U.S. Led, Kosovo Built,
Cost-Effective Dev Team,
Embedded & Productive in 5 to 10 Days.
Most companies lose months and momentum waiting to fill critical engineering roles. CodeTech embeds full stack engineers directly into your workflow. They speak your language, work your hours, collaborate with your team in real time, and ship production code from week one.
Vetted Eastern European English-speaking engineering talent working U.S. East Coast Hours — with direct U.S.-based executive accountability.
Does Any of This
Sound Familiar?
Hiring Speed
That senior engineering role has been open for 60 days. Maybe 90. The resumes keep coming but the right people do not. Meanwhile features slip, deadlines move, and your team absorbs the extra load until morale starts to crack.
You do not have a recruiting problem. You have a speed to quality problem.
AI Talent Gap &
Cost Effective Productivity
You invested in AI coding tools expecting faster output. Instead your senior engineers are spending hours reviewing, rewriting, and debugging machine generated code. Your most valuable people are doing cleanup work instead of building what actually moves the product forward.
Speed without quality is not productivity. It is technical debt with extra steps.
Maintaining Transformational Transitional Momentum
Your best engineer just gave notice. Now what?
Your hiring pipeline is weeks away from producing a single viable candidate, and the rest of your team is already running at capacity.
You do not need another job posting. You need a qualified English-speaking engineer ready to step in now.
Our team has experience solving each of these problems for small, midsize and enterprise organizations. Let us help solve them for you.
Why Kosovo?
Eastern European Engineering Talent • English-Speaking • U.S. East Coast hours • U.S.-led Accountability • Cost Effective Economics.
Kosovo ranks number one in education across 23 emerging European nations, outperforming established markets like Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria for two consecutive years. Its workforce does not just write code for international companies. They operate inside international teams. English proficiency is high. The work culture is collaborative and Western aligned. Time zones overlap with both US East Coast mornings and full European business hours.
When your CodeTech engineer joins your standup on Monday morning, you will not be managing an offshore vendor. You will be talking to a teammate.
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Kosovo holds the leading position in the Education parameter of Emerging Europe's IT Competitiveness Index for two consecutive years, outperforming 22 other nations including Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria (Emerging Europe Future of IT Report, 2023 and 2024)
GOLD
Kosovo students won gold medals in both coding and mathematics at the International STEM Olympiad in Paris, competing against 114 countries worldwide (Kosovo Maarif Schools / International STEM Olympiad, 2024)
83%
of Kosovo IT companies now export their services and products globally, with 39% focused exclusively on international markets (STIKK IT Barometer / bne IntelliNews, 2023)
53%
of Kosovo's population is under 25 years old, making it the youngest population in all of Europe and creating a continuously expanding pipeline of tech talent (EU Commission / Kosovo Statistics Agency)
#7
Kosovo ranks 7th in the Talent subcategory of the IT Competitiveness Index across all 23 Emerging Europe nations, reflecting the country's rapidly maturing IT education infrastructure (Emerging Europe, 2024)
450+
startups have been supported by Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) since 2012, including globally recognized companies like Gjirafa, Appbites, and CrossPlag (acquired by Norway's Inspera)
114%
year over year increase in ICT sector exports from Kosovo in 2022 alone, according to the Kosovo Investment and Enterprise Support Agency (KIESA)
8 to 11%
of Kosovo's GDP is contributed by the ICT sector, making it the country's most dynamic and fastest growing industry over the past decade
AI Writes Code.
We Build Products.
Our engineers use AI the way your best developers would. As an accelerator, not a replacement for engineering judgment.
They know when to leverage AI generated output and when to throw it away. They write code that ships to production, scales under pressure, and does not require your senior team to rewrite it on the other side.
AI makes them faster. Experience makes them dangerous.
From First Call to First Commit in Under Two Weeks
Day 1: We Listen Before We Match
One conversation about your stack, your team, and the problem you need solved. No slide deck. No script. Just the right questions to understand what success looks like for you.
Days 2 to 4 : You Meet Engineers, Not Resumes
Pre-vetted engineers matched to your stack. You interview. You decide. The right person joins because you chose them, not because we needed to fill a seat.
Days 5 to 8: They Join Your Team, Not a Queue
Your new engineer gets access to your tools, meets your team, and starts contributing immediately. No onboarding limbo. No waiting weeks before they touch real code.
Days 8 to 14: Real Commits. Real Progress.
Most companies are still sorting through resumes at the two week mark. Your CodeTech engineer is already shipping production code.
Fully Vetted,
Stringently Approved
Every engineer in our network earns their place through a four stage evaluation designed to filter for the qualities that actually matter inside a working team.
First, they prove they can build. Not algorithm puzzles or whiteboard theory. Real coding challenges modeled on production scenarios your team would actually encounter.
Then they prove they can communicate. We evaluate English fluency, clarity under pressure, and the ability to explain technical decisions to both engineers and stakeholders.
Next, we pressure test how they collaborate remotely. We assess how they handle async workflows, give and receive feedback, and operate independently without losing alignment with the broader team.
Finally, we verify everything. Portfolio review, reference checks, and validation of past project contributions. Not just what they claim. What they actually shipped.
The result is a bench of engineers you would be comfortable putting in front of your CTO on day one.
Engagement Model
Questions We Get Asked Before Every First Call
What tech stacks do your engineers work with?
Our bench covers the full range of modern development. React, Node, Python, Java, .NET, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, mobile, and more. During the discovery call we match to your specific stack rather than offering generalists who need ramp up time on your tools.
Do your engineers work U.S. hours?
Yes. Engineers assigned to U.S. clients work U.S. East Coast business hours, allowing them to participate in standups, reviews, planning, Slack/Teams discussions and problem solving in real time.
Do your engineers speak English?
Yes. English communication is part of CodeTech’s screening process. We evaluate clarity, listening, technical explanation and the ability to collaborate effectively with U.S. stakeholders.
Can I interview the engineer before they start?
Always. You review the shortlist, conduct your own interviews, and make the final decision. No one joins your team without your approval.
Where are your engineers located?
Our core engineering delivery organization is based in Kosovo in Southeastern Europe. CodeTech’s U.S. business provides direct U.S.-based executive accountability, while engineers assigned to U.S. customers work U.S. East Coast hours.
Will I be managing an offshore vendor?
No. Your CodeTech engineers integrate directly into your team, follow your sprint cadence, and communicate through your tools. For individual resources, there is no unnecessary management layer between you and the engineer. For larger dedicated teams, CodeTech can provide delivery leadership when appropriate. Overall, the relationship feels internal because it is structured to be internal.
Is Kosovo safe? Can I visit?
- Absolutely—and we hope you do. For most visitors, Kosovo is a safe and welcoming destination, and we strongly encourage our clients to visit, meet the CodeTech team in person, and experience the country for themselves.
- Kosovo sits in the heart of the Balkans and offers vibrant cities, historic towns, mountain scenery, excellent food and a strong culture of hospitality. Pristina is the country’s energetic capital, while nearby Prizren, Peja and the Rugova Mountains make it easy to turn a business visit into a memorable trip.
- Kosovo is also a great starting point for exploring the region, with destinations in Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro within easy reach.
- As with any international travel, visitors should review current government travel guidance before their trip. CodeTech will be happy to help coordinate your visit and introduce you personally to the team.
- Come meet the people behind CodeTech. We’d love to have you.
How are engagements structured?
Most U.S. clients engage CodeTech through Full-Time (40 hours/week) or Part-Time (20 hours/week) engineering capacity. We also support dedicated teams and, where appropriate, hourly or project-based engagements. Pricing varies by role, seniority, team size and commitment term.
What if the engineer does not work out?
That is what the 90 day replacement guarantee exists for. If the fit is not right for any reason, we transition and replace the engineer at no extra cost to you. No negotiation. No delays. We carry the risk so you do not have to.
Can I hire a CodeTech engineer as a full-time employee?
Yes. While CodeTech engineers are generally subject to post-engagement restrictions regarding direct employment with existing CodeTech clients, we provide a defined path for clients who want to bring an engineer onto their team permanently.
The conversion process includes a 60-day transition period so CodeTech can recruit, onboard and transition a qualified replacement without disrupting either organization.
Because CodeTech has invested in identifying, recruiting, vetting and developing the engineer—and must then invest again to replace that talent—the conversion requires a Talent Acquisition Fee equal to the engineer’s first-year base salary with your company, as outlined in the client agreement.
We view this as another way to give our clients flexibility: if you’ve found someone through CodeTech who you ultimately want as a permanent member of your organization, we have a clear path to make that happen.
Building Engineering Teams That Actually Deliver
We Understand First
We take time to understand your business, your product, and your technical needs before suggesting any solution.
We Match Carefully
We don’t just send CVs. We match you with engineers who fit your tech stack, experience level, and company culture.
We Integrate Seamlessly
Our developers join your team, tools, and processes working as a natural extension of your company.
We Deliver Consistently
We focus on long term collaboration and measurable results, not short term fixes.
What Makes Us Different
We deliver qualified engineers in 5 to10 days not months.
You work only with developers who have already passed a strict selection process.
Our engineers don’t work in isolation they become part of your team.
Easily scale your team up or down based on your needs.
If something doesn’t work out, we replace the engineer within 90 days at no extra cost.
Meet the Team
Our Leaders
Tom Schnell
Chief Executive Officer
Egzon Berisha
President & Chief Operating Officer
Dan Marshall
Canada Lead
Shaban Shabani
Senior BackEnd Engineer
Experience that Pre-Dates CodeTech
Our engineers bring knowledge gained through prior roles and client engagements across enterprise and growth-company environments. We validate that experience and match it to each client’s technical and industry needs.
What Our Customers Say
Build Your Engineering Team in Days, Not Months
Stop losing time, revenue, and momentum. Get a fully integrated engineering team working on your product in as little as 5 to 10 business days.
Recognized by the best
CodeTech collaborates with industry leading partners to deliver transformative technology solutions. Together, we’re driving innovation, efficiency, and success for our clients.
