India Employer of Record for engineering teams

    AlgoSmiths SoftCom can hire engineers in India and become their legal employer, so you can build a team there without setting up an Indian entity. We handle the employment contract, payroll, statutory contributions and compliance. You choose the people and manage their work day to day.

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    A good fit if

    • Companies outside India without an Indian entity
    • Teams who found great engineers in India and need a way to employ them
    • Companies testing an India team before opening an office

    Not the right service for

    • Employing people outside India
    • Companies that already have an Indian entity and payroll
    • Contractor arrangements disguised as employment

    How it works

    1. 1

      Choose the people

      Hire through us with engineer-led interviews, or bring candidates you've already found.

    2. 2

      Agree terms

      Salary, benefits, notice period and start date, set out in an India-compliant employment contract issued by AlgoSmiths.

    3. 3

      Onboarding

      We onboard the employee, set up payroll and statutory registrations, and confirm their start date with you.

    4. 4

      Every month

      We run payroll, file statutory contributions such as provident fund, ESI where it applies, professional tax and TDS on salary, and send you one invoice.

    What's included

    • India-compliant employment contracts
    • Monthly payroll and payslips
    • Statutory contributions and filings
    • Leave, notice and exit handling
    • One monthly invoice
    • Optional recruiting with engineer-led interviews

    How pricing works

    The employee's cost, including statutory contributions, plus a monthly management fee per employee. We share a full cost breakdown before anyone is hired.

    Questions we get asked

    You do. Our agreement with you assigns the work product and IP to your company, and you direct the employee's work day to day.

    Once the person has accepted, onboarding takes a few working days. Most of the wait is usually the candidate's notice period at their current job.

    Yes. If you open an Indian entity, we help transfer employees across.

    Guides from our engineers

    Practical write-ups on the problems this work solves, from the AlgoSmiths blog.

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    Tell us the role.

    Four details and we'll come back within a working day with how we'd approach it.

    No retainer. You pay only when someone joins. Or write to talent@algosmiths.com