Senior engineers. No middle layer.
shipstacks is a studio of 12 senior operators who got tired of watching good ideas die in bad engineering orgs. We keep the team deliberately small so every project gets people who've shipped before.
Twelve people. Four disciplines.
Every engagement is led by a principal. Principals are hands-on — they write code, they own outcomes, they respond in Slack. Nobody here has “sales” in their title.
Straight answers.
Things we get asked on every intro call. If yours isn't here, ask it on the contact form — we reply in under 24 hours.
Usually within 2 weeks for a Sprint engagement, 3–4 weeks for a full Build pod. We don't take on work we can't staff properly.
Either. Most Sprints are fixed-scope with a capped spec. Build pods are monthly retainers with clear outcomes. We don't do hourly billing — it misaligns incentives.
Core team in Delhi, with folks in Berlin, Lisbon, and Bangalore. We work async-first with 4-hour overlap windows across time zones.
Yes, mutual NDAs are standard before the scoping call. Ask and we'll send one over in a day.
For early-stage teams with strong founders and a clear wedge, yes — partially, alongside cash. Ask us.
Pure staff-aug, offshore sweatshop arbitrage, body-shopping, or projects where the spec is 'figure it out.' We build things, we don't rent bodies.