Embedded Engineering Teams

FAQ #

• Why hire a dedicated engineer through Obox Systems instead of a solo freelancer or marketplace hire?

  A solo freelancer has no backstop — if they get sick or hit a wall they can’t solve, your sprint stalls. Our engineers are peer-vetted and backed by our full senior bench for hard concurrency or architecture problems, plus a replacement guarantee.
• Do you have proof of successful long-term embedded collaboration?

  Yes. A VP of Engineering at an AI bookkeeping automation platform embedded our engineer for 8 months — 107 bugs resolved, a 25x cut in read restart errors, tripled supported extraction types. 5.0 on Clutch: “…they integrated perfectly with our internal team.”
• How fast can an engineer join our sprint?

  Typically within 5 business days of completing the Architecture & Systems Audit, once we’ve matched an engineer to your stack and confirmed timezone overlap.
• Do we manage the engineer directly, or do you manage them?

  You do. The engineer joins your existing tools and workflow and works under your technical leadership and sprint process. We handle vetting, backstop, and replacement — not day-to-day task assignment.
• What if the engineer isn’t the right fit for our stack or team?

  We replace them at no disruption to the engagement. Fit is confirmed during the Architecture & Systems Audit before Part-Time or Full-Time Embedded begins, and scope or stack shifts mid-engagement trigger a direct engineer swap, not a renegotiation.
• Can we start with a short trial before committing to ongoing embedded capacity?

  Yes. The Architecture & Systems Audit (20 hours) functions as a paid trial — no obligation to scale up. Most clients start there before moving to Part-Time or Full-Time Embedded capacity.
• How is this different from your Rust Software Dev or AI Systems Engineering services?

  Those services scope and deliver a defined project outcome under our project management. Embedded Engineering Teams places our engineer inside your team, under your roadmap and leadership — you own the sprint, we supply the execution capacity.
• Do you sign NDAs?

  Yes. We sign NDAs before any technical discussion begins, on request.
• Who owns the code the engineer writes?

  You do. Everything ships directly into your repository under your ownership — no vendor lock-in, no code held back.
• Do you work with formal contracts?

  Yes. Signed contracts with fixed scope per phase. Wyoming LLC — you’re contracting with a registered entity, not an individual freelancer.