Single specialist
One engineer for a skill your team lacks.
Best for gaps such as DevOps, mobile or AI.Hire by requirement
Add Development Capacity to Your Team: Staff Augmentation
Backlog growing faster than your team? Plug in experienced engineers who adopt your process and start contributing quickly.
- Interview first Meet the people before you commit
- Flexible terms Dedicated, part-time or project
- Works in your tools Your repos, boards and chat
- You own the code IP stays with you
Signs it is time to add capacity
- Roadmap commitments keep slipping
- A specialist skill is missing from your team
- Hiring takes longer than the project allows
- Your engineers are overloaded with maintenance
- A launch date is fixed and non-negotiable
Ways to add capacity
Pod of 2 to 3
A small group to own a stream of work.
Best for clearing a backlog or building a module.Peak-time support
Short-term capacity around a launch or deadline.
Best for predictable spikes.Embedded for the long term
Developers who become permanent team members.
Best when hiring is slow or constrained.How we make augmentation work
- Developers work in your repositories and tools
- They follow your coding standards and review process
- Time-zone overlap agreed up front
- Knowledge documented as they work
- Clear escalation path to a Cruzata lead
- Scale down with agreed notice
Fast integration
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Skills brief
Stack, seniority and duration.
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Profiles
Shortlist for your review.
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Interview
You choose who joins.
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Onboard
Standards, repos and rituals.
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Contribute
Shipping to your backlog.
Technology stack
Engineering
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Python
- Java
- .NET
- PHP / Laravel
- Flutter
Specialist
- AI / LLM
- Machine learning
- Data engineering
- DevOps
- Cloud
- Security
Quality & design
- QA automation
- UI/UX design
- Technical writing
- Project management
Where this fits
Solutions
- Technology PartnerTechnology
- Application ModernisationImprove
- AI SolutionsAI & Automation
- Custom SoftwareBuild
Services
Industries
Add Development Capacity: frequently asked questions
Staff augmentation adds external engineers to your existing team to increase capacity or fill skills gaps, while you continue to manage the work.
In augmentation you direct the work and the engineers join your team. In project outsourcing, the vendor takes responsibility for delivering a defined outcome.
Start dates depend on skills and availability; we confirm timing when we propose profiles.
Please ask us about transition options; terms are agreed in the engagement contract.