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BigStep engineers work inside your team, on your codebase, at your pace. You set the brief. We bring the people.

What this tier is for

Embed programs put BigStep engineers directly inside your team. Available as a managed pod, a single embedded engineer, or a structured eight-week sprint. Pods run for a minimum of three months. The brief is yours throughout.

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  1. AI Engineering Pod — Standard

    • Format: Managed
    • Duration: 3-month minimum

    Scope

    A managed team of AI engineers working on your product or features in a structured sprint cadence with fortnightly demos. Minimum 3 months.

    What you get

    Managed delivery with fortnightly demos and a clear sprint cadence

  2. AI Engineering Pod — Full Stack

    • Format: Managed
    • Duration: 3-month minimum

    Scope

    A managed full-stack team covering architecture through deployment on your AI product. Minimum 3 months.

    What you get

    End-to-end AI product delivery from architecture through deployment

  3. Embedded AI Engineer

    • Format: Managed
    • Duration: 3–12 months

    Scope

    A senior AI engineer embedded inside your team, working on your codebase and reporting to your leads.

    What you get

    Senior AI capability inside your team at a fraction of US senior hiring cost

  4. FDE Sprint

    • Format: Managed
    • Duration: 8 weeks

    Scope

    An 8-week engagement where a BigStep AI engineer works inside your team to build a defined AI system and transfer knowledge at the end.

    What you get

    A deployed AI system and structured knowledge transfer to your team

Which to choose

  • AI Engineering Pod — Standard

    if you need a managed team working on a focused AI product or feature set for three months or more.

  • AI Engineering Pod — Full Stack

    if you need architecture through deployment covered end-to-end by a managed team for three months or more.

  • Embedded AI Engineer

    if you want a single senior AI engineer working inside your team as part of your organisation, not as an outside contractor.

  • FDE Sprint

    if you have a specific AI system to build in eight weeks and want knowledge transfer built into the engagement from the start.