Meridianstacks embeds senior, fluent-English engineers in your Irish team on a simple monthly retainer — and because Ireland sits in our best-in-class timezone band, they work your full Dublin business day. You get senior developers in your standups, real-time collaboration and full IP ownership, at typically 40–70% below local agency and contractor rates. Your matched hub is Lagos (UTC+1) — 0–1 hour from Dublin, so our engineers share your full working day.
To hire dedicated developers in Ireland, Meridianstacks proposes vetted senior engineers you interview before committing, then embeds them in your team on a monthly retainer. Because Ireland is a 0–1 hour overlap, they work your full working day with native-level English. You own all code and IP under Irish law, we sign a GDPR-compliant DPA, and the rate is typically 40–70% below a Dublin agency or contractor.
Full-time, vetted engineers embedded in your team and standups on a simple monthly retainer — your team, just larger.
Add one specialist to plug a stack gap or a sprint crunch — you manage and direct, we resource and support.
Developers plus a tech lead and QA who own a workstream end to end, reporting straight into your roadmap.
You video-call and choose each engineer before contract — technically assessed senior engineers.
A 0–1 hour offset means live standups, real-time pairing and same-day turnaround, not overnight tickets.
Add roles as a project grows or pause between phases on 30 days' notice — no permanent headcount commitment.
Ireland is a major EMEA tech hub — Google, Meta and Salesforce all anchor here alongside a dense indigenous startup scene — which means senior engineers are scarce, slow to hire and expensive. A Meridianstacks dedicated team gives you those skills inside one to two weeks, with engineers who work your full day, speak native-level English, and stay on a flexible monthly retainer.
| Option | Dublin overlap | Cost vs local |
|---|---|---|
| Meridianstacks | Full (0–1h) | 40–70% less |
| Dublin agency / contractor | Full | Baseline (high) |
| India offshore | Partial (~4–5h) | Lowest, but async |
| Direct in-house hire | Full | Highest + 2–4 mo to hire |
| Engagement | Typical Irish rate | Meridianstacks |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated developer (monthly) | €9,000–€18,000 | ~€3,000–€6,000 |
| MVP web app (fixed scope) | €35,000–€90,000 | ~€14,000–€35,000 |
| Custom SaaS platform | €55,000–€170,000 | ~€18,500–€52,000 |
Prices published from our Open Price Book (v1.0 · July 2026 · next review October 2026). All prices exclude VAT.
Indicative ranges in euro; dedicated developers are billed on a simple monthly retainer with no recruitment fee.
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