Why hire an independent developer rather than an agency?
With an agency you buy coordination; with one developer you buy directness. The person you brief is the person who writes the code, which removes a translation layer and suits products small enough for one pair of hands — MVPs, single features, a mobile app alongside an existing web product.
What does it cost to hire a developer in Nepal?
Rates in Nepal sit well below those in Australia, the United States and Western Europe, which is why so many teams look here. Meghraj Giri quotes per project after a scope conversation rather than publishing an hourly rate, because the same feature can be a week or a month depending on what it has to integrate with.
How do you verify someone before hiring them?
Look for work you can inspect and credentials someone else issued. Meghraj Giri's code is public on GitHub, seven case studies are published on this site, and he passed Toptal's screening as a Verified Expert in Engineering in March 2026.
What are the timezone implications?
Nepal runs on UTC+5:45. That is a full working-day overlap with Australia, India and most of Asia, a morning overlap with Europe, and a scheduled window rather than live afternoon hours for the United States.