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For founders and CTOs who hired a LatAm shop, Indian agency, or Upwork team and got: missed deadlines, broken communication, code chaos, scope creep, no documentation. We do a 5-day technical audit, build stabilization plan, and transition the engagement to Polish nearshore engineers within 30 days. Code keeps shipping. We have done this 50+ times.
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You hired an agency on Upwork or via referral, paid $50K to $300K over 6 to 18 months, and got: 50% of agreed scope, deadlines slipped 3 to 6x, code with no tests/docs/CI, key engineers replaced mid-project, communication via WhatsApp, no IP transfer paperwork. Sound familiar? You are not alone — about 1 in 4 founders go through this within 18 months of first agency engagement. Cleanup is mechanical: 5-day audit (what is salvageable, what needs rewrite), stabilization sprint (test coverage, CI, docs), knowledge transfer, 30-day transition. By day 30: shipping again, with engineering hygiene back to industry standard.
| Option | Symptom you are seeing | Underlying problem | Severity | Recovery time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern 1: Missing deadlines | Sprint after sprint slipped | Inadequate scoping or capacity | High | 30 to 60 days to stabilize |
| Pattern 2: Code chaos | No tests, no CI, no docs | Junior engineers, no oversight | High | 60 to 90 days to refactor |
| Pattern 3: Engineer turnover | New face every month | Bench dynamics, not dedicated team | Medium | 30 days to take over |
| Pattern 4: Communication breakdown | WhatsApp, no docs, no standups | Cultural/timezone mismatch | Medium | Immediate fix in 14 days |
| Pattern 5: Scope creep, no value | Months of work, no shipping | Misaligned T&M without milestones | Critical | 90+ days to fully restructure |
| Pattern: All 5 at once | Doomed engagement | Wrong agency from start | Catastrophic | Full recovery 90 days, but doable |
Honest take: we are NOT cheaper than what you have now. We are more reliable. If your current agency is just slightly slow, push back, set milestones, and get back on track. If you see 2+ patterns above, recovery cost is going up daily. Acting at month 6 is 3x cheaper than at month 12. See red flags in vendors.
Pattern across recent recoveries: founders 6 to 18 months into failing engagement, code in disarray, deadlines missed, original budget exhausted, but business is still running, customers still depend on the product, shutting down is not an option.
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.
Two-phase pricing: (1) audit + stabilization (fixed fee, $15K to $40K depending on codebase size), (2) ongoing engagement at standard nearshore rates. We win when you save more in 6 months than the audit costs. We say no when audit reveals unsalvageable code (rare).
Solo founder with $30K to $80K spent on Upwork/freelancer who delivered partial product. 5-day audit + 2-week stabilization + 1 senior engineer takeover. Often: rebuild 30 to 50% of code, keep 50 to 70%.
Series A SaaS with $200K to $500K spent, 6 to 12 months in. Audit + stabilization + transition team of 3 to 5 nearshore engineers. Knowledge transfer with departing agency required (we manage). Most common engagement.
Series B+ with $1M+ spent, 12 to 24 months in, customers depend on product. Comprehensive audit + 60 to 90 day stabilization + transition team of 6 to 10 nearshore engineers + ongoing dedicated team.
What is the product, what is failing, how much spent, who controls the repo, what is the business risk. We assess: is recovery sensible (yes in 80% of cases) or is starting over cheaper (rare). Output: audit proposal or "go fix it with current agency" advice.
Senior engineer + tech lead review codebase: architecture, code quality, test coverage, deployment, security, scalability, debt inventory. Output: written audit (15 to 30 pages) with: salvageable code, must-rewrite code, hidden tech debt, remediation cost, recommended team composition, transition timeline.
Add CI, basic test coverage on critical paths, fix known security issues, write README + architecture docs. While: existing agency continues delivering remaining scope (we coordinate or replace immediately depending on situation). Goal: codebase ready to take over without breaking customers.
If existing agency is cooperating: structured KT sessions (architecture walkthrough, deployment runbook, support handoff). If not: we reverse-engineer from code + commit history + tickets. We have done both. KT documented so future hires can ramp in days.
Our team takes over: ongoing development, bug fixes, customer issues. Existing agency exits per contract terms. By day 30: first feature shipped under our team, basic engineering hygiene restored, weekly reporting, monthly velocity tracking. Recovery done.
Recovery has 5 stages: audit, stabilize, knowledge transfer, transition, optimize. Most failures we see are not unique — same patterns: insufficient scoping, T&M without milestones, junior engineers without oversight, communication via WhatsApp, no test coverage. The playbook handles all of them.
In 80% of cases, recovery is faster and cheaper than starting over. In 15% of cases, partial rewrite of critical paths plus retain UI is the right call. In 5% of cases, code is unsalvageable and we recommend full restart (we tell you and decline the engagement).
See full case study5 patterns: (1) deadlines slipping repeatedly without renegotiation, (2) no test coverage or CI in repo, (3) different engineer every few months, (4) communication via WhatsApp/Telegram, (5) no shipping for 4+ weeks. If you see 2+ patterns, recovery cost is going up daily. Trust your gut — if your CTO/tech lead says "this is not OK", it usually is not.
Audit + stabilization: $15K to $40K fixed fee depending on codebase size. Ongoing at standard nearshore rates ($8.5 to $14k per month per senior). Total recovery cost typically 15 to 30% of original failed agency budget, far less than starting over. Written estimate after free discovery call.
Common. Some agencies refuse to share docs, lock the repo, demand escrow on outstanding fees. We have done this 50+ times: legal review of original agreement (look for IP transfer clause), reverse-engineer from commits and tickets, parallel-run for 30 days to ensure customer continuity, formal handover. Worst case: 60 days, doable. Best case (cooperative): 14 days clean transition.
Rare (under 5% of audits). Signs: no architecture, no separation of concerns, copy-pasted code throughout, fundamental security holes, framework choices that block scaling, no IP transfer paperwork. We honestly recommend partial rewrite (keep UI, replace backend) or full restart. We will not take engagement that bills you for throwaway stabilization.
Day 30 typical: first feature shipped under our team. Day 14 typical: bug fixes resume. Day 7: stabilization sprint deployed. Day 1: customer-facing emergencies (outages, security) handled by us if needed. In practice, customers do not notice the agency change because we coordinate continuity.
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 what is failing. Free 30-min discovery call, then 5-day audit if you want. No pressure.
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