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For US engineering leaders who need senior Polish nearshore developers on the keyboard this Monday, not next quarter. Pre-screened bench (React, Node, Python, Go, AI/ML), 4 to 6 hour EST overlap, $50 to $85/hr fully-loaded, MSA in 48 hours. No 90-day recruitment cycle, no agency margin compounding, no Toptal vetting queue. Day 7: paired commits in your repo.
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Most US dev shops take 6 to 12 weeks to staff a project: 2 to 4 weeks recruiter sourcing, 2 to 3 weeks technical screening, 1 to 2 weeks contracting and onboarding. We staff in 7 days because our bench is pre-vetted, our MSA is templated, and our timezone matches yours. By Friday of week 1: paired commits in your repo, daily standups in your timezone, work product reviewed by your tech lead. We do not invent fake speed by skipping vetting. We invent real speed by removing the 5 weeks of process you would otherwise wait through.
| Option | Time to first commit | Cost (per dev/month) | Vetting depth | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauer Power 7-day staffing | 5 to 7 days | $8k to $14k | 4-stage: tech, comms, work-sample, ref-check | Low — replaceable in 5 days, no lock-in |
| Toptal / Arc.dev / Gun.io | 3 to 5 days | $10k to $18k | Initial only, agency margin 30 to 50% | Medium — high turnover, marketplace dynamics |
| BairesDev / Andela / Turing | 2 to 4 weeks | $9k to $16k | Variable per region (LatAm, Africa, India) | Medium — timezone fit varies, junior-heavy |
| US agency staff aug | 4 to 8 weeks | $22k to $35k | Deep, in-house team | Low risk, high cost, slow start |
| In-house hiring | 10 to 16 weeks | $11k to $20k Y1 fully-loaded | Whatever your recruiter does | 3+ months lost to recruitment, then onboarding |
| Upwork / Fiverr | 1 to 3 days | $2k to $9k | None, you screen | High — no SLA, no replacement, no IP protection |
Honest take: if you only need 1 dev for 1 month, Toptal or Gun.io is fine, slightly faster, slightly more expensive. We win when you need 2+ engineers, want EU GDPR jurisdiction, and value 4 to 6 hour EST overlap with quarterly retention rate of 90%+ rather than freelancer churn. See alternatives to Toptal for full comparison.
Pattern across recent client engagements: engineering leaders facing unplanned departure, blocked sprint, regulatory deadline, post-funding hiring spike, or stalled in-house recruitment.
Tell us what you need →Critical sprint mid-flight, knowledge transfer needed, in-house replacement is 90+ days away. We staff a senior backend engineer in 7 days for 30 to 90 day knowledge-transfer engagement, optionally permanent.
2 to 3 senior React engineers, 60 to 90 day surge to unblock product launch. Pair with your tech lead, ship features, hand off cleanly. No agency overhead, just engineering capacity on tap.
Internal recruiting will take 90 to 120 days. Investors expect velocity now. We staff a full nearshore squad in 7 days, while your in-house recruiter ramps the permanent team in parallel. Bridge the gap.
Code is in disarray, communication broken, deadlines slipping. We do a 5-day code audit, propose stabilization plan, then staff 2 to 4 engineers to take over. Existing engagement transitions cleanly within 30 days.
Compliance audit forced a hard deadline. Specialized engineers (security, infra, audit-trail logging) needed for 60 to 90 days. We have bench engineers with prior SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and GDPR audit experience. Day 7: PR review for compliance gaps.
Day 1 to 3: shortlist of 2 to 3 candidates from our pre-screened bench, matching your stack, timezone preference, seniority and domain. Tech profiles, GitHub, prior projects, English level (CEFR scored).
Day 3 to 4: your tech lead does a 60-minute pair-programming or system design interview. We do not skip your screening, we accelerate ours.
Day 5 to 6: standard EU MSA (English law optional, EU GDPR jurisdiction default), 30-day notice, IP assignment to client from day one. No billable hours minimum, no exclusivity, no auto-renew traps.
Day 6: GitHub access, Slack invite, Jira/Linear ticket assignment, dev environment running locally, first PR draft already open. Engineer ready to ship Monday morning your timezone.
From day 7: 15-minute daily standup at your preferred time slot (typically 9 to 10am EST = 3 to 4pm Krakow). Live Slack overlap 4 to 6 hours per day, async covers the rest.
End of week 1: paired commit reviewed by your tech lead, deployed to staging, integrated with your existing CI/CD. We measure success by commits in your repo, not hours billed.
If the engineer is not the right fit by day 30, we replace within 5 business days at no cost. You only pay for hours actually worked. Engineer departures are typically zero (90%+ retention) but the safety net is there.
Every 90 days: written engineer performance review, satisfaction survey, ramp-up plan. You can scale up, scale down or end engagement with 30-day notice. No long-term lock-in.
Time and materials, hourly rates, monthly invoicing. No agency margin compounding, no minimum commitment past 30-day notice. For deep-dive on rates by role, see nearshore rates 2026.
1 senior full-stack or backend engineer (5 to 8 years exp), full-time at 160 hrs/month. EST/CST overlap 4 to 6 hours daily. Right for filling sudden gap or bridging in-house recruitment.
2 senior + 1 mid engineer, full-time. Daily standup, weekly sprint demos, paired with your tech lead. Right for sprint surge, regulatory deadline, post-funding ramp.
Full nearshore squad: 2 senior full-stack, 1 senior backend, 1 frontend, 1 DevOps. Plus 0.5 tech lead and 0.5 PM. Right for post-funding ramp, dedicated product line, long-term partnership.
What stack, what seniority, what timezone preference, what deadline. We confirm fit within 24 hours and identify 2 to 3 candidates from our pre-vetted bench. If we cannot match, we say so and recommend Toptal/Arc/Gun.io as alternatives. No pressure tactics.
2 to 3 candidates with: GitHub profile, prior project highlights, English level (CEFR scored), timezone availability, hourly rate, current bench status. You pick who to interview based on profile fit.
Your tech lead does 60-minute pair programming, system design or live code review. We do not skip your screening, we accelerate ours. Decision within 24 hours after the interview.
Standard EU MSA template, English law optional, 30-day notice. IP assignment from day one. NDA included. We negotiate within 48 hours, no 6-week legal back-and-forth.
Engineer joins your Slack, Jira/Linear, GitHub. Daily standup at your time. Pairs with your tech lead on the first ticket. By Friday week 1: code merged. Daily updates, weekly performance check, quarterly review.
Every engineer on our bench passed: 4-stage technical screening (system design, live coding, code review, architecture), English assessment (CEFR B2 minimum, mostly C1), reference checks with 2 prior clients, 90-day probation period. We say no to 87% of applicants.
Average engineer tenure on bench: 4.2 years. Average client retention rate: 90%+ at 12 months. We do not chase volume, we chase fit.
See full case studyYes, in 5 to 7 calendar days for standard requests. Day 0: intro call. Day 1 to 3: shortlist of 2 to 3 candidates from pre-vetted bench. Day 3 to 4: technical interview with your team. Day 5 to 6: MSA + IP assignment signed. Day 7: engineer on Slack, GitHub, Jira. The bottleneck is usually contracting (we have a templated MSA) and your interview availability. If you need a niche stack (say, Rust + WebGPU), it can take 10 to 14 days while we recruit specifically.
Time and materials, monthly invoicing. Senior engineer: $50 to $85 per hour fully-loaded ($8.5 to $14k per month at 40 hrs/week). Mid-level: $40 to $60 per hour. No agency margin compounding. No minimum commitment past 30-day notice. For breakdown by role and seniority, see nearshore rates 2026.
4-stage screening before anyone joins our bench: 1) technical phone screen (60 min, system design + algorithms), 2) live coding session (90 min on real bug fix), 3) code review of submitted PR, 4) reference check with 2 prior clients. We say no to 87 percent of applicants. Plus your tech lead does a 60-minute interview before signing. We do not skip vetting, we just remove the 5 weeks of process you would otherwise wait through.
30-day satisfaction guarantee: if not the right fit by day 30, we replace within 5 business days at no cost. You only pay for hours actually worked. In practice, replacement happens in less than 5 percent of engagements (mostly due to client priorities changing, not engineer issues). Our retention rate is 90 percent at 12 months because we match carefully upfront, not because we have a hard contract.
Krakow timezone is UTC+1 (winter) / UTC+2 (summer). EST is 6 hours behind, CST is 7, MST 8, PST 9. Engineer working 9am to 6pm Krakow gives you: 4 to 5 hours daily overlap with East Coast (3am to 11am EST), 3 to 4 hours with Central (4am to 11am CST), 2 to 3 hours with Mountain, 1 to 2 hours with Pacific. We can shift engineer hours to start later (e.g. 11am Krakow = 3am EST), giving up to 6 hours daily overlap with Pacific. Async covers the rest via Loom and Slack.
30-day notice. No minimum hours, no minimum months, no auto-renew. You can engage for 4 weeks of surge work and end with 30-day notice. You can scale up from 1 to 5 engineers and back. Most clients stay 6+ months because the model works, not because of contractual lock-in. We measure success by retention and renewal, not by clauses.
Tell me your stack, seniority and timezone. We confirm fit within 24 hours, propose 2 to 3 candidates, ready to start within 7 days.
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