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Fractional AI Development Team

A senior team, embedded — without the hiring.

Plug in a fractional AI and product-engineering team that ships on a weekly cadence, integrates with your workflow, and scales up or down month to month.

Senior engineers · weekly shipping · your tools + cadence · monthly flexibility

Hiring a team takes months you don't have.

Recruiting senior AI engineers is slow, expensive, and risky — and the work you need done is in front of you now.

A fractional team gives you experienced people immediately, working as part of your team rather than a distant vendor. You get continuity, real ownership, and the ability to flex capacity as your roadmap changes — without headcount, ramp time, or long-term risk.

Show, don't tell

Embedded means a real cadence — and real PRs.

We work inside your process: standups, sprints, code review, demos, and shipping — on a predictable weekly rhythm.

week.logbash
# Your embedded team — a typical weekMon   standup + sprint plan (with your PM)Tue   PRs: #142 RAG eval harness · #143 billing webhookThu   demo: search reranking live on stagingFri   ship: v0.4production · retro
What you get
a team, not a black-box vendor
a weekly shipping cadence
scale up or down each month

You see progress every week in your own repo and your own board — not a status deck once a month.

Roles we embed.

Build

AI / product engineers

Senior full-stack engineers who ship features and AI capabilities.

Architect

AI architect

Sets the technical direction for your AI systems and reviews the hard calls.

Ship

DevOps / platform

Deployment, observability, and the infrastructure that keeps it running.

Design

Product design

UX and interface design so what we build is usable, not just functional.

Lead

Tech lead

Coordinates the team, manages the backlog with you, and owns delivery.

Flex

Scale on demand

Add or drop capacity month to month as your roadmap shifts.

Continuity, not churn

The same people, week over week.

You work with a consistent team that builds context on your product and codebase — not a rotating cast of contractors.

That continuity is what makes a fractional team feel like your team, with the institutional knowledge to move fast safely.

Get a team

Ways to engage.

Pod (part-time)
monthly
from $12,000/mo
  • 1–2 senior engineers
  • Weekly cadence
  • Best for steady progress
Start a Pod
Full Team
monthly
from $32,000/mo
  • Multi-role embedded team
  • Tech lead + design + DevOps
  • Roadmap delivery
Build a Team
Surge
weeks
custom
  • Temporary extra capacity
  • Hit a deadline or launch
  • Scale back down after
Discuss Surge

Common questions.

How is this different from a staffing agency?
We're a team that delivers outcomes, not individual contractors you have to manage. We bring our own lead, process, and standards, and we own delivery with you.
Can we scale up or down?
Yes, month to month. That flexibility is the main reason teams choose fractional over hiring.
Do we keep the work?
Yes — everything is built in your repos and accounts and is fully yours.
Will they use our tools and process?
Yes — we embed in your stack, board, and cadence rather than imposing our own.

Get a team this week, not next quarter.

Tell us your roadmap and the gaps. We'll propose a team that fits and can start fast.