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Embedded QA, product ownership, and software development for small software teams. We join your sprint and make sure the highest-impact work ships first.

For engineering leaders at established small software teams, and the fractional CTOs who support them.

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Work queueSorted by impact
  1. BugCheckout fails on Safari after coupon applied94Ships next
  2. FeatureSSO for the enterprise trial81
  3. BugPassword reset email arrives late72
  4. DocsRelease notes for 2.4 not written58
  5. FeatureExport invoices to CSV41
Illustration. Bugs, features, and documentation share one queue, ranked by impact.

What we do

Software development services built around QA and product ownership. Four disciplines, one embedded team.

QA engineering

  • Testing our work and yours
  • Regression and feature testing
  • Test automation and test case development
  • Defect validation and reporting
  • QA process standards for your team
  • Test and product documentation

Product ownership

Goal
Self-serve billingGoal · Q4
Cancel subscription flowGoal
Ready
Update payment methodStory · 3 pts
In sprint
Invoice history pageStory · 5 pts
Accepted
Download receiptsAccepted · signed off
Illustration. We run each item from goal to accepted, with sign-off at the end.
  • Backlog management
  • Requirements and user stories
  • Sprint planning and facilitation
  • Acceptance and sign-off
  • Cross-team coordination
  • Stakeholder reporting

Software engineering

  • New feature development
  • Feature modernization
  • Platform integration
  • Maintenance and enhancement
  • Backlog delivery
  • Proof-of-concept builds

Applied AI

  • AI agents
  • Conversational assistants
  • Automated and in-product documentation
  • Release automation
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI architecture and scaling

Where we come in

Three gaps we close for small engineering teams

  1. Your developers are at capacity.

    We add to your existing team.

    Embedded engineers who work your backlog in your sprint, so the roadmap keeps moving without a new hire.

  2. Stakeholders and developers keep talking past each other.

    We put the communication system in place.

    Requests, feedback, and end-user issues land in one place, and stakeholders hear back on what was delivered.

  3. Nobody owns testing.

    We implement a QA workflow for your team.

    Test cases, documented issues, and retesting on every fix, set up to work with how your developers already ship.

How we prioritize

The highest-impact work ships first. Every bug, request, and doc gap goes into one queue.

  1. Triage

    Bugs, feature requests, and documentation gaps from stakeholders, developers, and end users land in one queue, ranked by impact.

  2. Work the top

    We take the item at the top, fix or build it with your team, and verify it before moving on.

  3. Report back

    Stakeholders hear what was done and what shipped, so nobody has to chase the development team for an update.

AI speeds up the checks. Our engineers own every finding and every change.

For fractional CTOs

Backfill QA and product ownership without a hire. An established process that plugs into the teams you support.

Your clients are missing QA and product roles, and you don’t have the hours to cover them. We step into those roles, feed the work into the existing development process, and keep bugs, feedback, and documentation visible to everyone.

How we work with fractional CTOs
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Illustration. We fill the roles that are missing, inside the team you already run.

Questions

What engineering leaders ask us

What does embedded QA and product ownership mean?
Our engineers join your team’s workflow instead of working from the outside. We test features and fixes inside your sprint, own the backlog alongside your product lead, and report back to stakeholders on what shipped.
Do you replace our developers?
No. We add to your existing team. Most teams bring us in when developers are at capacity or nobody owns QA and product management, and we fill those gaps without a new hire.
How is this different from hiring a QA engineer?
A hire takes months to recruit and onboard, and brings one person’s skills. We bring QA engineering and product ownership with an established process, working inside your sprint, and the engagement can grow or shrink with your release schedule.
How does an engagement start?
With an intro call. We learn about your team and release cadence, then send a written plan covering what we’ll test, what we’ll own in the backlog, what we’ll build, and how we’ll report back.
Do you use AI in your QA work?
Yes, as a technique, not a replacement for judgment. AI helps us map applications and run checks faster, and our engineers review every finding and every change before it reaches your team.
Have a different question?
Send it with a few details about your team and we’ll answer it directly.
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Next step

Put QA and product ownership on your team this quarter.

Tell us where releases are slipping. We’ll map out how an embedded team would help, in writing, before you commit to anything.

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Field notes on QA and shipping

Occasional, practical notes for engineering leaders. No spam.