The Crew Lead runs standups, PRs, and blockers.
You stay on product direction and what ships next.
STANDUPS
QA CYCLES
DEPLOYMENTS
Crew Lead
SPRINT PLANNING
SCOPE QUESTIONS
DELIVERY DECISIONS
FOR ENGINEERING LEADERS AT GROWTH STAGE
YourRoadmapWon't WaitForTheRightHire.
Crewlane closes the gap. A crew lead who owns delivery end-to-end: standups, PRs, blockers. You stay on product.
EVERY WEEK, THE SAME
Your Actual Week
A week that rarely goes the way you planned it.
This is the problem Crewlane was built to fix.
WHAT ACTUALLY WENT WRONG
The Problem Wasn't Who You Hired.
No one owned the coordination.
The crew ships production code by Day 5.
A new hire takes 4-6 months to reach the same point.
Day 0Day 5
Commit
Deploy
Ship
New Hire - 4-6 Months
Starts with a 2-week paid pilot.
After the first 3 months, exit anytime with 30 day's notice.
Pilot
Monthly
30-Day Exit
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Every thread leads back to you.
Before
CAPACITY GAPS ON THE ROADMAP
YOU PULLED INTO SPRINT MANAGEMENT
ARCHITECTURE REVIEWS PILING UP
After
ROADMAP ITEMS SHIPPING ON SCHEDULE
CREW LEAD RUNS THE SPRINT
YOUR STANDARDS ENFORCED IN EVERY PR
Before
After
CAPACITY GAPS ON THE ROADMAP
→
ROADMAP ITEMS SHIPPING ON SCHEDULE
YOU PULLED INTO SPRINT MANAGEMENT
→
CREW LEAD RUNS THE SPRINT
ARCHITECTURE REVIEWS PILING UP
→
YOUR STANDARDS ENFORCED IN EVERY PR
You stay focused on product direction. We handle the execution.
Faster execution
Higher quality
Less management overhead
THREE STEPS
Here's how you get your crew.
Discovery Call
- We'll discuss what you're building in a 30minute call.
- You walk away with a team structure and budget estimate.
You get a roadmap, team structure review & budget estimate.
Crew assembled in 48 hours
- You interview and approve every engineer before they start.
- No one joins without your say-so.
Fully vested, stack-matched engineers ready to start.
First code by Day 5
- Your crew ships production-grade code by day five.
- 2- week paid pilot, you pay only after delivery.
Pay only after pilot delivery.
GETTING STARTED
Pick your entry point · See full pricing
Solo Engineer
From $20/hr
One dedicated mid-level engineer, fully integrated into your tools and stack.
Solo AI Engineer
From $31/hr
One dedicated AI/ML engineer for feature development, integrations, and automation. LLM, RAG, MLOps, NLP, and more.
Principal/Staff Engineer
From $37/hr
Provides architecture leadership, technical guidance, quality oversight, blocker resolution, and scalable stability.
MOST COMMON
Delivery Crew
From $90/hr
Three engineers including a Crew Lead. Self- managed. Standups included.
AI Crew
From $125/hr
Three engineers including an AI lead. Full-stack AI, LLMs, production AI features.
Sprint
From $25k
Scoped milestone, milestone billing. Ship a working product with full handover docs.
Start with a 2-week pilot. Pay after delivery.
Book a CallIntegration, not disruption
Your repos, your standups, your architecture.
We fit your stack - not the other way around.
YOUR TOOLS, YOUR WORKFLOW
Slack, GitHub, Jira - same channels, same rituals, same quality bar. The crew slots into your existing setup from day one.
SlackGitHubJira
Crewlane Layer
Compatible
YOUR ARCHITECTURE, RESPECTED
The Crew Lead reviews your existing patterns and conventions before a single line is written. No rogue rewrites, ever.
Existing
Arch
Crew
Review
Execution
YOUR VISIBILITY, MAINTAINED
PRs go through your review process. Velocity lives in your dashboards. Daily async updates so you always know where things stand.
YOUR STACK, COVERED
Whatever you're building, we can match it.
Every engineer is matched to your exact stack from our 280+ person pool. No retraining, no ramp-up.
FRONTEND
React
Next.js
Angular
Tailwind CSS
TypeScript
Vue
React Native Web
BACKEND
Node.js
Python
Go
FastAPI
Java (Spring Boot)
NestJS
MOBILE
Flutter
Kotlin
Swift
React Native
Expo
CLOUD & DEVOPS
AWS
GitHub Actions
Docker
Terraform
Azure
Kubernetes
AI & DATA
OpenAI
Claude
LangGraph
MCP
PostgreSQL Vector
Pinecone
RAG Systems
AI Agents
MVPs & v1 products
Mobile apps
SaaS platforms
API integrations
AI-powered features
Web applications
Testimonials
Trusted by Clients, Proven by Results
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Amazing. The team delivered our MVP on time and on budget - exactly what was promised, and exactly what was delivered. I have previously suffered with contractors who over-promised and under-delivered, so this was a breath of fresh air. The quality of work is as good as they say it is, and the range of skillsets across the team is impressive. If you have a software project, hire them.
Mancy San
The team has been a fantastic partner in developing an AI storybook generator. They delivered high-quality work, communicated clearly, and followed through on what they committed to. They are easy to work with and stay focused on real outcomes, not just checking boxes. What I value most is how well they operate across the product as a whole. Development, QA, and UX all move in sync, which makes progress feel steady and intentional. When requirements shift, they adapt quickly and offer practical solutions instead of creating friction. Working with them feels like working with a true product partner rather than a typical vendor. I have enjoyed the collaboration so far and would strongly recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable, end-to-end delivery team.
Nash Islam
Tremendous work on our AI chatbot for an interior designer website. From the start, the team understood our goal and desired output and translated those priorities into a proficient, productive product. Professional, hard-working, and completely committed to getting it right. Highly recommended.
Jennifer Hunter
Working with the team to meet the demands of my React Native app for iOS and Android entailed great attention to detail, all of which surpassed every expectation. The level of communication, organization, technical savviness, and dedication brought to the project was excellent. What stood out most was the genuine passion for bringing the vision to life - paired with real professional knowledge and guidance within the industry. Job well done.
Demi
Great consultants. A highly successful implementation of an AI tool for handwriting recognition and digitization of paper forms. The OCR solution works seamlessly for our organization and is going to save us hundreds of hours of work per year.
Kevin Gibbons
We were very happy and satisfied with the work done for us. The team's dedication, professionalism, and technical prowess made them an invaluable asset to our project. Their ability to understand our needs and translate them into functional features is a testament to a genuinely customer-centric approach. Given the success of this project, we are already looking forward to our upcoming LLM-related projects together. Highly recommended.
Unybrands
I've been outsourcing since 2015 and have worked with many teams. This experience stands out. The team is deeply professional, and the quality of every interaction - from the first meeting to delivery - has been consistently excellent. They have my highest recommendation.
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YOUR INTERESTS, FIRST
We put the terms in your favour before you had to ask.
On fit, delivery, commitment, and IP. All locked in.
WON'T THIS SIGNAL A NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE?
The crew runs as an expansion track, not a replacement. Your team hears the deadline is covered. That's a leadership call, not a capacity gap.
WE'VE TRIED OFFSHORE BEFORE. IT ALWAYS STALLS.
You already know why: no one owned the ambiguity. The tech lead does. When scope shifts, they absorb it. You don't interpret. You don't unblock.
WHAT IF THE PILOT DOESN'T DELIVER?
You set the milestone. We hit it, then you pay. Miss it, you owe nothing. The risk sits entirely with us.
HOW LONG IS THE ACTUAL COMMITMENT?
A 2-week pilot first. That's the only real decision. Then 3 months. After that, 30 days' notice to exit whenever you're ready.
Who You'll Talk To
Ready to see if this is the Right Fit?
I've led delivery on 100+ engineering engagements at HestaBit. I built Crewlane because I kept seeing the same pattern - great companies held back by the speed of hiring.
On the call, I'll tell you honestly whether a Crewlane crew is the right fit - or if you should go a different direction. No pitch deck. No pressure.
Surbhit Agarwal
Founder & CEO, Crewlane|Head of Service Delivery, HestaBit
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions we get asked. Answered.
No. The crew integrates into your existing tools, processes, and cadence - a true staff augmentation alternative that actually works. They follow your architecture, your code review process, your sprint schedule. The crew's tech lead coordinates with your engineering lead on priorities. Most teams report the dedicated engineering team scaleup addition feels like an extension within 1-2 weeks.
48-hour replacement guarantee. You interview every engineer before they start. If someone doesn't meet your standards at any point, we swap them from our 280+ engineering pool. Your crew submits PRs through your existing review process - so quality is visible from commit one. That's what engineering capacity on demand should look like.
They align on the first day: architecture patterns, coding conventions, boundary ownership. Your lead sets the vision and standards. The crew's tech lead executes within those boundaries. Weekly syncs keep them calibrated. It's how you scale engineering team fast without creating coordination debt.
Yes - that's the recommended approach for any engineering crew for scaleups. Give the crew a bounded feature set or product area (e.g. "payments integration" or "mobile app v2"). They operate independently within that scope. Your team owns the rest.
Yes. Add engineering capacity on demand with 2 weeks notice. Split into multiple crews for parallel workstreams. Scale down the same way. Month-to-month after the initial 3 months - no severance, no notice period. The cleanest staff augmentation alternative available.
Minimal ramp time. Engineers review your codebase, conventions, and last 20 PRs before writing a line. First commit by day 5. Full velocity by week 2-3. Our integration checklist is designed to let you add engineering capacity without hiring delays or onboarding drag.
You own 100% of the code and IP. Everything is in your repos from day one. If the engagement ends, you have the complete codebase, documentation, and handover. Nothing locked in our systems - exactly what you'd expect from a dedicated engineering team scaleup partner.
NDA before any work begins. We follow your security policies, access controls, and compliance requirements - SOC 2, HIPAA, etc. Your engineering crew for scaleups operates inside your security perimeter, not around it.