Staff Augmentation
Vetted engineers who join your team.
IT staff augmentation services from India, built on a bench of 100+ tech talents, including 40+ AI/ML engineers. Tell us who you need and get vetted profiles within 24 hours.
- No training on your code
- You own the IP
- NDA first
- Read our AI & data policy
What we do
Staff Augmentation services
Vetted developers and AI/ML engineers who join your team, your tools and your hours, on contract, dedicated or contract-to-hire terms.
AI/ML engineers
Engineers who build and ship models, LLM features and agents, already working across multiple client engagements.
Data engineers
Pipelines, warehouses and ETL on Databricks, Snowflake and the major clouds. One of the roles we place most.
Full-stack and frontend
React, Next.js and Node.js developers who can own features end to end.
Backend and enterprise
Python, Java and Spring Boot engineers for APIs, services and integrations.
DevOps and cloud
Engineers who build and run CI/CD, infrastructure as code and monitoring.
Dedicated teams
A small, stable team with a lead, working as an extension of your engineering organisation.
Engagement models
Three ways to add engineers
Engineers are billed monthly per engineer, by seniority. Ask for a quote for your exact requirement.
Contract
An engineer for a defined period or piece of work. Good for a sprint of extra capacity or a specialist skill.
Dedicated developer or team
Full-time engineers working only on your product, as part of your team, for as long as you need them.
Contract-to-hire
Start on contract, then bring the engineer onto your own team once you know it is the right fit.
Roles
Who you can hire
Vetted profiles within 24 hours.
How we vet
2–3 technical rounds tailored to your requirement, then you interview and approve.
- 01
Requirement
We agree the role, skills, seniority and hours with you.
- 02
Technical rounds
2–3 rounds tailored to your requirement: skills, problem-solving and communication.
- 03
Your interview
You meet the shortlist and approve who joins.
Profiles within 24 hours
Vetted profiles shared within 24 hours of your requirement.
Trial period
Start with a trial period to make sure the fit is right.
Replacement guarantee
If an engineer is not the right fit, we replace them.
Your hours
Engineers work your hours, wherever you are.
Compare
Staff augmentation vs hiring vs freelancers
| Question | Xpance staff augmentation | Hiring in-house | Freelancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first profiles | Within 24 hours | Weeks to months | Days, unvetted |
| Vetting | 2–3 technical rounds + your interview | Your own process | Up to you |
| Scale up or down | Monthly | Slow and costly | Per contract |
| Replacement if it does not work out | Guaranteed | Start again | Start again |
| IP and NDA | Assigned to you, NDA first | Yours | Needs care |
When not to choose us: If you need someone for a few hours of work, a freelancer may suit you better. If the role is a long-term leadership position, hire in-house, and consider contract-to-hire with us as the route there.
How AI makes it better
Engineers fluent in AI tools
Our engineers use AI tools in their daily work, under a written policy. They follow your rules on which tools are allowed.
Faster onboarding
AI-assisted code reading helps engineers get productive in an unfamiliar codebase sooner.
Human review, always
Nothing AI-generated merges without an engineer reviewing it.
No training on your code
AI tools only on business terms with training switched off, or none at all if you prefer.
Least-privilege access
Engineers work in your accounts and repositories, and access is removed when the engagement ends.
Tech stack
Tools we work with
- AI and data
- PythonPyTorchLangChainDatabricksSnowflakeSpark
- Web
- ReactNext.jsNode.jsTypeScript
- Backend
- JavaSpring BootPythonDjangoFastAPI
- Cloud
- AWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraform
Use cases
What this looks like in practice
Scaling a data platform team
- Problem
- A product company needed data engineers faster than it could hire locally.
- What we did
- Vetted data engineers who joined the existing team, tools and stand-ups.
- Outcome
- The platform roadmap moved forward without a long hiring cycle.
Adding AI capability
- Problem
- An engineering team wanted to ship LLM features but had no AI experience in-house.
- What we did
- An AI/ML engineer embedded in the team to build the first features and share the know-how.
- Outcome
- AI features in production, and a team that can maintain them.
Cover across time zones
- Problem
- A business needed engineering cover that matched its local working day.
- What we did
- Engineers scheduled to the client’s own hours, working as part of the in-house team.
- Outcome
- Real-time collaboration, with no overnight hand-offs.
Process
How an engagement runs
- 01
Share your need
Tell us the role, skills, seniority and hours you need.
- 02
Get profiles
Vetted profiles within 24 hours, each checked in 2–3 technical rounds tailored to your requirement.
- 03
Interview and approve
You interview the shortlist and choose who joins.
- 04
Onboard and scale
Your engineer joins your tools and team, and you scale up or down as needs change.
Clients
We needed two senior React engineers who could work UK hours. Xpance had vetted profiles to us within 24 hours, and both were shipping to production by their second sprint.
Hire engineers
Tell us who you need
Vetted profiles within 24 hours. We reply within one business day.
FAQ
Staff Augmentation: common questions
With staff augmentation, our engineers join your team and work under your direction, in your tools and processes. With managed services or a project, we take responsibility for delivering an agreed outcome. We offer both.
We share vetted profiles within 24 hours of understanding your requirement.
Every candidate goes through 2–3 technical rounds tailored to your requirement. You then interview the shortlist and approve who joins.
Engineers are billed monthly per engineer, based on seniority and skills. We keep rates out of the website and send a quote for your exact requirement.
We offer a trial period at the start of an engagement and a replacement guarantee after it. If someone is not the right fit, we replace them.
Yes. Engineers are scheduled to your working hours and join your stand-ups, chat and tools like the rest of your team.
You do. Contracts assign all IP to you, including AI-assisted work, and we sign an NDA before you share anything confidential.
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