Engineering engagement models: 4 ways to work, one guarantee

Remote Pro Ai offers 4 engagement models, from one added engineer to a fixed-price build. Each carries the same vetting, guarantee and 4-working-day start.

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In short

Four ways to work with Remote Pro Ai, one guarantee: Team Extension (named engineers in your team), Ready Squads (a complete squad with a lead), Managed Delivery (we own the outcome) and Project Engagement (fixed scope). Every model draws on the same vetted bench across 9 practices, and Remote Pro Ai is contractually responsible for quality under each. The Head of Delivery owns this page and is listed with our leadership.

Choose how much control you keep. The guarantee, the vetting and the 4-working-day start stay the same.

Compare the 4 engineering engagement models side by side

Team ExtensionReady Squads (Squad-in-4)Managed DeliveryProject Engagement
Who directs daily workYour managersA Remote Pro Ai Squad Lead, inside your prioritiesA Remote Pro Ai delivery leadA Remote Pro Ai project manager
What you ownBacklog, priorities, ways of workingRoadmap and outcomesAcceptance criteria and business goalsScope sign-off and acceptance
What we ownSelection, performance, replacementVelocity, ceremonies, quality gates, continuityScope, timeline, quality, riskDelivery of the agreed scope to the agreed criteria
PricingMonthly per seat, by seniorityMonthly per Squad PackMonthly fee, capped time and materials, or outcome-basedFixed price per milestone
SLA and creditsStart date, replacement, seat availabilityAll Team Extension SLAs plus a weekly squad health reportDelivery SLAs, response times, service creditsMilestone acceptance and a 60-day warranty
Start4 working days (bench)4 working daysTeam in 4 working days, discovery in 2 weeksDiscovery in 2 weeks
Best forFilling skill gaps in a running teamOpening a new product stream fastOutcomes with a date and little internal management timeDefined apps, platforms and AI systems

Off-bench and on-site roles start within 4 working days too, in every model.

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  1. Who will direct the engineers day to day?
  2. How settled is the scope?
  3. When do you need people working?
  4. What will your stakeholders hold you to?

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The 4 models in detail

  • Team Extension

    Vetted engineers inside your team, managed by you, guaranteed by us.

    • Mid, Senior or Lead engineers from 122 role profiles
    • Monthly per seat, one invoice for the whole team
    • Replacement for any reason: a replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days

  • Ready Squads (Squad-in-4)

    A complete, pre-assembled squad working in your sprints in 4 working days.

    • Starter Pack, Product Pack and AI Pod Pack
    • Squad Lead, ceremonies and a weekly health report included
    • Free 72-hour hold while you get internal approval

  • Managed Delivery

    We own the outcome, the plan and the risk, measured against SLAs.

    • Remote Pro Ai delivery lead and an independent Governance Officer
    • AI-assisted sprint summaries, reviewed by a person
    • Service credits applied automatically when we miss an SLA

  • Project Engagement

    Fixed-scope apps, platforms and AI systems, paid by accepted milestone.

    • 2-week discovery fixes scope, risks and acceptance criteria
    • Each milestone is invoiced only after you accept it
    • Source code and IP assigned to you on payment

How every model is priced, with your quote by email

Every model is priced from the same building blocks: seniority band, practice, hours, on-site needs and commitment term. Your itemised proposal prices each seat by level, practice and engagement model, and we email it within 2 minutes of your request. Your instant quote lists each line in SAR, AED, USD or EUR, shows VAT separately and stays valid for 30 days.

  • Commitment discounts for 6- and 12-month terms (rates stated in your proposal)
  • 3 or more engineers: a volume discount (rate stated in your proposal)
  • Combined discounts are capped (the cap is stated in your proposal)
  • Checkout lane by monthly value: smaller squads book online, mid-sized squads reserve, larger squads go through the Enterprise lane
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The same guarantee in every model

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  • 48 h shortlist of vetted, anonymised profiles
  • Start in 4 working days for bench, off-bench and on-site roles alike
  • No-bill trial: 5 working days, 10 in the Enterprise lane, once per company
  • Replacement for any reason: a replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days
  • 1 free day per late day, up to 10
  • IP assigned to you on payment

One model per problem, chosen on purpose

  • Team Extension · Representative pattern (anonymised)

    Case T-02

    European telecom operator

    Subscriber backend moved to Kubernetes. 99.95% availability, −60% P1 incidents.

  • Ready Squad · Representative pattern (anonymised)

    Case B-02

    Saudi insurer

    Bilingual RAG assistant live in 14 weeks. −52% average handling time.

  • Managed Delivery · Representative pattern (anonymised)

    Case P-02

    Riyadh government entity

    24/7 SOC live in 6 weeks, 0 critical findings at first audit.

  • Project Engagement · Representative pattern (anonymised)

    Case R-01

    UK retail group

    Headless commerce storefront on Next.js. +21% conversion.

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Questions buyers ask when choosing a model

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In Team Extension, Remote Pro Ai engineers work under your managers and you direct the backlog; we own selection, performance and replacement. In Managed Delivery, our delivery lead owns scope, timeline, quality and risk against acceptance criteria you set, and service credits apply automatically when we miss an SLA.

Yes. Many clients start with Team Extension or a Ready Squad and move to Managed Delivery once the programme grows. A switch is a Statement of Work amendment issued from Client OS, with no renegotiation of the MSA. Your engineers, history and documentation stay in place, so the team keeps working while the paperwork changes.

Team Extension and Ready Squads start in 4 working days for roles on our bench. Managed Delivery deploys its team in 4 working days and runs a 2-week discovery in parallel. Project Engagement begins with discovery, so scope and price are fixed before the build starts and nothing is invoiced on assumptions.

The core terms are identical: a 48-hour shortlist, a 4-working-day start for every seat (bench, off-bench or on-site), replacement for any reason and one no-bill trial per company (5 working days self-serve, 10 in the Enterprise lane). Managed Delivery adds delivery SLAs with service credits. Project Engagement replaces the trial with milestone acceptance and a 60-day warranty.

There is no minimum team size: you can book a single engineer, or a Starter Pack in Ready Squads. The minimum term is 1 month for a single specialist and 3 months for squads, pods and managed delivery; after that, the engagement renews monthly with 30 days’ notice. Commitments of 6 or 12 months earn discounts (rates in your quote), and combined discounts are capped.

You do, in all 4 models. All work product is assigned to you on payment, under the IP assignment in your contract pack. Managed Delivery and Project Engagement also offer source-code escrow at our cost, so your access to the code never depends on the relationship continuing.

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