Newtech: Building an offshore engineering team
- Company Overview
- Recruitment Context
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Company Overview
Newtech is one of New Zealand leading suppliers of bathroomware. We cover the New Zealand market, with direct representation in all leading bathroom showrooms nationwide.
Recruitment Context
To accelerate its technology roadmap and improve internal systems, the company sought to build a scalable and cost-efficient engineering team offshore. The challenge was to identify skilled Software Engineers in Vietnam and the Philippines who could integrate seamlessly with the existing team, deliver high-quality development work, and operate effectively across time zones while maintaining strong communication and alignment with New Zealand-based stakeholders.
Role: Software Engineers
Countries: Vietnam, Philippines
Service: Recruitment + EOR
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