site facilities.
Business value for 2026
Growing digital demand means innovation leadership is essential. A remote R&D center or software delivery unit helps product teams accelerate time‑to‑market, harness global talent, and maintain competitive advantage in evolving global markets.
Advantages of Remote R&D Teams
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Access to global talent and skills
When you build a remote development center, you tap into diverse engineering capabilities across countries with deep pools of professional programmers and technologists. This includes specialists in cloud, AI, security, and modern software stacks.
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Cost efficiency and scalability
Remote centers reduce fixed overhead for facilities and local hiring premiums. You save on administrative burden, office expenses, and lengthy local recruitment cycles, while scaling your engineering capacity based on project needs.
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Continuous development coverage
By organizing development teams across time zones, a remote development center enables overlapping work cycles. This often accelerates development velocity and shortens product delivery timelines.
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General nearshoring and outsourcing benefits
Setting up nearshore teams in Eastern Europe or LATAM gives cultural and timezone advantages for Western technology companies. Outsourcing partners offer candidate sourcing, legal compliance, HR management, and operational support
Step by Step Process to Set up a Remote Development Center
Plan the remote development center set up strategy
Start by defining your goals for the center, preferred services (software, R&D, innovation labs), and core technology stacks. Establish key performance indicators for talent, project delivery, retention, and global collaboration.
Choose location and legal framework
Select the country or nearshore region with a favorable talent pool, stable business environment, and regulatory clarity. Countries in Eastern Europe and Latin America are popular options due to strong engineering communities. Partner with legal experts to handle entity registration, tax compliance, and employment law.
Choose partner for recruitment and operations
Work with providers experienced in remote R&D center and remote development center setups. These firms help recruit engineers, establish HR workflows, provide administrative support, and align infrastructure with your standards.
Candidate screening
Define a concise interview process that aligns with your internal expectations, includes technical vetting, and respects candidates’ time. A streamlined approach increases offer acceptance among high‑demand professionals.
Contracts and onboarding
Formalize engagements with appropriate contracts and confidentiality agreements. Onboarding should connect remote teams with your internal processes, sprint cycles, communication tools, and project goals.
Launch and scale operations
After hiring, build your remote unit’s workflow infrastructure. Include project management tools, documentation systems, and regular alignment sessions between internal and remote teams. Plan iterative scaling to add skill sets, whether for application development, R&D innovation, or quality engineering.
Best Practices for Managing a Remote Development Center
Governance and performance tracking
Companies that establish a remote development center should implement clear governance frameworks to ensure alignment with core business objectives. Define KPIs for code quality, delivery timelines, and team velocity. Regular performance tracking enables proactive adjustments and ensures high productivity from your remote programmers and engineers. Integrating project management tools like Jira, Confluence, or Asana supports accountability and transparency.
A reliable setup process includes performance metrics tailored to each role and country, covering quality assurance, feature output, and sprint planning adherence. This is especially critical when working with distributed teams across time zones and different cultural contexts.
Integrate your corporate culture
To succeed in building a remote development center abroad, companies must actively invest in cultural alignment and communication rituals. Regular sync-ups, company-wide updates, and mentorship initiatives help bridge gaps between nearshore or onshore units and HQ. Promoting a shared mission across locations improves developer motivation and long-term retention.
For example, having a communication protocol that includes daily stand-ups, bi-weekly demos, and asynchronous documentation reduces delays and strengthens engagement among remote software teams.
Secure infrastructure and compliance
Your remote R&D center must comply with international security standards such as ISO/IEC 27001 and GDPR. Secure development environments, VPNs, and access control policies are essential for protecting intellectual property, especially in global projects with sensitive application data.
Establishing a remote development center also requires legal compliance with local labor laws and data privacy regulations. Companies often engage third-party providers to handle contract administration, payroll, and legal frameworks across jurisdictions to minimize risk exposure.
Long‑term Optimization and Innovation
Continuous talent development
To maintain long-term productivity and innovation, invest in upskilling and professional growth. When you set up a remote development center, create a learning roadmap for each team member. Include certifications, advanced programming courses, and leadership training. This reduces attrition, enhances the employee experience, and ensures your engineers remain current with evolving software technologies.
For instance, companies expanding abroad with remote R&D centers frequently offer access to cloud certifications (AWS, Azure), DevOps boot camps, or machine learning programs to support specialized development roles.
Innovation labs and product development
Establishing a remote development center gives you a chance to launch an innovation lab unit within your organization. This unit can focus on rapid prototyping, exploratory research, and high-impact experiments—free from regular release cycles. With dedicated innovation squads abroad, you can test emerging technologies like generative AI, blockchain, and edge computing faster and at a lower cost than in-house teams.
A remote R&D center structured this way drives long-term value beyond delivery speed—it builds technical differentiation and new revenue opportunities.
Feedback loops and quality metrics
When you build a remote development center, ensure that iterative feedback mechanisms are in place. Use code reviews, sprint retrospectives, and satisfaction surveys to improve development efficiency and team dynamics. Implementing agile workflows and OKRs ensures consistent delivery and a stronger engineering culture.
Global teams working across nearshore and onshore locations should also align on quality assurance processes and release standards. Continuous improvement is only possible if performance data is centralized and shared across all units.
Build Your Remote Development Center with Alcor
Alcor is the go-to provider for Western product tech companies that want to establish a remote development center in Eastern Europe or Latin America. With 40 experienced tech recruiters and up to 40% cost-savings compared to traditional outsourcing, Alcor builds dedicated development teams tailored to your product, stack, and hiring priorities.
We handle the full setup process—from talent acquisition and HR administration to legal, finance, and office setup, so you can focus on building world-class software.
Why companies choose Alcor:
- Full operational support: HR, payroll, legal, real estate, and IT infrastructure.
- No buyout fees or hidden costs: Transparent pricing and 100% IP rights from day one.
- Fast scaling: We commit to hiring 20 developers in 3 months and 100+ within a year.
- High retention: 98.6% of our engineers pass probation.
- Trusted by Grammarly, People.ai, BigCommerce, and Dotmatics.
How Alcor delivered ‘Wow’ Results to clients:
People.ai built a 25-engineer AI team in just 12 months, supported by Alcor’s legal and back-office infrastructure.
Dotmatics set up a team of 30 engineers in Eastern Europe, with a 4:1 CV-to-hire ratio.
Remote Software Development Center vs IT Outsourcing
Remote Development Center
- Silicon Valley-caliber talent We recruit 30+ elite senior developers in 3 months. All decisions regarding the team are up to you.
- Transparent pricing Detailed invoices help you be in control of your finances. Plus, your tech R&D team is x2 more affordable than an external one.
- Your team & branding You get a tech team with shared values for innovation and growth – 90% retention rate & an average tenure of 2.5 years.
- No setup & buyout fees No setup fee is needed to start building your software R&D team. Plus, there is no buyout process – your team now, free insourcing after.
- Intellectual property under control With direct agreements, you fully own your product and its source code, keeping unique expertise in-house.
IT Outsourcing
- Junior/middle-level talent You can’t control the quality of talent. Plus, with planned moves to new customers after 1 year, your A-players will be snatched away.
- High markups Some providers charge up to 50% of talent compensation to earn more without the client knowing about it.
- Not your brand & practices Developers work under your provider’s brand. Thus, there’s no room for your corporate culture, policies, and direct oversight.
- High setup & buyout fees Most vendors require contractual & financial obligations first. Then, you pay 20% of a developer’s annual compensation in buy-out fees.
- Intellectual property risks IP rights over your product initially belong to developers of your provider. You get minimum security and a tedious transfer process.
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!
Alcor helped us hire the top 5% of tech talent while building our employer brand. They were proactive, never compromised on quality, and delivered. Three years later, our hires are still thriving!
FAQ
What services does a remote software development center include?
Alcor’s remote development center is an all-in-one solution. It comprises tech recruitment from start to finish—crafting the ideal candidate profile and EVP, sourcing and pre-screening candidates, conducting HR interviews, and working with offers/counteroffers.
We also handle all the Employer of Record essentials: compliant developer employment, monthly payroll, accounting, legal issues, and benefits.
But our delivery process doesn’t stop there as we offer operational support like:
- hardware procurement,
- office/coworking leasing,
- insurance provision,
- employer branding,
- HR services,
- remote/office/hybrid strategy support,
- sysadmyn support,
- business/travel visa support,
- stock options & IP agreements – you name it.
How fast can you set up a remote software development center?
We can establish a fully equipped R&D office within 2 months. The time it takes to hire IT specialists depends on the specific roles and numbers you need. However, we guarantee senior software developers will be hired within 2-6 weeks. As your reliable R&D service provider, we provide comprehensive support through our Employer of Record, employer branding, and turnkey services to ensure your remote team operates seamlessly.
Can you hire C-level management for a remote software center?
Yes, our team of 40 tech recruiters possesses hands-on experience in hiring top-10% engineers across Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Bulgaria – with a focus on senior, lead, and C-level talent. To ensure you get the best talent on the market, we prepare a location strategy and consultation from the start. On average, it takes us 2-6 weeks to headhunt an IT manager who perfectly matches our client’s needs and requirements.
Is there the best country to build a remote software development center in?
Latin America and Eastern Europe are top choices for Western tech companies looking to launch a remote software development center. These regions boast over 2.5 million tech professionals with Valley-caliber expertise in technologies like Java, C++, PHP, Python, JavaScript, Swift, and .NET/.NET Core. Additionally, with local salary rates 2 to 4 times lower than in the US or Western Europe, companies can significantly reduce labor costs. Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile are standout nearshoring destinations in LATAM, while Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Bulgaria are the leading offshoring choices in Eastern Europe.
What do I need to start a remote software development center with Alcor?
First, choose the IT hub where you want to set up your R&D center. Next, define the type and number of developers you need for your software product. The Alcor team can prepare availability and salary reports for you to have a better understanding of the local market. Then you should decide if you require a physical office and additional operational support. If so, Alcor can easily cover all those for your remote software development center to run smoothly. If you don’t have a legal entity abroad, no worries—Alcor’s Employer of Record handles compliant onboarding and offboarding of your developers as well as payroll, accounting, and benefits management.
Why is Alcor a better long-term alternative to outsourcing or generic EOR platforms?
Our R&D center solution is designed only for the tech industry:
- hiring in top tech talent markets,
- benefiting from tax incentives for tech, and
- managing all the necessary contracts for tech (NDAs, IP rights protection agreements, etc.).
Alcor lets clients easily track and manage payroll, benefits, and more via its cloud platform, AlcorOS.
However, unlike other global payment platforms, our clients don’t just get robotic support; they work with a dedicated human Customer Operations manager.
Our solution is 50% more affordable than hiring in the US or tech outsourcing, and we offer custom pricing and volume discounts for even greater savings – no setup or hidden fees.
What do you get with our tech-focused EOR service?
First of all, you don’t have to spend 3.5+ months on setting up your own legal entity and other infrastructure like a bank account, a local team, etc., in a new tech market. We’ll hire talent on your behalf right away.
Secondly, our EOR service covers everything: payroll, compliance, benefits, onboarding, offboarding, and other services. We commit to onboarding talent in 10 business days and provide free offboarding.
Last but not least, you’ll hire talent in top talent markets for tech – across Latin America and Eastern Europe – with 3.5+ million IT specialists and fast-growing tech industries.
But our solution is not just another HR payments platform – with us, you get EOR, plus tech recruitment from scratch with full operational coverage in one place.
How do you handle compliance, risk, and data protection?
Alcor acts as a legal shield, ensuring 100% compliance with labor laws in the countries of our operations and IP protection. We protect clients from risks related to worker misclassification, social security, and tax obligations while providing GDPR and CCPA solutions.
We also provide a background check service for our clients upon request. Moreover, Alcor has a mature policy set consisting of a publicly available Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Terms of Use, Security Policy, and Code of Ethics.
Does Alcor provide a full-cycle tech recruitment service?
Yes. With the help of our 40 in-house tech recruiters and researchers, we hire Silicon Valley-caliber talent from scratch. You can get 5 developers in the first month, 30 in 3 months, and 100 in a year.
You get the first CVs of pre-vetted candidates in 5 business days, while one vacancy is typically closed in 2-6 weeks. These are your people from day one who become part of your in-house team and culture, with no buyout process and fees if you later insource.
Which geographies and seniorities can Alcor cover?
We hire top-10% engineers across Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Bulgaria – with a focus on senior, lead, and C-level talent. To ensure you get the best talent on the market, we prepare a location strategy and consultation from the start.
What is the quality of Alcor’s candidates?
To present you with the best candidates, we use an internal database of 253k software engineers and external resources. 80% of the CVs we send to clients are approved; 8 CVs are needed to secure an accepted offer; and 15% of vacancies are closed with the first CV.
If a client wants to further improve the quality of the candidate pipeline, we offer an Engineering Manager screening service. As a result, 98.6% of the developers that we hire for clients successfully pass probation.
How long do software developers that Alcor hires stay with clients?
90% of the talent we hire for clients stays with them long-term, while the average tenure of developers is 2.5 years. In case you’re unsatisfied with our hire or vice versa, we offer a 3-month free replacement warranty.
What’s more, you can increase the retention rate among your R&D team with the talent retention strategy developed for you by our HR professionals.
Is Alcor’s pricing transparent?
We don’t have setup fees, tricky rate cards, or expensive pricing wrappers. Also, our model doesn’t presuppose regular cost increases with no visible returns. Instead, we have custom pricing for each client, set and revise individual compensations, and give contractual volume discounts.
Who owns the team and assets, and can I insource later?
You own everything from day one – the team and all procured assets (hardware, software, office/coworking arrangements, and related records). You can insource the team at any time for free, with no buyout or lock-in.
Who manages the team day to day?
You do. We act as the official employer of record (EOR) for compliance and payroll, while decision-making, roadmap, and performance management remain on your side.
What documentation and visibility do I get?
You get full transparency – employment contracts, SLAs, and supporting documentation are shared with you from the start.
How is IP handled, and who can access our code?
IP remains 100% yours, protected by compliant IP rights agreements from day one. Alcor does not access your source code, product docs, or other sensitive materials.
Who bears compliance and other employment-related risks?
Alcor bears 100% of employment and compliance risk in each country by acting as your legal shield for labor, tax, and regulatory matters.
Who are the clients of Alcor?
Our clients include tech product companies from the US and EU – People.ai, BigCommerce, Grammarly, Sift, Ledger, Pindrop, Chartbeat, BIScience, ChargeAfter, Tubular Labs, and Teladoc – from domains like AI/ML, ecommerce, cybersecurity/fraud prevention, crypto/fintech, media & marketing analytics, and digital health.
Does Alcor have any industry awards, or is it featured in ratings?
Alcor has earned top rankings in the IT & business services, HR outsourcing, and legal outsourcing categories on Clutch, become the #1 HR Services Agency on SuperbCompanies, and won The Legal 500 EMEA Awards. We are also featured on Clutch, TrustPilot, G2, and GoodFirms.
What is the team behind Alcor?
We’re a 100+ in-house team with deep bench strength – 40 tech recruiters and 60 back-office specialists across 8 key locations, with 93% CSAT and a 93% Net Promoter Score. Leadership is hands-on and accessible: Founder & CEO – Dmytro Ovcharenko; COO – Viktoriia Keliar; Director of Technical Recruiting – Kassandra Ruiz; Head of Customer Operations – Oksana Petrus; Head of Legal – Oleh Danylchenko.
Supporting leaders include Head of People & Culture – Hanna Koval; Senior Legal Adviser (LATAM) – Gilda Orozco; Country Manager, Mexico – Javier Preciado; plus regional recruiting leads in Poland, Romania, and LATAM for on-the-ground execution.
How does Alcor make cross-region collaboration work – overlap windows, English proficiency, and executive availability?
We run teams across the USA, Latin America, and CEE – covering GMT-7, GMT-6, GMT-5, GMT-4, GMT, GMT+1, GMT+2, and more. That footprint lets us engineer reliable overlap windows: typically 5-8 hours within the Americas or Western Europe, and 2-5 hours between US time zones and CEE with modest schedule shifts.
English proficiency runs from intermediate to native, with customer-facing roles staffed at advanced/native levels. To improve leadership accessibility, we align recurring exec-level touchpoints within overlap windows and keep async updates flowing so decisions don’t wait on the clock.