Offshore Software Development for Australia Businesses
Australian afternoons line up with the start of our day. Sydney and Melbourne teams talk to us after lunch, and Perth gets even more overlap. We build web, SaaS and mobile products for Australian businesses, and keep the Privacy Act and APP 8 in mind from the first contract.
Your Offshore Engineering Partner in Australia
Australian developer rates are among the highest outside the US, and skills shortages have made hiring slow for years. Agencies in Sydney and Melbourne often start around AUD 100 an hour for senior people, and go well above that. Working with an India-based team costs less, and the time difference is kinder than most people expect. Our morning is your afternoon, so you're not waiting a whole day for answers.
Why Australia Businesses Choose Us
Offshore IT Services for Australia Businesses
Every service available with senior Australia-fluent teams and transparent AUD pricing
Industries We Serve in Australia
Domain expertise across the sectors driving Australia's economy
What we usually build for teams in Australia
Australian clients usually come from fintech, mining and resources, healthcare, education and retail. What they ask for tends to be practical: a customer portal, a field reporting app that copes with patchy signal, a retail inventory or booking system, a student or patient platform. We also build in Flutter and React Native, rebuild old PHP and .NET systems, and handle integrations with Xero, MYOB, Stripe and local payment providers.
Working hours with Australia
Sydney and Melbourne run 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of India, depending on daylight saving. Perth is 2.5 hours ahead. Our team starts early, around 7:30 or 8 am India time. That's early afternoon in Sydney, with live overlap until your day ends: roughly three to five hours. Perth gets longer. At the end of our day we post a written update, so it's waiting for you when your morning begins.
Contracts and data handling
The Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles apply to personal information we handle for you. APP 8 matters most for offshore work: before disclosing personal information overseas, you're expected to take reasonable steps to make sure the recipient doesn't breach the APPs. In practice that means a written agreement, limited access and clear rules about where data lives. We also write breach notification into the contract, so you can meet the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme timelines. NDA and IP assignment come before work starts. If you're in healthcare or government, tell us early. There may be extra hosting or clearance rules to follow.
Pricing in AUD
Quotes are in AUD or USD. Dedicated engineers cost around $25 to $45 an hour. A business website can start near $3,500, and a custom portal or app MVP usually sits between $15,000 and $60,000. Because we're offshore, there's no recruitment fee, no payroll and no super on your side. Every quote is itemised, so you can see where the money goes.
How a project starts
Tell us what you need and we'll set up a call, usually at a time that suits your afternoon. We'll ask about users, existing systems and any data that can't leave Australia. A written proposal in AUD follows. Once the contract and NDA are signed, the team starts one to two weeks later. The first milestone is a working build on a staging link you can try for yourself.
Talk to us
Email contact@golaxindia.com and tell us your city so we can plan the overlap. We reply within one business day. If you need an NDA before sharing detail, we'll send a mutual one.
FAQs — Offshore Development for Australia
How much cheaper is it than hiring in Sydney or Melbourne?
Agency rates for senior developers in Australia often start around AUD 100 an hour and go well above that. Our senior engineers are about $25 to $45 an hour, billed in AUD or USD. On top of that, you skip recruitment fees, payroll and super. Exact savings depend on the skills and how long the work runs.
Does sending data to India breach the Privacy Act?
No, but you can't just hand it over. Under APP 8, before disclosing personal information overseas you're expected to take reasonable steps to make sure the recipient handles it in line with the Australian Privacy Principles, and in many cases you stay accountable for what they do. We sign a data processing agreement, restrict access and agree breach reporting in the contract. Your lawyer should confirm how APP 8 applies to you.
Is the time difference a problem?
Less than most people expect. Sydney is 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of India depending on daylight saving. We start early, around 7:30 or 8 am India time, which is early afternoon in Sydney. You get roughly three to five live hours before your day ends. Perth is only 2.5 hours ahead of India, so overlap there is longer.
Can you work with our existing developers and tools?
Yes. Most Australian clients already have a few developers or another vendor. We join your Jira or GitHub, follow your branching and review rules, and use whatever chat tool you already have.
Build Your Next Product With a Australia-Friendly Offshore Team
Senior engineers. Transparent AUD pricing. 3-5 hours of daily overlap. Kick-off in 1–2 weeks.