M_20// TEAM
Engineers are hired. Teams are built.
MISSION BRIEF
A group of talented developers is not automatically a team. We help you build the trust, communication patterns, and shared standards that turn individual contributors into a unit that multiplies each other's output.
CAPABILITIES
MISSION INTEL
CLASSIFICATION
S+
MISSION XP
9.5K
▸ OVERVIEW
You don't hire a team. You hire engineers and then you build the team. The difference shows up in onboarding speed, trust, conflict resolution, ownership, and growth — none of which happen automatically. We help engineering leaders build the team-shaped thing that turns 8 strong individuals into a group that compounds.
Hiring, onboarding, performance, growth, and the harder conversations. We coach managers in the room, and we coach engineers individually when that's what's needed.
▸ WHAT WE DELIVER
Job ladders, interview loops, scorecards, calibration — designed to hire signal, not just vibes.
First week, first month, first quarter — structured so new hires ramp fast and feel owned.
Frameworks that work in 5-person and 50-person teams. Quarterly review templates. Calibration support.
1:1 coaching for new managers, EM-to-Director transitions, founders becoming managers.
IC ladders, growth conversations, mentoring at scale.
PIPs, exits, demotions, conflict — done humanely and correctly.
▸ WHO IT'S FOR
▸ OUTCOMES YOU CAN EXPECT
▸ HOW WE WORK
Where is the team? Hiring, onboarding, retention, growth — diagnosed honestly.
The frameworks the team actually needs — not a hand-me-down from FAANG.
Embedded in 1:1s, retros, hiring loops, manager forums.
A senior IC or EM owns the system once it's working.
▸ FREQUENTLY ASKED
A recruiter sources candidates. We build the system that decides who's a hire, who's a no, and who succeeds after onboarding. We work with your recruiters, not instead of them.
Yes — senior ICs, new managers, founders. 1:1 monthly or fortnightly.
If you have to do one, do it well. We help structure, communicate, and follow through humanely.
▸ THE ITI-X DIFFERENCE
We've managed developers across multiple time zones, seniority levels, and cultures. We know what breaks teams and what builds them — and the difference is almost never technical.
READY TO DEPLOY
Let's build, secure, design, or lead — together.