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Hire dedicated developers
who work as part of your team

You keep the roadmap, the tools, and the code. We add vetted senior engineers who join your stand-ups, report to your manager, and ship inside your process — while we carry the employment, payroll, and HR. It's the fastest way to close a skill gap or scale a team without the cost and delay of a full-time hire. Eight years of this, embedded with teams across the US, UK, and Australia.

3–5 daysTo Shortlist
600+Projects Delivered
8+Years Experience

One transparent monthly rate per engineer · You interview every candidate

Why Teams Augment

The talent gap is real — hiring for it isn't fast enough

These aren't our numbers. They're the reason augmentation has become a standard way to build software teams.

85.2M

Projected global shortage of skilled workers by 2030, with technology roles heavily represented — Korn Ferry's widely-cited talent-crunch study.

~74%

Share of enterprises already using staff augmentation to close skill gaps, rather than waiting out a months-long hiring cycle.

$300B+

Estimated size of the IT staff augmentation & managed services market — a mainstream, established way to resource engineering, not a fringe one.

Cloud, AI, and modern web skills are the hardest roles to fill locally. Augmentation lets you add that exact skill in weeks instead of quarters — and release it again when the work is done. If you're weighing your options, our guide on how to hire a dedicated development team walks through the trade-offs.

What You Get

Engineers who slot in — not strangers on a bench

Every augmented developer is a permanent member of Teamseven who has shipped real production software across our 600+ projects. You interview them; you never inherit someone you haven't met.

Dedicated Developers

A single engineer or a squad, allocated to you full-time. They work only on your product, in your repositories, on your board — the same as an in-house hire, minus the recruitment cycle and the overhead.

Skill-Gap Specialists

Need one senior React lead, a DevOps engineer, or a Flutter developer for a release? We place the exact skill you're missing without asking you to hire a permanent role you'll only need for a quarter.

Team Extension & Squads

Extend your team with a ready-made pod — frontend, backend, and QA who already work together — when you need to move on a roadmap faster than headcount will allow.

Overlapping-Hours Delivery

Real-time collaboration, not a 12-hour hand-off. We agree an overlap window with your US, UK, or AU team so stand-ups, reviews, and pairing happen live.

Delivery Lead Included

You direct the work; we quietly keep quality and communication on track. A Teamseven delivery lead checks in on every engagement so a problem is caught early — not at the retro.

We Carry The Overhead

Employment, payroll, equipment, leave cover, and replacement if a fit isn't right — all ours. You get an engineer contributing, not an HR function to manage.

Choose The Right Model

Augmentation isn't always the answer — and we'll tell you

The three models differ in one thing: who owns the work. Pick by how much control you want to keep.

Managed Services

You share control

We take ownership of a defined function and run it to agreed targets. You hand off responsibility for a slice of delivery while keeping oversight. Best for ongoing functions you'd rather not manage yourself.

  • We manage the people & SLAs
  • Continuity for long-running work
  • Ideal for defined, ongoing functions
Project Outsourcing

You delegate ownership

You hand us a defined scope; we own delivery from spec to ship at a fixed price and return a finished product. Best when you want an outcome, not a team to run.

  • We own the whole build
  • Fixed price, fixed milestones
  • Ideal for well-defined projects

Not sure which fits? That's a five-minute conversation. If augmentation isn't right for your situation, we'll point you to the model that is — including one that isn't us. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on dedicated team vs fixed price vs time & materials, or the honest in-house vs outsourcing decision framework.

Roles & stacks we augment

We place engineers in the stacks we build in every day — not resumes we've never worked with.

Frontend
AngularReactNext.jsVue.jsTypeScript
Backend
Node.js.NETPythonLaravelNestJS
Mobile
FlutterReact NativeSwiftKotlin
Cloud, Data & QA
AWS / AzureDevOps / CI-CDPostgreSQL / MongoDBAI / LLM IntegrationQA Automation
How It Works

From "we need a developer" to shipping — in about two weeks

No lengthy procurement. No mystery bench. A short, honest process that ends with an engineer you chose.

01

Scope the role — 30 minutes

You tell us the skill, seniority, stack, and the overlap hours you need. We confirm whether augmentation is even the right model — and say so if it isn't. No pressure, no slides.

02

Shortlist — 3 to 5 business days

We put forward matched engineers from our own team with real code samples and references — not a marketplace of unknowns. For our core stacks this is fast because the people already exist here.

03

You interview and choose

Every candidate is interviewed by you before they start. You approve the fit — technically and culturally. We never place someone you haven't met and signed off.

04

Onboard into your process

NDA and IP-assignment signed, access provisioned under your security policies, and the engineer joins your board, repos, and stand-ups. They ramp on your codebase — most are contributing within the first week.

05

Scale, replace, or wind down — on your terms

Add engineers before a release, scale back after, or end the engagement on agreed notice. If a developer isn't the right fit, we replace them. You keep all the code, docs, and context — we build for handover from day one.

Engagement & Pricing

Simple, monthly, and yours to scale

One transparent rate per engineer, quoted after a short scoping call. No recruitment fees, no long lock-in.

Single Developer
Monthly rate

One dedicated engineer embedded in your team full-time — the fastest way to close a specific skill gap or add capacity.

  • Full-time on your product
  • You interview & approve
  • Overlap hours agreed up front
  • Replace on request
  • Scale up anytime
Flexible / Short-Term
Sprint-based

Extra hands for a release, a migration, or a fixed burst of work — then scaled back down when it ships. Augmentation's core strength.

  • Add capacity for a release
  • Scale back on notice
  • No permanent headcount
  • Specialist skills on demand
  • Keep all the code

Because our engineers are based in Lahore and work in your time zone, senior seniority comes at a materially lower monthly rate than hiring locally in the US, UK, or Australia — with the code ownership and control of an in-house hire.

Proof We Can Do The Work

The teams behind these are the engineers you'd get

Live platforms our people built and run — the same standard your augmented developers work to.

SaaS / Operations Platform · Logistics · United Kingdom

i-mve — Enquiry-to-Invoice Platform for UK Removals

Built from scratch and in continuous development since 2017, now used by hundreds of UK companies. Long-running, embedded engineering — exactly the model augmented developers step into.

View live platform →
PropTech · Smart Parking · Australia

Parkezi — Smart Car Park Automation

ANPR cameras, boom gates, contactless payments, and real-time bay management — deployed nationally including NSW Ambulance. Hardware-integrated engineering under an AU time zone.

Read the case study →
Healthcare Research · Ball State University · United States

COMPASS for Autism — HIPAA-Compliant Research Platform

A clinical research platform built to the standards of an accredited US university, HIPAA-compliant and multi-role. Proof our engineers hold up under real compliance requirements.

View live platform →

Common questions

What is IT staff augmentation, and how is it different from outsourcing a project?

Staff augmentation means you add our vetted engineers to your existing team — they work in your tools, attend your stand-ups, and report to your engineering manager, while we handle their employment, payroll, and HR. You keep full control of the roadmap, the code, and the day-to-day work. Project outsourcing is different: there you hand a defined scope to a vendor who owns delivery end to end and returns a finished product. Rule of thumb — augment when you have the direction and process but need more hands or a specific skill; outsource when you want someone else to own the outcome. We do both, and on the first call we'll tell you honestly which fits your situation.

How is this different from a managed services or team-as-a-service model?

With staff augmentation, the developer is embedded in your team and your management owns the work — you set the tasks and the priorities. With managed services, the provider takes ownership of a defined function against agreed targets (SLAs) and manages the people themselves. Augmentation gives you the most control; managed services trade some of that control for the provider carrying delivery responsibility. If you want engineers who slot into your process, augmentation is the right model. If you'd rather hand off a whole function, ask us about our managed delivery instead.

How quickly can you place a developer, and how do you vet them?

For roles that match our core stacks — Angular, React, Node.js, .NET, Python, Flutter — we typically shortlist candidates within 3–5 business days and can have someone contributing inside two weeks, subject to your interview process. You interview every candidate before they join; we never place someone you haven't met. Our engineers are permanent members of Teamseven, not a marketplace of strangers: they've worked across our 600+ delivered projects since 2017, and you get their real code samples and references, not a polished bench profile.

Do I manage the augmented developers directly, or do you?

You direct the work — tickets, priorities, code review, and definition of done are yours, exactly as with an in-house hire. We handle everything behind that: employment, payroll, equipment, leave cover, and a delivery lead who checks in so quality and communication stay on track. If a developer isn't the right fit, you tell us and we replace them — you're never stuck managing an HR problem that isn't yours.

What does IT staff augmentation cost compared to hiring in-house?

You pay a single monthly rate per engineer with no recruitment fees, no payroll tax, no benefits overhead, and no long onboarding ramp. Because our team is based in Lahore, Pakistan and works across US, UK, and Australian time zones, rates are materially lower than hiring a senior engineer locally in those markets — while the seniority stays the same. We quote a transparent monthly rate per role after a short scoping call; there's no per-hour billing surprise and no minimum multi-year lock-in.

Can augmented engineers overlap with my time zone?

Yes. We already run active engagements across US (EST/PST), UK (GMT), and Australia (AEST), so our engineers work overlapping hours with your team for stand-ups, reviews, and pairing — not a fully offshore hand-off with a 12-hour lag. We agree the overlap window up front so your team has real-time collaboration when it matters.

What happens if the engagement needs to scale up, down, or end?

That flexibility is the whole point of augmentation. You can add engineers as a release approaches and scale back when it ships, on agreed notice — without the cost and delay of hiring and layoffs. When an engagement ends, you keep everything: the code, the documentation, the context. We build for handover from day one so there's no lock-in and no knowledge that walks out the door.

Is my code and IP protected?

Yes. Every engagement runs under an NDA and a written agreement that assigns all IP and code ownership to you. Our engineers follow your security policies, use your repositories and access controls, and we can align to your compliance requirements — we've delivered under GDPR for UK clients and HIPAA for US healthcare clients. You own everything they produce, unambiguously and in writing.

CLIENT RESULTS

353 reviews. 5.0 average.

Platform-level reviews of the agency — not cherry-picked project comments.

What I love about Team7 is that they always say: No worries, we can find a solution. This is the mindset of builders, creators, people who do not have fear — the partner you need if you want to excel.
Alfonso G.Founder, Mebag · 🇮🇹 Italy★★★★★
Working with Mo and his team over the past year has been nothing short of exceptional. I was admittedly sceptical about investing such a large amount — but results exceeded every expectation.
Alex M.Product Owner, SaaS Platform · 🇬🇧 UK★★★★★
Team 7 is the best group of developers on Fiverr — and I promise it is not even close. The software they have developed has changed our company for the better.
James B.CEO, Storage Solutions · 🇺🇸 United States★★★★★
EXTEND YOUR TEAM

Need a developer who ships from week one?
Tell us the role.

30 minutes. Tell us the skill, seniority, and time zone you need. We'll say honestly whether augmentation is the right fit — and if it is, shortlist engineers you interview yourself within a week.

Reply within 4 business hours NDA available before we talk
⭐ 5.0 · 353 reviewsFiverr Vetted Pro8 years · 600+ shipped
What happens next
  1. 01
    Book a 30-minute slotPick a time that works. No prep needed.
  2. 02
    We have a real conversationYou explain what you're building. We ask the hard questions.
  3. 03
    You get a scoped proposalFixed price. Fixed timeline. Within 48 hours — or we tell you why it's not a fit.