--- title: "About" description: "Devspace is a Scandinavian technology partner that embeds senior European engineers directly in your team. 500+ pre-vetted engineers across the EU. Most engagements start within 2-4 weeks." url: "https://www.devspace.no/about" markdown: "https://www.devspace.no/about.md" type: "about" site: "devspace" updated: "2026-09-09" --- # About > Devspace is a Scandinavian technology partner that embeds senior European engineers directly in your team. 500+ pre-vetted engineers across the EU. Most engagements start within 2-4 weeks. ## Engineering excellence. European talent. Worldwide. Devspace is a Scandinavian hands-on technology partner that embeds senior European engineers directly in your team and provides the strategic technical leadership your business phase requires. [Talk to us](https://www.devspace.no/about#contact-form) ## Who we are Devspace was founded on a simple observation: the best engineering talent in Europe rarely ends up in the companies that need it most. Traditional hiring is too slow. Outsourcing loses context. Large consultancies are too expensive. We built a different model. A network of pre-vetted senior engineers across multiple European countries including AI-enabled engineers and ML specialists who embed directly into client teams. Your Slack, your Jira, your sprint, your engineering lead. To your team, they're just a colleague who started last week. But finding the right people is only part of what we do. Our team brings deep technical and strategic expertise, so whether you need a Fractional CTO to hold the roadmap together, a technical due diligence partner before a deal closed, or an AI strategy that moved from opportunity to working prototype without a six-month engagement, we can lead that work ourselves. No handoff, no loss of context across the phases that matter most. - **600+** — pre-vetted senior engineers in our network - **8 countries** — in Europe with timezone overlap - **2-4 weeks** — median time to first engineer placed - **73%** — of engagements extend beyond original scope ## How the model works ### 01 You brief us Tell us what is your stack, domain and the timeline. A 30-minute call is usually enough. We ask the questions that CVs don't answer. ### 02 We match and vet We draw from our pre-vetted EU network, not a job board. Every candidate has been assessed on technical depth, English fluency, and remote collaboration experience. You receive a shortlist, not a pile. ### 03 They join your team The engineer is in your Slack, your sprint, your code review and reporting to your engineering lead. We stay in the background: handling contracts, performance if needed, and replacement if the fit isn't right. ## Meet our leadership team Three founders. Decades of combined experience across engineering, commercial growth, and technical leadership. Alex, Pavel, and Dennis built Devspace on the conviction that the European talent market was fundamentally underserved and that the right model could fix it. The result is a firm that operates differently from anything else in the market. - [Alex Somby — Business](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsomby/): Background in management consulting, business development and international expansion. Leads client relationships and commercial strategy. - [Pavel Kurnosov — Technology](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavelkurnosov/): Senior engineering background spanning product and platform development. Leads technical vetting, engineer network quality, and oversight of engineering delivery across all client engagements. - [Dennis Shpakouski — Commercial](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-shpakouski-60b93518/): Commercial and partnerships lead. Drives business development across Europe and US markets, coordinating Devspace's industry vertical strategy and key account relationships. - [Ewa Biernat — Delivery](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewa-biernat/): Delivery and recruitment lead. Drives consultant sourcing and recruitment in all European markets. Responsible for ensuring quality of engagements with clients in enterprise segments. ## What makes us different Three things that distinguish us from every other option. ### Senior European engineers, not outsourcing EU timezone, Scandinavian quality norms, cultural alignment with US and Nordic clients. Every engineer in our network is EU-based. We say this explicitly because it matters to your product quality, your compliance environment, and your working hours. ### Embedded model: we place the person, you run the team Your standups. Your tools. Your process. Our engineers sit inside your org structure, not ours. The only thing we manage is the contract and the continuity. To your team, they're just a colleague who started last week. ### Speed and strategic depth in one firm Most engagements start in 2-4 weeks. And if you need more than a developer, whether that's a Fractional CTO, a pre-acquisition technical assessment, or an AI roadmap, it's the same firm. No handoff. No loss of context. ## What our clients say > "Every Devspace engineer understood our stack, fitted our process, and added real value fast. That consistency is rare and genuinely makes a difference" > > — Andrew Page, CEO, Hippo Manager > "We couldn't afford a 6 month hiring cycle for rare AI skills. Devspace had specialists embedded within 2 weeks" > > — Lauren Pedersen, CEO, SportAI > "Devspace engineers adapted fast to our needs, our culture, our priorities. Self-directed and focused on what mattered most to our team" > > — Kim Stian Haugland, VP Operations and Technology, Optimarin > "Devspace extended our team seamlessly during our busiest season - the right engineers, ready fast, delivering brand experiences for global clients" > > — Axel Svensson, Head of Innovation & Technology, NPG ## Tell us what you need. We'll find the right engineers. Whether you need senior engineers embedded in your team, a Fractional CTO, or a technology assessment before a deal - most engagements start within 2-4 weeks. Or email us directly at post@devspace.no. Contact devspace: email [post@devspace.no](mailto:post@devspace.no) or use the contact form at https://www.devspace.no/#contact-form (name, email, phone (optional), company, what you are looking for). --- devspace · https://www.devspace.no · post@devspace.no · Bogstadveien 27B, 0355 Oslo, Norway Index of all pages for AI agents: https://www.devspace.no/llms.txt