Why Australian businesses work with the team
Australia is DevKey Technologies' longest-running export market: an accounting firm and an NDIS disability-support provider in Melbourne are published clients. The time difference works in Australia's favour: the Pakistan working day starts as the Australian afternoon begins, so questions asked in the Australian morning are answered the same day and work lands overnight.
Working hours: Australia and Islamabad
| Your time zone | Islamabad is | Overlap (your local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney / Melbourne (AEST) * | 5h behind | 12pm–6pm (6h) |
| Perth (AWST) | 3h behind | 10am–6pm (8h) |
* Shifts by one hour during daylight saving; Pakistan does not observe it. Overlap assumes a 9am–6pm day on your side and 7am–8pm in Islamabad.
Demos and calls are scheduled in the Australian afternoon (Pakistan morning). Written updates go out at the end of the Pakistan day, which is the Australian evening, so each morning starts with progress to review.
Invoicing and payments
Invoices in AUD or USD by international bank transfer, Wise or Payoneer. DevKey Technologies is a Pakistani company, so Australian GST is not charged; check with your accountant how overseas software services are treated for your business.
Published Australian clients
- Accounts Bridge (accounting firm)
- JS Choice Care and Support (NDIS provider, Melbourne)
Relevant case studies
How hiring works
- Step 1
Share your project
Send a short note on what you want to build, who it is for and when you need it, through the contact page or by email.
- Step 2
Get a plan
You get a reply with questions, a suggested approach and technology, a timeline broken into milestones, and a quote.
- Step 3
Build in milestones
Work ships in small milestones you can review and test, with regular updates, so there are no surprises at the end.
- Step 4
Launch and support
The product goes live, code and accounts are handed over to you, and ongoing support is available if you need it.
Questions from Australian businesses
Can an Australian business hire a developer in Pakistan?
Yes. There is no restriction on Australian businesses contracting overseas developers. Work is done under a services agreement with Australian-friendly terms: IP assigned to you, confidentiality, and a fixed scope or monthly rate in AUD or USD.
What is the time difference between Australia and Pakistan?
Sydney and Melbourne are 5 hours ahead of Islamabad in winter and 6 hours ahead during daylight saving; Perth is 3 hours ahead. That gives roughly four to five hours of overlap each afternoon on the Australian side.
Do you have Australian clients?
Yes. Published clients include an accounting firm (Accounts Bridge, website redesign) and an NDIS disability-support provider in Melbourne. Both are on the projects page.
How do NDIS or compliance-heavy Australian businesses work with an overseas developer?
With written data-handling rules: where data is hosted (usually an Australian region on AWS, Vercel or Supabase), who has access, and what is logged. These are set out before work starts.