Lahore engineering hub, serving Dubai & the UAE
Hire Dedicated DevelopersDubai & UAE
Companies that hire dedicated developers in Dubai through 10silicon get named engineers who work only on their product, in their tools, on a monthly engagement. The developers sit in our Lahore engineering hub, one hour behind Gulf Standard Time, join your standups, commit to your repositories and report to your product owner. It is a dedicated development team for UAE companies that want the control of an in-house team without the visa, salary and office costs of hiring in Dubai.
Over 7+ years and 100+ projects, UAE start-ups and established businesses have come to us to hire React developers, Laravel developers, Flutter developers and WordPress engineers. Onboarding takes days, every engagement starts with a paid two-week pilot, and if a person is not the right fit we replace them from within the team.
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- 7+
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- 100+
- Projects delivered
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- UAE working hours
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What we build
Services for Dubai businesses
React and Next.js developers
Front-end engineers building fast, accessible interfaces in TypeScript with server rendering.
Node.js developers
Back-end engineers for APIs, real-time features, queues and integrations in Express, NestJS or serverless.
Laravel and PHP developers
Engineers who extend Laravel applications, modernise legacy PHP and build portals and e-commerce back ends.
React Native and Flutter developers
Companies that hire app developers in Dubai from us get engineers shipping iOS and Android apps from one codebase.
WordPress developers
Theme and plugin developers for corporate sites, WooCommerce stores and bilingual Arabic and English publishing.
QA engineers
Manual and automated testers who maintain regression suites and keep releases from breaking what works.
UI/UX designers
Product designers producing user flows, wireframes and Figma screens, with right-to-left layouts considered from the start.
Project leads
Leads who run sprints, standups and releases for your squad, so you have one point of contact.
Tech stack we use
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Laravel
- PHP
- React Native
- Flutter
- WordPress
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- AWS
- Docker
- GitHub / GitLab / Jira
How we work
Our 3-step process
- 1
Strategic Discovery
We map your goals, users, constraints and success metrics into a scoped plan with a fixed first milestone before any code is written.
- 2
Agile Engineering
Two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each one. You see working software, not status reports, and can change direction early.
- 3
Deployment & Growth
Production launch with monitoring, documentation and a growth plan: performance, SEO, analytics and a maintenance retainer if you want one.
Indicative pricing
What it costs in Dubai
Monthly rates depend on seniority and stack. A React or Laravel developer with three years of experience sits at the lower end, while senior engineers, mobile specialists and leads sit higher. Every rate includes management, code review, QA oversight and the hardware and office costs on our side.
Tier 1
Mid-level developer
AED 7,300 - 11,000
USD 2,000 - 3,000
Timeline: Start within 1 - 2 weeks
- Two to four years of experience in your chosen stack
- Full-time, named engineer working only on your product
- Senior code review on every pull request
- Paid two-week pilot and replacement guarantee
Tier 2
Senior developer
AED 11,000 - 16,500
USD 3,000 - 4,500
Timeline: Start within 1 - 2 weeks
- Five or more years of experience and architecture ownership
- Able to lead juniors on your side and set coding standards
- Technical input on estimates, roadmap and infrastructure
- Paid two-week pilot and replacement guarantee
Tier 3
Squad of 3 plus project lead
AED 33,000 - 51,000
USD 9,000 - 14,000
Timeline: Start within 2 - 3 weeks
- Three developers mixed across front end, back end and mobile
- Project lead running sprints, standups and releases
- Shared QA and UI/UX support from the wider team
- Weekly progress report and a single point of contact
Ranges are indicative 2026 market figures per developer per month for Dubai and the UAE. Every quote is written after Strategic Discovery.
Why it works
An offshore development team for UAE companies, one hour behind Dubai
Lahore is a practical base for an offshore development team for UAE companies because of time, talent and cost. Gulf Standard Time is one hour ahead of Pakistan, so a 9:30am standup in Business Bay or DIFC is 8:30am for your developers and the whole working day overlaps. Lahore has a deep pool of software engineers, and 10silicon hires full-time employees from it rather than contractors, so everyone on your team has passed our interviews, code reviews and onboarding.
Staff augmentation in Dubai from a local IT company costs what Dubai rents and salaries cost. Our rates reflect Lahore costs plus a management layer: a senior engineer reviews every pull request and a project lead tracks velocity and blockers. We have no Dubai office, but management answers on +971 56 639 0908 in your hours, we meet on video at any time and offer on-site consultation in Dubai when a kickoff is better done in person.
Agency vs offshore vs hybrid
Choosing a hire developers partner: how the options compare
Rates are indicative 2026 market figures for senior work. The point is not the cheapest hour; it is senior engineers, full working-hours overlap and ownership of what you pay for.
| Criteria | Dubai agency | Offshore shop | 10silicon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative hourly rate | USD 60 - 120 | USD 15 - 35 | USD 25 - 45 |
| Working-hours overlap with GST | Full | Often 2 - 4 hours | Full (Lahore is GST minus 1) |
| Who you talk to | Account manager | Rotating contacts | Named engineer and project lead |
| Demos | Monthly or at milestones | Varies | Every two weeks on a staging URL |
| Code and accounts | Usually yours | Sometimes theirs | Always in your repos and cloud accounts |
| In-person meetings | At their office | Rare | Video any time; on-site in Dubai by arrangement |
| Arabic / RTL and UAE payments | Yes | Varies | Yes, standard on every build |
UAE-ready by default
Built for how business works in Dubai
Offshore teams often learn UAE requirements on your project. We treat them as standard scope, so Arabic, AED payments, VAT invoicing and data protection are designed in rather than bolted on.
- 01
Arabic & RTL interfaces
Bilingual English-Arabic layouts planned from the first wireframe, with right-to-left mirroring and Arabic typography that holds up on mobile.
- 02
UAE payment gateways
Integration with Network International, Telr, PayTabs, Stripe and bank gateways, plus Tabby and Tamara instalments and cash on delivery flows.
- 03
VAT and e-invoicing
FTA-compliant tax invoices with TRN, 5% VAT handling, credit notes and exports your accountant can reconcile.
- 04
Data protection by design
Built with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law in mind: consent records, access control, encryption and data residency in Gulf cloud regions when required.
- 05
Sector rules designed in
For fintech, healthcare and education builds we design for regulator expectations such as CBUAE, DHA and MOHAP requirements; compliance sign-off stays with your advisers.
- 06
WhatsApp-first customer flows
Click-to-chat, WhatsApp Business API notifications and lead capture, because that is how UAE customers actually get in touch.
Compliance sign-off for regulated sectors stays with your legal and regulatory advisers; we build to the requirements they specify.
Model
How the dedicated developer model works
You tell us the roles, seniority and stack you need. We propose named engineers, you interview the ones you like, and we agree a monthly fee per person. From then on the developers are yours: they use your Jira, GitHub or GitLab and Slack or Teams, attend your standups and take direction from your product owner or our project lead.
Onboarding takes days rather than weeks because hardware, accounts and HR are already in place on our side. Every engagement begins with a paid two-week pilot so you can judge communication and code quality on real tickets. After the pilot it runs month to month, so you can add or remove people as your roadmap changes.
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Why companies hire dedicated developers in Dubai through 10silicon
Hiring a senior developer in Dubai means a visa, medical insurance, an end-of-service liability, a desk and a Dubai salary. It takes two to three months, and if the hire does not work out you start again. A dedicated developer from 10silicon starts within one to two weeks, costs a fixed monthly fee with no employment overhead, and can be swapped or scaled without a visa in sight.
Freelancers are the other alternative, and for a short, well-defined task they can be right. For a product worked on for months the risks are familiar: the freelancer takes another client, disappears before launch or leaves code nobody else can read. Our developers are employees with a lead above them, QA beside them and code review that keeps the work maintainable. Software outsourcing in the UAE usually fails on management rather than talent, and management is what we have built the company around.
Honesty
When a dedicated team is the wrong choice
If you need a five-page WordPress site, a landing page or a one-off fix, do not hire a dedicated developer. A fixed-price project will be cheaper and faster, and we will quote it that way. The dedicated model earns its keep with two to three months or more of continuous work: a product roadmap, a growing backlog, an in-house team that needs more hands, or a legacy system that needs steady attention.
It is also the wrong choice if nobody on your side can give the team direction. A developer without a product owner, or our project lead in that seat, will spend time guessing. In the first call we will tell you which model fits.
Security
Security, access and confidentiality
Your code never lives on our infrastructure. Developers work in repositories, cloud accounts and environments you own, with access granted per person and revoked the day an engagement ends. Devices are company-managed with full-disk encryption, screen locks and no personal cloud sync, and production credentials go through a password manager, never chat. An NDA is signed before any access is granted and IP assignment is written into every contract.
Case study
Case study: dedicated squad for a UAE product company
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Tell us what you need and we will reply within one UAE business day with questions, a rough budget range and a proposed first milestone. Video or on-site consultation in Dubai.
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- Email: contact@10silicon.com
- Lahore HQ · Serving Dubai, Abu Dhabi & the UAE