We've spent over a decade hiring, developing, and working alongside the engineers, designers, and delivery leads who build great software. Our staffing service is built on that same standard. When we place someone with your team, we already know what good looks like.
Our staffing models
Direct placement
We find and place full-time engineers, designers, and technical leads — candidates who have been vetted against the same bar we hold our own project teams to.
Contract and contract-to-hire
Need someone in fast for a sprint, a release, or a longer engagement? We place contractors who can plug in quickly, work independently, and deliver without a long ramp-up.
Staff augmentation
We supplement your existing team with the specific skills you need — whether that's a senior engineer to unblock a backlog, a designer to carry a new feature, or a QA lead to get you ready for launch.
Embedded pods
For teams that need more than one role, we staff full pods: designers, engineers, and delivery leads who work together as a unit inside your organization.
How Detroit Labs staffs
Frequently asked questions
How is Detroit Labs different from other staffing agencies?
Most staffing agencies evaluate candidates on paper. We evaluate them against the same technical bar we hold our own engineers to — assessed by the people who build software for our clients every day. And because every placed candidate stays a Detroit Labs employee, we remain accountable for how things go long after placement.
What types of roles can Detroit Labs fill?
Engineers (frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile), designers (product, UX, visual), QA leads, delivery leads, and technical program managers. If you need a full pod — a designer, engineer, and delivery lead working together as a unit — we can staff that too.
How quickly can Detroit Labs support our project?
Typically 1–2 weeks from the initial conversation to a shortlist. If we already have the right person on our bench, we can move faster. We don't pad timelines — if we can place someone in a week, we'll tell you that.
What is the process for managing team members once they are embedded?
Most clients have their placed team members report directly into their own management structure, and we support that fully. We stay in regular contact with the placed person and check in on how things are going, but we don't add management overhead unless you want it.
What if our needs change after the team members are in place?
It happens. If you need to scale up, we can search for additional roles. If the engagement winds down, we manage that transition — the person stays a Detroit Labs employee, so you're not left with a difficult offboarding conversation. We'd rather you tell us early so we can plan together.