Question 1

Who actually does the work, and can I trust them with my code?

Accepted Answer

Scalexa's senior engineers and vetted contractors, using AI tooling. Every delivery is reviewed by a senior engineer before it reaches you. We work through scoped, least-privilege access and can sign a mutual NDA first.

Question 2

What does one request get me?

Accepted Answer

One clear outcome, typically up to about 3 hours of senior engineering with AI, such as a CI pipeline for one repo, a fixed slow query, or a RAG prototype with an eval sheet. See the examples above. Bigger asks are split into steps that you put in order.

Question 3

How is this faster than a freelancer?

Accepted Answer

No hiring, no onboarding calls, and a team behind the queue. Requests usually land within 2 business days of starting.

Question 4

Isn't AI code full of mistakes?

Accepted Answer

AI speeds up the first draft, but people decide what ships. Senior engineers review all AI-assisted work, it's tested before delivery, and you get a pull request you can read, not a black box.

Question 5

Who owns the IP? What happens to my data?

Accepted Answer

You own everything we deliver. Your code and data are only used to do your request. Our AI tools are on business plans that don't train on your data, and we never paste secrets into them.

Question 6

What access do you need?

Accepted Answer

Only what the request needs: a branch or fork, a scoped IAM role, or a read-only database user. We'll tell you exactly what before we start, and remove it when you leave.

Question 7

What if production breaks?

Accepted Answer

This plan isn't an on-call or incident service, and there's no uptime SLA. If something is down, use your own on-call process. For 24/7 cover or a named lead, talk to us about a retainer.

Question 8

Can I cancel or pause?

Accepted Answer

Yes, anytime, with no minimum term. Cancel anytime; it takes effect at the end of the month you've paid for. To pause, add a PAUSE item to your board. We pause the same business day and keep the days you haven't used: if you pause after 21 days of a 31-day cycle, you have 10 days left to use whenever you come back.

Question 9

How do streams work?

Accepted Answer

Each stream works on one request at a time from your queue. Add a second stream and two requests are in flight. Change the number of streams any time. Each stream is sized for up to about 40 hours of senior engineering a month; if your queue would go past that, we'll tell you in writing and suggest adding a stream. We never charge extra without your agreement.

Question 10

Do we ever need a call?

Accepted Answer

No. Everything happens in writing on your board, with short Loom walkthroughs when they help. We work UK business hours, Mon–Fri.

Question 11

Can you do big projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but not on the subscription. We'll send a fixed quote, or start with our £4,500 Platform Risk Audit.

Question 12

Do you charge VAT or sales tax?

Accepted Answer

Prices exclude taxes; GBP prices are + VAT where applicable. EU businesses will need a valid VAT number when they subscribe: we check it on the EU's VIES service and, if it isn't valid, cancel and refund in full within 24 hours. Your invoice shows the tax treatment for your country.

Question 13

When does it launch?

Accepted Answer

Soon. We're opening a small number of streams first. Join the waiting list and we'll email you when yours is ready.

AI & LLM	Data & analytics	Cloud & DevOps	Software dev	Security
RAG prototype over your docs, with an eval sheet	One dbt model + one dashboard tile	GitHub Actions CI with tests and lint	Fix one bug, with a regression test	Review one PR for security issues
Prompt and eval harness for one feature	Fix or speed up a slow SQL query	Terraform module for one service	Small feature or endpoint	Least-privilege IAM policy review
Swap or benchmark LLM providers for one use case	Data quality checks on one pipeline	Cut one AWS cost line (e.g. RDS, NAT, logs)	Third-party API integration	Secrets and dependency scan with fixes
Agent or automation for one workflow (n8n, Python)	Airflow/Beam/Glue job fix	Dockerfile and container hardening	Write tests for one module	Cloud config review against CIS basics
Written answer: "Should we fine-tune or use RAG?"	Warehouse cost check	Monitoring and alerts for one service	Code review of one PR	Written findings with fixes

Senior engineering, on demand. No hiring. No meetings.

Your backlog doesn't need a hire. It needs someone senior to just get it done.

How it works

Step 1: Join the waiting list.

Step 2: Tell us about your stack.

Step 3: Queue requests.

Step 4: We scope it within 1 business day.

Step 5: You get daily written updates.

Step 6: Review and approve.

Pricing

Scalexa On-Demand

What you can request

Why it's faster than a freelancer

No hiring cycle.

Senior review on everything.

A team, not one person.

Fixed price.

Proof

Be-IQ

Cityblock Health

Pangea Bio

Guarantees

Try it for a week.

You own everything.

Pause or cancel anytime.

Security & trust

FAQ

Join the waiting list

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