People — Global hiring

Hire exceptional people, wherever your business needs them.

ProDevs started by building one of Africa’s strongest technology talent networks. Today we help companies identify and hire professionals across markets, functions and industries, and we can employ and pay them where you have no entity.

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01 What’s included

Everything between finding someone and paying them.

Hiring across borders fails in the gaps between recruiter, lawyer and payroll provider. ProDevs covers the whole path, so you deal with one team.

  1. Sourcing

    We search our network of vetted professionals first, then go to market for the roles and locations it does not already cover.

  2. Assessment

    Candidates are tested on the work the role involves: structured assessments, practical exercises and interviews, scored consistently.

  3. Contracts

    Offer letters, employment or contractor agreements written for the country the person works in, and reviewed before anyone signs.

  4. Payroll & compliance

    Monthly pay in local currency, statutory deductions and filings, so the person is paid correctly and on time.

  5. Local workforce operations

    Onboarding, equipment, leave, benefits administration and the everyday questions an employer has to answer.

02 Where we hire

Five markets we know well.

These are the hiring corridors where our network is established. We also place remote professionals with companies across Europe and the United States.

West Africa

Nigeria

Where ProDevs began and where our network is deepest. Engineering, product, design and data talent concentrated in Lagos and Abuja, with a growing pool of finance, operations and commercial professionals. Hire directly, or have ProDevs employ and pay on your behalf.

West Africa

Ghana

An English-speaking market with strong software, fintech and customer-operations talent, and a working day that overlaps comfortably with the UK and Europe.

East Africa

Kenya

Nairobi’s technology community is one of the most established on the continent, with deep experience in mobile money, payments and platform engineering.

Southern Africa

South Africa

Senior engineering, financial services and enterprise experience, and a time zone aligned with Europe. A natural choice for leadership roles and regulated industries.

Europe

United Kingdom

Local recruitment for UK-based companies, and for teams that want a UK lead working alongside engineers or operators in Africa.

Hiring in Africa for the first time? Read Hiring in Africa: the guide.

03 How it works

Tell us who you need. See your first shortlist within 48 hours.

The process is the same for one role or twenty, and for engineers or finance managers.

  1. Step 1

    Brief

    A call to agree the role, the level, the location and what success looks like in the first six months.

  2. Step 2

    Shortlist

    Assessed candidates with notes and scores. For most roles, the first shortlist arrives within 48 hours.

  3. Step 3

    Interview

    You meet the people you want to meet. We schedule, collect feedback and keep candidates informed.

  4. Step 4

    Offer

    We help benchmark the offer, negotiate and handle the contract, directly with you or through ProDevs as employer.

  5. Step 5

    Onboard

    Paperwork, payroll set-up and first-week logistics, then regular check-ins while the hire settles in.

04 Hiring models

Choose how the person joins.

  • Direct hire

    The person joins your payroll. We find, assess and help you close them.

    Tech hiring

  • Outsourcing & payroll

    ProDevs employs and pays the person locally. They work on your team full-time.

    Outsourcing

  • Freelance projects

    Vetted freelancers for a defined project, paid per milestone through escrow.

    Freelancers

  • Whole department

    Structure, leadership and team for an entire function, hired as one engagement.

    Buildout

Questions

Global hiring, answered.

  • Which countries can ProDevs hire in?

    Our strongest networks are in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, and we recruit in the United Kingdom. We also place remote professionals with companies in Europe and the United States. If your market is not listed, ask us: we will tell you honestly whether we can source there.

  • Do you only hire software engineers?

    No. ProDevs started with engineering, product and design, and the same process now covers finance, sales, operations, people, marketing and leadership roles.

  • How quickly will I see candidates?

    For most roles you will see your first shortlist within 48 hours of agreeing the brief. Time to hire then depends on your interview process and the notice periods of the candidates you choose.

  • Can ProDevs employ the people we hire?

    Yes. If you do not have a legal entity in the country, we can hold the contract and run payroll for you through our outsourcing and payroll service, while the person works on your team day to day.

  • How are candidates assessed?

    Every candidate is screened against the role definition, then assessed for the skills the role actually uses, through structured assessments on Evalia, our assessment platform, followed by interviews. You receive the evidence along with the shortlist.

  • What does it cost?

    It depends on the hiring model and the role. Our pricing page explains the models, and we confirm the numbers for your roles once we understand the brief.

Talk to ProDevs

Who do you need, and where?

Tell us the role and the market. We will tell you how quickly we can put a shortlist in front of you.

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