「 ጠፈር 」 /tʼə.fər/
n. Amharic: space; the universe.
Software that ships. Teams that stay in orbit.
Tefer is a software development and outsourcing studio run by senior engineers. We design, build, and operate product for companies worldwide, from one embedded engineer to a full delivery team.
39.83°N 98.58°W USA · 9.15°N 40.49°E ETHIOPIA
Four ways to fly with us
Tefer designs, builds, and staffs software. Four engagement shapes, one standard of work. Pick the one that fits how your company ships.
Product engineering
End-to-end design and build of web and mobile products. We take you from a scoping doc to shipped software: architecture, UI, and delivery included.
- Web & mobile apps
- APIs & integrations
- Cloud architecture
- From spec to v1
Dedicated teams
A standing Tefer squad of engineers, a lead, and a PM when it helps, working as an extension of your team. Built for the long haul, not a handoff.
- Cross-functional squad
- Your tools & rituals
- Weekly demos
- Transparent velocity
Staff augmentation
Senior individual engineers embedded directly into your existing team. You interview everyone before anything is signed.
- Senior engineers only
- Interview before commit
- 2-week trial period
- Timezone overlap guaranteed
MVP development
A working MVP in 15 days, web or mobile. We cut scope to the one flow that proves your idea, build it production-ready, and put something real in front of your users fast.
- 15-day build sprint
- Web & mobile apps
- Production-ready core flow
- Launch & iteration support
Not sure which shape fits? Thirty minutes on a call usually settles it.
From first signal to steady orbit
No procurement maze. One call, one written proposal, and a team in orbit inside two weeks.
- T-01
Signal
~ day 0A 30-minute call: your goals, constraints, current stack. No deck, no discovery fee.
- T-02
Trajectory
~ week 1A written proposal within a week: scope, team shape, engagement model, price.
- T-03
Launch
~ week 2Team assembled and kicked off. Repos, environments, and rituals in place.
- T-04
Orbit
ongoingBuild in two-week sprints: a demo every Friday, async updates in your Slack, no surprises.
- T-05
Ground control
your callClean handover or long-run support: docs, tests, and the keys.
Want this cadence for your product? Start with the T-01 call.
ጠፈር
/tʼə.fər/ · noun, Amharic
space; the universe; everything beyond the sky.
We took the name literally. Good software teams behave like orbital mechanics: consistent, predictable, quietly powerful. Nothing dramatic about a satellite that is exactly where it should be, week after week. That is the company we wanted to work at, so we built it. We handle the rocket science; you go to the moon.
✦ the Tefer crew
A small studio with senior gravity
- P.1
Senior by default
Nobody learns the basics on your budget. Every engineer we place or staff has shipped production systems before.
- P.2
Overlap, always
At least four hours of working-day overlap with your timezone, guaranteed in writing. Async where it helps, live when it matters.
- P.3
Own the outcome
We're measured on shipped software, not billed hours. If something's off-course, you hear it from us first.
~1 week
from signature to kickoff
≥4 hrs
timezone overlap, guaranteed
3
engagement models to fit your stage
Asked before boarding
Straight answers to the questions every engagement starts with. Anything else, ask us directly at hello@tefer.io.
A 30-minute call, then a written proposal within a week: scope, team, model, price. You can start with a two-week paid trial before committing to anything long.
A question we didn't answer? Ask us live.
05 / Contact
Tell us where you’re headed.
Write a few lines about what you’re building, or book a 30-minute call directly. Either way, we come back with a written proposal: scope, team, timeline, price.