dedicated team · billed by the hour

A dedicated team for your product.

Choose the engineers, designers, and specialists your product needs. We work with you on an hourly basis. Use the calculator to explore a team and its estimated cost.

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Roles available for a dedicated team
pk hire --dedicated
lead.engineer 8+ yrs
mobile.engineer iOS · Android
ui.ux.designer systems · motion
qa.engineer device farm
product.manager sprints

$ ./team --configure

Choose your team. Estimate the cost.

Select the roles and weekly hours for each person. The calculator adds their hourly rates and uses 4.33 weeks for the monthly estimate. These are example rates; we agree on the team and pricing with you.

Choose roles for your team estimate

Select roles to include in the estimate. 1 of 6 selected.

Cost estimate1 role · selected

$36/ hr

Combined hourly cost of all selected specialists.

Hours per person / week40h

per week$1,440

≈ per month$6,235

Discuss your team

Example rates. Selecting roles does not book a team. Minimum 2 weeks; then pause with 1 week's notice.

$ ./build --how

Usually ready to start within a week.

We discuss the work, agree on the team, and prepare for the first sprint.

  1. Discuss the scope

    We use a 30-minute call to understand the product, technology, and timing. We then propose a team and its hourly rate.

  2. Meet your team

    You meet the engineers, join a shared Slack channel, and get access to the project board. Work usually starts within a week.

  3. Review a build every Friday

    We work in two-week sprints and share a working build every Friday. You can review progress and discuss priorities with the team.

  4. Adjust the team

    Add a specialist for a particular phase or reduce a role when there is less work. Changes take effect with one week's notice, and you pay for the hours you book.

$ ls ./included

What the engagement includes.

Your team works with shared communication, progress reporting, and clear ownership of the project.

Named engineers

You work with the same engineers across sprints, so they stay familiar with the product and its code.

Direct communication

A shared Slack channel keeps discussions with the team in one place. We work asynchronously and arrange overlap for meetings and demos.

Friday working builds

You receive a working build every Friday through TestFlight or an internal testing track. Production releases follow the agreed release plan.

Code and design ownership

You own the project's code and designs from the first commit. We put IP assignment in the contract, keep repositories in your organization, and document the handover.

Itemized hours

A shared dashboard records time by person and task so you can see where the work goes.

No recruiting fees

You do not pay recruiting fees or employee benefits and severance costs. The minimum engagement is two weeks; after that, you can pause with one week's notice.

$ pk --models

Three ways to work with us.

Choose hourly work for an evolving product, a fixed price for an agreed scope, or specialists who join your existing team.

hourly

Dedicated team

  • Named specialists, billed by the hour
  • Adjust the team with one week's notice
  • No recruiting fees or employee benefits costs
  • Pay only for the hours you book

For ongoing product development where priorities may change. The calculator on this page estimates this model.

Fixed-price project

  • One agreed price for an agreed scope
  • Milestone-based payments
  • Scope and price reviewed for change requests
  • A defined set of deliverables for the release

For an MVP or feature with clear requirements and an agreed scope.

Staff augmentation

  • Engineers join your sprints and tools
  • You direct the day-to-day
  • Monthly rate per specialist
  • Team changes arranged over a period of weeks

For an existing team that needs additional specialists working within its own process.

$ man dedicated-team

Pricing, answered.

The minimum engagement is two weeks. After that, you can adjust hours or pause with one week’s notice. There is no annual commitment.

The calculator adds the hourly rates of the roles you select. Its figures are estimates that we tailor to your scope. We bill for booked hours, itemized by person and task in a shared dashboard, and invoice every two weeks.

Yes. You can add a specialist for a particular phase or reduce a role when there is less work for it. Changes take effect in the following sprint with one week’s notice.

You own the project’s code and designs from the first commit, with IP assignment in the contract and repositories in your organization. If your own team takes over, we document the work and arrange the handover.

We aim for a few shared working hours each day. We use that time for meetings, demos, and tasks that need a live conversation. Other work runs asynchronously, with progress recorded on the shared board.

Hourly work suits a product whose scope changes as you learn from users. You can adjust the team and priorities as the work develops. A fixed price fits a clearly defined scope, such as a specific feature or an MVP with agreed requirements.

$ ./start_project --team dedicated

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Tell us about the product and the work ahead. We will reply within one business day to discuss your team.

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