How much does it cost to hire developers in the Dominican Republic?

Senior developers in the Dominican Republic typically cost 40 to 60% less than equivalent senior developers in the US. DevLunch works in fixed 6-week cycles, so the price is set before work starts. No hourly billing.

Is the Dominican Republic good for software outsourcing?

Yes, for US companies that need time zone overlap. The Dominican Republic is on Eastern Time year-round, has strong English, a growing developer community and direct flights to most US East Coast cities in under three hours.

What is the difference between offshore and nearshore outsourcing?

Offshore outsourcing uses teams in distant time zones, such as Asia or Eastern Europe, with two or three hours of overlap at most. Nearshore outsourcing uses teams in the same or a close time zone, so meetings, code review and support happen during your business hours.

Do Dominican developers speak English?

Yes. At DevLunch, all client communication, documentation and code are in English. The team works daily with US companies and agencies.

How do I start with a nearshore development team?

Start with a free shaping call. The problem and appetite are defined on the call, then DevLunch proposes a fixed 6-week cycle with a set price and deadline.

Nearshore software development company in the Dominican Republic

Senior React, Next.js and Ruby on Rails developers in Santo Domingo, working Eastern Time hours. Custom web apps, mobile apps and APIs for US companies and agencies.

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SUMMARY

Nearshore software development is outsourcing software work to a team in a nearby country with the same or a similar time zone. DevLunch is a nearshore software development company in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, building web apps, mobile apps and APIs for US companies and agencies since 2014. The team works Eastern Time hours, communicates in English and charges 40 to 60% below US senior rates.

Eastern Time zone
Since 2014
React, Rails, React Native
40 to 60% below US rates

Offshore vs nearshore: why hire developers in the Dominican Republic

Eastern Time zone developers

Santo Domingo is on Eastern Time year-round. Standups, code review and calls happen during US business hours.

Senior nearshore developers

The same senior React and Ruby on Rails developers work on your project every cycle. No rotating bench.

White label development for agencies

Work delivered under your agency brand, or staff augmentation inside your repo, your process and your Slack.

Close to the US East Coast

Under 2 hours from Miami by plane. In-person kickoffs when the project needs them.

What nearshore teams build with DevLunch

Custom web applications and portals
SaaS products and MVPs
iOS and Android apps with React Native
APIs and third-party integrations
White label development for agencies
Staff augmentation with React and Rails developers
Ruby on Rails upgrades and maintenance
Ecommerce and subscription platforms

Nearshore development stack

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Ruby on Rails
Hotwire
React Native
Expo
PostgreSQL
Redis
Tailwind CSS

PROCESS

Software Development Process

STEP 01

Discovery and scoping: problem, budget and solution outline. You get a fixed price before development starts.

STEP 02

Development in a fixed 6-week cycle that ends with working software in production.

STEP 03

Launch, software maintenance, support and the next development cycle.

What is nearshore software development?

Nearshore software development is outsourcing software projects to a team in a nearby country with the same or a similar time zone. For US companies, nearshore outsourcing usually means Latin America and the Caribbean. Offshore outsourcing usually means Asia or Eastern Europe, where workday overlap with the US is two or three hours at most.

Offshore vs nearshore comes down to time zone overlap, communication and travel. With an offshore team, questions wait overnight. With a nearshore team in the Dominican Republic, questions get answered the same day, because the team works the same Eastern Time hours as New York and Miami.

Software development in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has a growing developer community, strong English and direct flights to most US East Coast cities in under three hours.

DevLunch is a nearshore software development company with software developers in Santo Domingo since 2014. The team builds custom web applications, mobile apps and APIs with React, Next.js, Ruby on Rails, React Native and PostgreSQL for US companies, US agencies and Dominican businesses.

Nearshore outsourcing and staff augmentation options

Projects run on Shape Up, in fixed 6-week cycles. Before a cycle starts, the work is defined with you: the problem, the appetite (how much it is worth) and a solution outline. Each cycle delivers working software. Price and deadline are set before development starts.

Engagement options: white label development for agencies (work delivered under the agency brand), staff augmentation (nearshore React developers or nearshore Ruby on Rails developers embedded in your team), and full product builds for companies, continued cycle by cycle. You work directly with the senior developers writing the code.

How to hire Dominican developers: what to check

Before you hire nearshore developers, check who writes the code, how many hours overlap with your team, what happens when a cycle ends and who owns the repository. The client should own the repository from day one. Ask to see shipped work, not slide decks.

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Software shipped from Santo Domingo

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Nearshore software development is outsourcing software work to a team in a nearby country with a similar time zone. For US companies, that usually means Latin America or the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, which works on Eastern Time.