Every modern IT business needs to enlarge R&D at some point of growth. When your local market lacks tech talents, an expat recruitment service is a good solution. The world has changed, and relocating top professionals is not the only option anymore: the future star can work for you remotely. One question still stands: how to hire expats and which international markets should you explore?
Intella IT recruitment agency provides expat search for any requirements in the Middle East and overseas. Being in the game since 2014, we have access to a broad database of talented tech staff in CIS and beyond. Whether your business is located in Dubai or Saudi Arabia, we’ll come up with a customized solution for your needs. Companies in the Middle East advocate flexibility and Russian IT experts can provide it. Below are 7 reasons to choose Russian software developers.
Russian developers are smart
Local educational standards and regular international activities are what make Russian software developers exceptionally skilled. Russia is famous for numerous tech universities and an extended network of research institutes. In other words, there is a vast infrastructure of scientific institutions all over the country. Hence, many prominent scientists are seen in physics, math, chemistry, programming, robotics, and other intellectual spheres; most of these scientists are known today.
See for yourself, Kaspersky antivirus was created by talented Russian programmers, and it is still being operated from Moscow headquarters. Kaspersky is trusted by numerous international businesses and provides much-needed cybersecurity.
Russian developers are open to tech migration
Globalism and technology brought the whole world together, so people are eager to exchange their experience not only locally but internationally. Russia isn’t an exception. Those who have aspirations to grow and develop are already working for international businesses, sometimes part-time or freelancing. Moving abroad or working remotely in western companies is a pretty good direction for the best Russian talents who have outgrown the limits in their own country and seek more. Be it as it may, it’s cool to work abroad, exchange experience with international colleagues, explore other mentality, and be a man of the world. Russian programmers are not afraid to pursue a career abroad, and your company gains an influential expert on its side.
Hiring Russian expats permanently or even for a temp job can seriously broaden your talent pool and attract highly motivated people for your project. Some international companies are already using this tool for their benefit. For instance, one of the largest manufacturers of custom software, EPAM systems, is fully equipped with developers from CIS.
Russian programmers are super-qualified
How come? First, they are smart (see point 1). And not only in terms of academic achievements and gold medals, but they are also «programming smart». It’s valid due to their genuine interest in learning tech. Russian programmers love technical guts. They often drill deep into the topic and understand both the general framework and the basic working principles.
Second, they usually start working on software development while they’re still in college. Furthermore, they don’t want to program for the sole experience or as a part of a studying program; they get paid for that. As a result, Russian developers have commercial experience before getting their first official job. Some international companies already use it to their advantage. For example, WorldQuant’s talent attraction policy involves hiring Russian software developers fresh out of college.
Russian developers are driven by more than money (fair-minded)
Russian programmers don’t overestimate their skills on the market and have reasonable salary expectations, and even though they strive for financial prosperity, money is not their main driving force. In the rapidly changing Russian economy and politics, CIS-born developers are interested in working for international employers for different reasons.
Not a long time ago, a couple of Russian-born startups relocated to different countries for different reasons. From Crypterium to Fixar, Russian developers are ready for a move even without extra money.
Russian developers work. A lot
Despite the common stereotype, Russians have the mentality of getting things done. They are not used to closing their laptops at 5 pm and calling it a day. If they have to finish something, they definitely will, and it can be good for productivity if applied with a proper work-life balance approach.
To prove the point, let’s look at some Russian-owned companies on the market and their relatively rapid growth. A good example is Revolut Ltd, a company based in London with Russian programmers at its core. Founded by Nikolay Storonsky (Russian MIPT graduate), it’s well known worldwide, with banking products commonly used around the EU. The company’s growth is impressive: from 2015 to 2020, they created a working financial technology and attracted over 12 million users, becoming the most hyped fintech in Europe.
Russian developers are geeks
For most Russian programmers, coding and programming don’t just work — it’s also a hobby. If you go to Stack Overflow, you will inevitably see many Russian names in the comments section answering complicated questions and thus contributing to the worldwide community. It’s a culture of constant development in terms of knowledge and skills.
Remember the funny masks everyone adores on Instagram? A couple of Russian geeks created it. Driven by the desire to develop something new, they started a global phenomenon. By the way, hiring Russian software developers can be your way to kick off another viral creation.
It’s also worth mentioning Kotlin, a modern programming language well known all over the world. It was invented by Andrey Breslav and a team of guys from JetBrains. A language created in Russia in the 2010s is now widespread worldwide, an enormous contribution to the worldwide community.
Russian developers are trusted by international business
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) announced The Global Outsourcing 100 list in 2020, which ranks five leading outsourcing companies from Russia known worldwide. Russian development teams are trusted by companies like AstraZeneca, EPAM, Atos, and other prominent international businesses.
Over the past few years, the Russian IT talent market has made a quantum leap forward. Russian programmers appeared to be a good fit for the international community and are ready to contribute and compete on equal footing with their colleagues from Europe, India, and North America.
