Custom software development for US companies. Senior engineers in India, US office in California.

10.5 hours of daily overlap with Eastern and Central time zones. 7.5 hours with Pacific. Your engineering team works in your tools, on your roadmap, with a local office in Irvine CA for contracts and in-person meetings when you need them.

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10.5 hrs

Daily overlap with EST and CST. Real-time standups, code reviews, and sprint planning.

8+ yrs

Average client engagement. Not a build-and-exit agency.

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Clutch rating across all verified client reviews.

50+

Projects delivered for companies across the US, UK, Canada, and Europe.

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Why US companies choose India for custom software development.

The cost gap between a US agency and a senior engineering team in India is 60 to 70 percent. A US-based agency charges $175 to $350 per hour. Our senior engineers work at $45 to $75 per hour, with equivalent code quality, the same tools, and structured delivery processes.

India produces 1.5 million engineering graduates annually. English is the working language in every major tech hub. UTC+5:30 gives US Eastern teams 10.5 hours of overlap across the combined workday, enough for daily standups, sprint planning, and real-time collaboration. The rest of the day runs asynchronously.

Our US office in Irvine, California provides a local touchpoint for contracts, in-person meetings, and any US company that prefers working with a domestic entity. Engineering is delivered from India by a dedicated team assigned to your product.

India (Madgeek)

$45-75/hr senior engineers

1.5M graduates/year

10.5h overlap with EST

30 years enterprise track record

US office in Irvine CA

US Agency

$175-350/hr

Limited senior talent pool

Same timezone

Highest cost market

Local but expensive

Latin America

$50-100/hr

~75K graduates/year

1-3h time difference

Growing but limited track record

English varies significantly

Eastern Europe

$60-120/hr

~80K graduates/year

6-8h time difference

Disrupted by regional instability

English proficiency varies

The offshore horror stories US companies hear

Rotating engineers, project managers who sit between you and the builders, delivery that stops when the contract ends. These are symptoms of the wrong model. A dedicated engineering team assigned to your product eliminates every one of them.

What we build for US companies.

Five areas where we have production track records and client proof. Not capabilities slides. Shipped systems.

Enterprise Software

Procurement platforms, compliance systems, workflow automation, and internal tools that replace spreadsheet-driven processes. Our longest client has run 10+ enterprise systems with us since 2017.

Custom software development

AI and ML Systems

Production AI software, not prototypes. Call quality monitoring that scaled operations from 50 to 80+ agents in three months. Lead scoring, cost estimation, and document processing systems running in production.

AI software development

SaaS Platforms

Multi-tenant SaaS from architecture to launch. Authentication, billing, analytics, and the infrastructure decisions that determine whether a product scales or rewrites at 1,000 users.

Custom software development

Custom eCommerce

For retailers and B2B companies that outgrew Shopify Plus. Complex catalog logic, custom pricing engines, multi-warehouse fulfillment, and B2B order flows that commodity platforms cannot handle.

Custom software development

ERP and Operations Systems

Manufacturing cost estimation, inventory management, procurement workflows, and operations platforms built around how your team actually works, not how an ERP vendor thinks you should work.

Custom software development

Three ways to work with us from the US.

All engagement models include NDA, IP assignment, dedicated engineers, and direct communication. No intermediaries.

Most teams choose this

Dedicated Team

A full engineering team (2 to 8 engineers) assigned to your product. They work in your tools, attend your standups during US morning hours, and own delivery outcomes.

Full-time dedicated engineers

Team lead accountable to you

Scale up or down on 30-day notice

Minimum 3-month initial engagement

Best for ongoing product development

Project-Based

Fixed scope

Defined scope, fixed timeline. We handle architecture, development, testing, and deployment. You receive the finished product with full documentation and IP ownership.

Scoped deliverables and timeline

Milestone-based checkpoints

Full documentation and handoff

Starts from a scoping call

Best for defined builds with clear specifications

Team Extension

Flexible

Add 1 to 3 senior engineers to your existing team. They work as embedded members: same tools, same workflow, same accountability as your in-house engineers.

Embedded in your workflow

Senior engineers only

Direct communication, no middlemen

Month-to-month after initial period

Best for capacity gaps in existing teams

Need senior engineers working on US hours? We scope teams in 48 hours.

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What our engineering teams have delivered.

90%

Reduction in paper-based approvals

Enterprise procurement, compliance, and vendor management platform for a publicly listed telecom company. 10+ production systems delivered over a 9-year engineering partnership.

Enterprise SoftwareLong-Term Partnership

40%+

Sales increase after platform rebuild

Custom eCommerce platform rebuild for a market-leading retailer. Complex catalog logic, B2B pricing rules, and multi-warehouse fulfillment that Shopify Plus could not support.

Custom eCommercePlatform Rebuild

50→80+

Agent scale using AI quality monitoring

AI-powered call quality monitoring system that enabled a contact centre operation to scale from 50 to 80+ agents in three months while maintaining quality scores across every call.

AI SoftwareOperations Platform

Why not just hire a US agency?

You can. If your budget supports $175 to $350 per hour and you have access to the senior talent you need, a US agency is a reasonable choice. The question is whether the timezone proximity justifies a 3x to 5x cost difference.

Most US companies that choose India are not looking for the cheapest option. They are looking for senior engineering capacity that their local market cannot provide at a sustainable cost. The US has a structural shortage of experienced software engineers, and agency rates reflect that scarcity.

India is the largest English-speaking engineering market in the world. The talent depth means you are not competing for the same 20 senior React developers that every other agency in your city is hiring from.

With 10.5 hours of daily overlap and a US office in Irvine, the practical difference between working with us and a US agency is the invoice. The communication cadence, the tooling, the code review process, and the accountability structure are the same.

What you get with Madgeek that a US agency also offers:

Daily standups during your working hours

Code in your repos, PRs reviewed before merge

Sprint planning and retrospectives on your cadence

Senior engineers, not juniors learning on your project

Leadership involved in architecture and delivery

Full IP ownership and NDA from day one

What you save:

60 to 70 percent on engineering costs. On a 4-engineer team running for 12 months, the savings typically exceed $400,000 compared to equivalent US agency rates.

Looking for city-specific teams?

We work with companies across the US. If you are looking for engineering teams aligned to specific metro areas, see our city-focused pages:

Custom software development, New York Custom software development, Chicago

Common questions from US companies.

India (UTC+5:30) overlaps with US Eastern by 10.5 hours when you count the full workday on both sides. Your morning standup at 9 AM ET is 6:30 PM in India. Afternoon syncs, code reviews, and sprint planning all happen in real time. Work continues after your day ends, and completed pull requests are waiting when you come in the next morning.

Yes. Our US office is in Irvine, California. It serves as a local point of contact for contracts, meetings, and any client that prefers a US entity relationship. Engineering is delivered from India by our dedicated team.

A US agency charges $175 to $350 per hour for the same seniority level you get from our team at $45 to $75 per hour. The engineering quality is equivalent. The difference is geography and overhead, not capability. We use the same tools, the same sprint cadence, and the same code review standards. The savings are structural, not a quality trade-off.

You do. Every engagement includes a full NDA and IP assignment from day one. All code, documentation, and deliverables are your property. We do not retain rights to anything we build for you.

Every engagement includes NDA, SOC 2-aligned security practices, and contractual commitments to US data protection standards. We do not store, process, or retain client data beyond what the engagement requires. For regulated industries, we work within your compliance framework.

India offers 20 times the engineering talent pool (1.5 million graduates annually versus approximately 75,000 across all of Latin America), 30 years of enterprise delivery track record, and higher English proficiency scores. Latin America wins on timezone proximity, but with 10.5 hours of daily overlap, most US teams find the India gap manageable. See our India outsourcing comparison for detailed analysis.

Custom software projects start at $50,000. Dedicated team engagements start at $12,000 per month with a 3-month minimum. We do not take projects under $30,000 or work that requires a single developer on a month-to-month basis.

Yes. Many US clients start with a scoped project (8 to 12 weeks) to evaluate the team, the process, and the communication cadence. If the fit is right, they transition to a dedicated team model. No pressure either way.

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