Effred Technologies builds software and supplies engineers from Gurugram, an hour and a half ahead of Dubai. That means seven and a half shared hours a day, invoices in dirhams or dollars, and a few UAE rules to settle before the work starts.
Companies in the Gulf already work with us, and our teams overlap with Gulf working hours. This is the work we can take on for you:
After launch, our IT support team can monitor and fix what you run, in business hours or around the clock, and the AI agents of Effred SIM can watch production applications 24×7. For finance, HR and operations work, see business process automation. For colleagues who prefer Arabic, an overview of our work is also on our Arabic pages (العربية).
The UAE runs on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4) and India on Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30). India is an hour and a half ahead, and neither country changes its clocks, so the gap is the same all year.
| When | UAE time | India time |
|---|---|---|
| India’s day starts | 7:30 am | 9 am |
| UAE day starts | 9 am | 10:30 am |
| India’s day ends | 4:30 pm | 6 pm |
| Shared hours | 9 am – 4:30 pm | 10:30 am – 6 pm |
That is seven and a half shared hours, enough for stand-ups, reviews and pairing without anyone working late. Only the last hour and a half of your day, after 4:30 pm, falls outside the India day.
| Model | How it works | Best for | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff augmentation | One or more people join your team. You direct the work; we handle contracts, salaries, equipment and compliance. | Filling a skill gap fast | From 1 person, monthly |
| Dedicated team | A full squad of engineers, QA and a lead, working only on your product. | New products and long roadmaps | From 3 people, quarterly |
| Project delivery | We build an agreed scope. A short paid discovery ends in a written plan and a fixed estimate; then you see working software every two weeks. | A product or system with a clear scope | Discovery in 1–2 weeks, then two-week sprints |
| Build–operate–transfer | We set up and run a team in India for you, then transfer it to your own entity. | Your own centre in India | 12–36 months |
Contract-to-hire is built in as well: work with someone first, then move them to your own payroll on terms agreed upfront. Our guide to staff augmentation, dedicated teams and outsourcing compares the models on control, speed, cost and risk.
Which rules apply depends on where your company is licensed and what data the team in India will see.
The Personal Data Protection Law (opens in a new tab), Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, has been in force since 2 January 2022 and sets the rules for sending personal data abroad:
Some details of the PDPL depend on its executive regulations, so confirm the current position with your adviser before you rely on one route.
The two financial free zones have their own laws. In the DIFC, the Data Protection Law, DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020 (opens in a new tab), allows transfers to jurisdictions on its adequacy list, or under safeguards such as the DIFC standard contractual clauses; India is not on that list today. In ADGM, the Data Protection Regulations 2021 (opens in a new tab) allow transfers on adequacy, on safeguards such as ADGM’s standard contractual clauses, or on narrow derogations, and treat giving someone abroad access to a system as a transfer.
On our side, we can sign an NDA before we see anything, and the NDA and IP assignment are in place before anyone gets access. Our engineers work in your repositories and your accounts, so you decide where the data is hosted.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Check the rules that apply to your licence and your data with your adviser before personal data leaves the UAE.
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Seven and a half on a 9-to-6 day at both ends: 9 am to 4:30 pm in the UAE, which is 10:30 am to 6 pm in India. The UAE (UTC+4) is an hour and a half behind India (UTC+5:30), and neither country changes its clocks.
Yes. We invoice in AED or USD, or in GBP, EUR or INR if you prefer. Staff augmentation is one monthly invoice at a fixed rate per person, with no placement fee.
Usually, yes, but it needs a lawful route. Under the PDPL that is Article 22 (a country with adequate protection, approved by the UAE Data Office) or one of the cases in Article 23, such as express consent or a transfer needed to perform a contract. Companies in the DIFC or ADGM follow their free zone’s rules, such as its standard contractual clauses. Check which route fits your data with an adviser.
Yes. A dedicated team starts from three people and works only on your product. If you want your own centre in India later, build–operate–transfer means we set up and run the team, then transfer it to your own entity, usually over 12 to 36 months.
Yes. Code, designs and documentation are yours, in your repositories, from day one. The NDA and IP assignment are signed before anyone has access.
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