Contract software engineers who take a piece of the roadmap and ship it.
For product teams in New Zealand and Australia that need experienced engineers for a defined stretch: a busy period, a gap after someone leaves, or the months before a new hire starts.
How it works
Before we start, we agree a defined piece of work and what done looks like. It might be a feature, a new service, a first release, a migration, or getting tests and deployment up to standard. Then we deliver it and hand it back documented.
That ties the cost to an outcome you can check, and gives your team a clear point where the work is theirs again.
Working inside your team
We work in your repository and on your board, follow your conventions and code review, and join your stand-ups if you want us there. Changes go through your release process. Documentation is written as we go, so your team can pick up the code without us.
Who does the work
Every engineer on the team has well over a decade of building and running production software, across startups and larger companies. Consequential changes are reviewed by a second engineer. Recent projects have included .NET and C#, Node, TypeScript, React, React Native, Electron, PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure and Terraform.
The engineers you meet in the first conversation are the ones who do the work. About the team.
When to look elsewhere
If the need is permanent, hiring is usually the better choice, and we will tell you so. If the project needs a large team chosen through a formal procurement panel, a bigger firm will suit you better. We are also unlikely to be the lowest hourly rate you are quoted. We price the piece of work rather than the hour, so compare what it costs to get it done.
Ways to start
A defined piece of work
An agreed scope, budget, timeframe and acceptance criteria.
Monthly capacity
A set amount of engineering time each month, for teams with a steady flow of work.
Questions
Do you work with teams outside New Zealand?
Yes. We work remotely with teams in Australia and elsewhere when our working hours overlap.
Can you work in our existing codebase?
Yes. We read the code first, agree which piece we take on, and work to the conventions already there.
How is it priced?
We agree a budget for the piece of work, or a monthly amount for ongoing capacity, before anything starts.
Tell us what is on the roadmap.
The piece of work and when it needs to land. You will hear back from one of our engineers within a couple of days.