Empiric Infotech

What is a dedicated development team and how does it work for US companies?

A dedicated development team is a group of India-based developers who work full-time and exclusively on your product under your day-to-day direction, billed as a flat $2,000 per developer per month for 160 hours instead of hourly or per-project. They join your US-morning standups, take tickets from your backlog, and report to your engineering manager. You own the code and the roadmap. It is the same arrangement procurement calls USA staff augmentation or IT outsourcing.

How much does a dedicated developer in the USA cost per month?

$2,000 USD per developer per month, flat, for 160 hours of full-time, exclusive work. No hourly markups, no project surcharges, no retainer minimums. The first 7 days are a risk-free trial. Compare to a USA in-house mid-level engineer at $7,500-$10,800/month fully loaded, or a Toptal premium developer at $9,600-$24,000/month for the same 160 hours.

What is the difference between USA staff augmentation, IT outsourcing, and a dedicated development team?

Same engagement, different vocabulary. USA staff augmentation means our developers join your existing team and report into your sprint cadence on US-morning hours. IT outsourcing and software development outsourcing are the same arrangement from the vendor side. A dedicated development team is the founder-facing label. Empiric Infotech runs all three under one model: $2,000 per developer per month for 160 hours, billed monthly, W-8BEN-E provided.

What is the difference between staff augmentation and managed services?

With staff augmentation you direct the work and keep the roadmap; our developers extend your team. With managed services a vendor owns delivery of a fixed scope. Empiric Infotech's $2,000/month model is staff augmentation: you control priorities, we supply full-time exclusive capacity plus the employment, tooling continuity, and free replacement guarantee.

Can I outsource software development to India for my US startup?

Yes - that is the core of the model. Empiric Infotech LLP is an India-based software development company. Outsourcing to us gives you a dedicated, India-based team that overlaps the US East Coast morning, commits to your GitHub, and bills as one monthly invoice with no W-2 overhead and no payroll tax. We provide a completed W-8BEN-E so your accountant can treat invoices as foreign-vendor payments with no 1099 reporting.

What is the time zone overlap with US working hours?

Developers work 09:30 AM - 07:30 PM IST (Mon-Fri). US East Coast clients get a 1-hour live overlap 9:00-10:00 AM ET (with several hours of async work delivered before US business open) plus the project manager available until 12:30 PM ET. US Central overlaps 9:00-10:30 AM CT. US West Coast overlaps 6:00-7:00 AM PT for standups, with the PM available 9:00-11:30 AM PT.

Do you provide W-8BEN-E forms for USA tax compliance?

Yes. Empiric Infotech LLP is registered in India and provides a completed W-8BEN-E (the foreign-entity equivalent of W-9) on day 1. Your accountant classifies our invoices as foreign-vendor payments - no 1099 reporting, no withholding, no payroll-tax exposure. We also provide audit-ready monthly invoices.

How does a $2,000/month dedicated team compare to Toptal for US SaaS startups?

Toptal lists premium freelancers at $60-$150/hour - $9,600-$24,000 per month for 160 hours. Empiric Infotech's $2,000/month is the same 160 hours of full-time exclusive capacity, 5-12x less. The trade-off is time zone: Toptal lists US-based freelancers; Empiric is India-based with US-morning overlap. For founder-led, async-friendly work the math favors Empiric. See our Toptal alternative page for the full side-by-side.