Software Engineering Collective
Senior engineers for B2B companies that outgrew their setup
8 Senior Engineers · Europe · DACH Focus
Four ways to work with us: monthly engineering retainer, internal tooling, venture co-building, and DevRel — built by senior European engineers.
What We Are
A collective, not an agency
Knupi is a small collective of senior, independent engineers working together. No junior developers, no project managers, no sales people — just experienced engineers who build and ship.
- 8 senior engineers across Europe
- Collaborative by choice, not by contract
- One team, one invoice, no agency overhead
- Long-term thinking, not quick exits
What We Build
Four ways to scale your business
Extended Workbench
From €4,000/month
Monthly engineering retainer for ongoing development. Same senior team, growing context, no hiring overhead.
Explore Extended WorkbenchInternal Tooling
€15,000 – €50,000
Custom tools that replace Excel and manual workflows. Built for SMEs that need operational efficiency.
Explore Internal ToolingVenture Co-Building
Equity + Cash
Selective partnerships with founders who have real markets. You bring customers, we build the product.
Explore Venture Co-BuildingDevRel
Custom
Developer Relations as a service. Community building, technical content, and ecosystem growth for tech companies.
Explore DevRelHow We Work
Methodical, not magical
Understand
We start by understanding your business, your constraints, and what success looks like.
Scope
Clear boundaries before we write code. No scope creep, no surprise invoices.
Build
Small teams, focused work, regular updates. Working software at every step.
Handover
Documentation, knowledge transfer, clean code. You're never locked in.
Who We Work With
B2B companies ready to scale
Overwhelmed SME Owners
Growth, scaling, hiring problems — you need reliable technical capacity without building an in-house team.
Non-Tech Founders
MVP built, product-market fit found — now you need stability and senior engineers for the next step.
Operations Managers
Excel chaos, manual workflows — you need automation and custom internal tools.
Probably not for you
- —Looking for the cheapest hourly rate
- —Need 10+ developers immediately
- —Want to micromanage every detail
- —Building temporary demo projects
The Collective
8 engineers across Europe
We are distributed across Europe — Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe. We work asynchronously, meet when needed, and share standards, tooling, and knowledge.
Principles
How we think about software
Simplicity over cleverness
Code should be boring. Readable. Maintainable. We optimize for the next developer, not for showing off.
Stability over speed
We'd rather ship later and ship something that works than rush and create technical debt.
Documentation as delivery
If it's not documented, it's not done. We write down decisions, architecture, and how things work.
No lock-in
You own the code. You own the data. We build on your infrastructure when possible.
Extended Workbench
Ongoing engineering support for DACH SMEs
Not every company needs a full-time engineering team. Some need reliable technical capacity on demand — a few days per month, scaling up when needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact
Let's talk
Based across Europe. Focused on DACH.
If our way of working sounds like a fit, reach out. We respond to every message.
We respond within 24 hours.
hello@knupi.co