Retainers

Embedded Pod

1 day/week senior engineer. Part of your team.

The engagement

A monthly retainer where a senior engineer joins your team 1 day per week (fixed weekday) — treated as part-time team member with Slack access, standups, and monthly demo to leadership. They build new automations, review existing ones, advise tech leads. Predictable cadence, predictable budget.

What you actually get

  • 1 day per week of senior engineering time (fixed weekday)

  • Part-time team member status: Slack, standups, monthly demo

  • Build new automations + review existing ones

  • Advise tech leads on architecture decisions

  • Monthly demo to leadership

Who buys this

  • Mid-size firms with continuous AI/build work but not enough for a full-time hire

  • Tech-led teams that need senior AI advice + shipping cadence

  • Founders building AI-native products without an AI co-founder

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