Software Development Staff Augmentation
Add senior engineers to your team. In 48 hours, not 8 weeks.
Pre-vetted developers join your existing team, your tools, your sprint, and your codebase. No agency layers. No lengthy search. No recruitment fees. React, Node.js, Python, .NET, cloud, and more.
Your team • Engineers joining
Matching
engineers...
0
Active engineers
48h
To join your sprint
3
Candidates presented
0
Recruitment fee
Two ways to add an engineer
Toggle between the traditional hiring process and staff augmentation. Same outcome. Different timeline.
Total time: 8 to 12 weeks from job post to first commit
1
Write and post job description
Week 1
Align internally on requirements, write job description,
get human resources approval, post to job boards. First
applications arrive 7 to 10 days later.
2
Screen and shortlist applications
Week 2 to 3
Review dozens of applications. Human resources screens
for basics. Technical lead reviews the rest. 80% are not
qualified.
3
Technical interviews (3 rounds)
Week 4 to 6
Human resources screen, technical assessment, technical
interview, system design, final stakeholder round. Each
round costs 4 to 8 hours of your team's time.
4
Offer, negotiation, and notice period
Week 7 to 12
Offer stage. Candidate negotiates. Accepts. Serves 4 to
8 week notice at previous employer. You wait.
Costs you absorb
Human resources time (80+ hours)~$4,000
Technical interview load~$3,200
8 weeks of open seat cost~$24,000
Total overhead~$31,200
Total time: 48 hours from role brief to first sprint ticket
1
Submit role brief
Hour 0
Fill out the role brief form below. Tech stack,
seniority level, engagement duration, key context. 10
minutes.
2
Receive 3 pre-vetted candidates
Hour 24
3 engineers presented with curriculum vitaes, GitHub
profiles, technical assessment results, and a matching
rationale for your specific role and stack.
3
30-minute technical call, you select
Hour 28 to 36
Optional 30-minute technical screen with your candidate
of choice. You say yes. Engagement starts.
4
Engineer joins your sprint
Hour 48
Codebase onboarding, Slack added, Jira access granted.
First ticket assigned by your technical lead. First pull
request by day 3.
What you skip entirely
Job description writing and job board posting
Application screening (hundreds)
Three interview rounds
Notice period wait
Overhead saved~$31,200
Your situation
Select the scenario that matches your team's current situation.
Staff augmentation fits differently depending on why you need engineers. Select your scenario.
Scaling fast
Your product is gaining traction and your existing team cannot keep pace with the build backlog.
You have proven product-market fit and a growing customer base. The engineering backlog is growing faster than your team can ship. Hiring full-time takes months you do not have. Augmentation adds capacity to your existing team within 48 hours: engineers who work inside your sprint, not alongside it.
2 to 6 engineers added in parallel
Multiple engineers onboarded simultaneously with staggered
sprint entries.
Team scales up and down with product growth
Reduce team size when feature velocity decreases. No
severance, no notice period.
Backlog velocity increase
0%
average sprint velocity increase with 3 augmented engineers
added
Sprint velocity mock • Before versus after augmentation
SP1
SP2
SP3
+3 eng
SP5
SP6
Story points per sprint. Augmentation added sprint 4.
Filling a skills gap
Your team is strong, but the next project requires a technology stack or domain expertise you do not have in-house.
A new AWS migration, a React Native application, a machine learning feature: the work requires specialized skills your current team does not have. Hiring a full-time specialist for a 3-month project does not make economic sense. Augmenting with a specialist for exactly that window does.
Specialist for exactly the duration you need
3 months, 6 months, 12 months. No commitment beyond the
agreed term.
Knowledge transfer to your existing team
Structured code review and pairing during the engagement
so your team retains the capability after the specialist
leaves.
Stack coverage
12+
technology stacks covered with vetted specialist engineers
available
Available specialist stacks
React / Next.jsNode.jsPython / DjangoAWS / Azure / GCP.NET / C#React NativeDevOps / KubernetesPostgreSQL / MongoDB
Short-term project
You have a time-bounded project that needs senior engineers for a defined window without adding permanent headcount.
A platform migration, a new product launch, a compliance initiative: projects with defined scope and end dates. Hiring full-time for a 3-month build creates a headcount problem on the other side. Augmentation gives you the engineers for exactly the project window.
Defined engagement term with clear exit
Engagement ends when the project ends. No awkward
off-boarding of permanent staff.
Project-specific deliverable handover
Documentation, codebase walkthrough, and knowledge
transfer at project close.
Minimum engagement
3 months
minimum engagement term for project-based staff augmentation
Typical project timelines
Platform migration8 to 16 weeks
New product launch (minimum viable product)12 to 20 weeks
Compliance implementation6 to 12 weeks
Building remote
You want senior engineers who work remotely as integrated team members, not offshore contractors operating on a separate workflow.
Fully remote augmented engineers work in your timezone window, join your standup, participate in code review, and communicate in your Slack channels. They are not managed through a separate project manager or tracked through a separate reporting structure.
Timezone overlap guaranteed
Engineers matched to your core working hours. No 2am
standups. No 6-hour async lag.
Direct reporting to your technical lead
No intermediary. Engineers answer to your team lead
directly, the same as any co-located team member.
Timezone coverage
3
time zones served: US/EU/APAC with core hours overlap
guaranteed
Remote integration tools
Slack / TeamsJira / LinearGitHub / GitLabFigma / NotionYour CI/CD pipeline
How staff augmentation works
Engineers who work inside your team. Not beside it.
Deployment speed
48-hour start
Role brief to first sprint ticket in 48 hours. 3 vetted candidates presented within 24 hours. You interview, you select, they join.
Inside your team
Your tools. Your processes. Your sprint.
Augmented engineers do not have a separate workflow, a separate project manager, or a separate reporting structure. They join Slack, Jira, GitHub, and standup the same day they start.
0%
of clients report engineers felt like full team members by
week 2
Stack matching
Exact stack, not adjacent
Engineers are matched to your exact technology stack. A React + TypeScript + PostgreSQL team gets a React + TypeScript + PostgreSQL engineer: not someone who "can learn it."
Seniority levels
Mid, Senior, Lead
Engineers are pre-vetted at the level you specify. Senior engineers need 1 to 2 days of codebase context, then ship autonomously. No hand-holding or ramp-up beyond standard onboarding.
All engagement models →
Flexible terms
3 to 24 month engagements
Minimum 3 months. Extend monthly after the initial term. Scale the number of engineers up or down at each monthly cycle. No penalty for scope changes.
Result in production
B2B headless platform rebuilt with augmented engineering team. $14M to $90M annual revenue.
Revenue growth
$0M
annual revenue achieved
Starting revenue
$14M
before the engagement
Platform
0x
revenue growth multiplier
What the team built
Rebuilt ecommerce platform using a headless architecture for a business-to-business promotional products company. The engagement combined augmented engineers with customer-specific pricing, approval-based purchasing workflows, and full enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management integration. The platform was rebuilt on a headless architecture to modernize the buying experience while maintaining operational continuity.
Technology delivered
Headless eCommerceEnterprise Resource Planning IntegrationCustomer Relationship Management IntegrationPower BIBusiness-to-Business Workflows
Custom software
development →
Why Redefine staff augmentation
Three reasons clients augment with us instead of a marketplace or a staffing agency.
01
No intermediary
The engineer reports to you. Not to us.
Most staffing arrangements include a layer: a project manager
between you and the engineer who "manages" the engagement.
In staff augmentation with us, the engineer reports directly
to your technical lead. They receive tasks from your team,
participate in your ceremonies, and are held to your code
review standards. No intermediary. No message lag through a
project manager.
02
2-week replacement guarantee
If the engineer is not the right fit in the first 2 weeks, we
replace them free.
Most staffing firms write this as a clause requiring cause. We
do not require cause.
If the fit is not right in the first 2 weeks for any reason:
communication style, technical approach, or just the match
does not click, we replace the engineer with a new candidate
at no cost. The 2-week window is unconditional.
03
Single monthly invoice
One fixed monthly rate per engineer. No markup layers. No hidden
fees.
Agency staffing bills you a loaded rate with a markup you
cannot see. Marketplace platforms charge the engineer a fee
and pass it on differently.
You get one number per engineer per month. It covers the
engineer's cost, vetting, and support. No "management fee." No
"platform fee." No retroactive billing. Scoped before the
engagement and fixed for its duration.
Common questions
What engineering leads ask before starting a staff augmentation engagement.
Staff augmentation means adding pre-vetted engineers to your existing team for a defined engagement period. They work inside your processes, on your tools, under your sprint cadence, reporting to your technical lead. You get the output of a full-time hire without the 8 to 12 week hiring cycle. See the scenario selector above to identify which type of augmentation fits your situation.
Most engagements begin within 48 to 72 hours of contract signature. We present 3 pre-vetted engineers within 24 hours of receiving your role brief. You interview and select. The selected engineer completes a technical onboarding and joins your active sprint.
Staff augmentation is priced as a fixed monthly rate per engineer, scoped before the engagement starts. Rates depend on seniority (mid, senior, lead), technology stack, and engagement duration. You receive one invoice per month with no hidden fees. See the pricing page for rate ranges by seniority and stack.
If the engineer is not performing to your expectations within the first 2 weeks for any reason, we replace them at no additional cost. No cause required. The 2-week replacement guarantee is unconditional and included in every engagement.
Yes. Augmented engineers join your Slack, your Jira or Linear, your GitHub, and your sprint ceremonies. They participate in standup, code review, and sprint planning the same way a full-time team member would. No separate workflow, no separate project manager layer, no separate communication channel.
Request engineers
Tell us the role. We will present 3 engineers within 24 hours.
No commitment until you see the profiles and the rate. No pitch.
01
Submit your role brief
Tech stack, seniority, engagement type, and what your team needs to unblock.
02
3 profiles within 24 hours
Curriculum vitaes, GitHub, assessment results, and a matching rationale for your specific stack.
03
30-minute screen, you select
Optional technical screen with your chosen candidate. You say yes. Engagement starts.
04
Engineer joins your sprint within 48 hours
Codebase onboarding, Slack added, first ticket assigned. First pull request by day 3.
Form
Submit brief → 3 profiles within 24 hours → 30-minute screen → engineer joins sprint within 48 hours
24 hours
Profiles sent
48 hours
Sprint start
2 weeks
Replacement guarantee
Fixed
Monthly rate
Role brief received.
We will send 3 engineer profiles within 24 hours. Review, select, and your first engineer joins your sprint within 48 hours.
Senior engineers. In your sprint. In 48 hours.
No commitment. No pitch.