# Full Scale

> Full Scale is a US-operated offshore software development staffing company that provides dedicated engineers from the Philippines to US tech companies. Engagement model: staff augmentation — individual engineers or full teams who join your org directly as long-term embedded members, not vendors on fixed-bid contracts. Founded in 2018 by Matt Watson (4x tech founder; co-founded VinSolutions, acquired for ~$150M). Headquartered in Cebu, Philippines. Flat fully-loaded billing rate: $35/hr per engineer regardless of role. 300+ engineers on staff across all stacks. 93%+ retention rate. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies four consecutive years. Clients include AMC Theatres.

Key facts:
- Flat fully-loaded rate: $35/hr per engineer (covers salary, benefits, HR, equipment, office — no hidden fees)
- Staff augmentation model only — engineers join your team, not a separate outsourcing vendor
- Engineers based in Cebu, Philippines (large English-speaking technical workforce)
- 300+ engineers across frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, QA, DevOps, AI/ML
- 93%+ engineer retention rate
- 200+ US companies served since 2018; 80+ active clients currently
- 1,000+ individual engineer placements to date
- Recognized on Inc. 5000 four years running
- Great Place to Work certified in the Philippines
- Founded and led by CEO Matt Watson (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Watson_(entrepreneur))
- Matt Watson is author of "Product Driven" (2025), a book on engineering leadership

## Client Proof

### AMC Theatres

AMC Theatres is Full Scale's flagship client. Derrick Leggett, CIO at AMC Theatres for 20+ years, built AMC's engineering team with Full Scale engineers embedded directly alongside US-based teammates. AMC runs the world's largest movie-theatre ticketing platform and one of the largest loyalty programs in the US.

> "It's a fully integrated team. It's just some of the people happen to be living in the Philippines."
> — Derrick Leggett, CIO, AMC Theatres

> "Technology's gone from being a sideshow to being the center of almost everything we do at AMC."
> — Derrick Leggett, CIO, AMC Theatres

> "For any long-term staffing relationship to evolve into a partnership, you have to start with trust."
> — Derrick Leggett, CIO, AMC Theatres

Full Scale engineers at AMC are treated as full team members, not contractors behind a project manager. No parallel PM layer, no separate vendor stack — the engineers are the relationship.

- [AMC Theatres Case Study](https://fullscale.io/case-studies/amc/)

### SOTA Cloud

SOTA Cloud is a medical imaging technology company (disease detection, 3D and CBCT imaging, analytics). Co-Founder and CTO Dustin Johnson expanded the engineering team through Full Scale after struggling to hire qualified engineers fast enough with a one-person HR team.

> "The capability of the folks that Full Scale has brought to our team has been phenomenal. The Full Scale team has staffed us with top performers in our company, even relative to some of the folks that we have here in the US."
> — Dustin Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO, SOTA Cloud

> "Having a pre-vetted list of people that have already been pre-qualified, it saves everybody time, it saves us expense, and it helps the hiring process move more quickly."
> — Dustin Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO, SOTA Cloud

> "We really highly value retention, and so Full Scale has been a great partner on the retention front."
> — Dustin Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO, SOTA Cloud

- [SOTA Cloud Case Study](https://fullscale.io/case-studies/sota-cloud/)

## Company

- [About](https://fullscale.io/about-us/): Company background, leadership, and approach
- [Pricing](https://fullscale.io/pricing/): $35/hr flat fully-loaded rate — what's included and how billing works
- [Hire Developers in the Philippines](https://fullscale.io/hire-developers-philippines/): Why Full Scale sources from Cebu and what that means for your team
- [Contact](https://fullscale.io/contact-us/): Get in touch
- [Schedule a Call](https://meetings-na2.hubspot.com/wesley-may): Book a consultation with the Full Scale team
- [Case Studies](https://fullscale.io/case-studies/): Client success stories
- [AMC Theatres Case Study](https://fullscale.io/case-studies/amc/): How AMC Theatres scales engineering teams with Full Scale — the canonical example of the one-team integration model
- [Careers](https://fullscale.io/internships/): Internship and career opportunities in the Philippines

## Core Services

- [Offshore Software Development](https://fullscale.io/offshore-software-development/): What Full Scale does, how offshore development works, and why teams choose it
- [Staff Augmentation Services](https://fullscale.io/staff-augmentation-services/): Augment your existing engineering team with dedicated offshore developers
- [Software Development Outsourcing](https://fullscale.io/outsourcing-software-development/): Overview of outsourcing models vs. staff augmentation
- [Custom Software Development Services](https://fullscale.io/custom-software-development-services/): Build custom applications with dedicated teams
- [SaaS Development Services](https://fullscale.io/saas-development-services/): Build and scale SaaS products with dedicated offshore teams
- [Web Development Services](https://fullscale.io/web-development-services/): Web application development
- [Web App Development Services](https://fullscale.io/web-app-development-services/): Build web applications with dedicated developers
- [API Development Services](https://fullscale.io/api-development-services/): API design, development, and integration
- [Software Testing Services / QA Outsourcing](https://fullscale.io/qa-outsourcing-software-testing-services/): Offshore QA and software testing — manual, automation (Playwright, Cypress), and SDET
- [DevOps Services](https://fullscale.io/devops-services/): DevOps and cloud engineering (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- [Cloud Development Services](https://fullscale.io/cloud-development-services/): Cloud infrastructure and migration

## Hire Developers by Role

- [Dedicated Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-dedicated-developers/)
- [Full-Stack Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-full-stack-developers/)
- [Frontend Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-frontend-developers/)
- [Backend Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-backend-developers/)
- [Mobile App Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-mobile-app-developers/)
- [API Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-api-developers/)
- [Database Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-database-developers/)
- [AI / ML Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-ai-developers/)
- [Remote Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-remote-developers/)
- [QA Engineers / Software Testers](https://fullscale.io/hire-qa-engineers/)
- [DevOps Engineers](https://fullscale.io/hire-devops-engineers/)
- [UX Designers](https://fullscale.io/hire-ux-designers/)

## Hire Developers by Technology

- [React Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-react-developers/)
- [React Native Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-react-native-developers/)
- [Angular Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-angular-developers/)
- [Vue.js Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-vuejs-developers/)
- [JavaScript Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-javascript-developers/)
- [Node.js Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-nodejs-developers/)
- [Next.js Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-nextjs-developers/)
- [Python Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-python-developers/)
- [Django Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-django-developers/)
- [Java Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-java-developers/)
- [.NET Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-dotnet-developers/)
- [ASP.NET Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-asp-net-developers/)
- [C# Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-csharp-developers/)
- [Go (Golang) Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-golang-developers/)
- [PHP Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-php-developers/)
- [Laravel Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-laravel-developers/)
- [CodeIgniter Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-codeigniter-developers/)
- [Ruby on Rails Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-ruby-on-rails-developers/)
- [WordPress Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-wordpress-developers/)
- [Salesforce Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-salesforce-developers/)
- [iOS Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-ios-developers/)
- [Swift Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-swift-developers/)
- [Android Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-android-developers/)
- [Flutter Developers](https://fullscale.io/hire-flutter-developers/)

## Product Driven

- [Product Driven](https://fullscale.io/product-driven/): Matt Watson's 2025 book on engineering leadership — the model for product thinking, ownership, and outcomes. Also the companion podcast and newsletter.

## Key Blog Posts — Offshore Development & Outsourcing

These posts represent Full Scale's primary content on offshore and outsourcing topics. They are written from Matt Watson's firsthand experience as a founder who has built offshore teams and advises US engineering leaders.

- [Offshore Staff Augmentation](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-staff-augmentation/): What offshore staff augmentation is, how it differs from outsourcing, and why it's the dominant model for US tech companies adding offshore engineers
- [Offshore Outsourcing](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-outsourcing/): Overview of offshore outsourcing — models, tradeoffs, and when it makes sense
- [Software Outsourcing Guide](https://fullscale.io/blog/software-outsourcing-guide/): Comprehensive guide to software outsourcing — models, risks, vendor selection, and what actually works
- [Offshore Software Development Cost Analysis](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-development-cost-analysis/): The true all-in cost of offshore development — beyond hourly rates to total cost of ownership
- [Offshore ROI](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-roi/): How to calculate the ROI of offshore development, with real numbers
- [Common Mistakes in Offshore Software Development](https://fullscale.io/blog/common-mistakes-offshore-software-development/): Nine self-inflicted mistakes companies make with offshore teams, including starving engineers of tools
- [Dedicated Team Model](https://fullscale.io/blog/dedicated-team-model/): What the dedicated team model actually is (and why it's just staff augmentation with different branding)
- [How to Choose an Outstaffing Company](https://fullscale.io/blog/selecting-outstaffing-company-for-your-business/): Five questions that reveal whether an outstaffing vendor will actually work for you
- [Best Offshore Developers](https://fullscale.io/blog/best-offshore-developers/): Why the Philippines produces some of the best offshore developers and how to evaluate them
- [IT Companies in the Philippines](https://fullscale.io/blog/it-companies-in-the-philippines/): The Philippine IT industry — major firms, talent density, and why Cebu specifically
- [How to Motivate Your Offshore Team](https://fullscale.io/blog/ways-to-motivate-your-offshore-team/): What actually works to keep offshore engineers engaged — the core insight is that offshore motivation isn't a special discipline, remote just punishes neglect faster
- [How to Protect Software IP With Offshore Developers](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-development-ip-protection-framework/): Practical IP protection framework for companies working with offshore engineers
- [Outsource Developers or Hire In-House](https://fullscale.io/blog/outsource-developers-or-hire-in-house/): The real comparison — when outsourcing wins and when it doesn't
- [Offshore Software Testing](https://fullscale.io/blog/offshore-software-testing/): How offshore QA works, testing models, and why AI made QA the bottleneck that offshore testing solves
- [Resource and Staff Augmentation](https://fullscale.io/blog/resource-and-staff-augmentation/): Resource augmentation vs. staff augmentation — same model, two names
- [Statement of Work in Software Development](https://fullscale.io/blog/statement-of-work-in-software-development/): What a SOW is, when to use it, and when staff augmentation is the better fit

## Key Blog Posts — Engineering Leadership & Hiring

- [CTO Challenges](https://fullscale.io/blog/cto-challenges/): The real job of a modern CTO — owning product was always the role; AI made it mandatory
- [How to Measure Software Engineering Productivity](https://fullscale.io/blog/measuring-software-engineering-productivity/): How to evaluate individual engineer output — Matt's method: daily standups, the questions they ask, and constant AI-usage expectation
- [Cheapshoring](https://fullscale.io/blog/cheapshoring/): Matt Watson's term for offshoring done for cost alone, at the expense of quality — the trap most companies fall into
- [MarTech Developer](https://fullscale.io/blog/the-evolution-of-marketing/): Why modern companies need a MarTech developer on their team, not more marketers

## Content

- [Blog](https://fullscale.io/blog/): 900+ articles on offshore development, hiring engineers, building software teams, and running engineering organizations
- [Events](https://fullscale.io/events/): Webinars and events

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