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Hire developers · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hire software developers in Dubai

Engineers in the core languages, tested on real code rather than on a list of languages at the top of a CV.

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HP
Belkin
Dulsco
HMS FMCE

Everyone lists the language. Few can carry the codebase

The gap between writing a function and maintaining a system for three years is where projects are lost.

A CV of languages with no depth

Ten languages listed, none of them used on anything that had to survive a second year.

Code nobody else can read

Work that passes review on the day and becomes the reason the next developer wants to rewrite it.

No tests, so no speed later

Every change becoming slower and riskier than the one before it.

We screen for the things that decide whether a codebase is still workable in a year: how the person structures a problem, how they name things, whether they test, and how they behave in review when someone disagrees with them.

The technical assessment is real work rather than a puzzle. We give a small task shaped like the work you have, then read the code with you if you want to be in the room. You can add your own exercise, and many clients do.

Once someone starts, they work in your repository under your branch and review rules. We stay involved: if the fit is wrong, we replace them, and if the work grows, we add people who already understand the project.

How it works

A clear process from brief to launch, with your approval at every stage.

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One call about the work, the stack and the deadline. You get a written shortlist, not a stack of unfiltered profiles.

01
Meet two or three

You interview a short list we have already tested ourselves, and you set the technical exercise if you want one.

02
Start, with cover

The engineer starts inside your tools and your process, and we replace anyone who is not right without an argument.

03
Technology

Tools we build with

Proven platforms your team can run after launch.

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PythonPython
ReactReact
Next.jsNext.js
LaravelLaravel
DockerDocker
GitGit
The benefits of working with us

Why Dubai companies choose Codeeo for software developers

  • Tested before you meet them

    Every engineer is screened by our own developers on real work, not on a keyword match against a CV.

  • Working hours that overlap yours

    Teams that sit in the Gulf working day, so review, standup and escalation happen inside your hours.

  • Your code, your accounts

    Repositories, cloud accounts and credentials stay yours. Engineers work inside them and leave nothing behind.

  • One invoice, no visa admin

    We carry the employment, the visas and the payroll, so you add and remove capacity without an HR project.

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Send the brief and get a fixed written quote.

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Questions founders ask us

How do you test a developer's skill?

A developer from our team sets a task shaped like your work and reviews the code with them. We look at structure, naming, tests and how they respond to review, not at how fast they recite syntax.

Can we set our own technical test?

Yes, and we recommend it. We will run it with the candidate before you spend interview time.

Do they work on our repository?

Yes, inside your branch and review rules, with accounts in your name.

What seniority can you supply?

From mid level through to principal. We will tell you honestly when a brief needs someone more senior than the budget allows.

What if we only need someone for two months?

That is a normal engagement for us. Capacity goes up and down without a permanent hire and without a visa on your establishment card.

Tell us about your business

Prefer email? sales@codeeo.com

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