Engagement models
Four ways to engage, one delivery standard. Every model comes with senior engineers, transparent reporting and the same product discipline. That includes dedicated teams and GCC enablement, set out further down this page.
Not sure which model fits? Start with the problem, not the contract.
Capacity that feels in-house.
One outcome, owned end to end.
A clear finish line.
Your own center in India.
One roadmap. A delivery model that can change with it.
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| Dedicated teams | Delivery pods | Fixed-scope projects | Build-operate-transfer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who manages the team | You, or our delivery lead on your behalf | Arixent delivery lead | Arixent project manager | Arixent during build and operate, you after transfer |
| Pricing basis | Monthly rate per team member | Fixed monthly pod price | Fixed price against agreed scope | Setup fee plus monthly operating cost |
| Typical duration | Six months and longer | Three to nine months | Four to sixteen weeks | Twelve to thirty-six months to transfer |
| Scaling | Add or release roles with agreed notice | Pod size adjusted at sprint boundaries | Handled through the change process | Hiring plan agreed quarter by quarter |
| Best when | The roadmap is continuous and priorities shift often | You want the outcome owned, not the hours managed | Requirements are stable and the deliverable is defined | You want a long-term captive engineering team in India |
Dedicated teams
Sometimes the right answer is not a project but a team: engineers who work only for you, know your product and stay. Arixent provides dedicated teams across three time zones and helps companies go one step further by building their own global capability center in India.
Our founders have built engineering organizations in India for products used worldwide. We bring that operating experience: hiring, onboarding, culture, delivery rhythm and the governance that makes a distributed team feel like one.
Stable teams of engineers, designers, data specialists and delivery leads working in your tools and rituals.
Individual senior engineers or small pods added to your existing teams.
We set up, staff and run your India engineering center, then transfer it to you on an agreed timeline.
Entity, compensation, facilities and operating model guidance for capability centers in India.
Sourcing, assessment and onboarding of engineers to your standards.
Reporting, delivery metrics, retention practices and continuous improvement.
Roles, skills, ways of working, tooling and success measures.
Recruit or assign engineers, onboard them into your context and culture.
Team runs in your cadence with our delivery lead ensuring outcomes and retention.
Entity, people and processes move to you when the agreed milestones are met.
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Tell us what you are trying to build and we will come back with a point of view, not a pitch.