Team Building & Nearshoring
Teams that grow together instead of existing side by side.
We build development capacity that actually delivers. Across locations, cultures and time zones. From own practice in more than 10 countries.
Book a free introductory call30 minutes. We get to know each other. You decide if it fits.
Current state
You might recognise this.
Recruiting takes months. And skills on the CV aren't skills in practice.
Senior profiles in DACH are rarely available, the market is tight, day rates keep rising. Whoever gets candidates faces the next question: what's listed as experience on the CV isn't always what shows up in the first stand-up. Without real technical depth in the interview, recruiting becomes a lottery.
Nearshore doesn't deliver as promised.
The vendor's pitch was convincing, the seniority profiles fit, the hourly rate worked. In daily practice the team fluctuates, new colleagues take a long time to onboard, knowledge gets lost when the next turnover comes. What worked two quarters ago barely runs today.
Local team and nearshore team exist side by side.
On the org chart it's one team. In daily work it's two. DACH colleagues distribute tickets, nearshore colleagues work them off. Handovers get documented for hours, standups run in two languages. What was meant as scaling becomes additional complexity.
Distributed teams rarely fail on language or time zones. They fail on structures where nearshore colleagues are treated as an extended workbench instead of team members. That's exactly where our work starts.
Our approach
Three steps. Pragmatic. As equals.
Understand first, then build. We take your reality seriously before we recommend structures.
Understand
We get to know your company. Tech stack, existing team structure, business model, capacity needs, what was tried before and where it failed. You get an honest read, not the next pitch for billable days.
Day 1 to Week 3
Strategy and setup
We design the sourcing logic, select suitable locations or partners, sharpen role profiles and define the integration structure. We recommend what we recommend because it fits, not because it generates billable days.
Week 3 to 8
Build and accompany
We support the first hires, the interview sparring, the onboarding and the integration into the existing team. Over time we step back, because you can carry on yourself.
From Week 8, as long as you need
You know that DACH recruiting alone isn't enough. But the last nearshore setup disappointed.
Spend 30 minutes with someone who knows this from own practice.
Areas of focus
Where we focus.
Sourcing strategy: in-house, nearshore, offshore
Which topics stay internal, which move out? Which roles are strategic, which are scalable? We design the sourcing logic that fits your business model and tech stack, instead of playing cost against quality.
Location and partner selection
Poland, Romania, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, further away in Asia or Latin America? We assess locations by tech depth, language capability, availability, day rates and contract risks. Plus realistic partner selection, not just marketing profiles.
Staffing support
Sharpening role profiles, interview sparring with real technical depth, code and architecture tests, onboarding support. We help identify candidates who don't just look good on the CV but deliver in the first sprint.
Team integration between local and nearshore
Rituals, tooling, communication paths, ownership. We design structures in which distributed colleagues are part of the team, not external contractors. Strengths become visible, instead of disappearing into tickets.
Leadership and culture for distributed teams
Distributed teams need different leadership behaviour than a local team in one office. We coach tech leads and managers on time zones, cultural specifics and the question of how trust grows over distance.
Tech stack, DevOps and knowledge management
The technical conditions in which distributed teams can work. CI/CD, code review standards, documentation discipline, onboarding paths. So knowledge doesn't stay with individuals but lives in the team.
Why DRICH.CONSULTING
Team members in more than 10 countries. From own leadership practice.
Distributed teams don't succeed through tooling and not through day rates. They succeed through leadership that treats the team as one unit, regardless of location. I've built and led teams in DACH, other European countries, Ukraine, Russia, China, Thailand, in South and North America, and South Africa. From that practice comes consulting that isn't fed by theory.
Team members in more than 10 countries from own practice
Over the past decades I've worked with teams in DACH, other European countries, Ukraine, Russia, China, Thailand, in South and North America, and South Africa. That range changes the consulting: I know the cultural specifics, the recruiting markets and the typical pitfalls before they appear.
Hands-on: technical depth in hiring interviews
Classic HR or sourcing consultancies can screen a profile, but rarely assess whether a senior Java developer is actually senior. I can check that in conversation, because I've been accountable for architecture, code and systems myself. That changes the hit rate in hiring.
Team fabric, not contract execution
Distributed teams rarely fail on language or time zones. They fail because nearshore colleagues are treated as an extended workbench, not as team members. We build structures in which every team member's strengths become visible, and the team solves problems as one unit.
100 percent independent
No recruiter commissions, no nearshore partner partnerships with commercial strings attached, no implementation follow-on business. Our recommendations follow your situation, not a placement model.
20+
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IT experience
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own teams built
mid-sized & enterprise
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Frequently asked
What decision-makers ask us.
Recruiting agencies earn per placement, nearshore vendors per day rate. Both have an interest in someone being placed, almost independent of the match. We earn money when the team works. Our recommendations follow your need, not a placement model.
It depends on tech stack, language requirements, time zone and budget. Poland and Romania remain common for DACH. Portugal and Spain are linguistically strong, Bulgaria is attractive in price. Outside Europe, Latin America and Asia come into play if the time zone fits. We recommend the location that fits your specific requirements, not the one where we earn the most.
We analyse what's behind it: recruiting profiles, integration with the main team, leadership, tooling, incentive systems. Sometimes a partner change helps, often restructuring is what's needed. We recommend the smallest sensible step, not the biggest possible.
No, and we don't pretend otherwise. 30 minutes are enough to roughly understand your situation and to tell you honestly whether we're the right partner. If we're not, we say so. If we are, we suggest a sensible next step, which isn't automatically a paid engagement.
Yes. We run or accompany technical interviews with senior depth, review code samples and can assess architecture conversations realistically. This is one of the most common reasons engagements get started.
The initial assessment delivers clear statements on strategy after two to three weeks. Concrete hires take longer, typically four to twelve weeks for senior roles, depending on market and profile. We tell you early what's realistic.
Introductory call
Free introductory call
Tell us your situation. We listen, ask questions and tell you honestly whether we're the right partner. If we aren't, that's fine too.
- 30 minutes. No pitch, no presentation.
- You describe the problem. We listen first.
- You get an initial read, with no sales intent.
- No commitment afterwards.
Slots are offered on weekdays between 9am and 6pm (CET).
DACH recruiting stuck, nearshore disappointing?
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