The challenge — enterprise launch with no senior React capacity
The client, an enterprise AI/SaaS platform, was preparing a launch with a deadline that did not move. Their in-house engineering pipeline was filling roles at the rate any post-Series-B AI company faces: too slowly to hit launch.
The decision was not whether to add capacity. It was who could put senior engineers into an unfamiliar codebase fast enough to ship under the existing standards.
What we did — proposed a 6-engineer pod from the bench, ready in 11 days
DevBatch proposed a 6-person React pod from the existing senior bench. The vetting work that normally takes weeks was already done. The engineers came pre-matched to React, TypeScript, and the AWS stack the platform runs on. They onboarded inside the client’s repo, on the client’s CI, against the client’s standards.
First commit landed in production on day 11.
The engagement structure was T&M plus retainer — the standard Tier 1 deal shape — with sprint cadence inside the existing engineering rhythm. No parallel project management. No re-vetting. No bench-handoff theater.
What it means for you
Two years later, the pod has grown to 20-25 engineers. The engagement is the reason DevBatch points to “11 days median to first commit” as the operating number, not a sales claim.
If you are a VP Engineering at a US Series B+ AI/SaaS company looking at a deadline that doesn’t move, this is the deal shape we run. It works because the bench is real, the contracts are pre-cleared, and the senior bar is non-negotiable.
The first call answers whether the math fits. We say no on that call when it doesn’t.