Staff augmentation

Your team, five engineers larger, by the end of the month.

Vetted senior engineers embed directly in your squads. They join your stand-ups, follow your standards, report to your engineering manager, and behave like the colleagues they effectively are.

What we build

Inside Team Extension.

01

Individual specialists

One engineer to close a specific capability gap on an existing team.

02

Pods of three to five

A cohesive group that ramps together and covers for one another.

03

Capability injection

Short engagements to bring in DevOps, security or ML expertise.

04

Backfill cover

Bridge parental leave, notice periods and long hiring cycles.

The stack

Tools we actually use in production.

How we vet

  • Structured technical interview
  • Live system design
  • Code review exercise
  • Operator references
  • English & communication screen

Ways of working

  • Your tools
  • Your rituals
  • Your definition of done
  • Your code review standards

Coverage

  • Global talent network
  • 24/7 overlap windows
  • No geographic restrictions

Commercials

  • Monthly rolling
  • One invoice
  • 30-day exit
  • No placement fee
Comparison

Team Extension vs the alternatives

The right model depends on how much delivery ownership you want to keep.

OptionStrengthTrade-offChoose it when
Team ExtensionFull control, fastest capacity, easy to scale up or down.You still provide management and direction.You have leadership and a roadmap, and need hands.
Dedicated TeamWe supply leadership and squad cohesion too.Slightly less granular day-to-day control.You need a whole workstream owned end to end.
Direct hiringPermanent, cheapest at long horizons.Three to six months to hire; hard to reverse.Stable, long-term core roles.
Freelance marketplacesCheap and immediate.Unverified quality, no continuity, no accountability.Small, isolated, low-risk tasks.
Advantages
  • Shortlist in about 48 hours; engineers productive within the first week.
  • No recruitment fees, employment liability, or local entity required.
  • Scale down cleanly with 30 days' notice — no severance politics.
  • Ninety-two percent of engagements continue past twelve months.
Honest trade-offs
  • Your managers still own prioritisation and performance conversations.
  • Works best when onboarding materials and access are ready on day one.
  • Less suited to teams with no engineering leadership in place.
How we staff it

The people we put on this.

Any discipline in our practice

Experience

5–15 yrs

Ramp

3–7 days

Shortlist delivered

Experience

2–4 candidates

Ramp

~48 hours

Need Team Extension on your roadmap?

Tell us the outcome you want. We come back with a shortlist in about 48 hours and a squad shape that fits.

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