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Benefits of extending your team with The Scalers
Access to specialist talent
Cost efficiencies and savings
Full control and seamless integration
Fully managed operations and support
High talent & knowledge retention
Rapid time-to-market and scale
Examples of team extensions
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How allpay overcame talent shortages to modernise its payment platform
Allpay partnered with The Scalers to overcome talent shortages and modernise its payment platform, saving 32% a year with zero attrition in 4 years.
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My Muscle Chef finally finds offshoring success with The Scalers
My Muscle Chef needed an affordable way to scale development without sacrificing quality. The Scalers helped them do so when outsourcing had failed.
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Johnson Health Tech accelerates delivery with Bangalore ODC
See how an offshore team extension to bridge time zone differences grew to an ODC and accelerated delivery for Johnson Health Tech.
Whatever technologies, skills, or roles you need
No matter what skills you’re lacking, we have the expertise to source and onboard the exact profiles you need in Bangalore. Our deep recruitment pipeline covers a vast array of technologies and roles to drive your roadmap forward.
We can find frontend engineers who specialise in building intuitive, high-performance user interfaces. They focus on the client-side of development, translating design mockups into interactive and responsive web applications that deliver exceptional user experience.
Backend developers build and maintain the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power applications. They ensure performance, security, and the reliable exchange of data between the application and the database.
We source expert mobile developers for native and cross-platform applications, ensuring a seamless experience for both iOS and Android users. They are skilled in optimising performance, handling device-specific features, and publishing to app stores.
DevOps and Cloud engineers specialise in automating the software development lifecycle, managing cloud infrastructure, and ensuring continuous delivery, scalability, and stability of applications.
QA engineers ensure software meets all functional and non-functional requirements. They design and execute tests, identify defects, and work with the development team to ensure a high-quality product.
Beyond core engineering, we can source roles critical for product direction and user experience, including strategic thinkers and creative designers who shape the product.
We hire specialised data scientists, machine learning engineers, and data analysts who transform raw data into actionable insights and build intelligent, AI-powered features for your products.
Building the best tech and data teams since 2014
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Team extension vs. Staff augmentation vs. Traditional outsourcing
The decision to scale your tech team often comes down to choosing between a dedicated team extension, temporary staff augmentation, and traditional outsourcing. While each aims to augment your capacity, they offer fundamentally different approaches to control, talent quality, integration, and risk.
Team Extension
Large
Complete access to India’s talent pool, filled with expert developers in valuable skills.
Staff Augmentation
Vendor's bench
Access to the vendor’s existing pool may lead to compromises.
Traditional Outsourcing
Limited
Access to the vendor’s existing staff, where quality can vary significantly.
Team Extension
Full, direct control
You work with your team extension exactly the same as your local employees, while we take care of all the hassles on the ground.
Staff Augmentation
Client-managed
You integrate the resource you selected and manage their daily tasks, while the vendor handles HR/admin.
Traditional Outsourcing
Indirect control
Work is managed by the vendor’s project manager with no direct interaction, which often causes communication challenges.
Team Extension
Long-term strategy
A partnership focused on long-term access to global talent and opening the door for future expansion.
Staff Augmentation
Short-term solution
A quick solution to fill an immediate skill gap, or a temporary capacity increase.
Traditional Outsourcing
Short-term solution
Short-term, project-based, or transactional focus to address skills shortages for a limited time.
Team Extension
Full ownership
Explicit, secure transfer of IP rights to your company from day one.
Staff Augmentation
Clear, but per resource
IP rights are typically assigned to the client for the specific individual’s work.
Traditional Outsourcing
Variable
IP rights can be complex and are often retained or shared with the vendor.
Team Extension
Transparent, fixed cost
Transparent all-inclusive (salary, equipment, admin) cost model so you always know what you’ll pay.
Staff Augmentation
Time & materials (T&M)
Billing is based on hours worked, offering flexibility but often less long-term cost predictability.
Traditional Outsourcing
Variable sometimes obscure
Fixed-price or time-and-materials model, often with significant hidden margins such as project management fees.
Team Extension
Flexible
If you need to add more developers or new skills, we can find and hire them for you. And when appropriate, we can transition to a dedicated team or ODC model.
Staff Augmentation
Role-by-role
Quick to add individuals, but scaling an entire development function is not the model’s strength.
Traditional Outsourcing
Fast but limited
Outsourcing providers can usually add more staff fast, but that may be limited by the vendor’s available bench.
Team Extension
Staff Augmentation
Traditional Outsourcing
Talent pool
Large
Complete access to India’s talent pool, filled with expert developers in valuable skills.
Vendor's bench
Access to the vendor’s existing pool may lead to compromises.
Limited
Access to the vendor’s existing staff, where quality can vary significantly.
Management
Full, direct control
You work with your team extension exactly the same as your local employees, while we take care of all the hassles on the ground.
Client-managed
You integrate the resource you selected and manage their daily tasks, while the vendor handles HR/admin.
Indirect control
Work is managed by the vendor’s project manager with no direct interaction, which often causes communication challenges.
Goal
Long-term strategy
A partnership focused on long-term access to global talent and opening the door for future expansion.
Short-term solution
A quick solution to fill an immediate skill gap, or a temporary capacity increase.
Short-term solution
Short-term, project-based, or transactional focus to address skills shortages for a limited time.
Intellectual property (IP)
Full ownership
Explicit, secure transfer of IP rights to your company from day one.
Clear, but per resource
IP rights are typically assigned to the client for the specific individual’s work.
Variable
IP rights can be complex and are often retained or shared with the vendor.
Pricing model
Transparent, fixed cost
Transparent all-inclusive (salary, equipment, admin) cost model so you always know what you’ll pay.
Time & materials (T&M)
Billing is based on hours worked, offering flexibility but often less long-term cost predictability.
Variable sometimes obscure
Fixed-price or time-and-materials model, often with significant hidden margins such as project management fees.
Scalability
Flexible
If you need to add more developers or new skills, we can find and hire them for you. And when appropriate, we can transition to a dedicated team or ODC model.
Role-by-role
Quick to add individuals, but scaling an entire development function is not the model’s strength.
Fast but limited
Outsourcing providers can usually add more staff fast, but that may be limited by the vendor’s available bench.
Talent pool
Cost-efficiency
Quality
English fluency
How we set up team extensions in India
In the last 10 years, we’ve developed a proven approach to hiring and retaining top talent in Bangalore for our partners. It’s simple, but not easy.
How we set up team extensions in India
In the last 10 years, we’ve developed a proven approach to hiring and retaining top talent in Bangalore for our partners. It’s simple, but not easy.
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We find the best tech and data talent
Whatever role or technology you’re looking for, we hire only the best with our rigorous 7-step recruitment process.
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We set up your private, branded office
Your new team will have a dedicated workspace, and we’ll handle everything for you on the ground: HR, payroll, compliance, and security, so you can focus on your work.
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We keep your engineers happy and committed
We make sure your engineers feel valued, supported, and genuinely connected to your company, which results in higher engagement, stronger performance, and long-term retention.
Team extension and staff augmentation insights
Frequently asked questions
Use staff augmentation when you have a short-term need to fill a specific skill gap, require temporary additional capacity for a project, or need a single expert role quickly without the long-term commitment of building a dedicated team. It is a tactical solution best suited for defined, transactional needs rather than a core, strategic scaling strategy.
The exact cost of a software development team extension depends on factors including the size of the team, the specific skills you are looking for, the quality of the team (including soft skills), and the location where you are extending your team. Typically, you can expect savings of between 20-50% but make sure to check for additional fees that may be hidden within the contract.
To avoid a low-quality development partner, make sure you evaluate properly before you sign any contract. To do so, you need to get evidence of their work and approach. Ask how they ensure the quality of the talent they source, request case studies and testimonials to prove their experience and statement. In addition, look at how they interact and communicate with you before signing – this can indicate how they will actually communicate and act.
To integrate your extended developers into your in-house team, you should adopt the same approach as onboarding local employees. That means the same equipment, systems, and processes. If you are using the same workspaces and codebases, your remote developers will be able to communicate via the same channels during overlap hours and can leverage async communication tools during off-hours. By adopting the same approach, they will understand your company, products and culture, enabling them to deliver quality work. Your offshore partner will help facilitate this process.
Team extensions in offshore tech hubs such as Bangalore provide three key advantages over in-house hiring, which bring a multitude of benefits. Firstly, they provide access to specialist talent who would be unavailable or unaffordable locally. Secondly, they help reduce the overheads connected to development, allowing companies to get more from their budgets. Finally, due to established hiring networks, offshore partners can find quality employees faster than hiring at home.
Our engagement process begins with Discovery & Planning, where we help you to define your exact team needs and highlight local market opportunities. Next is Recruitment, using our rigorous 7-step process to source, vet, and hire top talent in Bangalore exclusively for you. While we handle all the technical and soft skill vetting, you get the final say on every hire. Finally, we handle the full Onboarding process, matched to your local requirements, and provide Ongoing support with administrative support and regular engagement activities, ensuring your fully integrated team is happy and productive for the long term.
At The Scalers, we can find professionals in any tech field you require by leveraging India’s rich tech talent pool. The most common roles we hire for are developers (including front-end, full-stack, embedded engineers, and mobile developers), Data roles (from assistants all the way to senior scientists), ML and AI engineers, and occasionally more specialist roles such as those in CRM and Quant. We rarely hire project managers for team extensions but fulfil those roles (and more) in dedicated teams and ODCs.
IT staff augmentation is an outsourcing strategy to temporarily fill a specific skill gap or capacity need by hiring external IT professionals. These professionals work under the client’s direct supervision but are legally employed by a third party. Unlike project outsourcing, staff augmentation integrates these employees directly into your existing in-house development teams and workflows, but unlike a team extension, this is usually for a limited period of time.
With a team extension, you are in charge of the work, and you ensure the quality of the work. This is made possible by the best tech and data talent, and integrating them into your team as first-class citizens. Once done, you follow your standard practices to ensure work is carried out properly. Team extension members also go through standard probation periods, performance improvement plans, and ultimately can be replaced if they fail to meet expectations.
The best locations for a development team extension share common factors: a vast and high-quality talent pool, significant cost savings, high English proficiency, and a stable business environment. Bangalore, often called the ‘Silicon Valley of Asia,’ is a premier choice because it excels in all these areas, boasting over a million skilled developers (talent Pool), offering an average of 37% cost savings compared to Western hubs (cost-efficiency), having a highly English-proficient workforce for seamless communication (English fluency), and operating within a mature, stable regulatory framework for global business (Stable business environment).
Staff augmentation offers several benefits, but its main advantage is the ability to rapidly fill specialised skills gaps without the long-term commitment of permanent hiring. It allows clients to maintain direct control over the augmented team member’s daily tasks and integrate them into existing workflows, offering more control than traditional project-based outsourcing. However, this model is typically a short-term solution as it doesn’t build a sustainable, dedicated offshore function. This can lead to less sustainable long-term costs compared to a team extension. Furthermore, reliance on a vendor’s bench can lead to in-demand talent working on multiple projects at once and limit access to the best candidates.
With The Scalers’ team extension model, you maintain full, direct control over your remote employees. They are fully integrated and using the same systems and processes as your local team, so you work with them as any other employee. You manage their daily tasks, while The Scalers takes care of all the on-the-ground administrative, HR, and operational support in Bangalore.
