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Embedded17 September 2026 · 4 min read

Embedded specialists or permanent hires? How to decide

Embedded specialists or permanent hires? How to decide

Developers, data analysts, DevOps and AI specialists are hard to hire. Here is a simple way to decide when to recruit, and when to bring in experienced people who join your team straight away.

Growing technology teams face the same question again and again: hire permanently, or bring in experienced people to join the team now? Both have a place.

Hire permanently when

  • The role is core to your product for years to come.
  • You have time to recruit and onboard properly.

Bring in embedded specialists when

  • You need the skill now, not in three months.
  • The need is tied to a project, a peak or a specialist area such as automation or AI.
  • You want flexibility to scale up or down.

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Our Embedded service adds qualified, certified and experienced developers, QA specialists, DevOps experts, data analysts and AI and automation specialists to your team, working in your tools and reporting to your management team.

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