Software delivery without the
management tax.

Fully-managed engineering teams that integrate into your company and ship production-ready software continuously, for a fixed monthly fee.

48h
Pod deployment
3.2x
Delivery velocity
$0
Hiring overhead

Every developer you add increases the cost of coordination.

Hiring doesn't scale linearly. Each new person adds overhead that compounds silently.

Coordination tax
15–25%

overhead per engineer added to a team

3–9 mo
to hire and ramp one senior dev
40%
eng time lost to context switching
Management scales with every contractor
$$$
Budget burned
on freelancers who disappear mid-sprint

AI-generated code is shipping to production. Unreviewed. Untested. Unarchitected.

More people doesn't mean more output.

Renting developers
POD AI-Accelerated Buying outcomes

The industry moved from renting developers to buying outcomes.

Staff augmentation was a stepping stone. The future is fully-managed delivery. You subscribe to velocity, not headcount.

0→1
Vibe coding
1→100
Production engineering

AI tools got you a prototype. We make it production-grade.

Vibe-coded MVPs break under real traffic, fail security audits, and crumble at scale. Metafic engineers software that actually ships.

function() { // TODO fix if (true) { hack(); // no tests deploy(); // pray } DEBT NO QA architecture/ ├─ modules ├─ tests 94% ├─ ci/cd └─ monitoring PROD ✓

One subscription. Four stages to shipped product.

01 Queue

Add unlimited requests

Features, bugs, ideas. Queue them all. Reprioritize anytime.

02 Sprint

Pod picks top epics

Tech lead selects 1–2 active epics. The pod self-organizes.

03 Build + QA

AI-accelerated execution

Engineers build, AI accelerates, QA runs continuously.

04 Ship

Production-ready delivery

Features deploy through your CI/CD. Sprint reports async.

Tech Architect
Architecture and delivery ownership
Senior Engineers
Full-stack implementation
QA Engineer
Automated testing and coverage
Project Manager
Delivery coordination and reports

See how a pod integrates with your team.

Dev, QA, PM, and tech architect. Plugged into your workflows. Shipping from week one.

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Compare the trade-offs.

Hidden costs matter more than the sticker price.

Internal Hiring
Time to velocity
3–9 months
Management burden
High
Delivery ownership
Shared
QA coverage
Separate
Cost model
Variable
AI acceleration
DIY
Freelancers
Time to velocity
1–2 weeks
Management burden
Very High
Delivery ownership
None
QA coverage
None
Cost model
Unpredictable
AI acceleration
Uncontrolled
Staff Aug
Time to velocity
2–4 weeks
Management burden
High
Delivery ownership
Partial
QA coverage
Optional
Cost model
Hourly
AI acceleration
Ad hoc
Metafic Pod
Time to velocity
48 hours
Management burden
Zero
Delivery ownership
Full
QA coverage
Built-in
Cost model
Fixed monthly
AI acceleration
Integrated

We use AI internally so you don't inherit AI chaos.

AI is a force multiplier, not a replacement. Every line of AI-generated code passes through senior review and automated QA.

How we use AI
01
Accelerated code generation
Boilerplate handled by AI, reviewed by humans.
02
Automated QA scripting
Test generation at machine speed.
03
Faster iteration cycles
Prototype → review → ship in hours.
04
Human architectural oversight
Every critical decision by senior engineers.
CODE AI REVIEW ⚡ accelerated HUMAN sr. engineer PRODUCTION ✓ deployed
What you avoid
  • No AI-generated technical debt. We catch what vibe coding misses.
  • No unreviewed code in production. Every commit passes human review.
  • No tool sprawl. We manage the toolchain. You see results.
  • No junior-with-AI risk. Senior engineers wield AI.

From hiring bottleneck to shipping machine.

Before Metafic
CTO freelancer contractor open role contractor
After Metafic
CTO POD Arch Dev QA PM AI-Accelerated shipped
Series A Fintech · 18 employees
NovaPay*
5 days
to deploy
3x
ship rate

*Name changed for confidentiality

Before

CTO spending 60% of time managing 3 contractors and interviewing. Senior fullstack role open 4 months. Two missed launches. PR reviews backing up.

Day 1–5

Growth Pod deployed: tech architect, 2 engineers, QA, PM. Onboarded to codebase and CI/CD in 48 hours. First PR merged day 3.

Week 2–8

Velocity tripled. CTO back to product strategy. 14 features in 6 weeks. Zero production incidents. Test coverage: 23% → 78%.

Today

Two Metafic pods running. Engineering velocity is a line item, not a management problem.

"I stopped being a part-time project manager and went back to being a CTO. The pod ships more than my previous team of 6."

CTO, NovaPay

Predictable investment. Predictable velocity.

One subscription, continuous delivery. Pause or cancel anytime.

Growth Pod
$15k /mo

For startups shipping their first product line.

  • Tech architect lead
  • 2 senior engineers
  • QA automation
  • AI-assisted delivery
  • 1–2 active epics
  • Weekly sync + async updates
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Scale Pod
$25k /mo

For teams scaling across multiple workstreams.

  • Senior tech architect
  • 3–4 senior engineers
  • Dedicated QA
  • Project manager
  • 2–3 active epics
  • Daily async + weekly sync
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Enterprise
Custom

Multiple pods, advanced integrations, compliance.

  • Multiple pods
  • Custom composition
  • SOC2 / HIPAA
  • SLA guarantees
  • Dedicated account lead
  • On-call support
Talk to Us

Common questions.

Staff augmentation gives you bodies. We give you outcomes. We own delivery end-to-end: architecture, implementation, QA, deployment. You set priorities. We ship.

Most pods are operational within 48 hours. We onboard to your codebase, CI/CD, and comms on day one. First PR typically merged within 3 days.

Reprioritize anytime. Send an async message, the pod shifts by next sprint. No change orders, no renegotiation.

Yes. For code generation, test writing, and faster iterations. Every line goes through senior review and automated QA. Speed without risk.

Async-first. We plug into your Slack, Linear, or project management tool. Daily async updates. Weekly sync optional. No meetings unless you want them.

You can, but it takes 3 to 9 months. A pod deploys in 48 hours at a fraction of the fully-loaded cost. And you can pause anytime.

Upwork gives you individuals you still have to manage. A pod is a self-managed delivery team. Zero coordination tax on your side.

Stop managing developers.
Start shipping product.

One subscription. Continuous delivery. Zero management overhead. Pause or cancel anytime.