Software Development Company for the United States
Senior engineering for American startups and businesses — Silicon Valley standards, without Silicon Valley invoices.
American companies pay the highest software development rates in the world — $100–$250 per hour at agencies, $150,000+ salaries in-house, and months of recruiting before a single feature ships. StellarCode gives US startups and SMBs a different path: a senior, English-fluent engineering team in Sri Lanka delivering the same product quality at $25–$50 per hour, with fixed quotes instead of open-ended billing.
We work the way US teams expect — GitHub pull requests, weekly sprint demos, Slack and Zoom during your business hours, and contracts that assign you full IP ownership. Our engineers overlap with US mornings on the East Coast and run overnight cycles for the West Coast: work you brief in your afternoon is often ready when you wake up.
Why businesses in the United States choose StellarCode
50–75% lower cost than US agencies
The economics are geography, not quality: senior engineers at Sri Lankan cost of living. A $120,000 US agency build is typically a $30,000–$50,000 StellarCode build with the same stack and standards.
The overnight advantage
Sri Lanka is 9.5–13.5 hours ahead of US time zones. Brief us at the end of your day, review finished work the next morning — a development cycle that runs while you sleep.
US-standard process and IP
US-style contracts, NDAs before any discussion, full IP assignment on payment, and code in repositories you control from day one. Built to survive investor due diligence.
Startup-fluent team
We build MVPs, SaaS products and AI integrations for US founders constantly — we know what YC-style speed, Stripe-based billing and pitch-ready metrics look like.
What the same project costs
| Senior development rate | Hourly range |
|---|---|
| Typical US agency rate | $100 – $250 / hour |
| StellarCode | $25 – $50 / hour |
Same senior seniority, same stack (React, Node.js, AWS), fixed-quote projects — typically 50–75% below US agency pricing for identical scope.
Working hours that work
Sri Lanka is UTC+5:30 — 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of US time zones
We hold live overlap with US East Coast mornings (8–11 AM ET = 5:30–8:30 PM our time) and schedule West Coast calls in your morning. Most of the workday runs while the US sleeps, so briefs sent Monday afternoon come back built Tuesday morning.
Compliance & data protection
We build to the standards US buyers and their lawyers expect: SOC 2-aligned engineering controls, HIPAA-aware architecture for health-adjacent products, PCI-scoped payment flows via Stripe, and CCPA-conscious data handling. NDAs and US-enforceable IP assignment are standard in every engagement.
Industries we build for in the United States
- SaaS & startups
- Healthcare & wellness tech
- E-commerce & DTC brands
- Real estate & proptech
- Professional services
- Logistics & field services
Working with clients around New York, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, Chicago and Seattle — fully remote, in your hours.
Working with StellarCode from the United States — FAQ
How much cheaper is offshore development for a US company, really?
For identical scope and seniority, StellarCode typically delivers at 50–75% below US agency pricing — $25–$50/hour against $100–$250/hour, or a $30,000–$50,000 fixed quote where a US agency proposes $120,000. The saving comes from cost of living in Sri Lanka, not from junior staff or cut corners; you review the same GitHub pull requests you would from a domestic team.
How do you handle the time difference with the US?
Deliberately, and it works in your favor. We guarantee live overlap with East Coast mornings for standups and demos, schedule West Coast meetings in your morning hours, and use the offset as an overnight build cycle: you brief before logging off, we build during your night, you review over coffee. Async-first tooling (Slack, Loom, GitHub) keeps decisions from waiting on meetings.
Is my IP protected when working with a Sri Lankan company?
Yes. Every engagement starts with an NDA and a contract that assigns all IP — code, designs, documentation — to you on payment, drafted to be enforceable for US clients. More practically: repositories, cloud accounts and app-store listings are created under your ownership from day one, so your assets never sit in someone else’s account.
Can you work with our existing US-based team?
Yes — augmenting US teams is one of our most common engagements. Your team keeps product direction and reviews; we add senior build capacity in your repositories, follow your conventions and CI, and hand off cleanly if you later hire in-house. Many clients use us to ship the roadmap while their US hiring pipeline catches up.
What we can build for you
Other markets we serve
Build with a team the United States can afford to iterate with
Free consultation in your business hours, a fixed transparent quote within days, and development starting within one to two weeks.
Free consultation · Fixed quote within days · Development starts in 1–2 weeks