Embedded co-dev pod for resource-constrained teams
Senior-led delivery, junior-scale throughput.
9+1+1 model
A handpicked senior engineer, nine talented juniors, plus a pit crew running coaching and day-to-day ops. No new headcount. No “summer camp” internship.
20 hrs/week
Senior lead hours
60 hrs/week
Pod production hours ¹
2x
Production output per dollar ²
Turn junior talent into real production leverage
Our pods have shown to deliver twice the production efficiency of a fully ramped full-time engineer. Our senior lead focuses on delivery, while we handle the day-to-day coaching and operations. We're learning specialists.
Turn onboarding pain into project strength
We run a collaborative docs pass with your team, then each cohort helps clarify fuzzy areas with fresh eyes, making your repo easier to ramp onto with every cycle. Knowledge moves out of one senior’s head into the project itself, boosting your bus factor.
Turn risky bet into guaranteed success
If you’re hiring, replace the “hire and hope” model—based on resumes and interviews—with 12 weeks of actually working together, supported by our team, so you know exactly who you’re getting and they hit day one fully ramped.
Turn “help the industry” into action
Recent layoffs have disproportionately wiped out junior openings, and driven many seniors out of the industry, but tomorrow’s seniors still have to come from somewhere. Now you can confidently put words into action without derailing your roadmap.
We manage execution, so you focus on what matters
You work with our pod like any production partner, through focused, high-value touchpoints.
Visibility at scale
Our in-house software turns a big team into clear signal, so scale never feels overwhelming.
Siobhan Beeman
Principle Engineer, Gardens Interactive
Principle Engineer, Harebrained Schemes
Senior Lecturer, DigiPen Institute of Technology
Zak Whaley
Chair Emeritus, IGDA
Director of Engineering, PlayEveryWare
Lead Software Engineer, Magic Leap
Don't take our words
Hear from our customers about how they flipped the script.
“RealXP Lab handles the mentoring, onboarding, and training, which frees up my time to focus on my core tasks and overall direction. The cohort size means I'm able to bring students onto larger projects that wouldn't have been possible without that scale. The students are determined, eager to learn, and ready to jump in and deliver quality work."
Zach Phillips
Lead Publishing Engineer, Serenity Forge
1 Effective shipping capacity, expressed as fully-ramped engineer–equivalent hours.
2 Based on estimates from previous studio partners.