Service · Custom software

Dedicated developer teams

Think of an Istanbul SaaS company selling ordering, table and inventory software to restaurants. It has five developers, while the features promised by year end need at least ten. Finding an experienced back-end engineer takes months, and getting them up to speed takes another quarter. Most firms in this spot either outsource a fixed project or plug the gap with freelancers. The first loses product knowledge, the second loses continuity. In our model, developers are Apply employees who spend their whole working day on your product. They attend your stand-ups, work in your issue tracker, push to your repository and follow your review rules. Recruitment, equipment, training and holiday cover are on us. Product decisions, priorities and acceptance criteria always stay with you.

One person to a full team
grows or shrinks with demand
You interview
and make the final call
Turkey time
shared hours 09:00-18:00
Monthly invoice
on hours actually worked

What the work covers in practice

How a dedicated team is set up from day one, how it operates and how you can measure its output.

Agree the scope with the engineer who will do the work

Skill mix

Back end in PHP, Python, Java or .NET, front end in React, Vue or Angular, Flutter for mobile, a test automation engineer and a business analyst if needed. We shape the line-up around your roadmap.

Choosing people

You receive a short list of profiles and run the technical interviews yourself. If you like, candidates also get a small trial task resembling your codebase.

The first 30 days

Access, an architecture tour, domain training and first tasks ordered from small to large. On day thirty we review speed and quality together.

Day-to-day rhythm

The team lives in your Teams or Slack channels and your Jira or similar tracker, following your sprint calendar. We do not add a separate reporting layer.

Quality gates

Every change goes through code review and automated tests in the CI pipeline. Indicators such as test coverage and defect rate appear in a monthly report.

Access security

Managed laptops with encrypted disks, two-factor sign-in, access limited to what is needed and, if you prefer, work carried out only through your virtual desktop.

Flexible size

The team can be enlarged or reduced within the notice periods in the contract. Anyone leaving goes through a written hand-over.

How we approach the job, from first call to handover

With mainstream technologies, it typically takes a few weeks from the first call to the team's first merged code.

01

Briefing

Roadmap, missing roles, seniority, tech stack and the person the team reports to.

02

Profiles and interviews

A shortlist, technical interviews run by you, and your decision.

03

First 30 days

Structured onboarding, first tasks and a joint review at the end of the period.

04

Monthly review

A short call on output, quality, team size and next month's priorities.

Manage the team as part of your own, not as a separate island. Remote developers do far better work when they are included in product demos, customer feedback and technical decisions. Handing them nothing but a ticket queue and waiting for results turns even the most talented engineer into a mere order-taker.

Frequently asked questions

We set the model up as a service contract: Apply organises its specialists' work and is accountable for it, while you define the business goals. Where the line falls under the Labour Law's rules on subcontractors and temporary employment depends more on day-to-day practice than on contract wording. Ask your legal adviser to review both.

When a freelancer falls ill, moves to another project or leaves, the gap is yours to fill. With us, cover, hand-over and replacement are our responsibility. Device security and confidentiality commitments also follow one standard for everyone.

We suggest three months at minimum, because anything shorter does not pay back the onboarding effort. After that, the contractual notice periods apply.

We invoice monthly for the hours worked. Since Apply is based outside Turkey, check with your mali müşavir how to declare VAT under the reverse charge mechanism.

The team works 09:00-18:00 Turkey time, the same hours as you. Communication is in Turkish or English, and code and technical documents are generally kept in English.

Let's strengthen your team

Which roles do you need, with what tech stack and for how long? We will come back with suitable profiles and a proposal.

Availability
Weekdays 09:00-18:00 Turkey time (GMT+3); an answer follows by the next working day
Calls
By video, over Microsoft Teams or Google Meet

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