The process took more than six months. There are potential red flags along the process. The company don't seem to have a HR department, so the management can be rather messy and unaudited. The COO has also failed to reply mails in threaded form and keep generating new mails that may get lost in future, when the project starts. She keeps repeating on whatever that is written on the description itself, and has never tried to elaborate further. It keeps trying to sell that they are a small company yet is looking for experienced people with the low pay scale and benefits that they are offering. If at the start you have already been eyeing on the local market, and couldn't find the right person. What other pulling factors are you trying to push out to let expats join your company? Don't try to look for unicorn if the company doesn't have the fund to do so. Bear in mind this is within this six months, and no actions were done to attract talents. The reviews and deep research into this company helps in selecting whether this company is good for you.