A three-developer pod embedded in the client delivery organisation, running continuously since January 2024.
- Client
- Pickrell Global Technologies
- Industry
- Technology services
- Location
- Concord, North Carolina
- Running
- Since January 2024
The client needed to grow its engineering capacity but was constrained by the cost and competition of hiring in the United States. It needed developers inside its own delivery organisation, not a vendor working at arm's length.
The shape of the engagement.
Three full-time developers, dedicated, not shared with other clients.
Since January 2024
The same engagement has run since January 2024. Continuity, not headcount, is what the client is buying.
- Working inside the client delivery organisation
- Dedicated placements, never shared across clients
- Performance managed by Zare, with regular client check-ins

What changed.
- Embedded engineers
- 3Embedded engineers
a dedicated pod inside the client delivery organisation, working their tools and sprint cadence since January 2024.
- Mobile, web, and AI/ML engineering
- 3 stacksMobile, web, and AI/ML engineering
three disciplines covered by the same pod, without three separate hiring rounds.
- Verified client rating
- 5.0Verified client rating
Clutch review published February 2025, after a year of delivery.
- Reduction in talent overhead
- >50%Reduction in talent overhead
against the cost of hiring the equivalent team locally in the United States.
They are constantly responsive and check in frequently to ensure that all expectations are being met.
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