Engineers for the work that can’t wait. First week free.

An engineer we propose after the backlog call, matched to your stack, seniority and hours. You meet them privately before anything starts, and we confirm their experience, hours and responsibilities in writing, so you know exactly who will access your systems.

They join your standups, repository, tracker and reviews, and your Slack or Teams, working remotely from our delivery team in Lahore, Pakistan. Hours are 40 a week full-time or 20 half-time, set to overlap your day and agreed in writing. You set priorities and accept the work, your tech lead reviews code and sets technical direction, and you get a written progress update every week. Your Octacer contact handles staffing, cover and any concerns.

Five working days of one engineer, at the hours we agreed, on a real task from your backlog. The task is sized for a week and we agree upfront how it will be judged: technical quality, communication and fit with your team. There is one trial per company, the work happens in your repository under NDA, and you keep what was built whether or not you continue.

Companies with ongoing work for the role, a budget that fits the monthly rate, and someone who can review the engineer’s work. We confirm this on the backlog call, so the week is a real evaluation for both sides.

Not necessarily, and it does not need to be. The week is for judging the engineer’s work, communication and fit. We pick a task that shows real progress in five days.

We ask for access and a reviewer on your side before day one. If missing access or approvals still block the engineer, we pause the trial and reschedule the remaining days once, within two weeks.

On day five we review technical quality, communication and working fit together. If you continue, you approve it in writing and pay the monthly rate for that role, first month in advance. If you do not, there is nothing to pay.

Your tech lead, by default: you own priorities, product decisions and acceptance of work. If you have no lead in-house, add our Tech lead role, or choose a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with whoever owns the product.

On your side: priorities and requirements, product decisions, access to your tools and internal approvals, and accepting completed work. Code review and technical direction sit with your tech lead. On Octacer’s side: matching the engineer to your stack and hours, availability, leave and cover, regular performance check-ins, an escalation contact, and a replacement, introduced first, if the match is not right.

The engineer who passes the trial stays on your work. If a change ever becomes necessary, or the match is not right, tell your Octacer contact: we propose a replacement, introduce them first, and hand over the work so you do not start again.

Full-time is 40 hours a week and half-time is 20, at 55% of the full-time rate, with hours set to overlap your day (US, UK or Gulf) and agreed in writing. Public holidays and planned leave are shared in advance, with cover for longer absences.

Our engineers work from our delivery team in Lahore, Pakistan, and join your tools remotely: your Slack or Teams, your repository, your tracker.

It is month to month. Notice is 14 days and runs from the day you give it; your engineer works through it, and any prepaid days after the final working day are refunded.

Within three business days of agreeing a matched engineer, as long as access is ready. If no suitable engineer is free, we tell you on the call rather than send someone who does not fit.