A ONE-WEEK DEVELOPMENT TRIAL
Work With Our Engineer
for a Week.
Work with a Shinetech engineer on a real task for one week, free of charge. See how they understand your needs, communicate and deliver before deciding whether to continue.
Discuss a Trial- Real project work
- Direct communication
- No obligation to continue
See how we fit into your project.
A CLIENT'S EXPERIENCE“During this time, the Shinetech team have proven to be very knowledgeable, professional, and diligent in their work.”
Andy Dowling, CEO · Digitary
How the 1-week free trial works
Tell us what you need
Share what you want to achieve or the problem you want to solve. A brief overview is enough to start — you do not need a technical specification or a ready-made trial task.
Meet your engineer
Meet an engineer matched to your needs. Discuss the task, ask questions and agree on the priorities, expected outcome and how you will communicate.
Work together for one week
Before starting, agree on a focused task, expected outcomes and how you will review the work. Then experience the engineer’s approach through regular communication, progress updates and feedback.
Decide whether to continue
Review the work together and decide whether you would like to continue. Discuss the next steps and pricing before any paid work begins, with no obligation to proceed.
What you can evaluate in a week
See the engineer in action, from the questions they ask to the work they deliver. Use these five areas to judge whether you would like to keep working together.
Understanding your needs
Do they ask the right questions, clarify your business goals and confirm what a useful result looks like before starting work?
Clear, proactive communication
Do they keep you informed, explain options clearly and raise questions or blockers early, without waiting for you to chase updates?
A structured way of working
Do they break the task into manageable steps, agree on priorities and use your feedback to keep the work moving in the right direction?
Effective progress
Do they make useful progress, address obstacles proactively and use the available time well? Consider how much supervision and follow-up you need to provide.
Results that match your expectations
Does the delivered work address the problem you agreed to solve? Review a demonstration, try the result and discuss any gaps against the expected outcome.
Code quality, testing and technical decisions can also be included in the review, with the criteria agreed before work begins.
Choose a small, meaningful task
Start with a business problem or an existing development task. Together, we will choose a manageable piece of work and agree on the scope, expected outcome and review criteria before the trial begins.
Depending on your needs, this could include:
Not sure which task to choose? Tell us what you want to achieve and we’ll help define a useful starting point.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
Your trial questions, answered
A clearer picture of the time, costs and deliverables involved in working together.
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How will we assess the trial results?
Before starting, we agree on the task, expected outcome and review criteria. During the week, you can assess how the engineer understands your needs, communicates, handles feedback and makes progress. At the end, we review the agreed deliverables together, including a demonstration where appropriate, so you can compare the result with your expectations.
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Is the trial completely free?
Yes. The software engineer’s time during the agreed one-week trial is free, with no obligation to continue afterwards. If the work requires third-party licences, hosting or other external services, we will discuss these with you before any costs are incurred.
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Do I need to sign a long-term contract before the trial?
No. The trial is designed to let you work with the engineer before deciding whether to continue. We can put an NDA in place before you share detailed project information, and there is no obligation to continue after the trial.
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How many engineering hours are included?
The free trial includes up to 40 hours with one software engineer over one working week. The time can be used for agreed development work, technical discussions and reviewing the work completed. We confirm the engineer, priorities and schedule with you before the trial begins.
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Who owns the code and work produced?
You own the custom code and deliverables created specifically for your project during the trial, even if you decide not to continue. Existing tools and third-party components remain subject to their respective ownership and licence terms.
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What happens at the end of the week?
We review the completed work together and hand over the agreed deliverables. If you would like to continue, we agree on the next scope, availability and pricing before any paid work begins.
Let’s discuss your trial
Tell us briefly what you want to achieve or the problem you want to solve. We’ll get in touch to understand your needs, discuss a suitable engineer and help define a trial task. Sending an enquiry does not commit you to starting a trial or paid work.