Kosovo · Pristina

Built in Kosovo.

I'm Ergini, a senior software and AI developer in Pristina. This page collects everything I do from here: AI development, software engineering, DevOps, and business automation - for companies in Kosovo and for clients across Europe who want CET hours without Western European rates.

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Services delivered from Kosovo

Five services, all delivered by one senior engineer under a direct contract. Pick the one that matches the problem.

Why Kosovo, stated plainly

CET, no handover

A full working-day overlap with Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordics, and near-full with the UK. Questions get answered the same day, not the next one.

30 to 50 percent under Western rates

For equivalent seniority, and with no agency margin because there is no agency. You contract the engineer directly.

Albanian and English

Native Albanian, fluent English. Local clients can work entirely in Albanian; international clients never notice a language gap.

The honest limit

I am one engineer. If you need a team of eight next month, you need an agency, and I will say so rather than take the contract and subcontract it quietly.

Hire me directly

Same person, different entry points depending on what you are searching for.

Writing about Kosovo and the Balkans

The full archive lives in Kosovo & Eastern Europe.

Frequently asked questions

Who are you, and where in Kosovo are you based?

I am Ergini, a senior software and AI developer based in Pristina. I work directly with clients rather than through an agency, which means the person you scope the project with is the person who writes the code. Most of my work is for companies in Western Europe and North America; a growing part of it is for businesses here in Kosovo.

Why hire a developer in Kosovo rather than Western Europe?

Three reasons that hold up under scrutiny. Cost: rates are 30 to 50 percent below Western European equivalents for the same seniority, without an agency margin on top. Timezone: Kosovo is on CET, so there is a full working-day overlap with Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordics, and near-full with the UK. Language: English is fluent and standard in the tech sector here, and Albanian is native. The honest counterweight is scale - I am one engineer, so if you need a team of eight tomorrow, I am not the right answer.

Do you work with local Kosovar businesses?

Yes, and increasingly so. For local companies the work is usually business automation, custom internal software, and AI features that fit how a Kosovar business actually operates rather than how a Silicon Valley template assumes it does. We can work in Albanian, meet in person in Pristina when it helps, and there is no timezone or invoicing friction.

Is Claude, ChatGPT, and the rest of the AI stack usable from Kosovo?

The APIs are, which is what matters for building. Some consumer apps have taken longer to list Kosovo than the underlying APIs did, and that gap has caused a lot of confusion locally. I wrote a full guide on Claude AI in Kosovo covering what works, what does not, and the workarounds that are legitimate rather than sketchy.

How do contracts and invoicing work from Kosovo?

Direct B2B contract, invoiced from Kosovo. For EU clients this is a standard third-country supplier arrangement with reverse-charge VAT, which your accountant will have handled many times. Payment by bank transfer in EUR or USD. NDAs, DPAs, and standard contractual clauses are routine and I have signed plenty of them.

What does a project cost?

It depends on the service. AI integration and workflow automation run $3.5K to $60K depending on scope, AI agent development $12K to $60K, and MVP development $5K to $60K. Contained pieces of software or automation work start around $3.5K. Hourly retainers are quoted on the call rather than published. The 30-minute scoping call is free and I will tell you honestly if the project is not worth doing.