✦ Zoof04 Sprints · Now live
Outsourcing, but it doesn't suck.
Browse pre-vetted engineers. Watch them solve a problem live. Lock 14 days. Cancel anytime. No recruiters, no MSAs.
11+ years shipping software · Engineers on payroll, not gig workers · Plug in within 48 hours
The fourth option
Every other option failed you.
You tried Upwork. The dev ghosted.
You tried a recruiter. They wanted three weeks and a finder's fee.
You tried a dev shop. You got assigned a "resource."
There's a fourth option.
Why sprints are different
We didn't fix outsourcing. We rebuilt it.
Same idea — real engineers, faster than US rates. New mechanics — no MSAs, no recruiters, no surprises.
Old Outsourcing
- 6-month MSA
- Account-manager middlemen
- Hidden bench rates
- "Resource" assigned to you
- 25% recruiter finder's fee
- Net-60 invoices
- You hope they're real
Freelance Marketplaces
- DIY-filter 200 profiles
- Race to the bottom
- Marketplace cut + escrow drama
- Random gig worker
- Endless interview loops
- Hourly disputes
- You bet they're real
zoof04 Sprints
- 14-day sprints, browse 5 hand-picked
- You manage the engineer directly
- Transparent tiered rates
- You pick the engineer by face & stack
- No finder's fee, ever
- 50% upfront, done
- Pre-vetted, on payroll, real GitHub
The unit
One Sprint. Fourteen days. Real shipping.
Sold like a SaaS product. Built like a startup sprint.
Trial Sprint
8 billable hours
Real task, real code, real engineer. Use it as your final fit check before committing to more.
Half Sprint
56 hours over 14 days · 4 hrs/day
For founders who need part-time horsepower without a full-time hire.
Full Sprint
112 hours over 14 days · 8 hrs/day
For projects that need a full engineer plugged in and shipping.
The pool
Browse engineers like products.
Real faces. Real GitHub. Real samples. Every engineer is on zoof04's payroll, vetted, and ready in 48 hours.
Verify before you commit
Three ways to test-drive the engineer.
Pick your comfort level. We built the menu so no side gets burned.
01
Match Call
30 minutes · free
Portfolio walkthrough, Q&A, and one reference contact from a past zoof04 client.
Best for a vibe check.
02
Live Demo Task
60-minute screen share
You send a small problem. The engineer solves it live while you watch. Code is shown, not delivered.
Best for skill proof.
03
8-Hour Paid Trial
Real task, real code, delivered
If you continue to a sprint within 7 days, the hours roll into the sprint — no double-billing.
Best for serious buyers.
Mutual NDA signed before any session. Your problem stays your problem.
From browse to ship
Four steps. Forty-eight hours. Done.
01
Browse the pool
Pick an engineer by skill, stack, and availability. No interviews to sit through.
02
Verify your way
Match Call, Live Demo, or 8-Hour Paid Trial. You decide how much certainty you need.
03
Lock the sprint
50% upfront. Engineer in your Slack, GitHub, and Linear within 48 hours.
04
Ship in 14 days
Daily standup. Weekly Loom from the engineer. Live dashboard tracking hours and commits.
Pick your commitment
Step up only when you're ready.
Start with one sprint. Step up when the work proves itself.
Trial Sprint
- Commitment
- 1 sprint
- Notice to end
- No notice required
- Best for
- First-timers who want to test the engineer and the model
Standard
- Commitment
- 4 sprints (2 months)
- Notice to end
- 2 weeks (1 sprint) to end
- Best for
- Active projects with a clear runway
Locked-in
- Commitment
- 12 sprints (6 months)
- Notice to end
- 4 weeks to end
- Best for
- Long-term builds with priority engineers and best rates
Pre-paid sprints unlock better rates. The longer the commitment, the better the rate.
Built for
Three kinds of teams. One model.
For founders stuck on Lovable, Bolt, or v0
You shipped an MVP. Now auth is broken, deploys fail, and the AI tool can't take you to production. Pick a senior engineer who's done the migration ten times before. Plug them in tomorrow.
See engineers for Lovable & Bolt builds →For agencies that need white-label engineers
You just closed a project bigger than your bench. We slot in under your brand. Mutual NDA, white-label friendly, your client never sees zoof04. You keep the relationship.
See white-label engineers →For startups with a feature backlog
You have a roadmap. You don't have bandwidth. Plug in a senior engineer for one sprint to ship the feature blocking the next one. No FTE hire. No 12-week recruiting cycle.
See senior & specialist engineers →A note from the founder
We built the version we wished existed.
Founder
Founder, zoof04
I've spent 11 years building software for clients. I watched the same pattern over and over — founders waste months on bad freelancers, then more months on recruiters, then settle for a dev shop that ships mediocre code on a 6-month contract.
zoof04 Sprints is the version I wish existed when those founders first came to me. Pick an engineer. Watch them work. Ship in 14 days. That's it.
If we mess up your sprint, I'll know about it personally. Email lands in my inbox.
— Founder
The standard
Every engineer earns their spot.
Engineers in the pool are on zoof04's payroll. Not freelancers. Not gig workers. Not a marketplace bidding for your dollars.
01
Code test
A real-world problem in their stack. Time-boxed. Code reviewed by senior engineers, not auto-graded.
02
Portfolio + GitHub review
Past shipping history, code quality, and engineering judgment evaluated against client-ready standards.
03
Live working session
A 60-minute session with our lead engineer. Pairs on a real problem. Communication, debugging instinct, and pace are all observed.
Less than 1 in 14 applicants makes it into the pool.
The fine print, in plain English
Everything you'd ask a recruiter, answered.
Plug in an engineer. Pause whenever.
The 6-month MSA is dead. Browse the pool. Start a sprint. Cancel after 14 days if it's not working. That's the whole pitch.
Engineers ready in 48 hours · Trial Sprints have no renewal commitment · 11+ years shipping software · Built by zoof04