> Dedicated software developers and engineering pods in Egypt who join your repositories and sprints, employed by GrowAxis. 2026 pay by role and a calculator. > > Web page: https://www.growaxis.net/services/software-development-team-egypt Embedded teams · Engineering # Software developers in Egypt. In your sprints, on your repositories. GrowAxis puts dedicated software developers and engineering pods in Cairo into your product team. They work in your repositories, tools and sprints and take direction from your lead, while GrowAxis employs, equips and manages them. Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, QA, DevOps and data roles, with the 2026 cost of each below. [How embedded teams work](https://www.growaxis.net/services/embedded-teams) ## What a development team in Egypt costs GrowAxis’s 2026 all-in rate is filled in for each role and level. Change the levels, add roles, and see the monthly cost per developer in your currency. __GrowAxis all-in monthly rate per role__ | Role | People | All-in rate a person, a month | | ---------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------- | | Mid-level backend developer | 2 | USD 2,720 | | Mid-level frontend developer | 1 | USD 2,050 | | Mid-level QA engineer | 1 | USD 2,100 | A month, 4 people USD 9,590 A year USD 115,080 People 4 What the rate includes - All in: pay, Egypt’s social insurance and salary tax handling, equipment and management, from $1,500 a month per person. - Rates differ by role and level; the free 30-minute growth assessment sets the scope, and the proposal after it confirms the price before anything starts. - Not tax or legal advice. Built for founders who… - …need more engineering capacity than you can find locally - …want developers in your sprints, not a vendor’s backlog - …want one developer now and a pod later ## What a development team in Egypt includes 1. ### Developers by role Backend, frontend, full-stack and mobile developers in the stack you use. 2. ### QA and DevOps Testers and DevOps and cloud engineers for releases, pipelines and infrastructure. 3. ### Your way of working Your repositories, tickets, code review and sprint rituals. Your lead directs the work. 4. ### Your accounts Access through your accounts, so code and documents stay with you from the first commit. 5. ### Employment and equipment GrowAxis employs the developers in Egypt and provides laptops, licences and IT support. 6. ### Reviews and reporting Performance reviews with you, time tracking, and weekly and monthly reports. __Ways to add developers in Egypt__ | Aspect | Freelancers | Software house | GrowAxis embedded developers | | -------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | Who directs the work | You, task by task | The software house | You, every day | | Who employs them | Nobody | The software house | GrowAxis | | Continuity | Depends on each person | Set by the contract | Dedicated people, reviewed monthly | | Where the code lives | Varies | Often their systems first | Your repositories | | Best for | Short tasks | A defined project | An ongoing product | ## Software developers in Egypt: the 2026 numbers Developer pay in Egypt Levels.fyi’s median total pay for software engineers in Egypt was about EGP 554,000 a year on 4 November 2026, from 427 reported salaries; the 25th percentile was about EGP 345,000 and the 75th about EGP 893,000. People in the industry About 195,300 people worked in Egypt’s exporting outsourcing and tech companies in June 2026, and exports reached $5.2 billion in FY 2025/26. Export targets ITIDA targets $6.4 billion of exports in FY 2026/27 and over $8 billion by FY 2027/28. Delivery centres 252 companies run 282 global delivery centres in Egypt’s offshoring sector. Graduates Over 760,000 university graduates a year, including 50,000 ICT graduates. Universities Egypt had 129 universities and higher-education institutions in 2026, up from 56 in 2013\. They include 28 government, 36 private and 32 national (non-profit) universities, 14 technological universities and 9 international branch campuses. English, by job EF scores Egyptian test takers in IT at 492, in customer service at 483, in R&D at 497 and in strategy and project management at 490, all above the national 458. Subsea cables 18 submarine cables in service land in Egypt, at Alexandria, Abu Talat and Port Said on the Mediterranean and Suez, Zafarana, Ras Ghareb and Taba on the Red Sea side. Six more are planned. Sources: [Levels.fyi: software engineer salary in Egypt (updated 4 November 2026)](https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/egypt); [ITIDA: CEO on Egypt’s outsourcing growth (22 September 2026)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/itida-ceo-ahmed-el-zaher-egypt-outsourcing-future-jobs-.aspx); [ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports hit $5.2B (26 August 2026)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx); [ITIDA: summer training programme for 10,000 students (12 June 2025)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/itida-summer-training-program-2025.aspx); [Ministry of Higher Education: progress 2013 to 2026 (29 June 2026)](https://dportal.mohesr.gov.eg/en/all-news/on-the-anniversary-of-the-june-30-revolution-egypt%E2%80%99s-higher-education-and-scientific-research-system-achieves-unprecedented-progress-over-13-years-2013%E2%80%932026); [EF EPI 2025: Egypt fact sheet](https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/fact-sheets/2025/ef-epi-fact-sheet-egypt-english.pdf); [TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map: Egypt (checked 4 November 2026)](https://www.submarinecablemap.com/country/egypt). A summary for planning, not legal advice. ## Egypt at a glance, 2026 The numbers that decide whether Egypt fits, each from its source. Offshoring exports, from 282 delivery centres run by 252 companies (ITIDA, August 2026) $5.2B People in exporting outsourcing and tech companies, June 2026 195,300 University graduates a year 750,000 Subsea cables in service landing in Egypt, with 6 more planned 18 Ahead of Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam for most of the year +1 hour A month, all in, for a mid-level software engineer at GrowAxis’s 2026 rates $2,500 Sources: [ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports hit $5.2B (26 August 2026)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx); [TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map: Egypt (checked 4 November 2026)](https://www.submarinecablemap.com/country/egypt); [GrowAxis: Cairo time difference in 2026](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/cairo-time-difference-2026); [GrowAxis: Egypt salary calculator, 2026 rates](https://www.growaxis.net/services/egypt-salary-calculator). Already delivering from Egypt - [Teleperformance (TP)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")About 26,800 peopleNew Cairo, Giza, Alexandria - [Concentrix](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")24,500 people in 13 centresCairo, Giza, Alexandria - [Vodafone \_VOIS](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")9,500 specialistsCairo, Alexandria - [Sutherland](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")Over 6,000 in AlexandriaAlexandria, New Cairo - [Valeo](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/valeo-ai-development-center-opening-egypt-smart-village.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt marks Valeo’s 20-year presence with launch of AI Development Center in Cairo (20 April 2026)")Over 3,000 engineersSmart Village, Cairo - [Dell Technologies](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/CIT%5FMinister%5FTours%5FDell%5FCoE%5Fin%5FEgypt.aspx "ITIDA: Minister of Communications and IT tours Dell Technologies Centre of Excellence (16 October 2024)")Center of ExcellenceCairo - [IBM](https://www.ibm.com/careers/blog/your-sap-journey-starts-here-careers-at-ibm-egypt "IBM Careers blog: Your SAP journey starts here, careers at IBM Egypt")Client Innovation CentersCairo, Giza - [Siemens EDA](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/itida-siemens-mou-electronics-RnD-egypt.aspx "ITIDA: ITIDA collaborates with Siemens Digital Industries Software to expand advanced technology development in Egypt (12 December 2023)")Engineering R&DCairo - [Capgemini](https://www.capgemini.com/news/press-releases/capgemini-to-establish-ai-center-of-excellence-in-egypt-to-accelerate-ai-driven-innovation-for-global-clients/ "Capgemini: Capgemini to establish AI Center of Excellence in Egypt (7 April 2025)")Delivery and AI centresCairo - [DXC Technology](https://dxc.com/us/en/newsroom/12012025-dxc-technology-and-egypts-information-technology-industry-development-agency-partner-to-support-neurodiversity-in-the-workplace "DXC: DXC Technology and ITIDA partner to support neurodiversity in the workplace (1 December 2025)")Over 600 IT professionalsCairo - [TTEC](https://www.ttec.com/newsroom/press-release/ttec-expands-operations-egypt-following-global-offshoring-summit-engagement "TTEC: TTEC expands operations in Egypt following Global Offshoring Summit engagement (25 November 2025)")Over 500, more plannedMaadi Technology Park - [Deloitte](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/deloitte%5Flaunches%5FUSD30%5Fmillion%5Finnovation%5Fhub%5Fin%5FCairo.aspx "ITIDA: ICT Minister inaugurates Deloitte Innovation Hub in Cairo (10 October 2024)")Innovation Hub, over 350Cairo - [EY](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/ey-mena-regional-consulting-technology-hub-egypt.aspx "ITIDA: EY MENA launches regional consulting and technology hub in Egypt (2 July 2026)")Talent hub, 1,000+ jobs plannedEgypt - [Henkel](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/Henkel-Egypt-Renews-3-Year-Partnership-with-ITIDA-.aspx "ITIDA: Henkel Egypt renews 3-year partnership with ITIDA to expand export services through its Global Business Solutions office in Cairo (10 June 2024)")Global Business SolutionsCairo Companies with delivery centres in Egypt, each linked to the public source that states it. They are not GrowAxis clients, and the logos remain their owners’ trademarks. Outsourcing to Egypt 2026: the destination guide The industry, talent and languages, costs by role, hours, the rules, who is already there and how to set up a team. PDF, 20 pages, free, no sign-up. [Download the full guide](https://www.growaxis.net/resources/egypt-outsourcing-guide-2026.pdf) ## Developers in Cairo. Directed by your lead. You agree the roles, the stack and the goals with us. GrowAxis finds the developers with you, you interview them, and they join your stand-ups, repositories and sprints. GrowAxis stays the employer in Egypt, handles payroll, social insurance, equipment and performance reviews, and reports every week and month. 1. Discovery call 2. Roles and stack agreed 3. You interview the developers 4. Onboarded into your repositories 5. Reviewed every month Measured by - Delivery against sprint goals - Time to first merged change - Code quality in review - Retention Related - [Embedded teams: experts in your team, managed by GrowAxis](https://www.growaxis.net/services/embedded-teams) - [Outsourcing to Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/outsourcing-to-egypt) - [Staff augmentation in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/staff-augmentation-egypt) - [IT outsourcing in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/it-outsourcing-egypt) - [Nearshoring to Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/nearshoring-egypt) - [Odoo developers in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/odoo-developers-egypt) - [SAP outsourcing from Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/sap-outsourcing-egypt) - [Offshore teams in Egypt for the US and Canada](https://www.growaxis.net/services/offshore-teams-egypt-us-canada) - [Egypt salary and employer cost calculator](https://www.growaxis.net/services/egypt-salary-calculator) - [Employer of record (EOR) in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/employer-of-record-egypt) - [Software development pod](https://www.growaxis.net/services/software-development-pod) - [SNOOD: case study](https://www.growaxis.net/case-studies#snood) - [URCA: case study](https://www.growaxis.net/case-studies#urca) - [Read: What it costs to hire a software developer in Egypt in 2026](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/cost-of-hiring-developers-egypt-2026) - [Read: Software outsourcing companies in Egypt: 5 kinds, how to choose](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/software-outsourcing-companies-egypt) - [Read: Software developers in Egypt: an embedded team or an outsourcing agency?](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/software-developers-in-egypt-embedded-or-outsourced) - [Read: Onboarding an offshore developer: the first two weeks](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/onboarding-an-offshore-developer) ## Software development teams in Egypt: what founders ask first. - ### How much does a software developer cost in Egypt? At GrowAxis’s 2026 rates, a mid-level software engineer costs about $2,500 a month, all in: pay, social insurance, equipment and management. A junior costs from $1,500 and a senior at the level of top companies about $6,940. - ### Which roles and stacks can you find? Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, QA, DevOps and cloud, data and UI/UX roles. We search for the stack you use and you interview every candidate before they join. - ### Can the developers work our hours? Cairo is one hour ahead of Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels and two hours ahead of London for most of the year, seven hours ahead of New York, and one hour behind Riyadh in winter (the same time in summer). Egypt uses summer time from the last Friday of April to the last Thursday of October. Most of the working day overlaps with Europe and the Gulf. - ### Who owns the code? The developers work in your repositories and accounts, so the code stays with you. Ownership of the work is set out in the contract with GrowAxis. - ### Is this staff augmentation? It is a managed form of it. The developers work in your team under your direction, as with staff augmentation, and GrowAxis also employs, equips and manages them in Egypt. - ### Do we need a company in Egypt? No. GrowAxis is the employer in Egypt, so you don’t need an entity, a local bank account or a payroll provider there. - ### Is Egypt a good place to hire software developers? Egypt’s offshoring industry exported $5.2 billion of services in FY 2025/26, and about 195,300 people work in its exporting companies (ITIDA). Universities graduate about 50,000 ICT students a year. Cairo is one hour ahead of Central Europe for most of the year. - ### What do software engineers earn in Egypt? Levels.fyi’s median was about EGP 554,000 a year in total pay (base, stock and bonus), from 427 salaries reported to it. GrowAxis plans for a mid-level engineer to take home EGP 23,500 to 54,500 a month in 2026. - ### How many tech workers are there in Egypt? About 195,300 people worked in Egypt’s exporting outsourcing and tech companies in June 2026, according to ITIDA, across 282 delivery centres run by 252 companies. ## Find out what your first developers in Egypt would cost. 30 minutes. We look at your product, your stack and your team, then map the first roles to add in Egypt and what they would cost. No pitch. [Download the Egypt guide (PDF)](https://www.growaxis.net/resources/egypt-outsourcing-guide-2026.pdf) 30 minutes · Free · No pitch --- ## Contact GrowAxis - Email: contact@growaxis.net - Phone: +32 492 41 3612, +20 106 168 3566 - Offices: Uxbridge, United Kingdom & Cairo, Egypt - Profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/company/growaxis, https://www.instagram.com/growaxiss/, https://clutch.co/profile/growaxis, https://www.goodfirms.co/company/growaxis, https://www.sortlist.com/agency/growaxis, https://www.trustpilot.com/review/growaxis.net - The first step is a free 30-minute growth assessment: https://www.growaxis.net/#assessment