A dedicated development team, led, not just staffed.
Senior engineers who work only on your product, with a technical lead who owns delivery. One monthly price, releases every one to two weeks, and 30 days’ notice when you no longer need us.
- Monthly
- $4k – $15k/mo
- Notice
- 30 days
- Releases
- Every 1–2 weeks
- Team start
- Within 2 weeks
Who it’s built for.
- Startups after their first version who need a team, not a project
- SaaS companies adding capacity without adding headcount
- Companies whose original developers have moved on
- Product teams that want a second squad on a separate workstream
Dedicated team or staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation rents you individual developers by the hour. You manage them, set their priorities, review their code and carry the delivery risk. It works when you already have strong engineering management and just need more hands.
A dedicated team comes with its own lead. We plan the work with you, run the sprints, review the code and report on progress, cost and quality every month. You stay in charge of what gets built. We take responsibility for getting it built.
What’s included
In scope
- Named technical lead who joins your planning
- Senior engineers assigned only to your product
- Design support when you need it
- Code review, tests and monitoring on every release
- Monthly report on what shipped, speed, uptime and cost
- Help hiring and handing over when you build your own team
Available as add-ons
- 24/7 on-call cover
- Extra engineers for short peaks, priced per month
- Third-party licence and cloud costs
How it runs, week by week.
Onboarding
Access, an audit of the code and infrastructure, and a first 30-day plan.
First release
Quick wins shipped so you can see how we work before the big items.
Plan and ship
Roadmap agreed with you, releases every one or two weeks.
Review
Team size, cost and priorities reviewed together.
Dedicated team pricing
Prices in US dollars.
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Team size | The main driver |
| Response time commitments | Faster response costs more |
| Code quality at the start | Affects onboarding cost |
Paid in milestones: 50% to start, 40% when you can use it on staging, 10% at launch (40/40/20 on larger projects). Prices are set for each market, not converted at the day’s exchange rate.
Your options, side by side.
| Hiring in-house | Staff augmentation | Large outsourcing firm | v1build team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | 2–4 months | 2–4 weeks | 4–8 weeks | Within 2 weeks |
| Who manages delivery | You | You | An account manager | A technical lead who writes code |
| Pricing | Salaries and overheads | Hourly, per person | Hourly or time and materials | One monthly price |
| Commitment | Permanent | Often 3–6 months | Often 6–12 months | 30 days’ notice |
| Reporting | Whatever you build | Timesheets | Status reports | What shipped, speed, uptime and cost |
Questions, answered.
What is a dedicated development team?
A group of engineers who work only on your product for an agreed monthly fee. Unlike a project, the work is ongoing and the priorities can change every sprint.
How is this different from staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation gives you developers to manage. A dedicated team from us comes with a technical lead who plans, reviews and reports, so you don’t have to run engineering yourself.
How big is a team?
Most start with one or two senior engineers and a part-time lead, and grow as the roadmap needs. You can change the size with a month’s notice.
Can you take over from another team?
Yes. Onboarding starts with an audit of the code and infrastructure so you know what you have before we change anything.
What hours do you work?
Our team is in India. We overlap your mornings in the US and Canada, most of the UK working day, and the full UAE working day.
What if we want to hire our own engineers later?
We help you hire and hand over the codebase properly. That is a good outcome for both of us.
Your v1 could be live next month.
Tell us what you are building. Get a fixed scope and price in writing within 24 hours.
Prefer email? hello@v1build.com