Dedicated developers for effective, long-term collaboration
Hire a dedicated team of developers who will seamlessly integrate with your internal team. Benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and reduced administrative burden of an external team of expert developers.
Work with external experts, who function just like your in-house team members.
A dedicated dev team could be a great fit for a startup or an SME which has a product team, but not developing talent (or enough of it).
Exline Labs provides a structured, accountable approach to clients who want reliable, long-term teams for their development needs.
Hire a dedicated team of developers who will seamlessly integrate with your internal team. Benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and reduced administrative burden of an external team of expert developers.
Work with external experts, who function just like your in-house team members.
A dedicated dev team could be a great fit for a startup or an SME which has a product team, but not developing talent (or enough of it).
Exline Labs provides a structured, accountable approach to clients who want reliable, long-term teams for their development needs.
Like all our services, we put 
UX first, leading to fewer expenses and less work down the road.
Would you like to discuss what development issues are bugging your business right now?
Maybe our team could help.
Who is this for
Is a dedicated team suitable for your business?
A dedicated team is not the right choice for every business. Sometimes, in-house hiring or outsourcing to freelancers may be better.
Go for a dedicated team
Don’t spend your money on a dedicated team
If your product team has a clear roadmap and/or a product owner
If you mostly have one-off development projects
If you have ongoing development needs
If you have a limited budget for product development
If you value collaboration and clarity in your product development
If you don’t want to be involved with the dev
If you’re not clear yet on the product you need
Team composition
Roles you can hire
Hire a single team member, a pod focused on one aspect of development, or a full-fledged remote team to integrate with in-house staff.
You can also add or remove team members as needed when you need to scale.
Product & UX
UX Designer
Designs a great experience that keeps your users hooked
UI Designer
Creates intuitive, easy-to-use interfaces for all your products.
Engineering
Frontend dev
Develops all user-facing components of your products.
Backend
Develops the structures that hold your product together - the code, servers, and databases.
Full-stack dev
Can build and maintain both the front-end and back-end of a product.
Mobile dev
Develops sleek, fast mobile apps from scratch.
Quality & Delivery
Quality Assurance
Ensures your products are reliable, bug-free, and provide a great user experience.
Tech Lead
Provides leadership and guidance for development teams to do their best work
Project Manager
Ensures the timelines and milestones are met and everyone delivers their best work.
The team setups we offer
Which collaboration model would suit you best?
We offer three different setups of extended teams for companies with different needs. Pick the one that suits you best.
Our process
How our dedicated developers work
We have a clear process to smoothly integrate our dedicated fractional software development team in the UK into your company, with no friction.
01. Discovery & requirements alignment
A discovery call helps us find your requirements and lets us recommend the type of collaboration that would benefit you best.
02. Candidate shortlisting & matching
Provided we're a fit, we can shortlist and match candidates within 3 to 5 working days.
03. Onboarding & trial period
If you're happy with the selected professional(s), onboarding can start within a week of our initial conversations.
All our extended team members are on a trial period of one month when they first start - we want to make sure everyone is happy.
04. Delivery cadence & collaboration
Once the team is confirmed, we set up an agreed delivery cadence, whether it is on a weekly, monthly, or milestone basis.
All our extended team members are highly trained in communication, in addition to their technical skills. They're experienced collaborators who have worked with clients like you before.
05. HR, payroll, talent retention
We take care of all HR and admin concerns of the extended team members we provide.
How we differ from competitors
What makes our extended teams different
Our extended teams offer you an array of benefits that are not easily found in one place.
UX-first mindset in team delivery
All our extended team members follow Exline Labs’ UX first philosophy. This means less work down the road for all products they develop.
Strong communication
Our team embraces the ethos of prompt, clear communication with clients, no matter what, all the time.
UK overlap
We work UK hours, so we’re easily available for communication during your workday.
AI-assisted productivity
AI is used by us as necessary and judiciously. We use artificial intelligence for testing, analysis, and documentation support to speed up work.
Stable retention & continuity
You can count on the same team members working with you for the entire duration of the contract, leading to better integration, bonding, and improved productivity.
Transparent reporting & sprint cadence
Our team members share updates and reports with you regularly, just like employees. They also follow a pre-agreed cadence in sprints, leading to predictable timelines and workflow.
No freelancers
We never use freelancers in our dedicated teams. The teams are always made up of our employees. Hence, they only work on your project during the duration of the contract. This ensures remote team integration with the in-house staff.
Accountability & Delivery Governance
How we ensure accountability and consistency
Ownership & escalation paths
Team members own specific sections /projects, as agreed before kick-off. There is a clear escalation path when a team member fails to deliver.
Tools with clear visibility
We use software like Jira/Linear, Slack, GitHub, CI/CD for dev work, where all team members can have transparency and visibility about work being done.
Sprint planning & reviews
All projects our extended teams undertake start with sprint planning. There are built-in reviews as milestones are reached. Everyone knows where they should be and by what time.
Code reviews & QA standards
We conduct code reviews before a project is handed over, and all projects undergo a QA stage.
Reporting
You receive regular reports of work throughout the project.
Case studies
What our teams have delivered for clients
User experience engineering
Travel & Mobility Tech
Designing the UX for a peer-to-peer car rental marketplace MVP
Extended teams
HR, SaaS
Improving usability for a real-time employee feedback SaaS
User experience engineering
SaaS
Redesigning the user experience of a yacht management platform
MVP development
SportsTech
Building a cross-platform mobile app MVP for 40Love
Testimonials
Other companies like you that use our extended teams
Our clients value us not just for the high-quality development work we do, but also for the prompt and clear communication we maintain.
Tech stack
Technology Expertise of our teams
The up-to-date technology we use.
React
Next.js
Node.js
Python
Laravel
Headless WordPress
WooCommerce
ACF
CPT
Strapi
Directus
Sanity
Payload CMS
Industries
Industries our dedicated developers work in
We have supported companies across multiple complex industries with our dedicated teams. Our cross-domain expertise helps us understand the nuances of each industry and the needs of companies of different sizes and stages of growth.
Logistics
Construction
Professional Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Retail
Education
Health & Wellness
Logistics
Construction
Professional Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Retail
Education
Health & Wellness
FAQs
All your development outsourcing questions answered
Can I hire dedicated developers as part of the extended team?
Yes. We offer both dedicated and fractional development team models. You can onboard engineers for full projects or augment your existing team with part-time resources.
How do you ensure alignment with in-house teams?
Our developers work UK/EU hours, attend your standups, use your tools (e.g., Jira, Slack), and integrate with your communication processes to feel like part of your team.
Do you offer both frontend and backend resources?
Absolutely. Our extended teams include frontend, backend, and full-stack developers, as well as QA testers, DevOps engineers, and project managers upon request.
What industries do your extended teams serve?
We've worked with startups and SMEs in SaaS, healthcare, fintech, HR tech, sports, logistics, and more across the UK, Germany, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.
How much does your dedicated development team cost?
We offer packages on a monthly, annual, or bi-annual retainer basis to suit your development needs.
What is the minimum commitment you expect from clients?
We work with clients looking for a long-term development partner, but we do not lock you in with a minimum commitment.
Do you offer a trial period to test out the service?
No, but there is no lock-in either. If it doesn't work, either party can cancel the contract with a month's notice.
Who owns the IP of the work the dedicated team does?
You! Our extended team works on a work-for-hire basis. You own the intellectual property of all the projects.
Do you work UK time zones?
Yes. Though most of our team is based in Sri Lanka, they're experienced with working with UK clients in GMT/BST time.
Could we scale the team up or down as we work together?
Absolutely. We understand that clients' needs change over time, so we're flexible about the number of team members and their work hours.
Ready to explore working with an extended software development team in the UK?
Let’s have a chat and see if we can work together.
Or email hello@exlinelabs.com and we’ll reply within 24 hours.
