What is a dedicated development team?
A dedicated development team is a group of engineers assigned to one client's product or project, working to that client's priorities rather than shared across several accounts. The client decides what the team works on; the provider handles hiring, employment and keeping the team running.
What makes it work is composition. A team of developers with no architect makes inconsistent decisions. A team without QA ships faster and breaks more. We propose the mix of roles the work needs, explain each choice, and you review the people before they start.
The team works in your tools and repositories, and grows or shrinks as the work changes.
- Which roles do you already have in-house?
- Which skills are missing for the next stage of work?
- How much will the workload change over the coming months?
From request to a working team
You describe the work, we propose the team, and you approve every person on it. The team joins your tools and process, and its shape changes as the work does.
1. Share the work
What you are building, the skills you have in-house and the timeline you are working to.
2. Team proposal
We propose roles and named people, with the reason for each.
3. Your review
You meet the proposed team and ask for changes before anyone starts.
4. Onboard into your setup
Access to your tools, repositories and rituals, and a first plan agreed with the project lead.
5. Adjust as the work changes
Roles are added or released with notice, agreed with you.
Why dedicated teams disappoint
The model is sound. It usually fails because of who ends up on the team.
Filled, not shaped
Teams are assembled from whoever is available, so the skills don't match the work.
You meet them after they start
The client sees CVs at best and finds out about fit a few weeks in.
Nobody owns the architecture
Each developer makes their own design decisions, and the codebase drifts.
Testing treated as optional
Without QA on the team, the client's own staff end up testing every release.
Nobody owns deployment
Environments, pipelines and hosting costs fall between roles until something breaks.
Constant rotation
People are moved to other accounts, and each replacement starts from zero.
How we put the team together
- 01
Needs review
We look at the work ahead, the roles you already have and the gaps, before proposing anyone.
- 02
A proposed team, with reasons
Named people, their roles and why each one is on the team. You can ask for changes.
- 03
Your review before start
Interviews or working sessions with the proposed members, so fit is tested before the work depends on it.
- 04
One point of contact
A project lead who owns delivery cadence and reporting, so you are not managing each engineer.
- 05
Scaling up or down
Roles added when the work grows and released when it shrinks, agreed with you in advance.
- 06
Continuity
We keep the same people on your work wherever we can. If someone has to change, the hand-over is written down.
The roles a team is built from
Not every project needs every role from the start. We propose the mix the work needs, and you review it.
| Role | What they own |
|---|---|
| Project lead | The plan, delivery cadence and reporting. Your single point of contact |
| Architect | System design, technical decisions and the quality of the overall build |
| Developers | Building features to the agreed plan |
| QA engineers | Test plans, automated and manual testing, and release sign-off |
| Cloud and DevOps engineers | Environments, deployment pipelines, monitoring and cost control |
The mix of roles, and how many people fill each, is agreed with you before work starts.
How the team changes with the work
| Situation | What usually changes |
|---|---|
| Build phase picks up | More developers added, with the same project lead and architect |
| Release pressure | More QA time for test cycles and release sign-off |
| Moving into production | More cloud and DevOps time for environments, monitoring and cost control |
| Steady maintenance | The team reduced to the roles needed to support and improve the system |
Skills we staff teams from
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind
Mobile
- React Native
- Flutter
Backend
- Node.js
- Express
- NestJS
- Python
- FastAPI
- Django
Data
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Supabase
- Firebase
- Prisma
Cloud & DevOps
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Vercel
- Cloudflare
Testing
- Playwright
- Automated regression suites
- Manual test plans
Where to go next
Managed Engineering Services
Managed engineering services: a dedicated ALGON team for a defined project and period, working inside your process and reporting on outcomes, not hours.
Learn moreFull Stack Development
Full stack development with one team owning frontend, backend, data, integrations and deployment, in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python and PostgreSQL.
Learn moreAWS & Cloud
AWS, Google Cloud and Azure hosting with CI/CD, Docker, monitoring, backups and cost control, or private and on-premise hosting where your data must stay with you.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. You review the proposed team before work starts, and you can ask for a different person in any role.
No. A small build might need a project lead, developers and part-time QA. We propose the mix and explain why each role is there.
The project lead, who is your single point of contact. You set priorities; they turn them into a plan and report on it.
Yes. Roles are added or released as the work changes, with notice agreed in advance.
Yes. They work in your repositories, project tools and communication channels, so you see the work directly.
You do, per your contract terms.
A dedicated team is about getting the right people working to your direction. Managed engineering services add our accountability for an agreed outcome over a set period, with reporting against that plan.
Know what you need to build, but not who should build it?
Tell us about the work and the skills you have in-house. We will propose a team you can review.
Or write directly to support@algonsolutions.com