Hire Junior MATLAB developer

Hiring in-house involves recruiter commissions, HR payroll tax, health benefits, hardware, and the opportunity cost of a multi-month vacancy. With smartbrain.io you pay a single, transparent hourly rate that already covers recruitment, vetting, HR, and local compliance. A typical U.S. junior MATLAB developer salary plus overhead averages $85-90 K annually; our outstaffing model starts near half that for the same productive hours. You also avoid sunk costs if project scope changes—simply adjust the contract month-to-month.

All engineers sign a strict NDA and IP assignment agreement before accessing your repository. We run background checks, provide isolated VPN environments, and can set up dedicated Git branches or on-premises jump servers. smartbrain.io is SOC 2 compliant, and every junior MATLAB developer receives security onboarding covering data classification, encryption of at-rest files, and secure disposal of temporary data. You retain 100 % ownership of all deliverables, with legal recourse in both U.S. and EU jurisdictions.

Yes. Our talent pool spans North America, LATAM, and EMEA, enabling ≥4-hour overlap with any client. During onboarding we align core hours and stand-up times. Many clients in Pacific Time choose LATAM juniors for near-shore sync, while EU clients often select Eastern-European engineers for full-day overlap. We also provide asynchronous reporting templates to keep progress transparent when schedules differ.

Contracts are month-to-month with only a 1-week notice period for down-scaling. There are no upfront placement fees or long-term lock-ins. Billing is bi-weekly in USD, EUR, or GBP via ACH, SEPA, or card. If a project finishes early, simply off-board the engineer at sprint end—no penalties.

Every junior MATLAB developer completes a three-stage evaluation: (1) computer-based test on linear algebra, signal processing, and code hygiene; (2) live coding in MATLAB/Simulink observed by a senior; (3) soft-skills interview assessing English, agile familiarity, and documentation discipline. Pass-through rate is below 4 %. You receive a detailed scorecard and code sample with each shortlist.

smartbrain.io offers a 1-week, risk-free replacement guarantee. If skills, culture, or velocity don’t match expectations, we’ll provide an alternate engineer within 72 hours and cover overlap hand-over at no extra cost.

Most clients review candidate profiles within 48 hours of the discovery call and schedule first interviews the next business day. A developer can join your repository and daily stand-up as early as day 3, pending badge or VPN provisioning on your side.

In-house hiring locks you into long ramps, fixed salaries, and HR overhead, while smartbrain.io delivers pre-vetted juniors in days, with elastic contracts and no recruitment fees.

Yes. Over 80 % of our pool has professional Simulink experience, verified during coding assessment and project references.

Absolutely. Add or subtract engineers with one-week notice; pricing scales linearly.

We cover UTC-8 to UTC+3 for live collaboration and can set up rotating shifts for 24/7 monitoring.

Each commit is peer-reviewed by a senior mentor, and CI pipelines run MATLAB Unit Test plus custom lint rules before merge.

No. Billing is pay-as-you-go; unused hours roll to the next sprint or are refunded.

Yes. Many have experience with MATLAB Coder and Embedded Coder for ARM and DSP chips.

Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, and daily stand-ups—mirroring your existing workflow.

Every replacement candidate undergoes the same 3-stage vetting to guarantee consistency.

Yes, a 1-week risk-free trial is standard for new engagements.