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Team Extension

Extend your team without slowing it down

A group of engineers onboarded together into your existing squads, with recruitment, retention and continuity handled by us.

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At a glance

Managed by
You, with our engineering support behind the team
Commitment
Monthly, typically three months minimum
Best for
Scaling an existing team quickly while keeping product direction fully in-house.

Good fit

When this model works well

  • You are scaling an existing team and want to keep product direction in-house
  • You need several engineers rather than one
  • You have leads who can absorb additional people
  • You want capacity that flexes as the roadmap changes

Poor fit

When something else fits better

  • You want an outcome owned end to end — that is a delivery pod
  • You need one specialist only — dedicated developers is simpler
  • Your leads are already at capacity; adding people would reduce throughput before it increases it

How it works

What actually happens

  • Group onboarding

    Engineers join together and share the onboarding path, which is faster and more consistent than staggered individual starts.

  • Integrated into your squads

    They work inside your existing team structure, ceremonies and definition of done rather than as a separate unit.

  • Shared standards

    Your branching model, review process and quality gates. We adopt yours; we do not import ours.

  • Flex with notice

    Add or reduce capacity as the roadmap changes, with notice periods defined in the agreement.

What is included

Everything in this model

A group of engineers integrated into your existing team structure. Your leads set priorities and run the process; we handle recruitment, retention, performance and continuity.

  • Multiple engineers onboarded together as a group
  • Integration into your existing squads and rituals
  • Shared standards, review process and quality gates
  • Capacity that flexes up or down with notice
  • Knowledge documented as part of delivery

Onboarding

How people get productive

The same structured onboarding applies across every model.

  1. Day 0 — Access and environment

    Accounts, repository access, local environment running and first build green before the engagement formally starts.

  2. Day 1 — Context

    Product walkthrough, architecture overview, and an introduction to the people they will work with most.

  3. Days 2–3 — Paired first change

    A small change made in a pair with one of your engineers. It surfaces process gaps immediately and gets the first pull request merged.

  4. Week 1 — Scoped first task

    A defined, low-risk task completed independently and reviewed through your normal process.

  5. Weeks 2–4 — Full contribution

    Standard sprint work, participating in your ceremonies and review process like any other team member.

  6. Day 30 — Review checkpoint

    A structured conversation with you about fit, throughput and anything that needs adjusting. Raised early, not at renewal.

Compare

The other models

  • Dedicated Developers

    A team that needs specific skills and already has engineering management in place.

    Read more

  • Managed Delivery Pods

    Owning an outcome end to end when you do not have management capacity to spare.

    Read more

  • Offshore Development Centre

    Building a durable long-term engineering capability outside your home market.

    Read more

Questions

Questions about hiring through Xalicon

Matching and your interviews usually take one to two weeks, with onboarding beginning immediately after. Scarcer specialisms take longer, and we give you a realistic lead time at the point you ask rather than after you have committed.

Team Extension

Tell us the roles you need

We reply within one business day with realistic availability and lead times.

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