IT Staff Augmentation & Dedicated Developers from India

When staff augmentation makes sense

Staff augmentation works best when you already own the product and the engineering process, and you need more hands with the right skills. It's the fastest way to add capacity without handing over control.

• Your roadmap has outgrown your team and local hiring can't keep up.
• You need a skill you don't have in-house, such as React, Node.js, Python, cloud, QA automation or Progress OpenEdge.
• You want to test a new product line before committing to permanent headcount.
• You need cover for a migration, a release crunch or parental and long-term leave.

Roles we staff

Most of our engineers are mid-level to senior and have worked on client teams in the US and Europe before. Common roles include:

• Front-end developers: React, Next.js, Angular and Vue.js.
• Back-end and full-stack developers: Node.js, TypeScript and Python, with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis and GraphQL.
• QA and test automation engineers who build and maintain automated test suites.
• DevOps and cloud engineers: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD on GitHub.
• Progress OpenEdge developers for ABL, AppServer and modernization work.
• AI engineers who build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic AI features.

How we find and onboard your engineers

Every engagement follows the same eight-step process we publish on our home page, so you always know what happens next.

• Requirements and role profile: we agree the skills, seniority, working hours and hiring criteria with you.
• Shortlisting: we screen candidates against that profile and typically share a shortlist within 5–7 business days.
• Client review and selection: you interview the shortlisted engineers and choose who joins.
• Offer, contract and onboarding: we handle the paperwork and equipment, and the engineer starts in your tools, stand-ups and code review from day one.

Talent acquisition and permanent hiring

Not every role should be a contractor. When you want to hire engineers onto your own payroll, our talent acquisition team runs the search for you, with the same screening we use for our own engineers.

From permanent hiring and contract staffing to specialized, hard-to-find skills, we help you strengthen your workforce, improve productivity and scale with confidence.

• Full-cycle recruitment: role definition, sourcing, screening, interviews and offer support.
• Competency-based hiring that tests the skills the role actually needs, not just keywords on a CV.
• Niche talent for specialist skills such as Progress OpenEdge, cloud and AI engineering.
• Contract staffing when you need people for a defined period, with the option to convert them later.

What you get beyond a CV

An augmented engineer is only useful if they ship. Every Five Frogs engagement includes a dedicated point of contact, regular check-ins and transparent reporting, backed by our internal QA and code-review practice. Our processes are ISO 9001:2015 certified, and our engineers use AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code as part of their everyday workflow.

If an engineer isn't the right fit, tell us. We'll replace them and hand over the work properly, so your roadmap doesn't stall.

As your roadmap changes, the engagement can change with it. Add engineers when a new initiative starts, or move to a dedicated team when you'd rather we managed delivery end to end.

Engagement models

Pick the model that fits your budget, timeline and how much you want to manage day to day. You can start with one and move to another as the work changes.

• Staff augmentation: individual engineers join your team, work in your tools and ceremonies, and report to your leads.
• Dedicated team: a stable squad that we build around your roadmap, with a Five Frogs lead responsible for delivery and quality.
• Fixed-scope project: an agreed scope, timeline and price for well-defined work such as a module, migration or MVP.