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title: California Engineering Firm Expands into India
url: https://www.wisemonk.io/case-study/california-engineering-firm-india-team
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# How a California Engineering Firm Hired 3 Specialist India Engineers in 3 Months

3

Specialist India hires

3

Months to a live team

4.8/5

Wisemonk's rating on G2

Industry Structural Engineering

Headquarters Berkeley, USA

Company Size 11-50

Wisemonk Products Used

- [EOR Services](https://www.wisemonk.io/services/employer-of-record)
- [Recruitment](https://www.wisemonk.io/hire-in-india)
- [Payroll and HR](https://www.wisemonk.io/peo-services-in-india)

The challenge

### Rare Skills, and No Reason to Build an Entity for Three People

A boutique structural-engineering firm needed a few genuinely specialised engineers, the kind who are hard to find anywhere, and India had them. But employing three people through a new Indian subsidiary made no sense: the incorporation, registrations, and ongoing compliance would have dwarfed the size of the team.

The firm wanted those three engineers employed properly, with real benefits and clean compliance, through a partner who could handle the whole thing for a small, specialist team.

It needed rare talent on solid footing, without any infrastructure of its own.

The solution

### Three Specialists, Fully Employed, Zero Infrastructure

Wisemonk recruited and employed three engineers as Employer of Record over three months, each on a compliant contract with provident fund, professional tax, income-tax deductions, gratuity, and health benefits from day one.

Salaries were benchmarked so a small firm could still win specialist candidates, and onboarding, equipment, payroll, and HR all ran through one accountable partner rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2.

The firm chose the engineers; Wisemonk handled everything else.

The results

### A Small Firm Punching Above Its Weight in India

The firm now has three specialist India engineers employed compliantly, extending its bench without any entity to maintain.

The compliance and payroll sit entirely with Wisemonk, so a boutique team stays focused on its projects.

When the firm needs its next specialist, the path is already built.

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