Dedicated
development teams.
A cross-functional unit that works only on your product. Same PM, same engineers, same standup, for as long as you need them. Onboarding and start dates are agreed for the engagement.
Cloudini’s registered office is in London. Team location, working hours and access requirements need to be agreed for the proposed engagement.
A team, not a staffing line item.
A dedicated development team is a group of engineers who work only on your product, full time, for as long as you need them, while the supplier employs, pays and manages them. You direct the work; the supplier carries the hiring and the overheads.
Cloudini is a London-based software engineering company. We help clients build, modernise and maintain their software, with a named point of contact and delivery shaped around their needs.
You co-manage alongside a delivery lead on our side. We handle the HR, the infrastructure, and the career growth. You keep the team focused on what matters.
Hire a pod when the hiring market has failed you.
The dedicated-team model exists because four specific problems keep showing up in boardrooms. If one of these sounds like your quarter, read on.
Talent you can't hire locally.
The skill set you need (senior Kotlin, trained ML infra, payment-rails engineers) is not in your local labour market, or the salary market won't clear. We review the skills and availability needed before proposing a team.
Scope that outran the roadmap.
Product demand spiked. The in-house team can't absorb another workstream without breaking the one they're on. A dedicated pod takes the new stream end-to-end.
An overloaded in-house team.
Your senior engineers are writing three pull requests a quarter and interviewing the rest of the time. Hand the next initiative to a pod so your core team can breathe.
A function you don't want to build.
QA, SRE, data platform, mobile. Whole disciplines you need running but don't want to build in-house. We run the function, report against your SLAs, and don't leave.
What a dedicated team gives you.
The dedicated-team model earns its keep in specific, measurable ways. The six we commit to in the statement of work:
Flexible composition, fast onboarding.
Accelerated time-to-market without quality trade.
Predictable, managed delivery cadence.
High retention, high team engagement.
Single point of contact across the pod.
Cross-domain tech and operational depth.
The commitments we won't trade away.
Every vendor claims talent and velocity. The six we'll put in the contract and review every quarter:
Ownership for the result.
The pod owns outcomes, not tickets. That means pushing back when the scope is wrong, and staying on through go-live and beyond.
Cross-domain expertise.
We select engineers for the technical and domain requirements of your project, supported by a shared approach to testing and maintainable software.
Strong business orientation.
We read the room. When your priorities shift, the team shifts. We don't charge a change-order for answering the phone.
Transparent collaboration.
All standups open. All decisions in writing. Your PM sits in our retrospectives. No black box, no surprise invoices.
Long-term partnerships.
We agree the engagement length, handover approach and review points around your product roadmap. The aim is continuity and clear ownership throughout the work.
Faster time-to-market.
We agree a start date and delivery milestones after reviewing scope, skills and availability. Your plan includes onboarding and the first working increment.
A delivery plan you can hold us to.
Every engagement follows the same five beats. We share the delivery plan before you sign. You hold us to it.
Discovery and scope shaping.
One to two weeks. We turn the product vision into a delivery plan. Team shape, milestones, risk register, success metrics. If we find the project shouldn't run, we tell you before the contract is signed.
Team assembly and onboarding.
You interview and approve every hire. We stage the onboarding so the pod is productive in week two, not week six. Tooling, repos, and access are ready on day one.
Development and testing.
Two-week sprints, Friday demos, test coverage targets in the contract. CI/CD from line one. Agile without the ceremony tax.
Continuous release.
Frequent, fault-tolerant, reversible. We set up or upgrade your release process so production deploys are a yawn, not an event.
Maintenance and evolution.
The pod stays on through support, L2/L3, performance work, and the next initiative. On-call coverage and support responsibilities are agreed for the engagement.
Discuss the scope and commercial terms.
Include the work required, existing systems, preferred working arrangement and any deadline in your enquiry.
Pricing, scope assumptions, payment terms and responsibilities need to be recorded in the project agreement.
Compare responsibilities before choosing.
These models describe different working arrangements. Confirm staffing, availability, fees, access and ownership in the project agreement.
Start with the work you need done and the management responsibilities you want to retain. Review the proposed team and terms before choosing a model.
Questions about dedicated teams.
Can't find what you're looking for? Email hello@cloudini.co and we can discuss your requirements.
A dedicated team is one specific model within outsourcing. A stable, cross-functional unit that works only on your product, co-managed by you and us. Unlike project-based or staff-aug engagements, you get the same engineers every day. Not a rotating cast. You own the roadmap. We own the team.
Any discipline the work demands. Backend, frontend, mobile, QA, SRE/DevOps, data, ML, product design, and delivery lead. You set the team shape during discovery and we staff it. You can reshape it quarterly as priorities evolve.
We confirm availability after understanding your scope, required skills and onboarding needs. Your proposal records the team, expected start date and first delivery milestones.
You run the product backlog. A delivery lead on our side co-manages the pod. The delivery lead removes blockers, guards quality, and handles performance management. You can choose full client-led management or shared co-management.
Cloudini is a London-based software engineering company. We help clients build, modernise and maintain their software, with a named point of contact and delivery shaped around their needs.
Engagement length, review points and any notice period are agreed in the project contract. We discuss changes to team size or scope as your roadmap develops.
For senior talent in most markets, yes. A dedicated team is materially more cost-effective than direct hiring. You pay one blended rate that includes salary, benefits, training, infrastructure, and management overhead. You can also scale up or down without redundancy cost.
The dedicated-team model suits complex enterprise builds, legacy modernisation, net-new product development, long-running platform work, and ongoing operational ownership of a technical function. If the work is short or thin, staff augmentation is usually a better fit.
AI engineers in your dedicated team.
Add AI specialists to the pod: retrieval, evaluation and LLM integration engineers working alongside your product engineers under the same delivery plan.
Explore AI development- AI agent developmentAgents that plan, call your tools and hand off to people when unsure.
- Generative AI developmentText, image and document generation built into your product.
- LLM integration and RAGLanguage models wired into your systems and answering from your documents.
- AI chatbot developmentCustomer and internal assistants that answer from your own data.
- AI consultingUse-case selection, data readiness and governance before you build.
As well as being exceptional technically, they consistently invest the time to understand the product and suggest how it can be enhanced and improved.
A place to start
Explore the project before committing to a build.
Ask about a discovery phase to clarify the workflow, technical questions and decisions that need to be made.
Discuss discoveryA discovery proposal can cover:
- The problem, users and scope assumptions.
- Existing systems, information flows and technical risks.
- A prototype or architecture review where useful.
- Options for delivery, estimates and next steps.
Scope, duration, price, deliverables and ownership terms are agreed individually before work starts. Sending an enquiry does not commit you to an engagement.
Discuss your software project.
Describe the workflow, existing systems and the change you need. Use the enquiry form to discuss scope and next steps.