Productive in weeks
Typically two to four weeks from scoping to a productive start.
Staff augmentation
Staff augmentation: senior engineers, added fast.
When you need engineering capacity now and a full hiring cycle isn't fast enough, staff augmentation adds vetted senior engineers directly into your existing team and workflow. They report to your leads and work in your stack, without the months-long recruiting process.
- Senior engineers
- Your workflow
- Fast ramp-up
What you get
Capacity now, not next quarter.
Inside your team
Your tools, your standups, your leads. Not a separate silo.
Scale up or down
Ramp for a crunch, then scale back without layoffs.
An easy off-ramp
Fit reviewed in the first few weeks, with clean terms if you hire directly later.
The problem
Hiring takes months you don't have.
A backlog doesn't wait for a hiring cycle. Recruiting, interviewing and onboarding a senior engineer typically takes two to four months even when it goes well, and that's before they're productive. Staff augmentation closes that gap: engineers who already do this work, added to your team on a timeline measured in weeks.
Fit
Is this the right model?
Good fit if
- You have an existing team and process, and just need more hands in it
- The gap is a specific skill or stack, not a whole product's worth of ownership
- You need someone productive in weeks, not after a full hiring cycle
Not the right fit if
- You need a self-contained team accountable for a roadmap. See Dedicated teams
- You need someone owning architecture decisions, not just execution. See Virtual CTO
How it works
What's included.
- Senior engineers matched to your specific stack and project needs
- Engineers working inside your existing team, tools and process, not a separate silo
- Ramp-up measured in weeks, not the months a direct hire takes
- Flexible scaling up or down as project needs change
- Clean handover terms if you later convert the engagement to a direct hire
How we work
How we run it.
Step 1
Scope the exact skills and stack experience the gap requires
Step 2
Match engineers with relevant, verifiable project history
Step 3
Onboard directly into your existing tools, repos and communication channels
Step 4
Review fit within the first few weeks, with an easy off-ramp if it's not right
What we use
Tools, platforms and methods.
- Matched to your existing stack
- Git and project management tools
- Your communication tools
FAQ
Common questions.
How is staff augmentation different from hiring a contractor directly?
You get the same day-to-day integration as a direct hire: the engineer works in your tools, attends your standups and reports to your leads. You skip running your own sourcing, vetting, contracting and payroll. We handle that layer; you manage the work.
How fast can an augmented engineer start?
Typically two to four weeks from scoping to a productive start, depending on how specialized the stack requirement is. That is the point of the model: closing a capacity gap faster than a direct hiring cycle allows.
Can we scale the engagement up or down as our needs change?
Yes, and that flexibility is the other half of the value. Ramp up for a crunch period or a specific initiative, then scale back down without the severance and morale costs of a layoff.
Related
Related services.
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Learn moreClose the capacity gap.
Tell us the skills, stack and timeline you need. We'll match engineers with relevant project history.