We build product engineering capacity for growing startups, SaaS companies, and digital-native product teams, from full feature builds and sprint augmentation to technical debt remediation, CTO-as-a-service, and platform engineering. With 13+ years of production engineering experience and ISO 9001 certified delivery, we serve product teams across 45+ countries at India rates with Western-grade discipline.
Whether you are a growing startup needing engineering capacity past your in-house hiring lane, a post-launch product team paying down debt before the next round, an MVP transitioning to a v2 codebase, or a product organisation adding a senior engineering bench, our engineering team ships work that moves the metrics that matter: sprint velocity, feature cycle time, and defect escape rate.
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Senior engineering capacity that takes features from spec to production. Engineers join your product team, ship through the post-launch tuning phase, and reduce your hiring lead time on product growth from 12+ weeks to 5 business days.
Drop-in senior engineers who join your existing sprints when your team needs capacity past internal hiring rate. Engineers work in your repositories, follow your code review process, and ship in your release cadence.
Senior-led refactoring sprints that clean up debt blocking feature velocity. Tightly-coupled modules untangled, legacy framework versions modernised, test coverage lifted. Four to eight week sprints with measurable defect reduction and coverage targets agreed up front.
Senior engineering oversight for founders without a full-time technical co-founder, or scale-ups between CTO hires. Architecture decisions, hiring panel participation, vendor evaluation, and weekly engineering reviews.
Internal platform builds for engineering organisations scaling past 30 engineers. Service templates, CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, developer portals, and internal SDKs.
Sixty-minute call. We learn your product, current architecture, customer mix, and constraints. We agree on the scope envelope and engagement model.
We propose engineers from our vetted bench. You interview and approve each one. The team plugs into your tools.
Two-week sprints with demo gates, written status, and code reviews you can audit. Engineers join your standups and follow your code review process.
Staged rollout, performance testing, security review, and a 30-day post-launch tune-up. Handoff includes runbooks, dashboards, and documented escalation paths.
Engineering leaders pick us for five reasons:
India delivery rates with Western-grade engineering discipline. Hourly $13 to $25 by seniority.
13+ years of production engineering across SaaS, fintech, healthcare, eLearning, and consumer products.
ISO 9001 certified delivery. Documented processes for code handover, security reviews, and incident response.
Full IP ownership transfers from day one. Code, infrastructure config, documentation, and any internal tooling.
Engineering managers run delivery, not project managers. The person you sync with weekly can read a stack trace and explain trade-offs in plain English.
One to four engineers assigned to your codebase on a three-month minimum. Best for sustained engineering work and ongoing platform development. Pricing $1,200 to $4,000 per engineer per month depending on seniority.
Pay for actual hours worked on a defined scope with weekly reporting. Best for audits, integrations, and shorter performance sprints. $13 to $25 an hour by seniority.
Fixed-price pilot tied to measurable outcomes. Partial refund if the agreed baseline improvement is missed. Typical pilot $25,000 to $80,000 depending on scope.
| What you get | ScalaCode | Western consultancy | In-house senior hire | Solo freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate (USD) | $13 to $25 | $80 to $180 | $45 to $90 fully loaded | $30 to $90 |
| Time to start | 5 to 10 business days | 8 to 16 weeks (RFP) | 12 to 26 weeks (hiring) | 1 to 3 weeks (if available) |
| Senior oversight on every PR | Yes | Yes, varies by team | One person, no peer review | One person, no peer review |
| IP ownership | Full transfer from day one | Negotiated, often shared | Yours by default | Negotiated |
| Scale up or down quickly | Yes (within days) | Slow (contract amendment) | No (hire or layoff cycle) | Limited |
Product teams past product-market fit needing engineering capacity for growth. Common engagements include extending in-house capacity, taking on greenfield product modules, and building platform foundations.
Established SaaS companies modernising legacy stacks while keeping current customers running. Incremental replatforming with functionality migrated piece by piece.
Founders without a technical co-founder, between CTO hires, or running small teams that need senior architectural judgement. Combination of CTO-as-a-service oversight plus 1 to 3 engineers shipping features.
Companies past Series C with full-time engineering teams that occasionally need outside capacity for specific projects. Embedded into existing teams without disrupting internal processes.
Larger engineering organisations building internal platforms for their developers. Developer portals, service templates, observability platforms, and internal tooling.
$13-$15/hr
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$1,200-$1,500/month
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$3,200-$4,000/month
I looked around at several developers to compare costs, but they didn’t fit within my budget. Finally, I reached out to a company in India called ScalaCode. We set up several online meetings over a couple of weeks and came up with an app that did exactly what I wanted within my budget. I can confidently say that ScalaCode has been an excellent choice for me.
Ruddy McKenzie
Founder of RM EPOSIn this heartfelt testimonial, James Ellis, the founder of TipStars, shares his transformative experience working with ScalaCode. He highlights how ScalaCode's expert team helped turn his vision of a tipping platform for artists and art lovers into a reality. James praises their innovative approach, dedication, and seamless project execution, which played a crucial role in the success of TipStars. This platform now empowers artists and enhances the experience for art enthusiasts, thanks to ScalaCode's exceptional development skills.
James Ellis
Owner, Artist-Tipping PlatformScalaCode provides great results, uplifting the collaborative experience with their impressive project management style. The team always delivers as expected, which is manifested by the length of the ongoing relationship with us. Overall, their services have been impressive.
Jaa St. Julien
Pres. & Chief Strategy Officer - St. Julien CommunicationsI have been working with ScalaCode for almost a year and half now. I have this project 4Sale, it’s a marketplace application. I contacted them for the project and we started around 2021. The company is very responsive and always take the extra mile to help you out. I highly recommend them; if you have a project, contact this company. They always respond on time even though there’s a time difference.
Manuel
CEO, 4SaleThe application was basically built from scratch, and was complicated, as the software was to be integrated with a certain Medical EHR software. As the CEO of SHG, I was very pleased with the services, expertise, and support we received from ScalaCode, from the beginning directly through the first LIVE implementation.
Stephen Holmes
CEO, Steve Homes GroupThe iOS and Android apps exceeded the expectations of the internal team. ScalaCode crafts high-quality products that are easy to use and fit the requirements of the client. The team is technically experienced, hard-working, and knowledgeable.
Carolyn Dare
Director, Empowered AchieverI needed a reliable team on-hand, and ScalaCode delivered. Their excellent availability and project oversight made a big impact.
Faid Lalji
Learn ArenaOur XR project had unique hurdles, but ScalaCode grasped it fast and delivered beyond expectations with excellent collaboration.
Alessandro
CEO / Founder (XR Company)Yes. Source code, infrastructure config, custom tooling, and any documentation we produce belong to you from day one.
Yes. We adapt to your stack. Engineers join your standups, write code in your repository, follow your code review process, and use your CI pipeline.
Senior engineering manager oversight runs in the background of every engagement. Code review, architecture review, and quality standards apply to ScalaCode engineers the same way they apply to your in-house team.
Hourly $13 to $25 by seniority. Monthly dedicated team $1,200 to $4,000 per engineer. Product audits $15,000 to $30,000. Sprint augmentation $25,000 to $80,000.
Five to ten business days from contract signature. Engineers come from our existing vetted bench.
Yes, with a standard buyout fee that covers our recruiting and ramp-up costs. About 5 to 10 percent of long-term engagements end with a permanent hire.
We train your team. Knowledge transfer is built into every engagement: pair programming, code review, recorded walkthroughs, and a 30-day question window after handoff.
Yes, when scoped into the engagement. Engineers can join your on-call rotation, take primary or secondary calls, or handle escalations to senior engineering.
I needed fast, budget-smart solutions, ScalaCode delivered both with excellent communication and dependable service.
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