Vetted Engineers. In Your Workflow. Within 72 Hours.
We've already done the screening. You interview the shortlist.
72h
Shortlist to your inbox
3-stage
Technical vetting before you meet them
Zero
HR, payroll, or compliance overhead
Your engineering team has a gap — a specific skill, a specific project, or a specific timeline — and the standard recruitment process takes three months you don't have.
The problem with most outsourcing is that you're paying to run someone else's recruitment process — writing the JD, screening CVs, interviewing candidates who don't match the brief, and starting over when the first hire doesn't work out. We run that process so you don't have to, and we absorb the cost of wrong fits.
We work with CTOs, engineering managers, and founders who have a specific technical gap and a real deadline. The use cases are consistent: a senior backend engineer is leaving next month and you need a replacement; a product roadmap item needs a skill the current team doesn't have; a six-month project needs a dedicated team that isn't available in-house.
CTOs who need to fill a specific senior engineering role within weeks, not months
Engineering managers with a project backlog that the current team can't clear
Startups that need a full-stack team for a product sprint but can't afford permanent headcount
UK/US companies looking for an India-based engineering complement to their onshore team
Enterprises running a digital transformation programme that needs external specialist capacity
Our vetting process
Technical Assessment
Every candidate completes a take-home technical test relevant to your stack, followed by a live coding or architecture discussion. We see the results before you do — we only forward candidates who meet the bar.
Communication Screening
Async written English assessment and a video call evaluated for clarity, listening, and the ability to push back constructively. Technical competence without communication is a liability in a distributed team.
Reference Verification
We contact previous employers and project leads directly — not just the references the candidate provided. A pattern of context-switching or incomplete project delivery is visible in reference calls, not CVs.
Timezone Alignment
India-based engineers working your overlap hours by default. For UK/US clients, we place engineers who have proven experience working in IST-to-BST or IST-to-EST overlap.
HR, Payroll & Compliance
We handle employment contracts, payroll, PF, ESIC, and all statutory compliance. You receive a single monthly invoice. No HR administration, no compliance exposure.
Performance Monitoring
Monthly check-ins with both the engineer and your team. We identify problems before they become exits. If a placement isn't working, we replace within a defined SLA — not after a painful three-month performance process.
The stack — and why
We maintain a pool of vetted engineers across the full stack. If your requirement is outside this list, tell us — we'll tell you honestly whether we can match it or whether you're better served by a specialist recruiter.
Discuss your tech requirementsFrontend
Backend
Mobile
Infrastructure
Quality
Data
Design
From brief to integrated engineer
Requirement Brief
Day 1A 30-minute call or a written brief: stack, seniority level, working hours, project context, and team culture. The more specific you are, the better the match.
Shortlist Delivery
Day 2–32–3 pre-vetted candidate profiles with technical assessment results, communication evaluation notes, and our recommendation — in your inbox within 72 hours.
Your Interviews
Day 4–7You interview the shortlist on your own terms. We don't sit in unless you want us to. You choose who joins your team.
Onboarding
Day 7–10The engineer joins your Slack, your standup, and your sprint within 24 hours of your go-ahead. We handle the employment paperwork — you handle the technical onboarding.
What most outsourcing arrangements get wrong
We absorb the cost of wrong fits
If a placement doesn't work out within the first 30 days, we replace them at no additional cost. We carry the risk of the vetting process — not you.
You interview a shortlist of three, not a list of thirty
The point of our vetting process is to do the screening work so your engineering manager doesn't have to. You should be deciding between good options, not filtering out candidates who can't pass a basic SQL question.
Communication quality is a non-negotiable filter
A distributed team fails at the communication layer, not the technical one. We screen for async written communication, the ability to ask clarifying questions, and the willingness to flag blockers early — before you ever see the candidate.
No long-term lock-in
Monthly contracts with 30-day notice. If your project scope changes, your team composition can change with it. No six-month minimum commitments for a three-month project.
Sectors we've delivered for
Tell us the gap. We'll fill it.
Send us a one-paragraph brief: the role, the stack, the timeline, and the context. We'll come back with a shortlist within 72 hours.
Questions we get before every staff augmentation project
How quickly can we get a developer?
What's the difference between staff augmentation and outsourcing?
What if the engineer doesn't work out?
What hourly or monthly rates should we expect?
Can we hire the engineer permanently after the augmentation period?
How do you handle IP protection and NDAs?
We're a UK/US company. How does the timezone work?
What seniority levels do you provide?
What is staff augmentation vs outsourcing — which is right for us?
How do UK and US companies legally hire remote developers from India?
Related services
Cities we serve
About our staff augmentation services
Spacelinkers is an IT services company based in Noida, India, providing staff augmentation to clients across India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UAE. Our staff augmentation practice covers technical assessment, communication screening, reference verification, and is delivered by engineers who have production experience with the relevant technology stack.
We work with CTOs, engineering managers, and founders who have a specific technical gap and a real deadline. The use cases are consistent: a senior backend engineer is leaving next month and you need a replacement; a product roadmap item needs a skill the current team doesn't have; a six-month project needs a dedicated team that isn't available in-house.
For businesses in the Delhi NCR region, we offer in-person discovery sessions at our Noida office. For clients in Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and other Indian cities — and for international clients — all engagements run remotely with structured communication and weekly video syncs. Contact us to discuss your staff augmentation project, or explore the areas we serve.
Comparison guides
- Offshore development company vs freelancersWhen each engagement model makes sense, and what to look for in either case.
Tell us the gap. We'll fill it.
Send us a one-paragraph brief: the role, the stack, the timeline, and the context. We'll come back with a shortlist within 72 hours.
Or email sales@spacelinkers.com — written quote within 48 hours.