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Free 30-minute call · Profiles within 24 hours · No placement fees
Your hire, day by day
48 hrsHiring CallDay 0
Share the role, stack, seniority and hours you need.
ShortlistDay 1
Get two or three matched profiles to interview.
StartDay 2
Your developer joins standups, Slack and your repo.
First DeliveryWeek 1
Shipped tickets you can review, not a status report.
In short
Resource hiring (also called IT staff augmentation) means adding pre-vetted developers, designers or testers to your team on a monthly contract, without recruiting them yourself. Many resource hiring companies in India stop at sending CVs. LitSpark places ready-to-work people, manages their contracts, payroll and compliance, and can deploy a dedicated developer or tech pod in as little as 48 hours.
Roles you can hire
Hire one person or a whole pod. Every profile is tested on the stack you use.
Kotlin and Java developers who build and maintain native Android apps.
Swift developers for native iPhone and iPad apps, from build to App Store.
PHP and Laravel developers for web apps, APIs and admin panels.
Node.js developers for fast APIs, real-time features and microservices.
React developers for fast, maintainable front ends and dashboards.
Python developers for back ends, data pipelines and AI features.
.NET developers for enterprise apps, APIs and Azure services.
Angular developers for large, structured web apps and enterprise portals.
Portfolio
What sets resource hiring companies in India apart is shipped work. Here's ours, with the client, the stack and what changed.
Ways to hire
You have a backlog and need more hands.
Most popular
You need a feature, product or platform delivered.
You need a skill for a few hours a week.
How it works
A 30-minute call covers skills, seniority, hours and budget.
Meet matched profiles within a day and pick who fits.
We handle the contract, NDA, laptop and access checklist.
Monthly check-ins on output and fit. Swap or scale anytime.
Compare your options
Many resource hiring companies in India are really recruitment agencies: they find candidates you then employ. Resource hiring gives you people who are ready to work, with the admin handled.
| Factor | LitSpark resource hiring | Recruitment agency | Freelance marketplace | Hiring in-house |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first working day | 48 hours | 4–8 weeks | 1–2 weeks | 6–12 weeks |
| Who employs and pays them | LitSpark | You | You, per contract | You |
| Vetted for your stack | Yes | Varies | Self-reported | Yes |
| Replacement if it isn't working | Yes | Limited window | No | No |
| Monthly terms, no long lock-in | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Delivery support (lead, QA, design) | Yes | No | No | If you hire them |
Timelines for other options are typical ranges, not guarantees.
What you get
Stack tests and a live technical interview before anyone reaches your shortlist.
NDA from day one. Code, designs and documents belong to you.
At least four working hours shared with your team, wherever you are.
Monthly billing with GST invoices for Indian companies. Payroll, leave and compliance stay with us.
If someone isn't the right fit, we line up a replacement quickly at no extra cost.
Your developer can call on our designers, QA and tech leads when work spikes.
Pricing
You pay one monthly fee per person, based on role, seniority, stack and hours. There are no placement fees and no recruiter commission. Tell us the role and you get a written quote within 24 hours.
No placement fees. No recruiter commission. One invoice a month.
From the Blog
Straight answers from one of the resource hiring companies in India that does the work: costs, timelines and what to ask before you hire.
They supply pre-vetted professionals, such as developers or designers, who work as part of your team on a monthly contract. The provider handles recruitment, payroll, compliance and replacements, so you get the skills without a long hiring process.
In as little as 48 hours. After a 30-minute call we share matched profiles within a day, you interview your pick, and they join your standups and tools the next working day.
For most short and mid-term needs, yes. You skip recruiter fees, notice periods, benefits and office costs, and you pay only for the months you need. For a permanent core role over many years, an in-house hire can cost less.
You do. Every engagement starts with an NDA, and the contract assigns all code, designs and documents to your company.
Yes. Add people within days or reduce the team at the end of any monthly cycle. Many clients start with one developer and grow into a full tech pod.
Let's talk
Share the role, stack and start date. You'll get matched profiles within 24 hours.