Definition: Staff augmentation is a way of adding outside engineers to an existing team, where they work under the client's own managers, processes and priorities.
The client defines the roles and skills it needs. A provider sources and vets candidates, the client chooses who joins, and the engineers then work in the client's repositories, tools and standups like any other team member. The client keeps control of the roadmap, architecture and day-to-day direction.
With a managed team or managed services, the provider takes responsibility for an outcome and runs the team itself, often with its own project manager and process. With staff augmentation, the client manages the work and the engineers report to the client's leads.
Augmentation suits companies with strong engineering leadership that need more capacity or specific skills. A managed team or dedicated pod suits companies that want a group to own a whole system.
Common triggers are a roadmap that has outgrown the team, a skill gap such as data or AI engineering, or a hiring process that cannot keep pace.
Ryz engineers are the top 1% of senior talent and work on your team, reporting to your leads, during US business hours. Typical pricing is $7,000 to $15,000 per engineer per month.
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