Embedded engineers vs hiring in-house
Hiring in-house makes sense when the role will exist for years and you can wait three to four months. Miyagami engineers suit you when you need senior people in your sprints next month, with no recruitment fee and a three-month minimum.
How the two compare on what matters
The table covers the eight criteria buyers ask about most, from time to start to compliance.
| Miyagami engineers | Hiring in-house | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Five working days to a shortlist, three weeks to first commit | Three to four months |
| All-in cost | €5,600 to €8,000 a month per engineer, no recruitment fee | Salary plus 20 to 45% employer costs, plus recruitment |
| Who vets the engineers | Two live assessments, AI off and on, scorecards shared | You, through interviews and take-homes |
| Who manages the work | Your lead, in your sprints | Your lead |
| When it goes wrong | Replaced at our cost | Severance and a new search |
| Commitment | Three-month minimum | Permanent |
| Compliance and IP | Employed by us, ISO 27001, IP yours on payment | Your employee, your obligations |
| Best for | Senior capacity in your team for months or years | Long-term roles with deep domain knowledge |
When hiring in-house fit better
Where hiring in-house do better
Long-term domain knowledge
An employee builds domain knowledge and context over years, and that knowledge stays in the company.
Culture and continuity
Permanent people shape how your team works, and you don't depend on a supplier relationship.
Where embedded engineers do better
Speed
Five working days to a shortlist and three weeks to a first commit, against three to four months for a local hire.
Cost and flexibility
You pay a fixed monthly fee from €5,600, with a three-month minimum and no recruitment fee. If the fit is wrong, we replace the engineer at our cost.
Questions about this comparison
You can read how we vet engineers, then compare the cost against a local hire.
How we vetWhen should I choose hiring in-house over embedded engineers?
Hiring in-house makes sense when the role will exist for years and you can wait three to four months. Miyagami engineers suit you when you need senior people in your sprints next month, with no recruitment fee and a three-month minimum.
How fast can embedded engineers start compared with hiring in-house?
You get a shortlist within five working days of your brief, and a first commit three weeks after that. Hiring in-house: three to four months.
Who vets Miyagami engineers?
Miyagami engineers run two sixty-minute assessments in a real codebase, the first with AI tools off and the second with the candidate's own agents on, and you see both scorecards.
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