Recruitment in Egypt
Yes. CareerBuddy can recruit Egypt-based professionals for you end-to-end — sourcing, screening, interviews, offer support and onboarding. Shortlists arrive in four business days from a signed brief, and the fee (15% of first-year salary) is due only when your chosen candidate accepts.
Recruitment in Egypt: what's specific
Cairo hosts Africa's largest engineering pool by headcount — deep in embedded, hardware, firmware and volume backend engineering. Bilingual Arabic/English professional workforce. Alexandria is a smaller secondary market.
$42,000
Senior software engineer median (USD/yr)
+5–10%
Embedded / hardware premium
Standard at professional level
Bilingual (Arabic/English)
Egypt recruitment compliance
- Labour Law 12/2003
- Written contract in Arabic required; probation up to 3 months (Article 33).
Egyptian employment contracts must be executed in Arabic to be enforceable against the employer — the EOR provides Arabic + English parallel-column contracts as standard.
Recruitment in Egypt, step by step
Step 1
Signed brief
You share the role, scope and target start date for Egypt.
Step 2
Vetted shortlist
Three shortlisted candidates in four business days, with notes and salary expectations.
Step 3
Offer & contract
You choose; CareerBuddy runs the Egypt employment contract and right-to-work checks.
Step 4
Payroll live
First payroll runs on schedule. 7-14 business days onboarding, always compliant.
Egypt employment essentials
Currency
Egyptian Pound (EGP)
Working hours
48 hours/week maximum (8 hrs/day)
Probation period
Up to 3 months
Notice period
2-3 months depending on tenure
Time zone
EET (GMT+2)
Hiring timeline
7-14 business days
Recruitment in Egypt: questions
How long does it take to hire someone in Egypt?+
Three vetted candidates within four business days of a signed brief. Most Egypt roles close in 2–4 weeks from brief to signed offer.
How much does recruitment in Egypt cost?+
A flat 15% of first-year salary, payable only when your chosen candidate accepts. No retainer.
What happens if the hire doesn't work out?+
Free replacement within the first 90 days for any reason. We rerun the search at no additional fee.
Do I need a Egypt entity to recruit?+
Not necessarily. Recruit through CareerBuddy and employ the person through our Egypt employer of record — a single agreement covers both.
Start recruitment in Egypt
- 100% compliant with Egypt labour law
- 7-14 business days onboarding timeline
- Dedicated local account manager
- One agreement across recruitment, EOR and outsourcing