AI-Native Engineers, Transparently Priced

Experienced
AI-native engineers.
$3,000 a month.

Not a marketplace taking half your invoice. A US company with a globally distributed team, one published price, and a platform that shows you exactly what your engineer shipped — so you never have to take our word for it.

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SDL Workforce Portal dashboard showing active engineers, hours, on-task ratio, testing throughput, and AI agent activity
88%
On-task ratio, verified via screenshots
283
Test executions tracked per week
98%
Average workforce integrity score

Trusted by teams building the future

Fortune 500 TechFinTech UnicornsHealthcare LeadersGlobal RetailersInvestment Banks

One platform for the entire engineering process

SDL isn't billable hours with a dashboard bolted on. It's proprietary software that measures, tests, and improves how engineering actually gets done.

Workforce integrity

Every engineer and tester is integrity-ranked from real activity — on-task ratio, screenshot evidence, and AI Coach/Retain recommendations.

AI-native testing & accuracy

AI grades every test case for accuracy, runs honeypots to catch shortcuts, and flags hallucinations and security issues before they ship.

Autonomous AI agents

Agents generate insights, run QA, and send reports on their own — handling the repetitive work so humans focus on judgment.

Command-center dashboard

Live KPIs across hours, throughput, pass-rates, and the bug lifecycle. You always know exactly where delivery stands.

Re-test & fix loops

Failed cases route back into automated re-test loops with full criteria and history, so issues are caught, fixed, and verified.

Screenshot-based tracking

Continuous, evidence-backed visibility into how work is actually being executed across the entire workforce.

How it works

An AI-native loop that watches, scores, and improves every part of delivery.

01

The platform runs the process

Work flows through SDL — tasks, test cases, and activity are tracked and graded automatically from day one.

02

AI scrutinizes the work

Agents analyze screenshots and test execution, run honeypots, and surface integrity, accuracy, and quality signals.

03

Issues get fixed and verified

Failures route into re-test loops and coaching. You get measurable output with full visibility — and zero status meetings.

Why $3,000 works

No recruiter fee. No bench. No marketplace cut.

You engage the engineer directly, so nobody takes 50% of the invoice on the way through. Our engineers work AI-first by default, and every engagement runs on our platform — integrity tracking, AI-graded testing and live delivery visibility included, at $3,000/engineer/month.

One published price — no quote process
AI-graded testing and re-test loops included
Screenshot-backed proof of what was worked on
Month-to-month, scale up or down anytime
No fee to convert an engineer to your payroll

Three SDL engineers cost less than one Toptal engineer

Same seniority. A quarter of the price. Terms you can read before you talk to sales.

Toptal
SDL Engineering
Cost per engineer / month
$17,600–$29,000
$3,000/engineer/month
Pricing
Quote on request
Published on the website
Minimum engagement
Weekly commitments
Month-to-month
Quality assurance
Manual review
AI-graded tests + honeypots
Visibility
Status reports
Live, screenshot-backed dashboards
Fee to hire them directly
Conversion fee applies
None

What our customers say

"We finally have real visibility into engineering quality. The AI-graded testing and integrity scoring caught issues our old process never surfaced."

CTO

Fortune 500 Tech Company

"The platform plus their engineers cut our time-to-market in half. The screenshot-backed tracking meant zero surprises."

Head of Engineering

FinTech Unicorn

See the platform in action

Book a demo and we'll walk you through workforce integrity, AI testing, and live delivery tracking — using real data.