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Dedicated Software Development Team
- 35 years in software development and IT consulting
- Around 4,000 successful projects
- 750+ full-time professionals working across different time zones in 3 continents
Dedicated development team model is aimed to help businesses speed up their development initiatives and achieve significant cost savings by hiring a reliable team of pre-vetted IT talents. A mature tech partner with 35 years in IT, ScienceSoft assembles tailored dedicated teams of developers that efficiently address skill gaps and deliver high-quality results with no delays or collaboration issues.
Why Partner Up with ScienceSoft
IT consultants, technical architects, developers and QA specialists, support engineers, account managers, PMs and business analysts.
We've helped 1,300+ companies improve their IT efficiency and adopt new IT capabilities.
Certified consultants, architects, developers and administrators working with Microsoft, AWS, Google, Oracle, ServiceNow, Adobe Commerce, and other platforms.
- Quality-first approach based on a mature ISO 9001-certified quality management system.
- ISO 27001-certified security management based on comprehensive policies and processes, advanced security technology, and skilled professionals.
- 62% of our revenue comes from clients that stay with ScienceSoft for 2+ years.
Our clients among global market leaders
Our valued partners and awards
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What Our Clients Appreciate about ScienceSoft’s Teams
ScienceSoft’s C++ developers have been assisting Supponor in the ongoing development of the software for the past 11 years. ScienceSoft’s experience in cross-platform, real-time systems, and computer graphics helps to ensure consistently high performance and wide compatibility of Supponor’s products. We know we can rely on ScienceSoft’s experts and trust their excellent understanding of what our clients demand from Supponor software.
We have been cooperating with ScienceSoft for 5 years. ScienceSoft's team of five Java developers and one Test Engineer have been working hard to ensure our product - Enonic XP - exceeds our customer's expectations. The team has become an integrated part of Enonic, and we appreciate their efforts and passion for the product. Thanks for a great job so far!
ScienceSoft's .NET developers have been assisting Upstream Works in refactoring a load testing system and bringing further automation to the load testing process. Their DevOps engineers helped us optimize our infrastructure and set up a continuous software delivery process. The team is very professional, well-organized, and is always on top of the finer details. This is exactly what a long-term, harmonious partnership should look like.
Technologies We Use
We employ the proven combination of the latest and classic trusted technologies, having the following technology stack as our basis:
Pick Your Service Model
Regardless of your preferred service model, our teams ensure that cooperation goals are achieved, that development flow is transparent, and that uncertainties are addressed in an agile and pragmatic way.
Outsourcing all functions
(PM, BA, development, QA, and up to user training)
Expand your capabilities with a dedicated team that handles an outsourced part of your project or the entire project end-to-end, while having all the deliverables and documentation shared with your team.
Outsourcing selected functions
(PM, BA, development, or QA)
Get a dedicated team only for the activities you choose and exclude the activities that you want to carry out in-house or with another vendor to have the desired level of control over the project.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Dedicated Software Development Team?
When hiring a dedicated software development team, several key cost factors come into play:
- Size and composition of the outsourced team: the number of developers, architects, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, project managers, UX/UI designers, and other required specialists.
- Skill level and expertise: senior and lead developers or experts with niche skills (e.g., in cloud engineering, machine learning) have higher rates. To optimize project costs, we usually strive to build a balanced team of talents with different levels of seniority and only bring in niche experts for strategic tasks such as architecture design.
- Location of the team (nearshore and offshore outsourcing rates are 2–4x lower than what you can find in the US).
- Legal and compliance costs: ensuring software and/or development process compliance with relevant laws and regulations may require legal consultations or additional documentation.
5 Benefits of Choosing the Dedicated Team Model
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You can forget about the expensive recruitment process. The cost of hiring a dedicated development team is transparent, as you don’t have to worry about unpredictable expenses on selecting, vetting and assembling IT specialists in a team – we do that for you. |
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You benefit from quick and easy ramp-up. After you hire a dedicated software development team from ScienceSoft, the team’s setup takes little time as our IT experts already have a mutual understanding from successfully working together on similar engagements and can focus on quickly integrating into your development process, however specific it is. Our team members also have a cooperative mindset and a friendly attitude that help integrate with external teams easily. |
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You don’t have to adjust your processes to remote collaboration by yourself. We are flexible to adapt to your existing communication model and help to tune all the needed tools and environment for your team to collaborate with our team without additional efforts. |
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You keep full technical ownership of the project and get access to ScienceSoft’s expertise. We share our company’s best practices and pass on all the project artifacts and knowledge accumulated in the project to your in-house team. |
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You control the results without spending time on daily management. Our dedicated project manager controls the day-to-day process and workflows and provides comprehensive reports to your project manager (or product owner) as often as needed to ensure process transparency and alignment with your goals. In such a way, you have more time to focus on the core parts of the project. |
ScienceSoft USA Corporation Is a 3-Year Champion in the Financial Times Rating
Three years in a row (2022–2024), the Financial Times has included ScienceSoft USA Corporation in the list of 500 fastest-growing American companies. This is the result of our dedication to driving project success despite any constraints and disruptions.
How Dedicated Teams Compare to Team Augmentation and Full Project Outsourcing
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When to use
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Example of a project
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A SaaS company that needs continuous development and updates for its platform hires a dedicated team to handle several software modules to ensure consistent progress and quality. |
An ecommerce company that experiences a peak season augments its staff with additional developers to handle increased traffic and roll out high-demand features. |
A healthcare provider without an in-house development team needs a custom EHR system and outsources the entire project to a specialized software development company. |
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Cost implications
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Higher initial cost but can be more cost-effective in the long run due to the stability and deep understanding of the project by the dedicated team. |
Allows for scaling up or down based on project needs, which can be cost-effective for short-term or fluctuating requirements. |
Lower upfront costs as the vendor handles all aspects of development. Potentially higher TCO if extensive changes or additional features are needed post-delivery. |
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Risk allocation
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Risks are shared between the customer and the vendor. The customer has control over the team, but the vendor manages administrative aspects. |
The customer bears max risk in terms of project management and delivery as augmented staff are managed by the customer’s existing team. |
The vendor takes responsibility for all the risks related to project delivery; the client risks hiring an inept vendor. |
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Team integration and collaboration
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Project management efforts
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How to Hire a Dedicated Software Development Team
Step 1. Software development needs analysis
At this stage, you decide which part of your initiative (one task, several tasks, the entire project) you want to outsource. If you have an in-house software development team, you can probably determine exactly what specific skills and roles you need to cover. If you’re looking to outsource an entire project, you may need to speak with a vendor first to estimate the resources you will need.
Step 2. Vendor research
Look for IT outsourcing companies that have experience in projects similar to yours and within your industry, especially if you need to maintain software compliance with regulations such as HIPAA or KYC/AML. Check client testimonials and reviews on platforms like Clutch to see unfiltered opinions from the vendor’s clients. Look for descriptions of project management and collaboration practices, sample documentation, security and quality management processes on the vendor’s website. Certifications like ISO 9001 (for service quality) and ISO 27001 (for data security) can also serve as indicators of the vendor’s reliability.
Step 3. Proposal request
Prepare an RFP document detailing your project requirements, scope, budget, timeline, and evaluation criteria. If you have not composed an RFP before, consider requesting an RFP template from a vendor to guide you through the process. Send the RFP to shortlisted vendors and set a deadline for proposal submissions.
Step 4. Proposal review
Evaluate proposals based on the proposed development plan and technical approach, budget, timeline, team composition, and each vendor’s experience. Ask for interviews with the potential team members to assess their expertise and cultural fit. Consider organizing test tasks or small trial projects.
Step 5. Contract negotiation
Clearly define the scope of work, including deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria. Agree on payment terms and schedule, which should be linked to project milestones. Make sure the contract includes clauses for confidentiality, data protection, and intellectual property rights. Define SLAs for performance metrics, response times, and quality standards. Specify conditions for contract termination by either party.
Step 6. Dedicated team onboarding
ntroduce the dedicated team to your in-house team and other stakeholders. Provide secure access to necessary tools, repositories, development environments, and communication platforms (e.g., Jira, GitHub, Slack). Share all relevant project documentation and knowledge (you can have the old and the new teams working in parallel for some time for efficient transfer of undocumented knowledge). Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member. Set up a communication plan, including regular meetings (daily stand-ups, weekly reviews, strategic onsite visits), reporting forms and schedules, and escalation procedures.
How ScienceSoft Assembles a Dedicated Development Team for Hire
To make sure each of our clients can receive their dream team within the shortest possible time frame, we take the following four key steps:
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Project scoping
We scope the project — define the boundaries, objectives, and deliverables of a project. It includes identifying the tasks that need to be completed and the resources needed, estimating the budget and the timeline. This provides a clear understanding of what the project entails and what it aims to achieve.
For projects involving 10+ developers, we recommend to divide a large team into several smaller ones and assign a team lead for each group of 5–7 experts. Our team leads create and maintain a highly productive and creative environment and make sure that their respective teams meet the project goals to the fullest, which can significantly reduce the managerial efforts on your side.
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Proposal preparation
We conduct CV screening of our experts, pick the most fitting candidates, and get back to you with our proposal that includes detailed information about the pre-selected team members and our approach to collaboration. If you are not satisfied with the suggested talents, we adjust the CV screening criteria according to your feedback and offer more options to fully meet your needs.
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Team onboarding and SLA negotiation
If you accept our proposal, we assemble the chosen team and go through the final steps to kick off the project. Together, we clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member, outline the deliverables (incl. documents, prototypes, finalized solutions), agree on the collaboration format, decide on the KPIs to be used in reporting — all this will be reflected in a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
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Cooperation start
Once a contract is signed, ScienceSoft’s dedicated software developers and other team members join your project in 1–2 days. Usually, it takes our IT talents up to 1 week to fully adapt to your processes and start showing top performance.
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By hiring ScienceSoft’s dedicated development teams, you benefit from: