Gigster

Gigster delivers custom software by assembling teams from a large network of vetted freelance developers, designers and product specialists. Drawing on about a decade of building cloud-based teams, it can take full responsibility for a project's scope and timeline, or add specialists to a client's own staff.

What Gigster does

• Managed software projects: end-to-end ownership of a build, with scoping, specifications and defined outcomes.
• Dedicated teams: groups of engineers assigned to a client's product for ongoing work.
• Staff augmentation: on-demand specialists who join an existing team without a hiring process.
• AI and machine learning: AI integration work, plus a short quiz to assess an organisation's AI readiness.
• Blockchain development: including private and permissioned ledgers.
• Design and modernisation: UX and product design, and updating older systems.

Customers and markets

It works with enterprises and larger brands; testimonials come from executives at Brex, IBM and United Talent Agency. The company says more than 150 brands have used it.

Key facts

• Talent network: about 50,000 vetted developers, designers and product experts
• Track record: more than 1,000 engagements, by its own count
• Client terms: clients own the IP, with code documentation and handover included