Managed Squad
Your dedicated team for development, DevOps, QA, or platform engineering
You need stable capacity for continuous work — without your own recruiting, onboarding, and people management? With a Managed Squad from Krafteq, you get a dedicated team whose composition is tailored to your needs: development, DevOps, QA, platform engineering — or a combination. You set the direction, we deliver the results.
ChallengesBuilding stable teams — a major effort for enterprise and SME alike
Whether large enterprise or SME: anyone who needs a dedicated team for development, QA, DevOps, or platform engineering faces the same hurdles. Recruiting takes months, freelancers don't deliver continuity, and traditional outsourcing means loss of control.
Recruiting takes too long and costs too much
Filling a single IT position takes an average of over seven months. For an entire team of developers, QA engineers, or DevOps specialists, expect a year or more. Add headhunter fees, onboarding time, and the risk of employees being poached quickly.
Freelancers deliver features but not continuity
Individual freelancers can help on a spot basis. However, team dynamics are missing: knowledge stays in individual heads, handovers cost time, and when someone drops out, everything stops. At the same time, you as the client carry all the technical coordination.
Traditional outsourcing means loss of control
Large outsourcing providers promise a lot, but responsibility often lies with inexperienced staff. Communication runs through multiple layers, decisions take weeks. Most critically: you lose direct access to your own code and architecture.
No internal know-how for technical decisions
Without experienced technical leadership, architecture decisions are postponed or made incorrectly. Technical debt accumulates. As a result, the software becomes more expensive over time, not cheaper.
BenefitsWhat you gain with a Managed Squad
A Managed Squad combines the advantages of an internal team with the flexibility of an external partner. The composition is tailored to your needs — whether a pure QA team, DevOps squad, platform engineering team, or full-stack combination.
Dedicated team that knows your product or platform
Your squad is assembled to match your needs: development, DevOps, QA, platform engineering — or any combination. The staffing remains stable. As a result, knowledge about your product or platform grows with every sprint.
Krafteq-led technical leadership
An experienced Krafteq lead takes technical leadership. This person makes architecture decisions, ensures code quality, and is your direct point of contact. You don't need your own CTO or technical lead.
Transparent workflow with 2-week sprints
Every two weeks, you see the progress in a demo. The backlog is visible at all times — whether in Jira, Linear, or a tool of your choice. You always know what's being worked on and why.
Scalable as needed
Start with a small team and grow as demand increases. Or scale down temporarily when priorities shift. Team size adapts to your budget and requirements.
AI-powered delivery for more speed
Krafteq engineers use AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor. This accelerates development, code reviews, and documentation — without quality compromises. You get more output per sprint.
Predictable costs from EUR 5,000 per sprint
No hourly billing, no surprises. You pay a fixed price per 2-week sprint. Additionally, all ancillary costs for recruiting, salaries, social contributions, and HR administration are eliminated.
ProcessFrom backlog to finished feature — your Managed Squad in action
A Managed Squad works differently from traditional outsourcing. No body leasing. A real team with ownership that understands and evolves the product or platform.
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Kickoff and squad assembly
In the kickoff, we jointly clarify the needs, technology stack, and initial priorities. Then we assemble your squad — tailored to your project. Depending on requirements, the team consists of developers, DevOps specialists, QA engineers, or platform engineers. Within 14 days of contract signing, the team is ready to go.
Ready-to-go team in 14 days — assembled to match your needs.
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Sprint rhythm with clear rituals
Your squad works in 2-week sprints. Each sprint starts with a planning session where you set priorities. At the end is a demo with working software or measurable infrastructure improvements. We also use retrospectives to continuously improve collaboration.
Transparent progress every two weeks with measurable results.
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Technical leadership by Krafteq
The Krafteq lead makes architecture decisions, conducts code reviews, and ensures clean DevOps pipelines. As a result, you get a product or platform that not only works but is also maintainable, secure, and scalable. Monitoring, security, and cost control are part of our work from day 1.
Maintainable, secure, and scalable results — without your own CTO.
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Modern technology stack
Your squad works with proven technologies: Java with Spring Boot, .NET with ASP.NET Core, TypeScript with React or Vue.js, Go with Gin. For infrastructure, we use Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. Data storage uses PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis — depending on requirements. On request, we use EU-based cloud providers like Hetzner or OVHcloud for maximum digital sovereignty.
Proven technologies with optional EU cloud for digital sovereignty.
Managed Squad — let's talk about it
Let us discuss how we can support your team.
“We build teams that stay. Not because the contract says so, but because great collaboration emerges when experienced engineers take responsibility and don't just process tasks.”
