STAFF AUGMENTATION · SINCE 2015

Senior engineers who stay,
ship, and scale with you.

Dedicated engineers embedded in your team — full-time, under your direction, working the way your team works. Ten years doing this. Under 3% attrition. Modern tooling standard.

10 yrs
Building teams
<3%
Annual attrition
30-day
Exit notice
ON AI AND OUR PRICING

Modern tooling is part of how we work. Outcomes depend on both sides.

Every Zowork engineer uses Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot as part of daily workflow. It makes the grind work faster — scaffolding, tests, documentation, refactors. It doesn't replace architecture judgment or the communication cycles that ship software. Our rates reflect that our people work with modern tools. We don't promise velocity multipliers we can't guarantee.

What AI does well
Boilerplate, test scaffolding, migrations, documentation, refactoring. The repetitive work.
What still needs humans
Architecture trade-offs, product judgment, business context, edge cases, integration debugging.
What depends on you
Clear requirements, timely reviews, availability during overlap hours. Delivery is two-sided.
ENGINEERING RATE CARD

Everything on one page

Hover any cell for details. All rates monthly, in USD.

RoleCore
Mid-level · 2–4 yrs
Standard
Senior · 4–6 yrs
Premium
Staff · 7+ yrs
Software Engineer
Frontend · Backend · Automation QA
$2,950/mo
$3,900/mo
$5,400/mo
Full Stack Engineer
$3,500/mo
$4,600/mo
$6,750/mo
DevOps Engineer
$3,500/mo
$4,600/mo
$6,200/mo
Manual QA Tester
$1,400/mo
$2,200/mo
Product Designer
$2,950/mo
$3,900/mo
$5,400/mo
Product Manager
$3,500/mo
$5,400/mo
Delivery Manager
$3,400/mo
+ One-time setup fee of $2,400 per position · 30-day exit notice · No lock-in
STARTING POINTS

Three team shapes we build often

Based on the stage most clients come to us in. Starting points — adjust as needed.

Pre-seed / Seed

Founder's Team

For building your first product

A lean team for founders going from idea to launch. Two full-stack builders and a designer.

Full Stack EngineerStandard
Full Stack EngineerCore
Product DesignerStandard
$12,000
per month · 3 people
MOST COMMON
Seed / Series A

Product Team

For scaling past your MVP

Once you have users, you need more discipline — product management, specialized engineering, and someone owning infrastructure.

Product ManagerStandard
Software Engineer · FrontendStandard
Software Engineer · BackendStandard
Software Engineer · BackendCore
DevOps EngineerStandard
$18,850
per month · 5 people
Series A+

Full Squad

For teams shipping multiple workstreams

A complete team with delivery management, design, PM, engineering, and automated QA. For parallel tracks.

Delivery ManagerStandard
Product ManagerStandard
Product DesignerStandard
Software Engineer · BackendPremium
Software Engineer · FrontendStandard
Software Engineer · BackendStandard
DevOps EngineerStandard
Software Engineer · Automation QAStandard
$32,500
per month · 8 people
CUSTOM BUILD

Design your team from scratch

Browse every engineering role and tier. See what the work looks like, how AI changes it, and what oversight each tier needs.

THREE TIERS
Core
Mid-level, self-directed
Standard
Senior + delivery management
Premium
Staff / deep specialist
BEYOND ENGINEERING
OPS & CONTENT SUPPORT

For work that shouldn't burn
engineering budget.

Content updates, data operations, translation, admin support. Steady, vetted help for the work your engineers are too expensive to do — with the same reliability we bring to our engineering work.

Content & Documentation
CMS updates, blog and help doc writing, product copy editing, basic SEO hygiene.
MONTHLY
$1,200/mo
Full-time dedicated
HOURLY
$12/hr
Variable load
Best for: Products with active content pipelines — SaaS, e-commerce, media.
Data Operations
Data entry, cleanup, migrations, spreadsheet and CRM management, report generation.
MONTHLY
$1,100/mo
Full-time dedicated
HOURLY
$10/hr
Variable load
Best for: Teams burning engineering time on manual data work.
Translation & Localization
Tech-aware translation, i18n file management, content localization for Asian markets.
MONTHLY
$1,400/mo
Full-time dedicated
HOURLY
$15/hr
Variable load
Best for: Products expanding into Japanese, Hindi, or other Asian-language markets.
Virtual Assistant / Admin
Scheduling, email triage, research tasks, meeting coordination, document prep.
MONTHLY
$900/mo
Full-time dedicated
HOURLY
$10/hr
Variable load
Best for: Founders and leads who need steady admin leverage.
Need a mix of engineering and ops support? We can combine both on one engagement.
BEFORE YOU PICK

Rates above are for
dedicated monthly engagements.

The rates assume a person working full-time on your team, under your direction. If your work doesn't fit that shape, the pricing model changes. Tell us what you're trying to do.

Fixed-scope projects
Build a specific feature or deliver a defined outcome. Scoped and priced per project.
AI integration work
Add AI features to existing software. Specialist work — senior lead + standard engineers.
Maintenance & support
Keep systems running. Monthly retainer with hours-per-month rather than dedicated seats.
HOW WE WORK
Engineers use modern AI tooling — Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot — as daily workflow. Judgment, architecture, and communication stay human-led.
WHAT'S IN THE RATE
Full-time person, workstation, licensed tools, AI subscriptions, and delivery manager oversight. Setup fee ($2,400/position) covers sourcing and onboarding.
WHAT WE ASK OF YOU
Clear requirements, timely reviews, and someone available during overlap hours. Delivery is two-sided — we flag blockers early.