IT Staff Augmentation - Pangea.ai

IT Staff Augmentation

Add skilled engineers to your existing team without the time, cost, or commitment of traditional hiring.

Pangea.ai connects companies with vetted engineers from top-tier development agencies worldwide, helping teams scale quickly while staying in full control of delivery.

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What Is IT Staff Augmentation?

What Is IT Staff Augmentation?

IT staff augmentation services allow companies to scale their engineering teams rapidly by embedding vetted developers directly into existing workflows. These experts work under your management and in your systems, just like in-house hires, but without the overhead of recruiting, payroll, or long-term commitments.

When does IT staff augmentation make sense?

Scaling delivery without long-term headcount

You need more engineers now, but don't want to commit to permanent hires.

Filling short-term skill gaps

You need specific expertise (DevOps, AI, mobile) that your current team doesn't have.

Supporting critical launches or migrations

You have a deadline and need to move faster than hiring allows.

Testing before committing

You want to work with engineers before deciding on a longer engagement.

Why IT Staff Augmentation?

Why IT Staff Augmentation?

Scale faster, reduce risk, and access global talent without the overhead of traditional hiring.

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Scale Your Team in Weeks, Not Months

Skip the lengthy hiring process. With staff augmentation, you can have engineers onboarded and working within 2-4 weeks.

Bring In Skills You Don't Have In-House

Need DevOps expertise for a migration? AI engineers for a new product feature? Mobile specialists to launch an app? Augment with the exact skills you need for as long as you need them, without adding permanent headcount.

Keep Full Control Over the Work

Unlike outsourcing, you're not handing off a project and waiting for results. Your extended team works under your direction, follows your standards, and ships as part of your team. You decide what gets built and how.

Stay Flexible as Priorities Change

Need to ramp up for a product launch? Scale back after a release? With staff augmentation, you grow or shrink your team based on what the business actually needs, without long-term commitments.

Reduce the Risk of a Bad Hire

Avoid the expensive pitfalls of a bad full-time hire. With staff augmentation, you can plug and play talent as needed, without the complexity of a termination.

Access Global Talent

Tap into senior engineers from top-tier agencies around the world. Every agency in our network is vetted for technical skills, communication, and cultural fit, so you get quality talent without geographic limitations.

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Staff Augmentation vs Other Engagement Models

Staff Augmentation vs Other Engagement Models

Not sure which model is right for you? Here's how IT staff augmentation compares to other ways of scaling your engineering team.

Staff Augmentation Flexible & integrated Dedicated Development Team Long-term outsourcing Software Development Outsourcing Fixed-scope projects
What it is Specific engineers join your existing team A full team works exclusively on your product An external company delivers a project for you
Who manages the work You do Shared or semi-independent The external company
Best for Filling skill gaps, scaling capacity Building a product or feature end-to-end Fixed-scope projects with defined deliverables
Control Full control Partial control Limited control
Flexibility High: scale up or down as needed Medium: team is dedicated to you Low: scope is usually fixed
Integration Fully embedded in your team Works alongside but semi-independently Separate from your team

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How It Works

How It Works

Tell us what you're looking for and start receiving matches within 72 hours.

Hire in 72hrs
Vetted dev shops
Elite fractional talent
98% matching accuracy
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Tell us what you need

Submit your smart brief — identifying roles, technical skills, and domain expertise.

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Get matched in 72hrs

Review your shortlist, interview, compare proposals, and choose your agency.

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Start building

Sign your contract, kick off your project, build, and scale.

Why Pangea.ai

Why Pangea.ai

Pangea.ai connects you with vetted talent from top-tier agencies, ready to work as part of your team.

What You Get
With Pangea.ai
Without Pangea.ai
Talent quality
Top 7% of agencies, vetted across 500+ data points
 Varies widely: you spend weeks screening
Time to match
72 hours
 2-6 weeks
Who you're hiring
Engineers from agencies with proven delivery track records
 Individual freelancers or unknown vendors
Contracts and billing
One contract, one invoice
 Multiple vendors, multiple agreements
Recruitment fees
None
 15-25% of annual salary
Pricing

Pricing

Rates vary based on region, seniority, and engagement length. Here are typical ranges for senior engineers:

Latin America

$50 - 100 /hr

Eastern Europe

$55 - 110 /hr

US / Canada

$150 - 350 /hr

No recruitment fees. No matching fees. You pay for the time you use.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most technical roles, including:

  • Backend: Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, Go, Ruby
  • Frontend: React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript
  • Mobile: iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native
  • DevOps & Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Data & AI: Data engineers, ML engineers, data scientists
  • QA: Manual testing, automation, SDET
  • Design: UI/UX, product design
  • Product: Product managers, technical leads

Need something niche? Ask us.

We deliver a shortlist within 72 hours. Most teams have engineers onboarded and working within 2-4 weeks.

Most engagements start at 3 months, but this can vary depending on your needs. We can discuss flexibility when you submit a brief.

Yes. You can add more engineers as your needs grow or reduce the team when a project wraps, without long-term commitments.

They join your daily standups, use your tools, and follow your processes. They report directly to your team leads, just like any other team member.

Yes. IT staff augmentation works best when you have someone who can direct the work: a CTO, VP of Engineering, or tech lead.

If you need help defining architecture and strategy, consider starting with a fractional CTO.

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