What is Hire Techie(s)?
Hire Techie(s) is a new concept for software development outsourcing. You can hire one or more dedicated Techie(s) who work exclusively for you on your projects from our premises based in India. Geographical or time zone boundaries do not affect the progress and implementation of your project as our professional can work partially during your time zone on demand*. You can hire one single Techie or Techies of Techie(s)s depending upon your project specifications, time limit and budget.

* It will affect monthly charges mentioned on website. Mentioned charges are for India working hours (9:00am to 6:00pm IST).

Are the Techie(s) employees of your company?
Yes. Each Techie(s) is a full-time employee of S.T.E.P. Technologies. Every Techie(s) follows the company’s policies regarding Intellectual property, security, code of conduct and any other aspects that may affect your work.

Why should I opt for the Hire Dedicated Developer Service?
Dedicated Developer Service is a smart choice for startup a company who does not want to invest in infrastructure, recruitment costs, HRM related expenses. Such companies can hire dedicated Techie(s) and immediately embark on their mission.

This option is equally beneficial for large or medium scale companies who are already established and in urgent need of a team of experienced and efficient Techie(s)s to meet their time bound market demands. If your demand for in-house technical staff varies significantly, then this option is very cost efficient for you. It saves you a lot in terms of salary and perks, as dedicated Techie(s)s can be hired for a flexible time period.

In short if you are looking for cost effective, timely and quality services by the highly skilled and experienced professionals, this is the most suitable option for you.

How can I make sure that I am offered the best Techie(s) available?
First of all, all Techie(s) are our full time employees. Thus, they had to go through rigorous interview and background check for landing the job. And before finalizing the candidate for your assignment, we introduce you to a number of highly skilled and qualified professionals, whom you can interview and shortlist. You can verify and choose yourself the most suitable resource for your job.

How long it will take to arrange resource?
We can provide you resources with your desired skill set in less than 3 working days.

How do I know that the Techie(s) are working for me?
At the end of the day the Techie will send you the timesheet with details of the work that has been done. This will be in addition to the daily upload and status report that will be done at the end of the day.
Additionally we offer certain tools which allow you to track hours filled by our Techie(s) on your task / project. In short, we make sure that you only pay for what our Techie(s) worked for you. Our tool eliminates all risk factors that are involved in software development outsourcing and you will completely satisfy with deliverables by our Techie(s)s and amount billed for your task.

This tool will track

• Screenshot of the active monitor 6 times per hour. So anything visible on Techie(s) screen would be captured in a screenshot.
• Number of mouse clicks and keystrokes of Techie(s) pc.
• The name of the active window and application at the time of the screenshot.
• Camera snapshot (optional) of Techie(s) face along with the screenshot 6 times per hour.

Can I hire more than one Techie? Yes. You can hire more than one Techie.

What are your working hours?

Our working hours are 10:00am to 7:00pm IST. Our time zone is IST or UTC +5:30. We are located at Vadodara, India.

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Can the Techie work in my time zone?
Yes. Our resources can work partially during your time zone on demand. It will affect monthly charges mentioned on website. Mentioned charges are for India working hours (10:00am to 7:00pm IST).

Are these Techie(s) are freelancers or contractors?
No. Each Techie is a full-time employee of S.T.E.P. Technologies. Every Techie is bound by contract to follow the company’s policies regarding Intellectual Property, Security, Code of Conduct and any other aspects that may affect your work.

What is Full-time Hiring?
In this model you can hire out Techie(s) from us at fixed monthly costs and treat them as your own extended employees. They are managed directly by you or the project manager at your end and ensure maximum efficiency, cost savings and control over the operations.

Here is how it works:

• Each assigned individual works for you for 22 Days in a month and delivers a minimum of 160 hours of production.
• All the project management control lies with you.
• The communication between yourself and the Techie can be handled through Email, Chat and Phone.
• The work is carried according to India working hours (9:00am to 6:00pm IST, Monday to Friday) at our development centre in India.
• The invoice is sent to you at 30 days interval. Payment needs to be made in advance for the current month.

What is Part-time Hiring?
This model is same as full-time hiring but only this time the Techie is allocated for 80 hrs in a month.

Here is how it works:

• Each assigned individual works for you for 22 Days in a month and delivers a minimum of 160 hours of production.
• All the project management control lies with you.
• The communication between yourself and the Techie can be handled through Email, Chat and Phone.
• The work is carried according to India working hours (9:00am to 6:00pm IST, Monday to Friday) at our development centre in India.
• The invoice is sent to you at 30 days interval. Payment needs to be made in advance for the current month.

What is Hourly Hiring?
This is a “pay-as-you-go” model in which you need to pay on hourly basis. This is also known as “Time and Materials” model.

How do I test Techie(s)?
We will schedule conference call with Techie(s) before you decide. You can interview candidate/candidates before you finalize any or all of them. The best way to test drive our service is to hire a Techie for part-time basis or buy 10 hours of services. We do not offer free trials.

What if I do not like the Techie?
Although this is most unlikely, but in case you have problems with your Techie(s) your first point of contact would be our dedicated manager at USA. We will make sure to immediately take off the Techie(s) from your project and provide you a replacement ASAP.

What happens if the Techie(s) leaves your organization?
As we all know it is unavoidable situation. We have a policy of 30 days notice period with our employees and in that time we will do all the knowledge transfer and provide a replacement. Moreover, the project manager at our end will ensure that your work is not affected by such activities.

Are there any additional costs?
There are no additional costs expect for what has been specified on the website.

Can I switch between billing models?
There is always room for flexibility and open discussions and we do accommodate requests to change billing models.

How do I pay for the services?
Which modes of payment are preferred? We accept payments through Wire Transfer and Credit Card.

How do I communicate with my dedicated Techie(s)?
You can communicate over Instant Messengers (Skype, gTalk, MSN, AOL and Yahoo). You can always keep in touch through e-mails and you can call up your dedicated Techie(s) during office hours preferably or daily communication.

How do I get daily updates?
The daily updates are given to you by the Techie directly through emails (and if you wish, the work can be uploaded to your server directly) at the end of each day.

Will you sign a non-disclosure agreement?
Yes. We are committed to protect client confidentiality. We are open to sign it.

What are my rights regarding the intellectual property developed by the hired Techie(s)?
We transfer the ownership and copyrights of all intellectual property developed by hired Techie(s)s to you. We assure you that only you can benefit from your investments.

How secure is my source code and commercial secrets?
We provide secure development environment with firewall, password and encryption protection to our Techie(s)s. Unauthorized access to any sensitive data and commercial secrets is virtually impossible.

Do I pay for the vacation, holidays or sick leave for my dedicated Techie(s)?
Dedicated Techie(s)s are entitled to avail leaves as per our leave calendar. On start of service you will be given our leave calendar. Any sick or casual leaves taken by the Techie(s) are compensated in the invoice on pro rata basis.

Can you set up an exclusive development team for us in India?
Generally dedicated development contracts are for approximately 6 months or so, but if you expect steady workflow for a longer duration using consistent programming languages and operating systems, then you can opt for even an entire project team to focus on your project alone.

Can I resell your services?
Yes. Please contact us on info@step-india.com for detail.