Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine
Hire Eastern European developers
through a US company.
Odesa.co, a US company in Lighthouse Point, Florida, matches you with senior developers in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine from $45/hr. You sign a US contract, your engineer works full US business hours, and our company-reported average is 4.2 days from contract to first interview. You can see sample profiles before the first call.
Eastern European developers
From $45 / hourFull overlap with US business hours. Start with a two-week trial, then month to month.
Engineering partner to growth-stage companies
Odesa company-reported figures. Interview timing is an average, not a guaranteed start date.
Countries and time zones
Where Odesa developers work in Eastern Europe
Odesa engineers in Eastern Europe live in four countries: Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. Poland, Romania and Bulgaria are EU member states; Ukraine is not. Wherever your engineer lives, the contract is the same: you sign with Odesa.co in the US, and the engineer works your US business hours.
Poland
Poland runs on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), six hours ahead of US Eastern. A 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern working day is 15:00 to 23:00 in Warsaw, the earliest finish of the four countries. As an EU member, Poland works under GDPR, which helps when your security review asks where the work and the data sit.
Romania
Romania runs on Eastern European Time (UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer), seven hours ahead of US Eastern, so a 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern day is 16:00 to 24:00 in Bucharest. Romania is also in the EU, and it shares a time zone with Bulgaria and Ukraine, so engineers across those three countries keep the same local hours on one team.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is on the same Eastern European Time as Romania, seven hours ahead of US Eastern: 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern is 16:00 to 24:00 in Sofia. Bulgaria is an EU member, which keeps contracting and data questions straightforward for teams that already work with EU vendors.
Ukraine
Ukraine is also on Eastern European Time, seven hours ahead of US Eastern, so 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern is 16:00 to 24:00 in Kyiv. Ukraine is outside the EU, but nothing changes for you: your agreement is with Odesa.co, and you can ask about each engineer’s continuity setup in the interview. Our guide on how to hire Ukrainian developers covers talent, rates and continuity in detail.
How full overlap with US business hours works
Odesa engineers in Eastern Europe work your US business hours. That is how they work with every client: standups, code reviews and quick questions happen in your day, and the engineer finishes when your team does. The example below is for a team on US Eastern time.
| City | Local working hours | US Eastern equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Warsaw, Poland | 15:00 to 23:00 | 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern |
| Bucharest, Romania | 16:00 to 24:00 | 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 16:00 to 24:00 | 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern |
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 16:00 to 24:00 | 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern |
The US and Europe change clocks on different dates, so for about three weeks a year (late March and late October) local hours move one hour earlier, for example 15:00 to 23:00 in Kyiv. Your hours stay the same. Teams on Central, Mountain or Pacific time get the same full overlap: the engineer works your business day, and the hours are written into your quote.
How hiring works
How hiring works, from first call to first day.
Ask for sample profiles before the first call, so you can judge the network before you sign anything. Val Narodetsky, our founder, handles matching personally, and Zhanna Agranova, our COO, runs talent operations.
Sign the MSA
One master services agreement with Odesa.co, a US company. It sets confidentiality, code ownership, rates and notice terms for every engineer you add.
Kickoff meeting
Val meets your team to pin down the stack, seniority, responsibilities, budget and the US hours the engineer will keep.
Odesa sources talent
Zhanna runs the search in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, checking experience and communication against your brief before anyone reaches you.
Review profiles
You get a hand-picked shortlist with experience, availability and evaluation notes. Our company-reported average is 4.2 days from contract to first interview.
You interview
Run your own technical interview, live coding session or code review. You decide who joins; we coordinate scheduling and feedback.
Onboarding
The engineer joins your tools, standups and sprints on your hours. The first two weeks are a trial; after that the engagement runs month to month.
Why Eastern Europe
Why US teams hire developers in Eastern Europe
Senior engineering depth
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine have long-established software industries. Val matches each role personally, so you see engineers picked for your stack and seniority, not a keyword search.
Your business hours, in full
Odesa engineers in Eastern Europe work full overlap with US business hours. Standups, pairing, code reviews and quick questions happen in your day, not in a handoff note the next morning.
English and communication, checked
We assess spoken and written communication against your brief before you see a profile. Then you judge it yourself in the interview, with your own team in the room.
A two-week trial, then month to month
Every staff augmentation start begins with a two-week trial in your real workflow. After that, add engineers or scale down as the roadmap changes, under notice terms set in your agreement.
Someone owns the fit after day one
Val and Zhanna stay involved after the start: check-ins on how the engagement is going, replacement requests and growing the team when the roadmap gets bigger.
A US contract and your IP in writing
You sign with Odesa.co in Lighthouse Point, Florida, not a foreign vendor. Confidentiality, ownership of code and deliverables, the rate and notice terms are written down before work begins.
Three ways to hire
Three ways to hire Eastern European developers
Choose staff augmentation in Eastern Europe when you want an engineer inside your team and you lead the work. Choose tech recruitment when you want a permanent employee on your own payroll. Choose custom development when you want Odesa to run the build for you.
| RecommendedStaff augmentationBest when you have the roadmap and the leads, and need senior engineers in Eastern Europe to execute it. | Direct recruitmentBest when you want a permanent employee on your own payroll. | Custom developmentBest when you want a defined product or feature delivered, with Odesa running the build. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PriceHow you pay | From $45/hr | $7,999per hire, due when the candidate accepts | Scoped quotemilestone-based |
| You direct the day-to-day workPriorities, tools, sprints | Noyou approve milestones | ||
| Joins your standups and toolsWorks as part of your team | Noworking demos instead | ||
| Project management includedDelivery run by Odesa | No | No | |
| On your payrollWho employs the engineer | Nocontracted through Odesa | No | |
| CommitmentHow long you are tied in | Month-to-month | Permanent hire | Per project scope |
| Risk coverIf the fit is wrong | Two-week trial | 90-day replacement guarantee | Agreed acceptance criteria |
| Scale up or downChange capacity as priorities move | month to month | No | Through change requests |
| Time to first interviewFrom signed agreement | 4.2 days avg.* | 4.2 days avg.* | Starts after scoping |
| US contract with Odesa.coLighthouse Point, Florida | |||
| Request sample profiles | Explore recruitment | Explore custom development |
Staff augmentation
Best when you have the roadmap and the leads, and need senior engineers in Eastern Europe to execute it.
- Price
- From $45/hr
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Yes
- Joins your standups and tools
- Yes
- Project management included
- No
- On your payroll
- No, contracted through Odesa
- Commitment
- Month-to-month
- Risk cover
- Two-week trial
- Scale up or down
- Yes, month to month
- Time to first interview
- 4.2 days avg.*
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
Direct recruitment
Best when you want a permanent employee on your own payroll.
- Price
- $7,999 per hire, due when the candidate accepts
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Yes
- Joins your standups and tools
- Yes
- Project management included
- No
- On your payroll
- Yes
- Commitment
- Permanent hire
- Risk cover
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Scale up or down
- No
- Time to first interview
- 4.2 days avg.*
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
Custom development
Best when you want a defined product or feature delivered, with Odesa running the build.
- Price
- Scoped, milestone-based quote
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Odesa leads; you approve milestones
- Joins your standups and tools
- Working demos instead
- Project management included
- Yes
- On your payroll
- No
- Commitment
- Per project scope
- Risk cover
- Agreed acceptance criteria
- Scale up or down
- Through change requests
- Time to first interview
- Starts after scoping
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
*Odesa company-reported average from contract to first interview; not a guaranteed start date. Code and IP ownership are defined in each agreement.
Choosing a region
Eastern Europe or Latin America?
Odesa engineers in both regions work full US business hours, start from $45/hr and join under the same US contract and process. The difference is mostly where their day sits, and you can see profiles from both regions before you decide.
Eastern Europe
Engineers in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine work your hours in their afternoon and evening, and three of the four countries are in the EU.
Latin America
Engineers in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia live in or near US time zones, so your working day is also theirs.
Compare both regions in detail
Our comparison guide looks at both regions side by side for US companies weighing one against the other.
Rates and roles
What it costs to hire an Eastern European developer
Through Odesa, Eastern European developers start at $45/hr on month-to-month terms, with a two-week trial. Your rate depends on seniority, stack and availability, and your quote lists the engineer, rate, schedule and included support before work begins. For a permanent hire, recruitment is a flat $7,999 per hire, due when the candidate accepts, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. See pricing for every service, or compare the cost with a US hire in the ROI calculator.
Roles you can hire through Odesa, with published starting rates.
| Engineering role | Published starting rate | Common hiring focus |
|---|---|---|
| Python developers | From $45/hr | Django, FastAPI, data and backend services |
| React developers | From $45/hr | Product frontends, design systems and TypeScript |
| Node.js developers | From $45/hr | APIs, integrations and backend services |
| Java developers | From $45/hr | Spring Boot services and enterprise backends |
| Go (Golang) developers | From $45/hr | Concurrent services and cloud infrastructure |
| .NET developers | From $45/hr | C#, ASP.NET Core and Azure workloads |
| Full-stack developers | From $45/hr | End-to-end features across frontend and backend |
| Data engineers | From $45/hr | Pipelines, warehouses and analytics infrastructure |
| DevOps engineers | From $45/hr | CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and reliability |
| AI and ML engineers | From $45/hr | LLM features, model integration and MLOps |
Every role starts from $45/hr. Your quote confirms the candidate, rate, schedule and included support. Browse all developer roles.
Client proof
What clients say about working with Odesa.
Odesa is rated 4.8 on Clutch across 5 reviews. Here is how clients describe the matching, the speed and the engineers.
“We started seeing strong engineer profiles from Odesa within days, and the process from tech interview to onboarding was smooth and straightforward. The remote team Val built for us now feels like part of our in-house team and has contributed to multiple product rollouts over the past year.”
Head of Talent, HeyGen
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“Val came through for us big time. He provided us with top-tier engineers very quickly.”
“We were impressed with their cost, speed, and having a US-based interface.”
Questions, answered
Hiring in Eastern Europe: FAQ
How much does it cost to hire a developer in Eastern Europe?
Through Odesa, staff augmentation starts at $45/hr, month to month, with a two-week trial. The final rate depends on seniority, stack and availability, and your quote confirms the rate, schedule and included support before work begins. If you want a permanent employee instead, tech recruitment is a flat $7,999 per hire, due when the candidate accepts, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. See pricing for details.
What is the time difference between Eastern Europe and the US?
Poland is 6 hours ahead of US Eastern time, and Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine are 7 hours ahead. Add 3 hours for US Pacific. For about three weeks a year the gap is one hour smaller, because the US and Europe change clocks on different dates. Odesa engineers work full US business hours either way: 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern is 16:00 to 24:00 in Kyiv, Bucharest or Sofia and 15:00 to 23:00 in Warsaw.
Which countries does Odesa hire from?
In Eastern Europe and the EU, Odesa engineers work from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. In Latin America, they work from Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. In every country the engineer is contracted through Odesa.co, a US company, and works full overlap with US business hours.
Can I still hire Ukrainian developers?
Yes. Ukraine is one of the four Eastern European countries in Odesa’s network, and the contract works the same way as anywhere else. Ask about each engineer’s continuity setup, such as backup power and internet, in the interview. The two-week trial and month-to-month terms let you change course if it does not work, and recruitment hires carry a 90-day replacement guarantee. Read more on how to hire Ukrainian developers.
Do I need a local entity or an EOR to hire in Eastern Europe?
Not for staff augmentation. You sign one agreement with Odesa.co in the US, and the engineer is contracted through Odesa, so you need no entity, employer of record or local payroll in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria or Ukraine. For a direct hire through recruitment, the engineer joins your payroll, and you choose how to employ them, for example through an employer of record.
Should I hire Eastern European or Latin American developers?
Through Odesa, both work full US business hours, start from $45/hr and use the same contract and hiring process. Engineers in Eastern Europe work your hours in their afternoon and evening; engineers in Latin America live in or near US time zones. Choose on the candidates for your stack. We can show profiles from both regions, and our guide compares Eastern European vs Latin American developers in detail.
Founder & CEO, Odesa.co
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