forfettariato.com connects western companies with ambitious tech workers across Southern and Eastern Europe. Workers get international pay, freelancer-friendly terms, and a life that works locally. Employers get exceptional value without giving up timezone or cultural alignment.
Annual equivalent from hourly billing.
EUR 50/mo for the first 20 customers.
LinkedIn plus Substack audience included.
Example listing
Northstar
Own end-to-end product design for a B2B SaaS platform used by finance teams across Europe.
Companies hire great people at fair rates. Workers earn much more than local salaries without moving to expensive hubs.
Many of the best-fitting roles land around EUR 40k-85k annual equivalent, mapped from transparent hourly rates using 8 hours x 220 days, but strong roles above that range still fit the board.
The sweet spot is western companies hiring strong contractors across Southern and Eastern Europe, with Italy as the clearest starting point rather than the only market.
The employer relationship is simple: independent contractors invoice by hour or agreed chunks of work through their own entity.
Every listing should be attractive to a strong contractor and still make sense for the company paying for it.
Northstar
Own end-to-end product design for a B2B SaaS platform used by finance teams across Europe.
LedgerFlow
Build payment infrastructure and internal tooling for a growing remote fintech company.
Aster Labs
Ship polished product experiences on a fast-moving growth team for a modern SaaS app.
The real product is not the listing form. It is direct access to ambitious European tech workers in markets where skill has often not yet converged with London, Zurich, or US compensation.
Includes board placement plus one LinkedIn post and one Substack mention.
Available for the first 20 employers.
Italy, especially Southern Italy, is the clearest example behind the brand. But the broader dynamic also shows up across other lower-cost markets in Southern and Eastern Europe.
In Italy, especially in the South, the thesis is unusually strong. Under roughly EUR 85k of yearly contractor income, many people operating under regime forfettario can remain around a 20%-30% total tax burden, depending on their exact setup.
That makes the common EUR 40k-85k range far more attractive than the same headline number would be in a normal employment context, especially in places where cost of living is still low and quality of life is high. Stronger roles above that range still fit the marketplace too.
The same logic extends beyond Italy. Across Southern and Eastern Europe, strong engineers can earn much more than local-market alternatives while staying close to western time zones and work culture. The result is fair on both sides: companies get excellent talent at a compelling cost, and workers get materially better pay without giving up the life they want.
