A nearshore engineering team assembled for your roles and ways of working — exclusive to your roadmap for 6+ months. EU contracts, predictable billing, 100% IP yours.
Every engineer on a D-Factor team works with AI coding tools under a defined usage policy — not ad hoc. Code review criteria, CI quality gates, and role-based training are in place before the first sprint. You get the productivity upside of AI without the code quality and security risk that ungoverned AI adoption introduces.
Reputation review, process audit, technical interviews, a real test project, and a partnership review. Most applicants don't make it through. You only ever see teams from the other side of that filter.
D-Factor operates under Polish (EU) law. Contracts are clear, invoicing is straightforward, and 100% of the IP developed by the team belongs to you. EU jurisdiction — no ambiguous cross-border contract layers.
You pay for actual time worked. Vacations, sick days, and public holidays are not billed to the client. No unexpected charges, no overhead surprises.
Two ways to bring a dedicated development team into your delivery setup — choose based on how much you want to own the technical direction.
Your tech lead or engineering manager owns architecture and sprint planning. D-Factor provides senior and mid engineers by stack who plug into your existing workflow and tooling. We manage team stability, culture, and performance — you focus on the product.
A self-sufficient cross-functional team that owns a product slice end-to-end. Works to your goals and roadmap, operates independently, and integrates with SAFe, LeSS, or your own delivery framework. You set the outcome — the team handles the rest.
A cross-functional unit covering backend, frontend, QA, and optional DevOps or BA — all in one coordinated team. No external queue per role. Designed for end-to-end feature delivery within a product slice.
Need only backend developers, only QA, or only mobile? We place 1–N same-role specialists who work under your TL or EM. The fastest way to close a specific headcount gap without changing how your team operates.
Your PM/PO and architecture are already in place — you need execution. Devs and QA deliver without a dedicated BA from our side. Part-time DevOps added when needed.
Tightly coupled to a single product backlog and flow metrics. Like a Full Functional Team but scoped to one domain — predictable throughput, clear ownership, suitable for SAFe or LeSS structures.
Your tech lead drives solution design and architecture decisions. D-Factor provides senior and mid engineers by stack. No dedicated TL from our side — your direction, our engineering capacity.
Some roles are your in-house staff, the rest are D-Factor. Works when you own part of the stack — for example, client-side mobile development paired with D-Factor backend and QA.
| Feature | In-House | Outstaff | Outsource | Dedicated Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to First Engineer | 3–6 months | 2–4 weeks | 1–2 months | 4–6 weeks |
| Team Cohesion | High (if retained) | Low — assembled per role | Vendor-managed | Pre-formed — engineers worked together before onboarding |
| Technical Control | Full | Full | Low — vendor owns the process | Full — client retains architecture and product governance |
| Who Manages the Team | You — HR, performance, culture, attrition | You — coordination falls back on your TL | Vendor — black box | D-Factor — stability, culture, and performance managed for you |
| Legal & IP Clarity | Local employment law | Varies by contractor country | Varies by vendor country | EU law (Poland) — IP 100% client-owned, written into every contract |
| True Cost per Engineer | Gross salary + 35–45% employer overhead: payroll taxes, pension, health insurance, paid vacation (20–25 days/yr), sick pay, equipment, and recruiting fee (15–25% of annual salary). A €80k developer costs €110–120k/yr all-in. | Day rate × days logged. Vacation and sick days are typically billed. You absorb coordination overhead internally. | Fixed project fee. Change requests and scope additions billed separately. Real cost often exceeds estimate. | Monthly flat rate for actual days worked. Vacation, sick days, and public holidays are not billed. No recruiting fee, no equipment cost, no employer taxes. |
We document your engineering needs, required tech stack, team shape preference, and delivery governance model. A fractional CTO or team lead joins to align on expectations and confirm the engagement structure before any hiring begins.
We select engineers from our pre-vetted pool against the agreed profile. If you want to review and approve candidates yourself, this phase extends to 4–8 weeks. Roles come online in sequence — the first engineer can start while the rest of the team finalises.
Engineers are introduced to your codebase, tooling, and communication norms. Development environment, access, and sprint rituals are set up. The first deliverables are scoped and assigned.
The team runs its first full sprint cycles under real delivery conditions. D-Factor monitors velocity, addresses process friction, and fine-tunes the operating rhythm with your engineering lead or PM.
Predictable delivery cadence and performance baselines are established. The team operates as a fully embedded unit. Most clients extend well beyond the initial 6-month term.
Generic AI workshops rarely change how teams work. Custom training — scoped to your stack, roles, and delivery risks — with online or on-site delivery and certification at the end.
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