Every statutory line,
handled on our side. Not yours.
Provident Fund, gratuity, GST, FEMA-compliant billing, equipment, and IP assignment, all under one monthly invoice. This is what a clean managed staff augmentation quote actually includes.
Under one invoice
What's actually covered.
PF
Provident Fund
Statutory retirement contribution for every employee, filed and paid on our side. Not itemized back to you, not your liability.
GRATUITY
Gratuity
The statutory payout owed to an employee on separation after sufficient tenure. Accrued and funded by us, not something that shows up as a surprise line item later.
GST
GST
Goods and Services Tax on our invoicing is handled under our own registration. You get one clean B2B invoice, not a tax position you need to manage.
FEMA
FEMA compliance
Foreign Exchange Management Act rules govern how an India-based vendor can bill a foreign client. We structure every contract to stay compliant so your payment never gets flagged or delayed on the way in.
EQUIPMENT
Equipment
Laptop, monitor, and standard engineering hardware are provisioned and maintained on our side as part of the engagement, not billed separately.
IP
IP assignment
Every engineer's work product is assigned to you under the master agreement. Code lives in your repositories throughout the engagement, nothing to transfer at the end because it was never anywhere else.
The operating model
Embedded management, not a bench.
An embedded engineering manager, not a bench-utilization PM
The EM's job is the engineer's career and your outcome, not maximizing how many clients our bench serves. They own standups, code review quality, and flagging risk before it becomes a missed sprint.
A pod, not a lone hire, once you are past a single role
A standard pod is two to four senior engineers paired with a fractional engineering manager, working in your repo, your Slack, and your sprint cadence. SethAI matches the engineers to your stack; the EM owns delivery quality.
If you need real-time North American overlap with a synchronous, founder-led culture that no India geography will satisfy, we will tell you that honestly and point you to a LATAM partner instead of force-fitting a placement that will not work for either side.
Timezones
Your working day, covered.
USA & Canada
Overlap 9am to 5pm ET or PT
UK & Europe
Overlap 9am to 5pm GMT, CET, CEST
Australia & NZ
Overlap morning AEST through afternoon AWST
Dubai & UAE
Full working day overlap
FAQ
Quick answers.
What exactly does India-handled managed staff augmentation cover?
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Provident Fund, gratuity, GST on invoicing, FEMA-compliant cross-border billing, equipment, and IP assignment, all under one monthly invoice. If a vendor itemizes any of these separately as an add-on fee after you have signed, that is a sign the original quote was not the real number.
What is an embedded engineering manager, and why does it matter?
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It is an engineering manager whose job is tied to your outcome and the engineer's career growth, not to keeping the vendor's bench utilized across many clients. They own standups, code review, and surfacing risk early. Without this role, a dedicated engineer still ends up managed by whoever has time, which is worse than no management.
What does a typical dedicated developer pod look like?
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Two to four senior engineers paired with a fractional engineering manager, embedded in your repository, your Slack, and your sprint cadence. A single dedicated hire is the entry point; most engagements that go past one role settle into this pod shape.
Is there an EOR or separate legal entity I need to set up?
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No. One India-registered company, one contract, one invoice. You are not setting up an Employer of Record relationship or a local entity; the employment relationship is between us and the engineer, and you are our B2B customer.
When does this model not fit, and what do you do then?
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If you need real-time North American overlap with a synchronous, founder-led culture and no India geography will satisfy that, we will say so and point you to a LATAM partner rather than force-fit a placement that will not work for either side.
How do timezones actually work across an engagement?
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Teams shift their working hours to overlap with yours. Standard overlap windows exist for US East, US West, UK, EU, Australia, and Dubai, so you get same-day collaboration without taking calls at 2am.
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