Engagement Models

Staff Augmentation

Senior specialists inside your team in 5-10 days - your processes, our people.

from $5k/moshortlist in 5 days

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Who it's for

Built for these situations.

skill gaps now
a missing specialist blocks the roadmap
hiring freezes
contract capacity without headcount
surge capacity needs
scale up for a quarter, down after

Included

What's in the model.

shortlist in 5 days (3 profiles)
technical interviews by you
1-week paid trial
contracts + payroll handled
free replacement within 30 days
published contract-to-hire fee schedule
scale up/down monthly
offboarding docs guaranteed

Not included

What's outside the model.

team managementyou own day-to-day direction
long-term squad ritualssee /pricing/dedicated-team
on-call SLAsee /pricing/maintenance-sla
bench support between taskssee /pricing/dedicated-team

Pricing

Typical rates.

Pricing tiers — every figure in USD. Exact quote after scoping.
Tier	Range	Notes
mid engineer	$5k-$6k/mo	2-4 yrs
senior engineer	$6k-$7.5k/mo	5+ yrs
staff / lead	$7.5k-$9k/mo	architecture
product designer	$5.5k-$7k/mo	UX + UI
DevOps engineer	$6.5k-$8k/mo	IaC + CI/CD
niche (AI / security)	+20%	scarce skills

Trade-offs

The honest picture.

Pros

speed to start
your tooling + process
scale up/down monthly
trial week de-risks

Limitations

your management load
less bench support than pods
not for full product ownership

Getting started

How it begins.

Role spec
skills + seniority mapped
Shortlist
5 days, 3 profiles
Your interviews
your bar, your call
Start
contracts + payroll handled

Pricing FAQ

Questions, answered.

Trial period?

1 week paid, cancel anytime.

Replacement?

Free within 30 days.

Contract-to-hire?

Yes - published fee schedule.

Who manages day-to-day?

You - we handle admin, payroll, backups.

Can we scale down?

Monthly, with offboarding docs guaranteed.

What about timezones?

4h overlap standard; more on request.