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Pricing

A public rate buyers can understand in one minute.

You pay $43.75/hr. Contractor earns $35/hr. That's our full fee - no hidden charges.

$43.75/hr
1-2 weeks to start
5 business days

Cost-plus, cleaned up

Transparent math, not a pricing range.

The published example below reflects our 20% gross margin target, while keeping the buyer-facing explanation simple and honest.

Contractor Earns

$35/hr

+

nuen Fee

$8.75/hr

=

Your Total

$43.75/hr

Published rate. Transparent breakdown. No hidden charges.

See the actual split

We disclose the contractor rate at engagement start instead of hiding it behind an opaque markup.

Buyout terms stay visible

If you want to hire directly later, the contract already tells you exactly how that works.

No extra platform fees

The public rate is meant to be the real commercial answer, not the start of a longer pricing reveal.

Transparent buyout belongs near the top, not in the fine print.

Want to hire the engineer directly later? We support that. Full-time transitions use a clear salary-based fee, and fractional transitions use a fixed margin window. No surprise penalties, no hidden release clauses.

Rate cards

Staff augmentation and fractional leadership are priced separately.

Featured

Staff augmentation

$43.75/hr

Rates reflect our average; actual contractor rate is disclosed transparently at engagement start.

  • Published client rate for a standard senior engineer placement
  • Pre-screened engineers matched to your product context
  • Typical 1-2 weeks time to start
  • 5 business days replacement guarantee
  • Larger team deployments quoted separately when scope justifies it
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Fractional leadership

$8,000-$15,000/month

Monthly retainer for reserved senior leadership time. Scoped separately from staff augmentation.

  • Architecture and technical strategy
  • Code review, planning, and delivery oversight
  • Hiring support, mentorship, and team calibration
  • Best when leadership is the bottleneck, not just bandwidth
  • Typically 10-20 hours per week with a 3-month minimum
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Commercial terms

Straightforward terms that do not need a decoder ring.

3-month minimum

Staff augmentation invoices monthly on Net-15 terms

Fractional leadership is billed monthly in advance

30-day notice to scale or transition after the minimum term

Direct-hire transitions supported with transparent buyout language

Custom team quotes available for multi-engineer deployments

Example scenarios

Sample math for staff augmentation only.

Fractional leadership is intentionally kept on its own rate card so the two models do not get mixed together.

One senior engineer embedded in your team

Best for a product team that needs immediate delivery help on a focused roadmap.

Transparent Math

Senior engineer(160 hrs × $43.75/hr)
$7,000/mo
Estimated Total~$7,000/month

Need a larger team? We can quote multi-engineer deployments separately while keeping the public single-engineer rate clear.

Pricing FAQs

The objections that usually block a deal.

How is nuen different from Toptal, Deel, or an agency?+
We are not a bench-based agency and we do not hide our economics. You see the engagement model, the published staff augmentation rate, and the engineer profile before work starts. That makes the relationship feel closer to a direct team extension than a packaged vendor service.
Do I need to manage the contractors myself?+
No. If you already have strong engineering leadership, we plug into it. If you do not, fractional leadership can provide architecture guidance, prioritization, review, and team oversight so you are not left coordinating everything alone.
How does the pricing work?+
Our published staff augmentation example is simple: you pay $43.75/hr, the contractor earns $35/hr, and the $8.75 difference is nuen's full fee. We disclose the actual contractor rate at the start of the engagement.
What payment terms do you offer?+
Staff augmentation is invoiced monthly on Net-15 terms. Fractional leadership is billed monthly in advance because the time is reserved for your team.
What if I need a larger team?+
Larger team deployments can be quoted separately. We keep the public rate simple and discuss team pricing only when the scope actually justifies it.

Want the rate breakdown for your exact team shape?

Bring the roadmap, the role mix, and the urgency. We will give you the cleanest version of the commercial answer.

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