Fast-Track .NET MAUI Migration with an Outsourced Xamarin Developer
Microsoft ended support for Xamarin in May 2024. If your mobile application is still running on Xamarin, the countdown is already over. Every month your app stays on an unsupported framework is a month of accumulated security risk, technical debt, and growing incompatibility with modern device operating systems.
The migration path to .NET MAUI is well-defined, but executing it requires developers who understand both where your Xamarin codebase has been and where .NET MAUI needs it to go.
That combination of skills isn’t easy to find locally, and when you do find it, the cost of a senior cross-platform developer in the local market reflects just how scarce the expertise is.
It’s a good thing that we at Outsourced Staff give you access to experienced outsourced Xamarin developers who know this migration inside out.
Offshore specialists are onboarded 45% faster than local hires, reducing time-to-delivery and development cycles.
Outsourcing your Xamarin development and .NET MAUI migration gives you immediate access to developers who have hands-on experience with both frameworks.
They assess your existing codebase, map out the migration pathway, handle the architectural decisions, and execute the transition seamlessly.
Your product keeps moving. Your users don’t notice the disruption. Your technical leadership gets a migration done properly rather than pieced together under pressure.
That advantage is especially relevant for Xamarin-to-.NET MAUI migrations, where the skills required are specific, the pool of qualified local developers is limited, and the urgency created by end-of-support timelines is real.
Waiting three to six months to find and onboard a local developer for a migration that needs to happen now is a risk most businesses cannot absorb.
Outsourced Xamarin developers recruited through Outsourced Staff are already experienced. They join your team with the technical knowledge and framework familiarity to contribute immediately.
You compress your project timeline, reduce your exposure to an unsupported framework, and get the migration completed by someone who has done this work before.
Outsourced Xamarin Developer Roles
Outsourced Staff recruits and vets experienced professionals across different software development roles:
Backend & Specialist
Mobile & Game Development
Want experienced developers to migrate your Xamarin app to .NET MAUI without derailing your product roadmap?
Secure Your Mobile Roadmap with Outsourced Staff
Finding a developer who understands Xamarin is one thing. Finding one who can also execute a clean migration to .NET MAUI, including handling the architectural differences, the renderer-to-handler transition, the updated dependency injection model, and the platform-specific customisation changes, is another challenge entirely.
We recruit for the full picture.
Outsourced Staff’s missions is to find the specific professional with the technical chops and the problem-solving mindset required to protect your digital assets with total integrity.
- Framework-Specific Expertise. Your developer understands Xamarin architecture, .NET MAUI differences, and the migration considerations that determine whether a transition is clean or chaotic.
- Immediate Contribution to Project Timeline. You’re not waiting for someone to get up to speed on frameworks they haven’t used. Your outsourced developer brings relevant, applied experience to your codebase from day one.
- Significant Cost Savings. Cross-platform developers with Xamarin and .NET MAUI experience command premium local salaries. An outsourced developer delivers the same technical capability at up to 70% less of the cost.
- Flexible Engagement. Whether you need a developer for a defined migration project or ongoing cross-platform development work, Outsourced Staff structures the engagement around what your project actually requires.
- Full Integration. Your outsourced developer works within your existing version control, project management, and communication setup, fitting into your workflow rather than creating a parallel one.
Keep Your Apps Updated and Maintained by Outsourcing Xamarin Developers
Every sprint your app spends on an unsupported framework widens the gap between where your product is and where it needs to be.
Security vulnerabilities accumulate. iOS and Android updates introduce compatibility issues that Xamarin can no longer address. The longer the migration waits, the more complex and costly it becomes.
Outsourced Staff connects you with experienced Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers who can start closing that gap now, without the delays of a local recruitment process.
Want to grow faster? Outsourcing is for you.
When you outsource staffing, you reap the benefits of a dedicated, results-driven team without getting bogged down in day-to-day operations.
So you can easily increase efficiency, and scale your IT or digital business.
With an outsourced team you get:
- A high-performing dedicated team that integrates into your business
- Full visibility and control over team’s workflow, processes, KPIs and delivery
- Fast, reliable recruitment
- Flexible agreements and lower costs
- Your team’s HR, payroll, time off and more, taken care of
- Ongoing support for your team to improve reporting, productivity and loyalty to your business
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Xamarin developer do?
A Xamarin developer builds, maintains, and migrates cross-platform mobile applications built on Microsoft’s Xamarin framework.
For teams still running Xamarin apps, the most pressing work right now is migration to .NET MAUI, Microsoft’s successor framework. This involves auditing the existing codebase, mapping the migration pathway, handling architectural changes, updating UI components from Xamarin renderers to .NET MAUI handlers, and testing the migrated application across iOS and Android.
Why did Microsoft end support for Xamarin and what does that mean for my app?
Microsoft officially retired Xamarin in May 2024, ending security patches, bug fixes, and platform compatibility updates.
For apps still running on Xamarin, this means growing exposure to security vulnerabilities, increasing incompatibility with new iOS and Android releases, and the eventual inability to submit updates to the App Store or Google Play as platform requirements evolve beyond what Xamarin supports.
The replacement framework is .NET MAUI. It shares conceptual foundations with Xamarin but introduces significant architectural improvements and is fully supported within the modern .NET ecosystem.
Migration is the only viable path forward for apps that need to remain functional, secure, and updatable.
How long does a Xamarin to .NET MAUI migration take?
The timeline depends on the size and complexity of the existing codebase, the number of platform-specific customisations involved, the quality of existing test coverage, and how much technical debt has accumulated in the Xamarin app.
Small to mid-sized applications with clean codebases can often be migrated in four to eight weeks. Larger, more complex applications with extensive custom renderers, third-party library dependencies, and limited test coverage can take several months.
An experienced Xamarin developer will assess your codebase early in the engagement and provide a realistic migration timeline based on what they actually find — not a generic estimate.
What is the difference between Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI?
Xamarin.Forms was Microsoft’s cross-platform UI framework that allowed developers to write shared UI code that rendered natively on iOS and Android. .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is its direct successor and extends the same concept with a more unified project structure, better performance, an updated rendering architecture, and support for additional platforms including macOS and Windows.
