Staff Augmentation Companies in Bangladesh: Who to Shortlist (2026)
Published by Kaz Software. Last reviewed November 11, 2026.
Staff augmentation means adding engineers to your own team. You set priorities and direct the daily work, while the vendor recruits, employs and replaces the people. Bangladesh has several companies that do this at scale, and the differences between them are in size, specialty and how they manage the people they place. This guide compares nine from our Top 25 Software Companies in Bangladesh (2026 Guide) and gives a contract checklist to use with any of them.
Editor's note: Kaz Software publishes this guide and lists itself where its work fits. The order follows our Top 25 Software Companies in Bangladesh (2026 Guide) and is editorial judgment, not a scored or audited ranking. Figures marked “self-reported” come from each company's own website and have not been independently verified.
Staff augmentation companies in Bangladesh at a glance
Company | Founded | Model | Scale (self-reported) | Best suited for |
Kaz Software | 2004 | Full project teams or added engineers, QA, design and project management | Clients in 35+ countries | Long-term builds with one senior team |
BJIT Group | 2001 | Dedicated teams, QA, embedded work | 750+ engineers | Large dedicated teams; Japan-market work |
Cefalo Bangladesh | 2010 | Dedicated developer teams for Nordic clients | About 250 employees | Nordic firms wanting their own Dhaka team |
Brain Station 23 | 2006 | Staff augmentation, MVPs, enterprise work | 900+ staff | Large multi-technology programmes |
Enosis Solutions | 2006 | Dedicated engineering and QA teams | 350+ engineers | Software product companies |
DSi | 2001 | Embedded AI, enterprise, mobile, DevOps and QA engineers | 300+ engineers | US product teams adding senior engineers |
Vivasoft | 2016 | Team augmentation, MVPs | About 300 staff | Startups adding developers fast |
Mediusware | 2016 | Dedicated teams, SaaS builds | 120+ engineers and designers | SaaS startups |
Technext | 2012 | Staff augmentation, MVPs | Not stated | Startups and small businesses |
Three ways to buy engineers
Model | You decide | The vendor handles | It fits when |
Staff augmentation | Priorities and daily tasks | Recruiting, employment and replacement | You have a technical lead and need more hands |
Dedicated team | Priorities and roadmap | Team management as well as hiring | You want a stable team without managing each person |
Project-based | What you want delivered | Scope, price, delivery | The scope is clear and you want a fixed outcome |
Most vendors offer more than one model, and the labels overlap in practice. Our older comparison, Staff Augmentation vs. Project-Based Consultancy—Which One Wins?, goes deeper on when each model pays off.
The nine companies in brief
Kaz Software staffs engineering, QA, design and project management together and lists staff augmentation among its services. It reports clients in 35+ countries (self-reported).
BJIT Group started in 2001 as a Japanese-Bangladeshi joint venture and reports 750+ engineers and offices in seven other countries. BASIS named it a top-10 IT/ITES exporter for FY2024-25.
Cefalo Bangladesh is a Norwegian company founded in Oslo in 2010 that recruits and manages dedicated teams in Dhaka, mostly for Norwegian clients (self-reported).
Brain Station 23 offers staff augmentation alongside custom development, cloud, QA and AI, and reports 900+ staff.
Enosis Solutions has worked from Dhaka since 2006 as an engineering partner for software product companies and reports 350+ engineers.
DSi is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and embeds engineers in client teams from Dhaka (self-reported).
Vivasoft reports about 300 staff and offices in Rajshahi, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur and London.
Mediusware reports 120+ engineers and designers (as of 2024) and builds SaaS products as well as providing dedicated teams.
Technext offers staff augmentation and MVP builds, with a US office in Delaware (self-reported).
Time zones and working hours
Bangladesh is on UTC+6 all year. That gives several overlapping hours with Europe and with Asia-Pacific time zones and a narrow window with the United States. Ask every vendor which hours its engineers will cover for you, and agree the overlap in writing.
Contract checklist for staff augmentation
Code and accounts: work in your repository and cloud accounts from the first day, so you can leave without asking permission.
IP assignment: confirm in writing that everything the engineers write belongs to you.
Replacement: agree how fast a departing engineer is replaced and who pays for the handover.
Trial period: agree a trial of two to four weeks with a clear exit and no penalty.
Hiring out: ask whether you may hire an engineer directly later, and whether a conversion fee applies.
Security: agree access rules, device rules and an NDA before anyone sees production data.
What the monthly rate includes: ask whether management, equipment, QA and leave cover are in the price or extra, so quotes compare fairly.
Meet the engineers: interview the actual people, not only the sales team.
Where this list fits
This is a subset of the Top 25 Software Companies in Bangladesh (2026 Guide). For companies that take whole projects, see Best Software Outsourcing Companies in Bangladesh (2026 Guide). For early-stage products, see Best Software Companies in Bangladesh for Startups and MVPs (2026). For risks to plan for, read The Honest Guide to Offshore Software Development Risks.
Frequently asked questions
What is staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation is a way to add engineers to your own team. You direct their daily work, and the vendor recruits, employs and replaces them.
How is staff augmentation different from outsourcing?
In staff augmentation you manage the work and the vendor supplies people. In project outsourcing the vendor takes responsibility for scope, price and delivery.
Which company is best for staff augmentation in Bangladesh?
It depends on size and specialty. In our Top 25, BJIT and Brain Station 23 offer the largest teams, Cefalo and DSi focus on embedding teams for foreign clients, and Vivasoft, Technext and Mediusware focus on startups. Run a paid trial with two vendors before you choose.
Does Kaz Software offer staff augmentation?
Yes. Kaz lists staff augmentation among its services and also takes whole projects. Tell us what you need and we will say which model fits.
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