Add AI, data, cloud, Salesforce, Dynamics 365 and software engineers to your team on a monthly rolling basis. Resumes, availability and rates within one business day, and about a week to onboard.
Hiring full-time engineers is slow, expensive, and risky, especially for specialised AI and platform work. Staff augmentation gives you specialist expertise on demand, without the long recruitment cycles or long-term commitment.
You stay in full control of your roadmap and team. We simply plug in the right people, ready to contribute from week one and scale up or down as your needs change.
MappOptimist is an India-based IT staffing and software development company. We add vetted engineers to teams in the US, UK and UAE remotely from New Delhi, on your business hours, at published hourly rates and on a monthly rolling basis. Your first conversation is with the founder.
Engineers work US business hours from New Delhi, with a US office through a strategic partner in Laguna Beach, California. Published US work: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud for a Fortune 500 distributor and a global cybersecurity firm, AI agents for a hospital network.
Working with US clients →Engineers work UK business hours; New Delhi is 4.5 hours ahead in summer and 5.5 hours in winter. Published UK work: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud for a global mining and metals leader, an agentic AI platform and a multi-vendor marketplace.
Working with UK clients →New Delhi is 1.5 hours ahead of the UAE, so a normal working day covers almost all of yours. Published UAE work: SailPoint IdentityIQ for a UAE bank and a UAE healthcare provider, and prediction-market bots for a Dubai client.
Working with UAE clients →To see what a team costs per month, use the offshore developer cost calculator or read our offshore developer rates guide.
From frontier AI specialists to full product teams, every engineer is pre-vetted and matched to your stack.
Smart contracts, DeFi, Web3, and protocol development.
Hire blockchain developers →CRM customization, Apex, automation, and enterprise integrations.
Hire Salesforce developers →Connected devices, embedded systems, and industrial automation.
ERP, CRM, Power Platform, and business applications.
Hire Dynamics 365 developers →LLM systems, agents, RAG, fine-tuning, MLOps and applied research.
Hire AI engineers →APIs, microservices, distributed systems and high-scale data pipelines.
React, Next.js and TypeScript for premium, high-performance interfaces.
Hire React developers →AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD and platform reliability.
Hire DevOps engineers →Data platforms, warehousing, streaming, and analytics infrastructure.
Hire data engineers →Modelling, statistics, experimentation and predictive analytics.
BI dashboards, reporting, and insight to drive decisions.
iOS, Android and React Native for native-quality apps at speed.
Hire mobile app developers →Test automation, performance, and quality engineering at scale.
Technical PMs and delivery leads who keep teams shipping.
Product designers who turn complex systems into intuitive experiences.
A simple, low-friction process designed to get the right people into your team fast.
Tell us the roles, skills, and goals. We align on scope in a short call.
Within days we shortlist pre-vetted engineers who fit your stack and culture.
You interview the candidates and pick the people you want. Full control, always.
They join your tools, standups, and workflow, contributing from week one.
Grow, shrink, or extend the team as your roadmap evolves. No lock-in.
Whether you need one specialist or a whole pod, there's a model that fits your stage and budget.
Hand-picked senior engineers who slot into your existing team.
A cross-functional squad that owns delivery alongside you.
We run a fully managed pod against outcomes you define.
Published rates from our 2026 rate cards, billed monthly per engineer, with no recruitment fees. Pick the role and experience band that fit your needs.
Our indicative bench spans nine role families: AI/ML, backend, frontend and full-stack, DevOps and cloud, data engineering, data science, mobile, blockchain, and enterprise apps and identity (Salesforce, Dynamics 365, SailPoint). Send a requirement and we confirm exact availability, resumes and rates within one business day, with a vetted engineer typically onboarded in about a week.
Smart Contracts • DeFi • Web3 • DApps • Protocol Development
Rate card role: Solidity / Smart Contract Developer
CRM • Automation • Custom Development • Enterprise Solutions
Rate card role: Salesforce Developer (Apex & LWC)
ERP • CRM • Business Applications • Enterprise Automation
Rate card role: Dynamics 365 Developer / Consultant
Connected Devices • Smart Systems • Industrial Automation
LLMs · agents · RAG · deep learning · MLOps
Rate card role: AI/ML Engineer
Modelling · statistics · experimentation
BI · dashboards · reporting · insight
Rate card role: Data Analyst / BI Consultant
End-to-end web product engineering
Rate card role: Full-Stack Developer
Premium, high-performance interfaces
Rate card role: Frontend Developer (React / Angular / Vue)
APIs · microservices · data at scale
Rate card role: Backend Developer (Node / Python / Java / .NET)
Native-quality iOS & Android apps
Rate card role: Mobile Developer - iOS (Swift) / Android (Kotlin)
Infrastructure · CI/CD · reliability
Rate card role: DevOps Engineer
Test automation · performance · quality
Rate card role: QA / Test Engineer (Web & Mobile)
The same engineers on three commitment levels. All plans are billed monthly.
Month-to-month engagement with maximum flexibility. Ideal for short bursts and trials.
A 3-month commitment that unlocks better rates and priority bench access.
A 6-month+ partnership for teams scaling seriously, with our best rates and SLAs.
Rates are indicative USD hourly rates from our 2026 rate cards and are confirmed per engagement scope, duration and resource availability. Roles marked “On request” are quoted per requirement. More roles and full rate cards are on our hiring pages. Contact us for a tailored quote matched to your specific roles.
We're engineers ourselves, so we vet for the things that really matter in production.
Every profile sits in a published band (2-3, 4-6 or 6+ years), so you know what you are paying for.
Technical, communication and culture screening before any profile reaches you.
We match talent to your working hours so collaboration feels in-house.
People who ramp in days, not months, and start adding value immediately.
Engineers fluent in your tools and frameworks, with no lengthy spin-up.
Scale up or down monthly. You're never trapped in rigid long-term contracts.
Get the expertise you need without the cost, delay, and risk of full-time recruitment.
For most roles we shortlist candidates within a few days and have the right person onboarded in about a week. Highly specialised AI roles can take slightly longer, but we'll always give you a clear timeline upfront.
Completely. With Individual Experts and Dedicated Teams, augmented engineers work under your direction, in your tools and rituals, just like your own staff. With Managed Pods, we take on management while you define the outcomes.
You interview and approve everyone before they start, so surprises are rare. If a fit issue does come up, we'll replace the engineer quickly at no extra cost. That's the flexibility augmentation is built for.
Each role has a published hourly rate by experience band (2-3, 4-6 or 6+ years) from our 2026 rate cards, billed monthly per engineer, with no recruitment fees and no long-term lock-in. Rates are indicative and confirmed per engagement scope, duration and resource availability.
Yes. Our engineers work from New Delhi on your business hours. For US teams they work US hours. For UK teams they work UK hours (New Delhi is 4.5 hours ahead in summer and 5.5 hours in winter). New Delhi is only 1.5 hours ahead of the UAE, so a normal working day covers almost all of the UAE day.
Yes. We add engineers to teams in the US, UK and UAE remotely from New Delhi, on a monthly rolling basis at published USD hourly rates, billed monthly. Our headquarters and engineering team are in New Delhi, and we have a US office through a strategic partner in Laguna Beach, California. Our published case studies include SailPoint Identity Security Cloud work for US and UK clients, SailPoint IdentityIQ for a UAE bank and a UAE healthcare provider, AI agents for a US hospital network and an agentic AI platform for a UK enterprise SaaS company.
Your first conversation is with the founder, Yashvant Sikarvar, who runs delivery, technology decisions and client relationships directly.
Send the skills, experience and start date. You get availability, resumes and hourly rates within one business day, and about a week to onboard.