For Dublin & Ireland Companies
Dublin hosts Europe's largest
concentration of US tech HQs ,
and their India hiring needs.
Engineering, AI, and leadership talent. Placed right.
For Dublin and Irish companies hiring in India, the European HQ density is extraordinary: Google, Meta, Stripe, HubSpot, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Airbnb all have their European headquarters in Dublin. These companies already have India engineering operations, but their Dublin offices often have specific hiring needs for the European product and engineering layer. Plus a growing indigenous Irish tech ecosystem with genuine India build ambitions. See how US companies hire in India.
COMPANIES WE HAVE PLACED FOR
The searches that failed before us
had three things in common.
Most Dublin teams that reach Talhive have already tried. Posted on LinkedIn and got applications with no signal. Used a contingent agency and got volume CVs with no technical depth. Tried to run the search without anyone who understands India's notice periods, competing offers, and motivation structures. Talhive exists for teams that need the search done once, done right, by a partner who owns the outcome end to end.
Job-board posts do not reach engineers who are not actively looking but would move for the right mandate.
Offer-stage dropouts are a motivation problem, not a compensation one. The process never surfaced what matters.
60 to 90 day notice periods mean counteroffers land after your process ends. Without a retention strategy, the candidate walks.
3 Principal AI Engineers, Writesonic
A prior agency and six months of inbound had produced zero hires. Talhive identified that the real talent pool for production LLM roles sat inside platform teams at Google and Amazon, not among self-labelled AI engineers on LinkedIn. We rebuilt the sourcing thesis around deployment evidence and closed all three within 6 weeks.
Roles we place for Dublin companies.
Engineers for Stripe-ecosystem and financial services companies in Dublin
Dublin's fintech concentration creates BFSI engineering mandates with deep domain requirements. India's fintech engineering talent in Bengaluru and Mumbai, payments infrastructure, financial data platforms, fraud systems, is the target pool. View role profile
India engineering for US company European product layers
Google, Meta, and Salesforce Dublin offices sometimes need India engineering for European-specific product development. This is different from US-directed India hiring and requires understanding of the European product context. View role profile
First India team for Dublin-native technology companies
Intercom, Workhuman, and the Irish startup ecosystem need the full India GCC playbook. City selection, leadership-first sequencing, and employer brand design, the same model as any first India build, executed with GMT timezone alignment. View role profile
Brief to signed offer. 6 weeks.
India vs Dublin salary benchmarks.
2026 cash salary benchmarks at funded product companies across the EU. Not IT services rates. Total compensation with ESOPs adds 15 to 40%.
The India GCC Hiring Playbook: compensation, cities, and models compared →
Three hiring models for Dublin companies.
We help you choose the right one.
Senior and leadership hires where a mis-hire costs 6 months
One search partner, defined timeline, technically evaluated shortlist. 4 to 8 weeks to signed offer. Fee: 20 to 25% of first-year CTC. How retained search works →
1 to 15 engineers, no entity, you manage the team
The EOR handles payroll and compliance in India. You own the work. 2 to 4 weeks after candidate identified. EOR vs entity →
20+ engineers, long-term presence, full control
Register a subsidiary. Full HR, payroll, benefits. 3 to 6 months setup. Makes economic sense after the team model is proven at scale.
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Engineering and product leadership, fintech domain specialists. Full GDPR-aligned process. GMT-compatible calibration windows.
GCC or founding team for Irish-native companies. Bengaluru for fintech and product; Hyderabad for enterprise; Pune for scale.
Scale hiring for Dublin companies with multiple concurrent India roles. GMT-aligned reporting.
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Frequently asked questions.
5 questionsHow long does it take to hire an engineer in India from Dublin?
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Resources for Dublin companies hiring in India.
Executive Search
Retained vs Contingent: When Each Model Works
The data on outcomes for senior India hires.
India Team Build
Bangalore vs Pune vs Hyderabad: Where to Build
City comparison for global companies.
India Team Build
Managing India Notice Periods Without Losing the Hire
Why offers slip at 60 to 90 days.
Dublin company.
India mandate.
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