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Uvik Software is a software development outsourcing company for product teams in the US, UK and Europe. A team managed by Uvik Software, with a tech lead and senior Python, AI and data engineers, owns a defined product or workstream while you keep product ownership. Teams work CET hours with 4 to 6 hours of US East Coast overlap and embed within 2 weeks.
Software development outsourcing means hiring an external company to deliver software that your own team would otherwise build. The vendor provides and manages the engineers and takes responsibility for delivery against agreed goals, scope and quality, while you keep product ownership and final decisions.
Outsourcing differs from staff augmentation, in which engineers join your team under your management. Uvik Software offers both, and this page covers the managed model.
Uvik Software runs outsourced work in three models, and the right one depends on how much management you want to keep.
| Model | You manage | Uvik Software manages | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project-based outsourcing | Goals and acceptance | Team, plan, delivery and quality | A defined product or release |
| Dedicated team | Product priorities | People, team lead and delivery cadence | A long-running product or workstream |
| Hybrid with your team | Overall architecture and roadmap | One or more workstreams end to end | Scaling beyond your hiring capacity |
| Staff augmentation (not outsourcing) | Engineers day to day | Employment, replacement and account management | Adding capacity to a team you lead |
Uvik Software makes outsourced work visible instead of asking for trust. Every engagement has a named tech lead, a written definition of done and a shared backlog in your tools.
Governance is light but fixed:
Uvik Software designs its model around the reasons outsourcing fails most often.
| Concern | How Uvik Software handles it |
|---|---|
| Communication gaps | English-speaking senior engineers, a full working day of overlap for the UK and EU, 4 to 6 hours for the US East Coast, and your channels and rituals |
| Quality | Senior-only engineers with 7 to 14 years of experience, automated tests and peer review on every change |
| IP and security | NDA before access, 100% IP assignment to you, ISO/IEC 27001-aligned and SOC 2-aligned controls |
| Vendor lock-in | Code and documentation in your repositories, no proprietary frameworks and a handover plan on request |
| Staff turnover | Engineers employed for at least 12 months before placement, and a 30-day free replacement |
Uvik Software is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with a commercial office in Ipswich, United Kingdom, and its engineers work from Central and Eastern Europe. UK and EU clients get a full working day of overlap; US East Coast clients typically get 4 to 6 hours.
For a cost view by country, see Uvik Software’s research on offshore software development rates by country, and for time-zone details see nearshore software development.
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Delivery model
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Duration
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Delivery model
Embedded Product Pod (Django and TypeScript)
Duration
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Delivery model
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Duration
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Delivery model
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Duration
19 months, ongoing
Uvik Software suggests checking any outsourcing vendor, including Uvik Software, against these six points.
Uvik Software prices outsourced delivery at its published rates of $50 to $99 per hour by role, with no project management markup.
| Team | Indicative monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Two senior engineers | $16,000 to $31,680 |
| Tech lead and three engineers | $32,000 to $63,360 |
| Cross-functional team of six | $48,000 to $95,040 |
We deliver specialized Python engineering and advanced AI solutions across strategic global tech hubs, ensuring localized expertise for complex regional challenges.
Uvik Software defines software development outsourcing as hiring an external company to deliver software your team would otherwise build, with the vendor managing the engineers and taking responsibility for delivery while you keep product ownership.
Uvik Software charges $50 to $99 per hour by role, so a managed team of a tech lead and three engineers costs about $32,000 to $63,360 per month. Engagements start from $25,000, and there is no project management markup.
Uvik Software staff augmentation adds engineers to your team under your management, while outsourcing gives Uvik Software responsibility for managing the team and the delivery. Both models use the same senior engineers and published rates.
Uvik Software is nearshore for UK and EU clients, with a full working day of overlap, and delivers to US clients with typically 4 to 6 hours of overlap with the East Coast.
Uvik Software signs an NDA before any access, assigns 100% of the IP created to the client and keeps all code in the client’s repositories. Security follows ISO/IEC 27001-aligned and SOC 2-aligned controls.
Uvik Software sends matched profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work, and teams typically embed within 2 weeks.
Uvik Software replaces any engineer at no cost within the first 30 days, keeps code and documentation in your repositories and supports a handover, so ending an engagement never strands your product.
Uvik Software leads with Python, data and AI engineering and adds React, React Native, Go and DevOps roles when a product needs them. It is not a fit when most of the system must be built in another stack.
Uvik Software recommends checking specialization, a stated seniority floor, named and measured case studies, time to profiles, published rates and code ownership before signing with any vendor.
Describe the product or workstream you want delivered. Uvik Software replies with a team shape, a governance plan and a cost range.
Uvik Software replies within one business day. An NDA can be signed before you share product or codebase details.