Adding Five Remote Developers in a Week: An Engagement Model for SaaS Teams
How a SaaS team can add five pre-vetted remote developers within days, at a published monthly rate, instead of a two-to-three-month hiring cycle.
Key Results
vs. 8–12 weeks for a traditional hire
per full-time-equivalent developer, varies by seniority
vs. ~$5,475 SHRM 2025 average cost per hire
scale up or down as the roadmap changes
!The Challenge
A typical scenario: a SaaS company with a growing backlog needs five full-stack developers within two months. Local hiring takes 8 to 12 weeks per role, each hire carries a recruiting cost (SHRM's 2025 benchmark averages $5,475 per non-executive hire), and a first-year in-house seat runs $73,000 to $158,000 once salary, benefits, equipment and office space are included.
The Solution
Under our remote talent model the company shares its stack (for example React, Node.js and cloud infrastructure) and the seniority mix it needs. We shortlist pre-vetted developers from our talent pool, the company interviews and selects, and the developers are onboarded within 24 to 48 hours into the existing Slack, GitHub and Jira workflow. Engagement is monthly from $1,200 per full-time-equivalent developer, with no recruitment fee and the option to scale the team up or down month to month.