Staff augmentation or a dedicated development team: two ways to hire.
Staff augmentation means adding engineers from an outside firm to the team you already run. You set their priorities and review their work, and they join your standups, tools and roadmap. The firm holds their contracts and runs payroll. A dedicated development team goes one step further: a whole squad, with design, QA and a delivery lead. We are headquartered in Mountain View, California, and work with teams across the United States.
Embedded engineers, on your roadmap
Pre-vetted senior engineers join your team and work in your tools, standups and roadmap. We handle contracts, payroll and the management overhead.
A full team, ready to ship
A dedicated development team with design, QA and a delivery lead. Most clients start with one engineer to validate fit, then scale into a squad.
Not sure which fits? Compare the engagement models, or read what an open senior role actually costs while you wait in the 47-day req. If you would rather we deliver the whole thing, see custom software development or the work we have shipped.
How it works.
Tell us what you need
Roles, stack, seniority and timeline. A short call is enough to get started.
Shortlist in 72 hours
We send pre-vetted, time-zone-aligned engineers. You interview and pick who joins.
They join your team
They work in your tools, standups and roadmap. We handle contracts, payroll and the management overhead.
Why teams build with us.
- Senior, pre-vetted engineers, not a CV pile
- You stay in control: your tools, your standups, your roadmap
- Time-zone overlap with US, EU and APAC hours
- No recruiter fees and no long lock-ins
- Replace anyone in the first 30 days, no penalty
- Costed proposal alongside every shortlist, within 72 hours
Common questions.
What founders and tech leaders ask before bringing on embedded engineers. Still unsure? Send us your roles.
Staff augmentation is adding engineers from an outside firm to your own team for as long as you need them. You direct their work, and they work in your tools, standups and roadmap. The firm handles their contracts, payroll and equipment, so you add capacity without running a hiring process.
Staff augmentation adds individual engineers to a team you already lead. A dedicated team is a full squad, with engineers, design, QA and a delivery lead, built around your product. Most clients start with one engineer to validate fit, then scale into a squad.
The difference is who directs the work and who answers for the result. With staff augmentation you direct the engineers and own the outcome. When you outsource a project, the vendor directs the work toward an agreed deliverable. With managed services, the vendor runs an ongoing function, such as support or hosting, and answers for agreed service levels.
Shortlist in 72 hours, signed contract in 10 days, first sprint in 14. Most engagements are productive in their second week. We onboard against your repo, not a checklist.
Yes. Engineers are sourced for time-zone overlap with US, EU and APAC hours. Daily standups, async pairing and synchronous review windows are the default, not a special arrangement.
Replace anyone in the first 30 days with no penalty and no questions. After that, give us two weeks' notice and we backfill. You are never locked into a person you didn't hire yourself.
Most clients do. Start with one engineer to validate fit, then scale into a squad with design, QA and a delivery lead. We restructure the engagement, not the contract.
You direct the work; we carry the overhead. You set priorities and review output, while we handle contracts, payroll, equipment and performance backstops so there is no HR burden on your side.