Your remote tech team,
fully taken care of.
We build software in-house and provide senior remote teams from our Serbian tech hub, managed to Dutch standards. Up to 10x faster with AI tooling. From €45 per hour, available from one day a week.
20 years of software delivery experience
Chosen by teams in finance, healthcare, travel and more
The best of both worlds
Dutch leadership and governance, combined with the cost advantages of nearshore talent from offices we manage ourselves. No recruitment hassle, no middlemen, no multi-year contracts.
More than staffing. We build with you.
Brainpower Group is an agency: we design and build software in-house, provide complete teams, and offer technical leadership as a fractional CTO.
Custom software
We build your product, end to end
As an agency we design and build complete products in-house. From strategy and design to development, QA and DevOps. One team that takes ownership and ships.
- Web apps, mobile apps & platforms
- Product design, development & QA
- AI built in where it adds value
Legacy modernization
From outdated legacy to a modern stack
One of our strongest pillars. We migrate outdated systems that have hit their limits to a modern, scalable stack, without disrupting your business. From legacy ASP.NET Web Forms and PHP to cloud-native architecture.
- Step-by-step migration, no downtime
- Refactor & rebuild legacy
- Modern cloud-native architecture
Remote tech teams
Extend your team with senior developers
Dedicated developers or a complete team from offices we manage in Serbia, under Dutch governance. Scale up or down flexibly, starting at one day a week.
- Senior, screened engineers
- Risk-free 2-week trial
- Cancel monthly
Fractional CTO
Technical leadership, part-time
An experienced CTO on a part-time basis. Tech strategy, architecture, security and leading your team. For scale-ups that need serious technical leadership without a full-time CTO.
- Tech strategy & roadmap
- Architecture & security governance
- Build & lead the team
Sound familiar?
Whether you need to grow fast, want to launch an MVP or are ready for a dedicated team: we adapt to your situation.
Scale up fast
You're growing fast and need extra development power now, but hiring takes months.
A screened team on board right away, scaling up or down monthly.
From idea to MVP
You have an idea and a deadline, but no team to build it.
A complete product team that ships your MVP in weeks, including design and DevOps.
Ready for a dedicated team
Rotating freelancers, no continuity and nobody taking ownership.
One dedicated team with Dutch governance that takes ownership and stays.
Why Brainpower Group?
Local management
Always one dedicated point of contact in the Netherlands. Clear communication and peace of mind.
Flexible & scalable
Scale up or down monthly, hybrid setup possible. You decide what your team needs.
Nearshore talent
Highly educated developers from Serbia, available immediately, from 1 day a week. No complicated recruitment process, just speed.
Quality without high costs
Build an international team cost-effectively, with the expertise of a local agency.
Choose the model that fits your pace
100% Remote
A fully remote team from Serbia
Senior engineers working from our managed offices in Serbia, led according to Dutch standards.
- Offices we manage ourselves, not home setups
- Dutch governance and day-to-day management
- Cost-effective nearshore rate
Hybrid
Remote team with local management
The same Serbian team, with a Dutch point of contact who sits alongside you and oversees everything.
- Local point of contact in Amsterdam
- Desks to sit alongside the team
- Strategy and delivery under one roof
Our own managed offices in Serbia
Not home setups, but modern, managed offices in the Science Technology Parks of Niš and Novi Sad. Our team works there under Dutch governance.
Meet the team
Build faster with AI in the loop
We use AI as an accelerator, not a gimmick. Our teams deliver noticeably faster and build AI into your product too, where it adds value.
AI-accelerated development
Our teams build with AI tooling like Claude Code in the loop, making delivery noticeably faster.
- Claude Code
AI in your product
From booking assistants to survey analysis: we integrate AI into existing platforms where it genuinely adds value.
- RAG
- Embeddings
A secure, GDPR-compliant development team
Brainpower Group provides remote developers who work on fully managed, encrypted workstations with centrally managed accounts, access rights and updates. We also run workshops and share practical guidelines for working safely with source code, test data and production environments, tailored to your processes. With clear governance around access, responsibilities and incident handling, our way of working aligns with GDPR requirements.
Managed workplaces
Fully managed and encrypted workstations
GDPR-compliant practices
Working in line with GDPR requirements
Secure remote access
Secured VPN connections and tunnels
Security awareness
Training and practical guidelines
The sweet spot between local and offshore
Nearshore combines the best of both worlds: the quality, timezone and governance of a local team, with the scalability and rate of international talent.
Local agency (NL)
- Hourly rateHigh
- SeniorityHigh
- TimezoneSame
- CommunicationDutch
- Governance & GDPRYes
- FlexibilityLimited & costly
- Time to startLong (recruiting)
Brainpower (nearshore)
★- Hourly rateCompetitive, from €45
- SenioritySenior, screened
- TimezoneEU, same hours
- CommunicationDutch contact + English
- Governance & GDPRDutch governance
- FlexibilityScale monthly
- Time to startRight away
Offshore (far away)
- Hourly rateLowest
- SeniorityLow quality
- TimezoneBig difference
- CommunicationDistance & language barrier
- Governance & GDPRHard to guarantee
- FlexibilityVariable
- Time to startVariable
What we build with
React
Next.js
.NET / C#
Python
Vue
Node.js
AWS
Azure
Kubernetes
TypeScript
Flutter
Go
PostgreSQL
Anthropic Claude
Docker
Tailwind
Kotlin / Android
Rust
Elasticsearch
Swift / iOSWork that runs in production
From complete platform rebuilds to individual senior engineers in demanding environments.
Like your own team, not a vendor
At Brainpower Group (by ESBL) you'll find creative all-rounders. They contribute ideas during the creative phase and take on project delivery with drive. They're reliable, and our project deadlines are their priority too. We're very happy with the projects delivered and hope to work together for a long time.
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Brainpower Group (by ESBL) was able to deliver custom-designed software for us in a very short time. Excellent work, and the service after the project was delivered was very good too.
At many companies it's just empty words on a website, but Brainpower Group (by ESBL) has proven itself to us as a company that quickly gets to the core and brings challenges to a good conclusion. Brainpower Group (by ESBL) is indispensable to us as a partner and stands out through its proactive thinking, sense of urgency and quality solutions.
Good to know
Both. We're an agency: we design and build complete products in-house, and we strengthen your team with dedicated developers. You choose what fits: a full team, individual profiles, or a fractional CTO.
Want to brainstorm about your (AI) platform?
Feel free to drop by our office in Amsterdam, and we'll figure out together how we can best support your platform. Whether you want to scale up fast, are looking for a long-term IT partner, or prefer to start flexibly and grow from there: we'd love to help you think it through. Our hybrid approach lets us find exactly the right setup, tailored to your pace and budget.