What challenges do offshore developers face when working with international teams?

Offshore developers face different challenges: time zone differences, cultural barriers, and communication gaps when working with international teams. Time zone differences may lead to delays in responses and interruption of workflows, particularly in real-time collaboration. Cultural differences in work styles, expectations, and communication norms can lead to misunderstandings or misalignment.
Language barriers can make this worse. Similarly, limited resources or unclear requirements of a project may be difficult to overcome due to physical distances between offshore developers. Making good documentation, keeping updates routine, and ensuring open lines of communication will help one surmount these problems and achieve complete, successful collaboration in international teams.