Top Rated Staff Augmentation
Scale your team with senior engineers in days, not months.
Scale your IT and software development teams with senior tech talent. Responsive support, aligned with your time zone.
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No upfront fees · Month-to-month
From creationTo launch
Trusted by teams at
Top 1%
of applicants make the cut
3–5 days
to your first interview
96%
client retention rate
1,250+
projects delivered
Roles We Place
The right engineer, matched to your stack.
Skill gaps stall roadmaps. We embed senior, vetted engineers matched to your real stack and workflow, not a generic resume pool, so your team keeps shipping.
Full-Stack Developers
Frontend, backend, or both. Senior engineers who ship production code from day one, in your stack.
Frontend Engineers
React, Angular, Vue. Specialists who turn designs into fast, accessible interfaces users trust.
Backend Engineers
Node, Python, Ruby, .NET, PHP, Go. Engineers who build APIs and systems that hold up under real load.
DevOps & Cloud
AWS, GCP, Azure. Keep infrastructure secure, scalable, and cheap to run without a full-time hire.
QA & Test Automation
Manual and automated testing embedded in your sprints, so bugs get caught before customers do.
Mobile Engineers
iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter. Ship to both app stores without doubling your headcount.
Data & AI Engineers
Pipelines, warehousing, and applied AI built to handle production data, not just demos.
Project Managers
Optional PMs who run the sprint and own delivery, so you stay focused on the roadmap.
Who We Are
Built for businesses of every size, from startups to iconic brands.
Bluelight started with a simple frustration. Great companies were struggling to find engineers who were truly ready to contribute, not just on paper.
So we built a rigorous 6-step vetting process that surfaces only the top 1% of LATAM talent. Founded in 2019, based in Sacramento, CA.
75%
Senior engineers
Under 7%
Engineer attrition
96%
Client retention
1,250+
Projects shipped
Chase Bolt
Founder & CEO
Chase is the Founder and CEO of Bluelight, a custom software development and nearshore staff augmentation company. Under his leadership, Bluelight has grown into a go-to partner for companies accelerating their digital transformation.
Jason Holderness
Director of Product Engineering
Jason leads Product Engineering at Bluelight, specializing in software, product, and AI. He's focused on shaping technology and processes that solve real-world problems and drive business growth.
Founded 2019 · 7 years in business · 17 verified Clutch clients
Our Process
Add senior engineers to your team in 3 simple steps
Talk to an Expert
One call gets you a clear budget, timeline, and team plan instead of a long sales pitch. We'll walk through your goals, talent needs, technology stack, and whichever engagement model fits your project.
Build your Dream Development Team
You get to review and sign off on every engineer before they join your project, with exclusive access to pre-vetted onshore and nearshore talent matched to the roles that matter most.
Scale your Business
Priorities change, and your engagement should be able to change with them. A dedicated Account Manager and month-to-month terms mean your team scales as your roadmap shifts.
Engagement Models
Engagement Models Fit for the Modern IT Workforce
Each model hands you a different level of control. Pick whichever fits how your team works.
Staff Augmentation
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Dedicated Teams
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Dedicated Project Outsourcing
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Your time zone
Real-time collaboration.
No midnight handoffs.
The hidden cost of offshore isn't the hourly rate. It's the 10+ hour gap that stalls every question. Latin America engineers work your hours, so a change that takes an offshore team three days lands the same afternoon.
faster change cycles than offshore teams, on the same sprint.
The whole team shares one working day, from North to South America.
What clients say
Trusted by engineering leaders.
Verified client reviews from Clutch, where Bluelight holds a five-star rating.
“Working with them has been a pleasure thus far.”
Brian Miller
VP & CFO, Tyler Technologies
IT Staff Augmentation · via Clutch
“They have a very robust team, and everyone is extremely communicative.”
Nichole Miller
COO, Level Debt
Dev Staff Augmentation · Financial services · via Clutch
“They are a complete package.”
Anonymous
Partner Operations Manager, Digital Solutions Company
IT Staff Augmentation · via Clutch
Case Studies
Real projects. Real results.
A few of the products, platforms, and systems we've shipped, and the outcomes that came from them.
FinTech · Staff Augmentation
99% cost savings
LendSwift needed a Fullstack Developer to support their lending platform's web development, DevOps, and maintenance. We cut their FTP process costs from $300 to $0.12 a month and hardened platform security along the way.
Read the full case study
HealthTech · AI & Data Engineering
50% faster detection
Vasc-Alert needed an AI model to catch dialysis complications early. We built the data pipelines and machine learning models that made it possible, on GCP and Vertex AI.
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SaaS · DevOps & Cloud
Legacy to modern DevOps
ZamApps needed to modernize legacy infrastructure that couldn't scale. We implemented a full DevOps culture, from automated PR environments to Infrastructure as Code, cutting costs and speeding up releases.
Read the full case studyTell us what you're building.
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