Why American businesses work with the team
The United States is one of the three markets DevKey Technologies lists as served. The US morning overlaps the Pakistan evening, which suits product teams that want a daily stand-up at the start of their day and finished work waiting the next morning. Rates are a fraction of US hiring costs, but the real reason US teams keep working with the team is written scope and predictable delivery.
Working hours: United States and Islamabad
| Your time zone | Islamabad is | Overlap (your local time) |
|---|---|---|
| New York (Eastern) * | 10h ahead | 9am–10am (1h) |
| Chicago (Central) * | 11h ahead | none; async |
| Los Angeles (Pacific) * | 13h ahead | none; async |
* 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.
A standing call in the US morning (Pakistan evening, 7–9pm) for the East Coast; for the West Coast the overlap is early US morning, so most communication is asynchronous in writing with a weekly demo. The team works in your tools: GitHub, Linear or Jira, Slack.
Invoicing and payments
Invoices in USD by international bank transfer (SWIFT), Wise or Payoneer. US clients typically collect a W-8BEN-E form from the company for their records; it is provided on request.
Relevant case studies
Multi-vendor marketplace · Pakistan
Parwaz Mart
1,000+ sellers on the marketplace (figure published on devkeytech.com).
Multi-tenant SaaS · Canada
SpidNums
Live SaaS product serving accounting firms in Canada (no usage figures published).
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 American businesses
Is it legal for a US company to hire a developer in Pakistan?
Yes. US companies contract overseas developers routinely. The relationship is a vendor contract, not employment, so there is no US payroll; the company provides a W-8BEN-E for your records.
What is the time difference between the US and Pakistan?
Islamabad is 10 hours ahead of New York and 13 hours ahead of Los Angeles (one hour less during US daylight saving). Overlap is the US morning and Pakistan evening, which works well for daily check-ins.
How do you handle IP and confidentiality for US clients?
A services agreement assigns all IP in the deliverables to you and includes confidentiality terms; an NDA can be signed before any detail is shared. Code lives in your repositories from day one.
Can you work US hours?
Partial US hours, yes: the team routinely holds calls in the Pakistan evening for US mornings. Full US daytime coverage is not offered, because overnight work produces worse software.