Delivery standard
Full sprint participation within 3 weeks of onboarding, with code quality matching your team's existing standards via shared CI/CD pipeline
What this service is designed to deliver when deployed inside your workflow.
Specialized Technical & Business Support
Software Development Outsourcing for UK Companies.
Your product roadmap is longer than your engineering budget. Extend your development capacity with Python, JavaScript, and PHP developers from Nairobi — participating in your sprints, your repos, your standups — from £24,000 per developer per year.
9:00–18:00 UK time (GMT+3)
|EOR or Managed Services
|7–14 days from signed agreement
Overview
What is Software Development?
Software development outsourcing through Treba provides dedicated developers who integrate into your existing engineering team — joining your sprint ceremonies, committing to your repositories, and following your code review processes. Treba's developers in Nairobi work in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, and React across web applications, APIs, internal tools, and platform features.
Typical client
UK SaaS companies and fintechs that need to scale engineering capacity for product development, internal tooling, or technical debt reduction without the 4–6 month UK hiring cycle or contractor day rates
At a glance
How Treba delivers.
The operating facts behind software development: delivery standard, team shape, and compliance model.
Typical team size
1–6 developers per client, embedded in your squad or pod structure
Scaled to project load and pipeline.
Compliance model
UK GDPR aligned — IDTA framework
Legal and data-transfer structure for the engagement.
UK loaded cost
£82,970/yr
Python Developer
The challenge
Why UK companies struggle with software development.
UK developer salaries have risen 25–35% since 2021. A mid-level Python developer costs £65,000–£80,000 loaded in London. Senior full-stack engineers command £80,000–£100,000+. At these rates, most SaaS companies can't hire fast enough to execute their roadmap — every open role takes 3–4 months to fill, during which features slip, technical debt compounds, and competitors ship. UK contractors solve the speed problem but not the cost problem: £500–£800/day for a mid-level developer means you're paying £130,000+ annualised for someone with no long-term commitment to your codebase. Meanwhile, your existing engineers are context-switching between new feature work, bug fixes, and internal tooling because there aren't enough people to separate the streams.
Outcomes
What you'll achieve.
See the shift from UK in-house benchmarks to Treba delivery outcomes.
Outcome
Cost Per Developer (Loaded)
UK in-house
£82,970/yr (mid-level)
With Treba
£24,000/yr
Outcome
Time to Productive Contribution
UK in-house
4–8 weeks (new hire ramp)
With Treba
2–3 weeks (Nest + sprint onboarding)
Outcome
Recruitment Timeline
UK in-house
3–6 months
With Treba
7–14 days
Capabilities
What we deliver.
Product Feature Development
“Ship your roadmap at double the velocity without doubling your payroll.”
API & Integration Development
“Connect your systems without pulling senior engineers off product work.”
Technical Debt Reduction & Internal Tools
“Pay down technical debt without sacrificing your feature roadmap.”
Meet Your Next Hire
“I've been embedded in a UK fintech's engineering team for 9 months. I ship 2–3 PRs per sprint, participate in daily standups at 9am UK time, and my code passes review at the same rate as the London team. Last quarter I built their entire webhook infrastructure — 14 endpoints serving 3 integration partners.”
BN
Brian N.
Senior Python Developer
Education
BSc Computer Science, University of Nairobi
Certification
AWS Certified Developer — Associate, GitHub Actions CI/CD Certified
Experience
3–7 years in software development roles
Economics
UK loaded cost vs Treba.
Fully loaded comparison — Treba cost includes salary, Nairobi office, equipment, IT infrastructure, and full compliance. No hidden fees.
Save 73%
Remote from Nairobi
BIM Modeler
Pre-vetted · Interview in 48hrs · Start in 7 days
UK Cost
£56,796
Treba Cost
£15,600/yr
You Save
£41,196/yr
How it works
How we deliver software development.
01
Discovery Call
Scope, volume, tools, compliance requirements. 1–2 days.
02
Talent Selection
Pre-vetted candidates matched to your brief. 3–5 days.
03
Tech & Compliance Setup
VDI/VPN access, NDA execution, DPA signing. 2–3 days.
04
Nest Training
2-week onboarding inside your systems with QA checkpoints.
05
Go Live
Full production. Weekly check-ins for first 30 days.
Engagement models
Two ways to work
with Treba.
Choose the model that fits your team. Switch anytime.
EOR (Employer of Record)
Managed Services
£17kAvg. annual
saving
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Your Treba team
James M.
KYC Analyst
Amina K.
Med. Transcriber
David O.
QA Tester
Total / yr£28,400
Compliance built in. Not bolted on.
UK GDPR + IDTA
International Data Transfer Agreement for lawful UK–Kenya data flows. Executed by legal counsel. Annual review.
Kenya DPA 2019
Modelled on EU GDPR. Regulated by ODPC. Enforceable. Equivalent protection.
ISO 27001-Aligned
Biometric access. Clean desk policy. CCTV. Network segmentation. No shortcuts.
Cyber Essentials
UK government-backed baseline cybersecurity certification. Audited annually. Public record.
Industries
Industries using this service.
Software Development outsourcing for regulated UK industries.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
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Save £58,970 per year with a dedicated software development team in Nairobi. Pre-vetted professionals ready in 7–14 days. UK GDPR compliant.