A senior squad that accelerates — and then leaves
We embed a senior team into your project for 3 to 6 months, deliver alongside you, and train your internal team until it takes over. Success means you become autonomous, not dependent.
The problem we solve
There comes a moment when the project needs to accelerate faster than the internal team can grow — a market window, a large client, a redesign that cannot wait. Hiring seniors takes months; a software factory delivers code but creates dependency; and an isolated freelancer does not institute a standard that survives their departure.
Team Bootstrap solves the acceleration without creating a new dependency. The premise is explicit from day one: we will leave, and when that happens your team has to be ready to keep going on its own. It is the Transfer phase of our Build-Operate-Transfer model offered as a service of its own.
How we work
We embed a senior squad into your stack and your project for 3 to 6 months. The difference from a factory is the knowledge transfer plan, which starts on day 1: pair programming with your team, RFCs and ADRs documenting every decision, testing and observability standards instituted to last after we leave.
We bring real experience leading and training senior squads, running hiring and technical mentoring, and instituting a documented-decision culture — where every architecture choice is recorded and your team understands the why, not just the what. The handoff is planned, not improvised at the end. We define measurable autonomy criteria: when your team can evolve the system, fix it, and deploy on its own, the goal is met.
What we deliver
Immediate acceleration with senior people, code in production, and an internal team stronger than before. When we leave, you keep the capability, not the bill for a permanent dependency. We make ourselves unnecessary — on purpose.
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- Senior squad embedded in your project and your stack (3 to 6 months)
- Knowledge transfer plan from day one
- Pair programming, RFCs, and ADRs with the internal team
- Standards, tests, and observability instituted to last
- Technical mentoring and a documented-decision culture
- Planned handoff with measurable autonomy criteria
Investment ranges
Ongoing Squad
Embedded team, monthly. Annual contracts get a discount over monthly.
$9,000 – $38,000/mo
- Monthly
- Dedicated seniority
Team Bootstrap
Embedded squad (3–6 months) + knowledge transfer: your team becomes autonomous.
$70,000 – $220,000
- 3–6 months
- Knowledge transfer
Qualitative ranges. The exact figure comes out of Discovery, and is 100% credited toward the project.
FAQ
How is this different from a software factory?
A factory delivers code and leaves — and you stay dependent on it. Team Bootstrap delivers code AND capability: your team absorbs the patterns, tools, and decisions. The success criterion is that you no longer need us.
How long does the engagement last?
Typically 3 to 6 months, with a handoff planned from the start. It is the Transfer phase of our Build-Operate-Transfer model applied as a standalone, and knowledge transfer is part of the scope, not an extra.
What if I do not have an internal team yet?
We help hire and train. We have real experience leading and training senior squads, running hiring and technical mentoring, and instituting an RFC and ADR culture in teams we have grown.