Hire one developer or a whole team.
Helmsman gives you dedicated developers who work only on your product, in your working hours. Hire by role or by technology, pay by the hour, the day or the month, and grow from one developer to a complete team or a full offshore setup in Ahmedabad, India.
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Who needs a dedicated development team?
You probably need it if…
- Your roadmap is longer than your team, and hiring takes months.
- You need one more developer, not a whole agency project.
- You need a specific skill, such as .NET, React or Flutter, and cannot find it locally.
- A freelancer disappeared halfway through, and nobody else knows the code.
- Your team is in the UK, the US or the UAE and needs developers on the same hours.
- You want a long-term team in India without opening an office there.
What does a dedicated development team include?
- 01
One developer to a complete setup
Scale up or down
Start with one developer, grow to a full team or a complete offshore setup, and step down when the work eases.
- 02
Hourly, daily or monthly
Pay the way the work runs
By the hour for short or uneven work, by the day for a set stretch, by the month for a full-time developer.
- 03
Hire by role or technology
The exact skill you need
Developers, designers, testers, analysts and project managers, in .NET, React, Angular, Flutter, PHP, Python and more.
- 04
Your working hours
The same hours as your team
Developers work the hours your team works, whether you are in India, the UK, the US or the UAE.
- 05
Your process, your tools
Part of your team
Developers join your stand-ups, your task board and your code repository, and take direction from you.
- 06
Your code, kept private
Yours once paid, under NDA
The code written for you is yours once paid, and every engagement is covered by an NDA.
From one developer to a complete setup.
- Fill one gap
- One developer
- A single developer, or a designer or tester, added to your own team and working on your tasks.
- Best for
- A backlog that needs one more pair of hands.
- Developers, designer, tester and lead
- A complete team
- A small team shaped to your product, working together on your roadmap with one lead you talk to.
- Best for
- A new product, a new module or a rebuild.
- Your own offshore development centre
- A complete setup
- A full unit in Ahmedabad with its own project manager, testing and delivery process. We handle hiring, the office and the equipment; you direct the work.
- Best for
- Companies that want a long-term team in India without opening an office.
Pay by the hour, the day or the month.
- Pay for hours worked
- By the hour
- You pay for the hours spent on your work, and nothing when there is none.
- Best for
- Short tasks, fixes and work that comes and goes.
- Book full days
- By the day
- You book whole days of a developer's time, for as many days as the work needs.
- Best for
- A set stretch of work, a sprint or a launch.
- A full-time developer
- By the month
- A developer who works only on your product, full time, for a fixed monthly fee.
- Best for
- Ongoing product work. The best value when there is always work.
Hire by role.
- Full-stack developer
- Builds screens, logic and the database, end to end.
- Front-end developer
- Builds the screens people use, in the browser.
- Back-end developer
- Builds the logic, the APIs and the database behind them.
- Mobile app developer
- Builds Android and iOS apps.
- UI/UX designer
- Designs screens and flows in Figma, before any code.
- QA tester
- Tests every release, by hand and with automated tests.
- Business analyst
- Turns how your business runs into a clear written spec.
- Project manager
- Runs the plan, the sprints and the weekly reporting.
- Tech lead
- Sets the structure of the code and reviews it.
- DevOps engineer
- Looks after servers, deployment and monitoring.
Hire by technology.
Back end
- .NET and C#
- ASP.NET Core
- Blazor
- Node.js
- PHP and Laravel
- Python
Front end
- React
- Angular
- Vue.js
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- HTML and CSS
Mobile
- Flutter
- React Native
- .NET MAUI
- Android (Kotlin)
- iOS (Swift)
Databases
- SQL Server
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
Design and websites
- Figma
- Webflow
- WordPress
- Shopify
Cloud, data and AI
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS
- Power BI
- AI and LLM integration
How does Helmsman deliver a dedicated development team?
The full approachIt starts with a short call about your product, the roles or technologies you need, and how much work there is. Helmsman matches the people to that work, you agree how to pay for it, and they join your stand-ups, task board and code repository on your hours.
Add people when the work grows and step down when it eases. Behind your developers is the same team that builds Helmsman's ERPs, apps and platforms.
- 01UnderstandProcess map
- 02AnalyseRequirement document
- 03ArchitectSolution structure
- 04DesignScreens and flows
- 05DevelopWorking software
- 06ImplementLive system
- 07EvolveOngoing support
One platform, three products
A therapist matching platform in India: client app, therapist panel and the admin system that runs the business.
From quotation to dispatch, on one record
An industrial filter manufacturer in India: sales, production routes, stores, dispatch and accounts in one ERP, replacing an older system.
Every repair, from counter to collection
A mobile-repair chain in Southern Africa: job cards, technicians, parts, branches and accounts in one ERP.
Panmedical
A healthcare app with two sides: patients book and consult, doctors manage their practice.
Kypson
A mobile app that turns ordering custom packaging into a few guided steps.
Industries we build this for
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Dedicated team questions, answered.
What is a dedicated development team?
Developers who work only on your product, directed by you, as an extension of your own team. You decide what they work on; they work your hours and use your tools.
Can we hire just one developer?
Yes. You can start with one developer and add more as the work grows.
Can you provide a complete team or a full setup?
Yes. We provide anything from one developer to a complete team of developers, a designer, a tester and a lead, or a full offshore development centre in Ahmedabad with its own project manager. We handle hiring, the office and the equipment; you direct the work.
How is a dedicated developer billed?
By the hour, by the day or by the month. Hourly suits short or uneven work, daily suits a set stretch such as a sprint, and monthly gives you a full-time developer for a fixed fee.
Can we hire by technology, such as .NET or React?
Yes. You can hire by technology, including .NET, ASP.NET Core, React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, PHP and Laravel, Python, Flutter, React Native, SQL Server and more.
Which roles can we hire?
Full-stack, front-end, back-end and mobile app developers, UI/UX designers, QA testers, business analysts, project managers, tech leads and DevOps engineers.
Will the developers work in our time zone?
Yes. They keep your working day, so stand-ups, reviews and questions happen in real time.
Is this offshore development?
Yes. Your developers work from Ahmedabad, India, on your hours, as an offshore extension of your team.
Who owns the code?
You do. Each piece of work becomes yours once it is paid for, and we sign an NDA for every engagement.