Scale your engineering team in weeks, not quarters.
BrightSkill supplies pre-vetted technology talent to enterprises and scale-ups — augmenting your squads, standing up dedicated teams, or running full permanent search. One partner for contracts, compliance and delivery in 27 countries.
- Pre-vetted engineers in our network
- 18,000+
- Average time to first shortlist
- 5 days
- 12-month contractor retention
- 94%
- Countries we staff from
- 27
How we can help
Five ways companies engage us, from a single specialist to an entire delivery team.
Staff Augmentation
Add vetted engineers to your existing squads within days. They report into your leads and work your ceremonies.
Software engineers, DevOps, QA, data engineers
Dedicated Teams
A full cross-functional team assembled around your roadmap, with a delivery lead accountable for outcomes.
Product teams, platform teams, migration squads
Contract-to-Hire
Trial the fit on a contract, then convert to permanent with no conversion fee after six months.
Any engineering or technology role
Permanent Recruitment
Full-cycle search with structured scorecards, market mapping and a six-month replacement guarantee.
Engineers, architects, engineering managers
Executive & Niche Search
Discreet search for leadership and scarce specialisms where the shortlist has to be built, not filtered.
CTO, VP Engineering, security and AI specialists
Choosing an engagement model
Not sure which fits? We will recommend one on the intake call — switching later is straightforward.
Staff Augmentation
- Managed by
- Your engineering leads
- Typical duration
- 3-12 months, rolling
- Best for
- Filling capacity gaps and scarce skills fast
Dedicated Team
- Managed by
- BrightSkill delivery lead
- Typical duration
- 6 months and up
- Best for
- Owning a product area or a migration end to end
Direct Hire
- Managed by
- You, from day one
- Typical duration
- Permanent
- Best for
- Building long-term in-house capability
Domains we staff
Cloud & Platform
Data & AI
Cybersecurity
Software Engineering
Quality & Reliability
DevOps & Delivery
How we work
- Step 1
Intake brief
A 45-minute call to capture the role, the team context and the must-have skills.
- Step 2
Shortlist in 5 days
Three to five profiles, each screened technically and against your brief.
- Step 3
Interviews
We schedule, prepare candidates and keep the loop moving inside your timelines.
- Step 4
Onboarding
Contracts, compliance, equipment and access sorted before day one.
- Step 5
Ongoing reviews
Structured 30/60/90-day check-ins with you and the engineer, plus fast replacement if needed.
Frequently asked questions
Tell us who you need to hire
Share the brief and a recruitment lead responds within one business day with an approach and indicative rates.
- No obligation and no fee to submit a brief
- Shortlists in five working days
- Contracts and compliance handled end to end