Dedicated Development Team
A dedicated development team is a group of engineers assigned to you long-term who work inside your process rather than a vendor's. They join your standups, pull from your backlog, and are reviewed by your leads. You get the continuity of in-house staff without carrying the hiring cycle, and you can change the team's shape as the roadmap changes.
How it works in practice
The team is yours to direct. We handle recruitment, employment, equipment, and retention; you handle what they work on.
- You define the roles and interview the candidates before they join.
- Engineers work in your repositories, your tracker, and your ceremonies.
- Your engineering manager sets priorities and reviews the work.
- We handle contracts, payroll, hardware, and replacement if someone leaves.
Why continuity matters more than headcount
The expensive part of any engineering team is context — knowing why the system is shaped the way it is. A dedicated team is worth more in month six than month one, which is why we structure these engagements for retention rather than churn. If an engineer has to be replaced, the handover happens with overlap, not a gap.
Choosing between the three models
The distinction that matters is who is accountable when something slips. Use this to decide which conversation to start.
| Dedicated team | Staff augmentation | Offshore development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who manages the work | Your managers | Your managers | We do |
| Who owns the outcome | You | You | We do |
| Typical duration | Six months and up | Weeks to months | Length of the project |
| Best when | You need durable extra capacity | You need a specific skill now | You need someone accountable for shipping |
| Ramp-up cost | Moderate, paid once | Low | Higher, includes discovery |
Frequently asked questions
- Can we interview the engineers?
- Yes, and you should. You define the role, we shortlist, you interview and decide. Nobody joins your team without your approval.
- What is the minimum commitment?
- Dedicated teams only make economic sense over a longer horizon, because the ramp-up is paid once and returned over time. For short or uncertain needs, staff augmentation is the cheaper answer.
- What happens if an engineer leaves?
- We replace them and run an overlap so context transfers rather than evaporates. Retention is our cost to bear, not yours.
- Can the team grow or shrink?
- Yes, with notice agreed in the contract. Scaling down is as much a part of the arrangement as scaling up — that flexibility is a large part of why teams outsource at all.
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