Tech Lead
Architecture, code review, escalation. Owns the squad output.

A squad of four to five seniors with its own Tech Lead, dedicated to your product. Demo every two weeks against your KPIs.
Default shape. Adjusts to your product surface — but the Tech Lead is non-negotiable.
Architecture, code review, escalation. Owns the squad output.
Domain modelling, APIs, data pipelines.
Product UI, design system, performance.
Automation suite, contract tests, release gating.
Optional: LLM apps, RAG, evals when product needs AI.
Same ceremonies an internal squad would run. We bring the discipline; your product team stays in the loop.
Backlog grooming with your PM. Architecture map. Definition-of-done locked.
Same Slack, same standup. First merged PR before end of week 1.
Live demo to stakeholders. No deck. Working software or rollback plan.
Retro with your team. Scorecard against the KPI we signed against.

All three are full-stack squads. The bet they are placed against changes the cadence and the scorecard.
Ship a defined product slice. Best when scope is clear and you need throughput.
Best for: roadmap-bound builds, post-PMF teams scaling features.
Run discovery + first build cycle. Spike, prototype, iterate with users.
Best for: pre-PMF, new product line, AI experiments to production.
Build the foundation: infra, dev experience, observability, design system.
Best for: Series A→B platform debt, multi-team enablement.
Just need individual engineers, not a full PRO Squad? See Staff Augmentation →