A Salesforce developer for a three-month migration. A data engineer to ship the warehouse before quarter close. An AI specialist to stand up your first agent. Iron River sources, vets, and places the people; you direct the work.
Iron River's managed services exist for the cases where the work needs both senior judgment and execution under one roof; we sit across the desk, build the systems, and stay through delivery. Most of our work runs that way.
Staff augmentation is the other lane. You know what needs to get built, you have the leadership to direct it, and you need skilled technical people on the team for a defined window. We source, vet, and place; you set the priorities and own the outcome. Most engagements run three to six months; some shorter, some longer.
If you're not sure which lane fits, book a call and we'll tell you. Sometimes the answer is neither; sometimes it's a mix.
Most staff augmentation pages list roles. Operators don't arrive thinking "I need a fullstack engineer for 90 days." They arrive thinking "we're behind on the migration." These are the six versions of that we hear most.
Engineering capacity to deliver a defined product or feature inside the window leadership committed to. Senior enough to make sound architectural choices; available enough to ship.
Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, ServiceTitan, Procore migrations. Cross-system integrations between the CRM, the ERP, and the field tools. Solutions architecture for stacks that grew without a plan.
Data pipelines, ETL work, governance, and the dashboards leadership will actually read. Reporting layers that match how decisions get made, not how the source system is structured.
Model development, agent design, and the operational side of AI: deployment, monitoring, the kill switches that keep the work safe to run in production. Built by people who've done it before, not learned on your timeline.
Project management, requirements clarity, scrum facilitation, retrospective work. The senior judgment to call out what's wrong, and the patience to fix it without blowing up the team.
Overflow capacity for any of the above. Quality assurance, UI/UX, anything where the work is real but the role isn't permanent. Cancelable monthly after the first month; scale up, scale down, or stop.
A 30-minute call. We ask what you're building, what timeline you've committed to, and what skills you need on the team. By the end, we know whether staff augmentation is the right fit; if it isn't, we'll tell you.
Inside 48 to 72 hours, we present candidates from our pre-vetted network who fit your stack, your timezone, and your bar for seniority. You interview the ones you want; we coordinate the rest.
The placed resource integrates with your team, tools, and workflows. Most engagements start within one to two weeks of signing; for urgent needs we can move faster. The first month is the trial; cancel without penalty if the fit isn't right.
Monthly billing. Regular check-ins. The flexibility to scale hours up, down, or transition the resource as the work evolves. One point of contact at Iron River so you don't manage the relationship.
Most staff augmentation firms operate as recruiter pass-throughs; resumes get forwarded, the firm collects a margin. That's not the work. The bar we hold the network to is the bar that makes a placement actually deliver.
The placed resource works your hours, not yours plus twelve. Standups happen live. Decisions don't wait overnight. Most placements come from the Americas to keep this honest.
We've already done the technical screening, the reference work, and the trial-engagement vetting. By the time you interview a candidate, the question is fit, not capability.
Junior engineers need a senior engineer above them. We don't place people who need that scaffolding. Every placement is senior enough to make architectural decisions without escalating every choice.
You manage the work; we manage the relationship. Performance issues, scope shifts, replacements, and contract questions go through one person at Iron River. Your engineering leadership focuses on engineering.
If the fit isn't right, we replace the resource at no additional cost. Our goal is your delivery, not billing for a bad match. Most placements don't need this; it's the standard because the standard matters.
Staff augmentation should end when the work is done, not become a permanent cost line. Engagements are designed to transition or close cleanly. The relationship can restart later; the contract doesn't have to outlive the need.
Twenty hours per month, billed monthly. No long-term contract required after the first month. If the engagement isn't working, you can stop after month one without penalty.
Most engagements begin within one to two weeks of signing. For urgent needs we can often move to 48-72 hours, depending on the role and stack. We'd rather take an extra week to place someone right than place someone fast who isn't.
Yes. Increase hours anytime. Decrease with 15 days notice before your next billing cycle. The 20-hour monthly minimum stays; below that, the engagement isn't structured to deliver.
We'll replace the resource at no additional cost. Mismatches happen; the goal is your work shipping, not us collecting on a bad placement.
Many clients run both. Managed services for the core work where you want Iron River across the desk; staff augmentation for specialized needs or overflow capacity that doesn't fit the managed scope. The two service lines were built to complement each other, not compete.
If you're trying to decide between them, the discovery call covers it directly. See the managed services overview for the full picture of the other lane.
A 30-minute call. We learn the project, the timeline, and the bar for seniority. Inside 48 to 72 hours after that, the first candidates are in front of you.
Not sure which lane fits? Start with the call; we'll tell you which way to go.
