Senior Engineering Teams That Ship Outcomes, Not Timesheets
Augment your team with a dedicated, senior-led engineering pod on a fixed monthly price. AI-native delivery, AEST-hours collaboration, and Australian contracting — at a fraction of local agency cost.
Why Pods, Not Rented Developers
Hiring individual contractors leaves you managing delivery yourself. A pod arrives with leadership, process, and accountability built in.
Senior-Led, Always
Every pod is led by a senior engineer and a Vithon delivery lead. You get architecture ownership and judgement, not just tickets closed.
Fixed Monthly Price
One predictable invoice. No timesheets, no hourly surprises, no scope-creep billing. Outcomes are agreed up front and reported monthly.
AEST-Overlap Delivery
Daily standups in your business hours, same-day turnaround, and direct Slack/Teams access. Real-time collaboration, not overnight handoffs.
AU-Contracted & Insured
You contract with an Australian Pty Ltd under Australian law. Professional indemnity and cyber insurance held locally. Full IP assignment on payment.
Packages
Three standard pods covering the work we do best. Prices shown are minimums for the standard team shape — every engagement starts with a scoping conversation.
AI Automation Pod
For businesses drowning in manual workflows — invoicing, lead routing, reporting, onboarding.
Team: 1 senior automation engineer + 1 mid engineer, led by a Vithon delivery lead.
- 2–4 production workflows built, deployed & monitored each month (n8n, integrations, bots)
- A groomed automation backlog — you always know what ships next
- SLA-backed maintenance of everything previously shipped
- Monthly ROI report: hours saved, error rates, throughput
AU agencies charge A$2–10K per workflow build plus a separate maintenance retainer — this pod ships 2–4 every month with maintenance included
Product Engineering Pod
For funded startups and SMEs that need a product built or a roadmap accelerated without hiring a team.
Team: 2 senior full-stack engineers + 1 mid engineer + fractional QA, led by a Vithon delivery lead.
- Committed sprint cadence with demos every fortnight
- Architecture ownership — we flag the decisions that will cost you later
- CI/CD, automated testing, and documentation as standard
- Direct Slack/Teams access during AEST business hours
An equivalent local AU team bills A$45–80K/month — same senior-led delivery at 45–65% less
Cloud & Security Pod
For businesses with rising AWS/GCP bills or compliance and security obligations.
Team: 1 lead cloud/security engineer + 1 mid engineer.
- Cloud cost optimization with a guaranteed savings target set in month 1
- Security hardening roadmap and execution, Essential Eight-aligned
- Infrastructure-as-code migration of anything still hand-managed
- Quarterly architecture and security review with written report
A vCISO retainer alone runs A$3–15K/month for advisory hours only — this pod adds a full engineering team that executes
Need a different shape? Custom packages available.
Different skill mix, a larger squad, specialist roles (AI/ML, data, DevOps, QA), or a hybrid of build and support — we compose a pod around your roadmap and quote a fixed monthly price for it.
Start With a 2-Week AI Automation Sprint — Fixed Price A$8,900
We take one workflow and automate it end-to-end. Week 1: map, agree the success metric, and build. Week 2: deploy to production, hand over documentation, and measure the saving. If it isn't working in production by day 14, you don't pay the second half — and the full sprint fee is credited against your first pod month if you continue.
How Engagements Work
Minimum term
3 months, then monthly rolling
Scale up or down
30 days’ notice
IP ownership
Fully assigned to you on payment
Data handling
AU-region hosting, least-privilege access
Tell Us What You Need to Ship
A 30-minute scoping call is enough to recommend a pod shape, confirm the price, and map the first month.
Book a Scoping Call