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Dedicated data + AI pod
Senior engineers under one accountable lead, scoped quarterly, started after an audit or pilot has earned it. The expansion step, not the first step.
What a pod is
A pod is a small group of senior data and AI engineers, assembled for your scope, under one lead who is accountable to you for architecture, delivery and operations. The lead runs the weekly working session, writes the status, and is the person you call.
The pod works in your repositories, your cloud accounts and your ticketing system, with the same tests, CI and runbooks we use on everything else. Scope is set quarterly in writing and reviewed every two weeks. You can end it at any quarter boundary, and everything built stays with you.
When it fits
- You have a working pilot and a backlog behind it: more domains, more agents, more pipelines
- Your data platform has grown past what the in-house team can run and build at the same time
- An operating partner or CTO needs a data and AI roadmap delivered this year, not staffed next year
- You want one accountable party for architecture, delivery and operations, not a list of contractors to manage
When it does not
- You need a single engineer to sit inside your team's process; staff augmentation is a better fit
- The scope is not defined yet; start with the audit or a pilot and let the scope come from that
How it starts
1 · Audit or pilot
A fixed-fee audit or a 6–8-week pilot. Both sides learn whether the work and the working relationship hold up.
2 · First-quarter scope
Outcomes for the quarter, written down, with the skills the pod needs to deliver them. Agreed before anyone starts.
3 · Run, review, renew
Weekly status, fortnightly review, quarterly renewal or exit. No long-term lock-in at any point.
Questions we get
What is a pod, exactly?
Senior data and AI engineers working under one accountable lead who owns architecture, delivery and the weekly conversation with you. The mix of skills follows the quarterly scope.
How does it start?
After a fixed-fee audit or a pilot. By then both sides know the codebase, the people and the way of working, and the first quarter's scope writes itself.
How is it scoped?
Quarterly. A written scope with outcomes, not hours, agreed before the quarter starts and reviewed every two weeks. You can stop at the end of any quarter.
How do we communicate?
A shared channel, a weekly working session, a written status every week, and a lead who answers the phone. Everything is in your repositories and your ticketing system.
Who owns the work?
You do. Code, infrastructure configuration, models, documentation and runbooks are delivered into your accounts as they are produced, not at the end.
Have a pilot behind you already?
Tell us what is on the backlog and we will propose a first-quarter scope.