Engineering Pods Built
for Your Needs
From lean startup pods to full enterprise GCC capability — every engagement is tailored, transparent, and governed by senior technical leadership.
Choose Your Pod Size
All pods include Fractional CTO oversight, secure tooling, and IP protection as standard.
Nano Pod — 3 to 5 Engineers
Designed for startups and scaleups that need to move fast without the overhead of a large team. Ideal for MVP delivery, product iteration, and dedicated feature teams.
- 3–5 pre-vetted engineers
- Full-stack or specialist composition
- Weekly Fractional CTO touchpoints
- Sprint-based delivery cadence
- Integrated into your tooling & CI/CD
- 4–6 week assembly time
Specialist Pod — 6 to 12 Engineers
Full-stack teams with deep domain expertise. Built for platform engineering, data pipelines, security, and teams that need more than generalists.
- 6–12 engineers with domain depth
- Platform, data, or security focus
- Bi-weekly CTO alignment sessions
- Architecture-as-a-Service included
- Dedicated QA and DevOps capacity
- 6–8 week assembly time
Enterprise Pod — 10 to 25 Engineers
Dedicated GCC-equivalent capability for organisations running multiple engineering workstreams. Full CTO alignment and governance at scale.
- 10–25 engineers across workstreams
- Multiple squad configurations
- Embedded CTO leadership
- Custom governance framework
- BOT option after 18–30 months
- 8–12 week assembly time
Beyond the Pod
Fractional CTO
Senior technical leadership embedded into your organisation part-time. Strategy, hiring, architecture, and vendor management — without the full-time overhead.
- Monthly or quarterly engagement
- Technology strategy & roadmapping
- Engineering team leadership
- Build vs buy decision support
- CTO-to-board reporting
Architecture-as-a-Service
Deep-dive architecture reviews, system design workshops, and long-term technology roadmapping from engineers who've built at scale.
- System architecture review
- Scalability & resilience assessment
- Cloud migration planning
- API design & integration patterns
- Written recommendations & roadmap
24/7 DevOps / SRE
Round-the-clock site reliability engineering, incident response, and infrastructure management. Keep your systems running at all times.
- 24/7 monitoring & alerting
- Incident response & runbooks
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Cost optimisation & capacity planning
- SLA-backed availability commitments
Simple, Transparent Engagement
| Feature | Nano Pod | Specialist Pod | Enterprise Pod |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Size | 3–5 | 6–12 | 10–25 |
| Assembly Time | 4–6 weeks | 6–8 weeks | 8–12 weeks |
| Minimum Term | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days |
| Pricing Model | Monthly pod rate | Monthly pod rate | Monthly pod rate |
| Scale Up/Down | 30 days notice | 30 days notice | 30 days notice |
| Fractional CTO | Weekly touchpoints | Bi-weekly | Embedded |
| BOT Option | — | After 24 months | After 18 months |
| Upfront Cost | Zero | Zero | Zero |
Find the Right Pod for Your Team
Book a Discovery Call and we'll recommend the right configuration for your engineering needs.