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DEDICATED TEAMS

A senior team that ships like .

Dedicated development teams and individual senior developers who embed with your process and backlog. Month-to-month, $50-$150 per hour per person, with European engineers overlapping your US working day.

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WHAT WE DO

Our dedicated team services

  1. 01

    Dedicated Product Teams

    A full cross-functional team of engineers, a designer, and a PM as needed, dedicated to your product and working from your backlog.

  2. 02

    Individual Senior Developers

    A single senior engineer who joins your existing team, picks up tickets in week one, and raises the bar on code review.

  3. 03

    Staff Augmentation

    Fill specific gaps in your engineering org: a missing skill set, a temporary capacity crunch, or coverage for a key hire you have not made yet.

  4. 04

    Month-to-Month Scaling

    Add a developer when the roadmap grows, release one when it slows. No long lock-ins, no renegotiation cycle, just a monthly decision you control.

  5. 05

    EU + US Time-Zone Coverage

    European engineers overlap your US working day through 2 PM EST, and our US side covers through 6-7 PM EST, so questions get answered the same day.

  6. 06

    Direct Team Access

    You talk directly to the people writing your code: shared Slack, your standups, your tools. No account-manager layer between you and the work.

Our Process

A proven delivery rhythm from day one

When your dedicated team takes a product from idea to launch, the engagement runs on the same delivery process we use across every build: clear phases, clear milestones, no surprises.

Typical engagement: 10-14 weeks to first launch

AI-assisted engineering, human-led quality - we ship faster without cutting corners.

  1. Project Kickoff

    Phase 1 of 5

    1 week

    Initial meeting, requirements gathering, and team alignment. We define project scope, set expectations, and establish communication channels to ensure a smooth collaboration.

    Deliverables
    Signed ContractProject BriefTeam IntroductionCommunication Setup
  2. Discovery & Design

    Phase 2 of 5

    2-3 weeks

    Research, wireframes, and UI/UX designs finalized and approved. We analyze your market, create user personas, and design intuitive interfaces that delight users.

    Deliverables
    User ResearchWireframesUI MockupsDesign System
  3. Prototype & Testing

    Phase 3 of 5

    1-2 weeks

    Interactive prototype for user testing and validation. We gather feedback and iterate before full development begins, ensuring we build the right product.

    Deliverables
    Clickable PrototypeUser TestingFeedback ReportIteration
  4. Development

    Phase 4 of 5

    4-6 weeks

    Full product development with all features implemented. Our AI-assisted engineers ship production code at a pace traditional teams cannot match, with senior review keeping scalability, performance, and security uncompromised.

    Deliverables
    Frontend AppBackend APIDatabaseIntegrations
  5. Launch & Growth

    Phase 5 of 5

    2+ weeks

    Deployment to production with monitoring and support. We ensure a smooth launch and provide ongoing optimization to help your product succeed in the market.

    Deliverables
    Live ProductDocumentationTrainingSupport Plan

TEAM TOOLKIT

Stacks our teams work in

Our engineers ship production code across modern web, mobile, and cloud stacks. Whatever your codebase runs on, the team you get has shipped with it before.
  • React logoReact
  • Next.js logoNext.js
  • TypeScript logoTypeScript
  • Node.js logoNode.js
  • NestJS logoNestJS
  • .NET logo.NET
  • React Native logoReact Native
  • Flutter logoFlutter
  • PostgreSQL logoPostgreSQL
  • AWS logoAWS
  • Azure logoAzure
  • Docker logoDocker
  • Kubernetes logoKubernetes
  • GraphQL logoGraphQL

WHY US

Why choose Design Key for your dedicated team?

Hiring senior engineers takes months and carries real risk. A dedicated team gives you the same capacity in weeks, with the flexibility to change your mind.

Senior-Only Teams

Every person on your team is a senior practitioner. No bait-and-switch where a senior scopes the work and juniors deliver it.

AI-Native Delivery

Our engineers work AI-assisted by default, shipping at a pace traditional teams cannot match while senior review keeps quality uncompromised.

Real Time-Zone Overlap

Headquartered in Tampa with senior delivery teams across Poland, Czechia, Portugal, and Ukraine. Your team is online during your working day, not just at handoff.

Month-to-Month Flexibility

Scale up when the roadmap demands it, scale down when it does not. Engagements renew monthly, so the team size always matches the work.

Transparent Rates

Straightforward pricing at $50-$150 per hour per person, set by role and seniority. You see exactly what each seat costs before anyone starts.

Embedded, Not Outsourced

Your team works inside your process: your repos, your CI, your standups, your definition of done. The knowledge they build stays connected to your org.

FAQ

Questions? Answers.

Common questions about our dedicated development teams.

Ready to get started?

Ready to add senior capacity to your roadmap?

Schedule a 30-minute intro call with Daniel Killyevo, Founder and Technical Lead at Design Key. We'll talk through your stack, your backlog, and the team composition that fits.