Offshore development center in Bangladesh: your engineering team, our office
A dedicated software engineering unit in Dhaka — recruited, employed, housed and administered by Nexus Payroll — from 8 seats at an all-in seat fee of USD 690 per month.
What is an offshore development center in Bangladesh?
An offshore development center (ODC) in Bangladesh is a dedicated engineering team that works exclusively for one foreign company from a provider-run office in Dhaka. The provider recruits and employs the engineers, supplies workspace, IT and a delivery lead, and administers HR and payroll, while the client owns the roadmap, the code and the intellectual property.
Bangladesh produces roughly 30,000 IT-related graduates a year and hosts a growing base of English-speaking engineers in Java, .NET, Python, JavaScript and mobile stacks, at salary levels well below India's tier-one cities. The constraint for foreign companies has never been talent; it has been the absence of a trusted local operator. Nexus Payroll's ODC model supplies that operator: the Employer of Record layer for compliant employment, plus office space at Gulshan Avenue and Banani 11, managed devices, a delivery lead and HR operations, under one seat fee.
What is included in the ODC seat fee?
The all-in seat fee covers recruitment, Nexus employment and payroll, a dedicated desk in a client-only area, managed laptop and monitors, client-segmented network and VPN, power backup, a delivery lead for teams of eight or more, HR operations, statutory benefits administration and monthly reporting. Salaries above the agreed band, cloud costs and travel are billed at cost.
Dedicated office space
Client-only area in Gulshan Avenue and Banani 11 with badge access, meeting rooms, generator and dual-ISP connectivity; branded to your company if you want it.
Engineering recruitment
Technical screening by senior engineers, take-home and pairing assessments, shortlists in ten business days, 90-day replacement guarantee, quarterly salary benchmarking.
Managed IT and security
Imaged laptops with encryption and MDM, no local admin, your VPN or zero-trust client, segmented network, asset register; ISO 27001 / SOC 2 control alignment on request.
Delivery lead and HR ops
An on-site delivery lead runs rituals in your process, escalates blockers and reports velocity; the HR operations partner handles everything people-related.
Employment and payroll
Nexus contracts with IP assignment, BDT payroll, NBR withholding, Provident Fund, gratuity, group insurance and festival bonuses under the Labour Act 2006.
Reporting and governance
Monthly cost per seat, attrition, utilisation and hiring pipeline; quarterly business review; transfer path to your own entity via the GCC model.
How much does an offshore development center cost in Bangladesh?
Nexus Payroll's ODC seat fee is USD 690 per engineer per month, all-in, for a minimum of 8 seats: it bundles the employment fee, dedicated desk, managed IT, delivery lead share and HR operations. Salaries are billed at cost within an agreed band per level, and the engagement ends or transfers on 30 days notice with no exit fee.
| Cost line (per engineer / month) | Nexus ODC, Dhaka | Own entity in Dhaka | Vendor ODC, India tier-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level engineer salary | USD 1,100–1,600 | USD 1,100–1,600 | USD 2,000–3,200 |
| Office, IT, HR ops, management | USD 690 (all-in seat fee) | USD 500–900 (amortised fixed cost) | USD 700–1,200 |
| Time to first engineer | 3–5 weeks incl. recruitment | 3–6 months + recruitment | 4–8 weeks |
| IP and data control | Assigned to you; your repos and accounts | Yours | Per vendor MSA |
| Exit | 30 days notice or transfer to your entity | Liquidation | Contract term |
This page is informational and reflects Bangladesh law as we understand it on the review date. It is not a substitute for licensed legal or tax advice in Bangladesh or in your own jurisdiction. Statutory figures change; confirm current values with your adviser before relying on them.
Offshore development center FAQ
Who owns the code and IP produced in the ODC?
You do. Every engineer's employment contract assigns all work product, inventions and know-how to the client, and confidentiality survives termination. Nexus Payroll acquires no rights in the code. Repositories, cloud accounts and licences stay in your name; our IT team only provisions devices and network access to your standards.
How is data security handled in the ODC office?
Dedicated, access-controlled space with client-only network segments, managed laptops with full-disk encryption and MDM, no local admin rights, and your own VPN or zero-trust client installed on every device. Physical security includes badge access, CCTV in common areas and a clean-desk policy. We align to your ISO 27001 or SOC 2 control set on request.
Can we visit and interview engineers in person?
Yes, and we recommend it. The ODC offices in Gulshan and Banani have meeting rooms for client visits, and we host on-site interview days for senior hires. Business visas for short visits are straightforward; if you later station a lead engineer in Dhaka, our expatriate service handles the work permit.
Related pages
- Contractor Management — Compliant agreements, BDT payment, tax withheld
- Managed Remote Teams — Dedicated teams employed and run by Nexus
- Global Capability Center — Build-operate-transfer GCC in Bangladesh
- Employee Benefits Administration — Insurance, PF, gratuity, allowances
- Managed Services hub — all managed HR and payroll services
- Employer of Record — the employment layer under every managed service
- Pricing
- FAQ
- Bangladesh HR compliance guide
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