Dedicated teams & staff augmentation
Dedicated development teams and staff augmentation
Add experienced engineers who work inside your team, on your tools and your schedule, employed and supported by TechKnow.
Capacity you can rely on: the same engineers on your product, month after month, building real knowledge of your code.
What is a dedicated development team?
A dedicated development team is a group of engineers who work only on your product, inside your process and tools, while the provider employs and manages them. Staff augmentation is the lighter version: individual engineers added to your own team.
Staff augmentation adds engineers to your existing team. A dedicated development team goes further: a self-contained squad, with a lead, developers and QA, working only on your product. Either way, the engineers are TechKnow employees at our Srinagar delivery centre, and they join your standups, your Slack and your repository.
This is different from recruitment. If you want to hire someone onto your own payroll, our sister company TechKnow Global handles direct-hire and contract staffing. With TechKnow, you get a managed team: we handle hiring, training, equipment, retention and cover for leave.
When a dedicated team makes sense
- You have a product roadmap measured in quarters, not weeks.
- Your in-house team is stretched and hiring locally is slow or expensive.
- You want the same engineers on your code month after month, building up knowledge.
- You need skills you lack, such as React Native, DevOps or AI, without a full-time hire.
Comparing options? Read staff augmentation vs dedicated team vs outsourcing.
Capabilities
What Dedicated Development Teams includes
Full-stack engineers
TypeScript, React, Next.js and Node.js developers for product work.
Mobile engineers
React Native and Swift developers for iOS and Android.
QA engineers
Manual and automated testing embedded in your sprint.
DevOps engineers
CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, monitoring and cost control.
Tech leads
A senior lead to run the squad, review code and own delivery.
UI/UX designers
Product designers who work alongside your engineers.
Process
How the engagement runs
1Define the team
Roles, skills, seniority, working hours and how the team fits your process.
2Match engineers
We propose engineers from our team; you interview and approve each one.
3Onboard
Access, tooling, codebase walkthroughs and a first sprint with clear goals.
4Deliver and review
Monthly reviews of output and fit, with changes to the team as your needs move.
Technology
Tools we run in production
Chosen per project for your team, your hosting and your budget, not for the sake of novelty.
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- React Native
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- GitHub Actions
Pricing
How pricing works
Dedicated engineers are billed as a fixed monthly fee per person, by role and seniority. The fee covers salary, equipment, workspace, management and replacement cover, so there are no hidden extras. Teams scale up or down with a month’s notice.
Related work
Digital marketing
Lead tracking and site engineering for a digital marketing agency
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Your team
Who you will work with
Shakir Mattoo
Founder and Software Engineer
A founder who still reads the code.
Irtiza Batool
Lead Software Engineer, Backend
The parts you never see and always rely on.
Tooba Tak
Front-end Lead and Shopify Expert
Fast screens, and Shopify stores that sell.
Subreena Khan
Mobile Lead, React Native
One codebase, two app stores.
FAQ
Dedicated Development Teams: common questions
1What is the difference between staff augmentation and a dedicated team?
Staff augmentation adds individual engineers to a team you manage. A dedicated team is a complete squad, often with its own lead and QA, that owns a product or workstream for you.
2Are the engineers freelancers?
No. They are TechKnow employees at our Srinagar delivery centre. We handle hiring, training, equipment and continuity, so your team stays stable.
3What hours do the engineers work?
We agree overlap hours with each client. Srinagar is 4.5–5.5 hours ahead of the UK and 10.5–11.5 hours ahead of US Central time, so we schedule a shared window for standups and reviews.
4Can we interview the engineers?
Yes. You interview and approve every engineer before they join, and you can ask for a change at any time.
5Can you help us hire permanent IT staff instead?
Yes, through our sister company TechKnow Global, which recruits IT and non-IT professionals on contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire terms. Use TechKnow when you want a managed team; use TechKnow Global when you want people on your own payroll.
6Do you offer staff augmentation for UK companies?
Yes. UK and European clients get a larger working-day overlap than US clients, which makes embedded engineers especially practical.
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