Your engineering roadmap should not wait 6 months for a hiring cycle. Scrums.com deploys senior, AI-augmented software engineering teams in under 21 days, fully integrated with your tools and sprint cadence, with real-time delivery visibility from day one.
Software engineering services are dedicated external engineering teams that build, maintain, and scale software on your behalf, operating as a direct extension of your in-house capability. Scrums.com provides those teams through our SEOP platform with AI-augmented delivery pipelines, senior-led squads, and full integration with your existing tools, repositories, and sprint cadence from day one.
Building a new product or rebuilding an existing one? We provide complete delivery squads, engineers, leads, QA, and DevOps, that ship end-to-end without the 4 to 8 month hiring delay. Need to fill a specific skill gap rather than a full squad? Staff Augmentation covers that too. Architecture through deployment, greenfield builds and platform rebuilds included. Covered in detail on our Product Development as a Service page.
Architecture decisions made now shape delivery speed for years. We provide architecture reviews, system design, and technical strategy for teams scaling from MVP to enterprise, covering distributed systems, microservices, API design, data architecture, and cloud infrastructure, with seniority matched to your complexity.
Manual QA, code review pre-checks, and sprint reporting are the first things that erode engineering velocity at scale. Our AI Agent Gateway automates these across every engagement, integrating with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps. Delivery overhead reduces. Engineering focus stays where it belongs.
Frontend, backend, mobile, and platform engineering across modern and legacy stacks. Engineers are matched to your existing technology footprint with no forced stack migrations. Changes are only recommended when they materially improve delivery outcomes.
Production systems that are not actively maintained become the bottleneck. We handle ongoing maintenance, security patching, dependency management, and structured technical debt reduction: variable cost, scalable by sprint, with tech debt tracked as a first-class delivery metric. Covered in our Software Maintenance and Support service.
Deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR tracked automatically through SEOP from sprint one. DORA metrics visible in real time, not reviewed at the quarterly retrospective. Covered in our Engineering Observability service.
Most engineering partners start recruiting after you sign. We start delivering. Three things make the difference: a permanent bench that deploys in weeks, AI-augmented pipelines that remove delivery overhead, and a platform that makes every sprint visible in real time.
Most engineering partners start hiring after the contract is signed. We do not. 400+ permanent engineers and 10,000+ vetted specialists are already on bench, matched by domain expertise, seniority ratio, and stage fit before deployment.
Time-to-first-commit is measured in weeks. Engineers stay on your engagement long enough to build institutional knowledge. Turnover is governed by your roadmap, not by a recruitment cycle.
Every engineer works alongside AI agents that automate the lowest-leverage parts of delivery: regression test runs, code review pre-checks, sprint reporting, dependency analysis. Our AI Agent Gateway integrates with your existing tools and removes the manual overhead that erodes engineering velocity as teams scale.
This is not AI replacing engineers. It is AI removing the work that should never have required engineers in the first place, so your team ships more, faster, with better quality signals at every commit.
Every engagement runs through our Software Engineering Orchestration Platform (SEOP): real-time sprint velocity, deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and team utilisation visible at any time. Automated DORA metrics surface risks before they become incidents. Compliance evidence is automated.
For engineering leaders: metrics replace meetings. For finance leaders: predictable monthly burn replaces scope-creep invoicing. For compliance teams: automated audit trails replace manual documentation. All from the same platform, from sprint one.
Four phases. First sprint in under 21 days.
Deliverable: Engagement plan, sprint cadence, and named team deployment schedule.
Deliverable: Team operational, full visibility live in SEOP, first sprint kicked off in under 21 days.
Deliverable: Working software shipped every two weeks. Compliance evidence automated and audit-ready.
Deliverable: Stable, evolving software with continuous delivery and automated governance.
Our engineers work across modern and legacy stacks. We adapt to your existing tools and infrastructure. Stack changes are only recommended when they materially improve delivery outcomes, not because a new technology is interesting.
Software engineering services pricing varies based on team composition, engagement model, domain complexity, and compliance scope. The variables that move the number most:
These are not commitments, they give you a realistic frame for planning:
Permanent African engineering talent combined with AI-augmented delivery produces enterprise-grade software engineering at 40 to 60 percent lower cost than US and UK agencies, without compromising seniority, compliance posture, or delivery predictability. Subscription-based pricing, no scope-creep invoicing, no lock-ins.
View our pricing models or request a custom quote for your specific scope and requirements.
We specialise in software engineering for regulated industries where compliance, security, and delivery predictability are non-negotiable. Domain experience compounds: engineers who have shipped FinTech compliance work do not need months of regulatory discovery on your engagement.
HIPAA compliance, secure patient data handling, and EHR/EMR integration engineering. We build telehealth platforms, patient portals, and clinical workflow systems for regulated healthcare operators, with HIPAA-trained engineers and secure development practices built into every sprint.
Real-time tracking, complex routing, inventory management, and IoT integration engineering. We build warehouse management systems, last-mile delivery applications, and predictive routing engines for logistics operators with high-volume, real-time delivery requirements.
High-throughput checkout, omnichannel integration, and ERP and CRM engineering. We build B2B wholesale platforms, DTC storefronts, and integration layers for retail operators handling large transaction volumes and complex inventory dynamics.
Cloud-native engineering, rapid feature delivery, and DevOps maturity. We build greenfield SaaS products, legacy modernisation projects, and platform engineering for SaaS companies scaling from product-market fit to enterprise readiness.
Low-latency systems, network integration, and 5G and IoT orchestration engineering. We build OSS/BSS modernisation, real-time billing, and customer experience platforms for telecom operators where uptime and scale are baseline requirements.
Underwriting automation, policy management, claims processing, and customer portal engineering. We build insurance platforms aligned to POPIA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards, including AI-driven fraud detection and on-demand insurance models.
Enterprise-grade banking systems with 24/7 uptime requirements and AML/KYC compliance engineering. We build core banking systems, digital banking platforms, and payment infrastructure aligned to Basel, SOC 2, and DORA standards.
Our core domain. We engineer payment platforms, lending systems, embedded finance, ledger architectures, and AI-driven risk engines for fast-moving FinTech companies. Deep experience with PCI DSS, PSD2, cross-border payments, and DORA operational resilience requirements.
Software engineering services are dedicated external engineering teams that build, maintain, and scale software on your behalf. The right engagement model depends on your situation: Dedicated Teams for sustained product development, Staff Augmentation for targeted skill gaps, or Product Development as a Service for fixed-scope builds. Every Scrums.com engagement runs through our SEOP platform with AI-augmented delivery pipelines and real-time sprint visibility.
Under 21 days from signed contract. We start from a permanent bench of 400+ engineers and 10,000+ vetted specialists, not from a post-contract recruitment race. The 21-day window covers discovery, architecture review, team composition, SEOP setup, and first sprint kickoff.
Yes. Our engineers are senior-hired, permanently employed, and domain-matched before deployment. They work daily with engineering leaders in the US, UK, and South Africa, shipping into the same production systems. The cost advantage comes from geography and AI-augmented efficiency, not from reduced seniority or quality standards.
Our primary engineering bench is South Africa-based, giving 2 to 4 hours of overlap with UK business hours and end-of-day coverage for US East Coast. Senior leads attend your standups and sprint ceremonies in your timezone. Async-first delivery for execution work means your sprint does not stop when your day ends.
Staff augmentation places individual engineers into your team. Scrums.com software engineering services provide full delivery squads, including leads, QA, and DevOps, operating through the SEOP platform with AI-augmented pipelines and governed delivery metrics. You get an engineering function, not individual contractors. See our Staff Augmentation option if individual specialist placement is what you need.
SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, POPIA, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and AML/KYC as standard from sprint one. Compliance is automated into the delivery pipeline: audit trails, role-based access controls, and data residency requirements are operational from the first deployment, not reviewed at handoff.
All engagement models support monthly capacity adjustments. You can add engineers, reduce team size, or pause without re-contracting or penalties. We do not believe in lock-ins: if the engagement is not delivering, you should be able to change it.
Pricing depends on team size, seniority, engagement model, and compliance scope. Small dedicated team (3 to 5 engineers, 6 to 12 months) typically $200K to $500K total. Mid-sized team (6 to 10 engineers) $500K to $1.5M annually. Staff augmentation specialists $5K to $15K per engineer per month. Our African engineering bench delivers 40 to 60 percent cost savings versus US and UK agencies. Request a quote for your specific scope.
Deploy senior engineering teams in under 21 days. Real-time delivery visibility through SEOP. 40 to 60 percent cost savings versus US and UK agencies. Banking-grade compliance from sprint one. No lock-ins, no bench-warming charges, no black-box delivery.
OPERATED DELIVERY · 5 REGIONS · FIRST SPRINT IN 21 DAYS