Let’s set the stage…
Your product roadmap is slipping.
Your tech team is stretched thin.
And your latest job postings have been up for six weeks with no suitable candidate in sight.
Sound familiar?
Most of the tech savvy companies we’ve worked with don’t have a talent problem. They have a People/Time problem.
An important project demands surge capacity, but traditional hiring processes force you to commit to permanent headcount for temporary needs. By the time you’ve recruited, onboarded, and brought the new hires up to speed, your window of opportunity to ship has already closed.
There’s a better way…
Dedicated tech squads.
What Actually Happens When You Bring in a Squad
Think of tech squads as the opposite of contractors who parachute in, work in isolation, and disappear.
These are developers, testers, project managers who integrate with your team, your workflows, and your culture.
Without the six-month recruitment cycle or the long-term commitment!
Here’s an example of an eco-tech startup that needed to rebuild their MVP. They had a clear timeline (four to six months) and specific needs: two full-stack developers and a DevOps engineer. Instead of posting job ads and hoping for the best, they brought in a dedicated squad.
The team didn’t just show up and start coding.
They joined daily standups, collaborated in the company’s Slack channels, and integrated directly into existing CI/CD and security pipelines.
They became part of the team, just with a fixed engagement period.
The result?
MVP rebuilt in four months!
When the core work wrapped up, they kept one developer for ongoing feature development and retained the DevOps engineer on a four-hour-per-week basis for infrastructure management. Total flexibility, zero wasted capacity.
Squads That Adapt to Your Reality
Or consider a GRC (Governance, Risk, & Compliance) SaaS company facing a different challenge.
They weren’t rebuilding anything; they were four months behind on their product roadmap!
They didn’t need architectural genius or specialised expertise. They simply needed competent developers who could hit the ground running.
We deployed three developers who integrated into their existing squads like new employees. They participated in sprint planning, picked up tickets from the backlog, and shipped features alongside the core team.
No special treatment, no isolated workstreams. Just a temporary capacity boost exactly when it was needed.
Four months later…
The backlog was clear. Features were shipping on schedule.
And all three developers rolled off.
The company had caught up and could maintain velocity with their core team.
No awkward conversations about downsizing, no severance packages, no lingering overhead.
Why This Model Works
The traditional approach to resourcing offers only two solutions…
- You add to your permanent headcount, or
- Scramble with freelancers who may or may not integrate well with your team.
Avonet Squads offers a third option that combines the best of both worlds.
You get developers with the skills and professionalism of full-time employees, but with the flexibility to scale up or down based on actual project needs.
They work within your processes, use your tools, and collaborate with your team, then roll off cleanly when the work is done.
This isn’t about cutting corners or treating developers as disposable resources. It’s about matching your resourcing process to the reality of how modern software development actually works: in sprints, phases, and projects with defined scopes and timelines.
The Bottom Line
If you’re staring down a four-month project and dreading the recruitment process, ask yourself:
“Do we need permanent hire(s), or do we need the work done?”
For an increasing number of companies, the answer is clear.
They need expertise, integration, and results, without the overhead, recruitment timeline, or long-term commitment.
The best hire isn’t always a permanent one.
Sometimes, it’s the one that shows up next week, integrates seamlessly, delivers what you need, and is out when the job is done.
Ready to move faster without the hiring headache?
Let’s talk about how an Avonet Squad can integrate with your team and deliver results. Email us on info@theavo.net or click HERE to read more about Squads and get in touch.