A dedicated development team that works as part of yours
More work than people? Hire a dedicated development team of engineers, designers and testers who work only on your product, in your own tools, for as long as you need them.
Engineers who work only on your product
Developers, designers and testers who work inside your own process.
Roles on your team
- Delivery leadPlans sprints and clears blockers
- Senior leadReviews code from start to finish
- EngineersFront end, back end, mobile and cloud
- Design and testingA product designer and quality assurance tester
- Start within one to two weeks
- All code and designs are yours
What a dedicated development team is
A dedicated development team is a group of remote developers and specialists who work full time on your product. They join your planning calls, push code to your repository, pick tickets off your task board and release the way you already do. There is no fixed scope: you decide what matters this week, and the team gets on with it.
More of our clients pick this model than any other. You skip months of recruiting, and you can change the team as your plans change.
Who a dedicated team suits
- Product companies with more planned features than engineers.
- Growing businesses that need a whole team in weeks rather than months of hiring.
- Technology leaders who need mobile, cloud or data skills for several months.
- Teams after a launch who want to keep improving without a new buying process.
How a dedicated team is structured
You might need one mobile developer or a full product team. Either way, a senior lead reviews the work so the quality holds.
Who does what in a managed dedicated team
Team augmentation or a managed team
Both give you people who work only on your product. What changes is who runs their day. Choosing a partner for the first time? Read how to choose a software development company.
Add people to the team you already have
Our specialists join your engineering team, report to your manager and work in your sprints (short planning cycles, usually two weeks).
- Best when you already have a technical lead to direct them.
- You manage the priorities and the daily tasks.
- We manage quality checks, and we cover holidays and replacements.
A complete team with its own delivery lead
You get engineers and a tester, plus a delivery lead who plans each sprint and reports back to you.
- Best when nobody on your side has the time to run a build.
- You manage the goals and sign off the finished work.
- We manage the planning, the daily coordination and the quality checks.
How your dedicated team is formed
From our first call to your team writing code usually takes one to two weeks. Here's what happens in between.
- Understand the gapWe ask about the skills, technology, working hours and process you need, then send you a proposed team.Days 1 to 3
- Meet the peopleYou interview the actual people we propose, and you can set your own technical test.Days 3 to 7
- Work beginsOnboardYou give the team access to your code, task board and chat, and they start on real tickets in their first week.Week 2
- Review and adjustWe review progress, quality and fit regularly, and the team changes as you grow.Ongoing
An offshore software team that feels close
Our teams cover 24 time zones, so we overlap with your working day, in the tools you already use. Read our guide to working with a remote development team.
How the team stays in step with you
- Sprint planningYou and the team agree what comes next.
- Daily check inA quick call while both sides are online.
- You see it workingDemoThe team shows you features that are finished and working.
- Written updateWhat got done, what might slip and what's next.
This cycle comes round again every two weeks.
How we keep standards steady
Before any change is merged, another engineer reviews it and automated tests run against it. At least two people know each part of your system, and if someone is replaced, the newcomer gets overlap time and written notes.
How the team changes size
Big release coming up? Add engineers for it and scale back once it ships, with reasonable notice. Your lead stays the same, so their knowledge of your product stays too.
Three ways to get your software built
Here's how the three compare. Our software development engagement models page goes into each one in more detail.
| Question | Dedicated team | Fixed project | Hiring your own staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | One to two weeks | One to two weeks | Often several months |
| Scope | Set by you each sprint | Agreed in advance | Flexible |
| Changing team size | With reasonable notice | Not usually needed | Slow and costly |
| Who manages daily work | You or our delivery lead | Our team | You |
| Best for | Ongoing product work | A clear, defined build | Permanent core roles |
What the cost of a dedicated team depends on
- Team sizeHigh
- Roles and seniorityHigh
- Shared hours with youMedium
- Length of commitmentSome
We agree the cost with you in writing before anyone starts work.
What comes with every team
- Named people you've interviewed and approved yourself.
- A senior lead reviewing the work throughout.
- Full ownership of the code, designs and documents.
- A confidentiality agreement signed before we start, if you'd like one.
- Regular reviews of progress and team size.
Planning a wider budget? Read our guide to how much custom software costs.
One team from launch onwards
Your dedicated team questions answered
Usually within one to two weeks of our first conversation.
Yes. Nobody joins until you've met them and said yes, and you can set your own technical task.
We handle it. The new person overlaps with the one leaving and gets written notes on the work, so your sprint doesn't stall.
Yes. Plenty of teams grow before a busy period and shrink afterwards, with reasonable notice on both sides.
That's up to you. With team augmentation, you or your manager do. With a managed team, our delivery lead runs the daily work and you decide where the product is heading.
You do. The code, designs and documents are all yours, and they sit in your own repositories from the first day.
Services often paired with a team
Custom software development
Build the first version as a fixed project, then keep a team on to grow it.
Explore custom softwareData and AI
Bring a data engineer or analyst into your team when the reports need work.
Explore data and AICare and support
Once the busiest building is done, switch to a smaller support plan.
Explore support servicesIndustries our teams work in
A dedicated team makes most sense when the work keeps coming. A media and entertainment business publishes something new every day. In retail and ecommerce, the site changes with each season and campaign. Education platforms need to be ready for the same busy weeks every year, and healthcare programmes often run for years. See all the industries we work in.
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