500+ senior engineers. 8 European countries. One standard. Here is how we find them, how we evaluate them, and why the people we place stay.
Talk to us about your next project500+ senior engineers
available through our network
8 European countries
with strong timezone overlap
2-4 weeks
from first call to team start
Most staffing and outsourcing firms operate from a fixed pool of available employees. When a client request comes in, they check who is unoccupied and available to start. The result is a match based on availability, not fit. Devspace works differently. Our 500+ engineers are independent senior professionals distributed across Europe - they are not sitting on a bench waiting to be assigned. They are active, experienced specialists who are part of our network because they meet a specific standard, not because they needed a job. When a client request comes in, we go to the network and find the right person for that specific context - the right stack, the right seniority level, the right timezone, the right domain experience. That is why our median time from first call to an engineer in your standup is 9 days, not 9 weeks.
Senior independent engineers and small specialist teams across Europe. Most have 8+ years of professional experience. Many come through referrals from engineers already in the network - a signal that quality is self-reinforcing. We do not place junior or mid-level developers. Every engineer in our network is senior by default.
The network exists to serve one purpose: placing the right engineer in the right client team, fast. Every decision about who we add, how we evaluate them, and how we manage the relationship points back to that goal. It is not a directory of CVs. It is a curated group of people we know, have evaluated, and are prepared to recommend.
How every engineer earns a place in the network
Every engineer goes through the same evaluation before we add them to the network - and again before we recommend them for a specific client engagement. Senior engineers rarely need to prove their technical ability twice, but they do need to prove they are the right person for this client, this team, and this moment.
The majority of engineers in our network arrive through referrals from existing network members. The rest are identified through direct outreach. We do not rely on job boards. A referral from a trusted senior engineer is itself a form of pre-vetting — it means someone with high standards has already vouched for this person.
We review the engineer's background against our baseline: a minimum of 7 years of professional experience, demonstrated delivery in production environments, and a technology profile that maps to the kinds of engagements our clients bring. Engineers who do not meet the seniority threshold are not added to the network, regardless of how they arrived.
We conduct a structured technical review focused on how the engineer thinks and solves problems, not on textbook knowledge. The format varies by stack and specialisation. We are looking for engineers who can operate independently in a client's environment from day one — not engineers who need six weeks of onboarding before they become productive.
Clear communication in English is non-negotiable for embedded work. Our engineers join client standups, write documentation, and communicate directly with engineering leads and product teams. We evaluate English communication ability for every candidate, and it is one of the most common reasons we do not move someone forward — regardless of their technical strength.
We speak with at least one former client or colleague for every engineer before they are added to the network. We are specifically interested in how they operate inside a team: do they flag problems early? Do they ask the right questions? Do they adapt to a client's process or try to impose their own? Delivery record matters, but working style matters just as much.
Before recommending an engineer for a specific engagement, we run a second, shorter evaluation against that client's context. Stack, domain, team size, pace, and the specific challenge the client is facing. We present a shortlist of two or three engineers to the client — all of whom we would confidently recommend. The client makes the final decision.
Tell us what you need. We will come back with a shortlist of matched engineers - typically within a few days of your request. We'll match you with senior engineers who've worked in this space - in 2–4 weeks.
Book a free callSenior is one of the most overused words in the industry. For us, it has a specific meaning - and it shows up in how our engineers behave from the first week of an engagement. They do not just bring technical depth. They integrate quickly, adapt to the client’s context, and communicate clearly enough to move work forward without added friction. That is what seniority means in practice - and why it matters in an embedded model. The one-line version: We place the person. You run the team. Our engineers sit inside your org structure, not ours. They join your standups, commit to your repositories, use your tools, and report to your engineering lead. We are in the background — handling contracts, quality, and replacement if needed. To your team, they are a colleague who started last week.
They do not need hand-holding, detailed specifications, or a dedicated onboarding coordinator. They ask the right questions early, flag blockers before they become problems, and make decisions within their scope without waiting to be told.
Our engineers join your process - not the other way around. They do not arrive with a preferred methodology or a request to restructure how you work. 9.3 years of average experience means they have worked in enough environments to know how to read a team and integrate fast.
English communication is assessed for every engineer before they join the network. In practice, this means they write documentation your team can actually use, raise concerns in standups in a way that lands, and can represent your technical work to non-technical stakeholders when needed.
Stack-agnostic. From core product development and platform engineering to AI-enabled systems, these are the kinds of roles we most often help clients close. The exact match depends on stack, seniority, and team context - but the principle stays the same: senior engineers who can integrate quickly and contribute inside client teams.
The word 'outsourcing' covers a wide range of models. Most of them have something in common: the work happens elsewhere, in someone else's process, with someone else's tools, reported through an account manager. That is not what Devspace does.
Our engineers sit inside your org structure, not ours. They join your standups, commit to your repositories, use your tools, and report to your engineering lead. We are in the background - handling contracts, quality, and replacement if needed. To your team, they are a colleague who started last week.
500+ engineers across 8 EU countries — Poland, Portugal, Lithuania, and five more. Full timezone overlap with Scandinavia, compatible with US East Coast morning hours. No language barrier, no 12-hour delay waiting for an answer.
Every engineer in the network has been through a structured evaluation — technical depth, communication, references, and client-specific fit. By the time we present a shortlist, the work is done. You are choosing between good options, not screening from scratch.
If a placement is not working, we replace — no new search process, no re-negotiation. The median tenure of a Devspace consultant on a single engagement is 14 months. When placements go wrong, we fix them. When they go well, they go very well.
Our engineers are paid by the hour. Engagements scale up or down as your needs change. No long-term contracts that lock you in, no penalties for reducing scope. The model is built for how engineering capacity actually works — variable, project-driven, and sometimes unpredictable.
We track what matters. Not to benchmark against the industry, but to understand whether our network is working the way it should. Here is what the data shows.
9.3 years
Average industry experience per software engineer
75% of clients
extend past the original end date - they keep going with us
14 months
Median consultant tenure per engagement
41% of clients
add a second consultant within 90 days
4+ years
Our longest continuous client engagement. And still running
Whether you need senior developers 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 to get a free consultation.