KWAN is a Portuguese IT Staffing and Team Augmentation partner helping technology companies across Europe scale their engineering capacity without the hiring delays, compliance risk, or cost of direct recruitment.
We combine rigorous technical vetting, AI-powered sourcing and human-led people management, so the engineers you bring on integrate quickly and stay for the long term. Every consultant has a dedicated People Experience Partner to support motivation and retention. We also remain involved after onboarding, owning performance conversations and continuity gaps so you do not have to.
Delivery adapts to how you work: Portugal-based nearshore teams in your time zone, remote outsourcing embedded in your tools and processes, or hybrid and on-site setups when physical presence matters.
Our roadmap moves fast without cutting corners: define requirements in a day, align on engagement terms within a week, meet vetted profiles matched to your technical and team context within one to two weeks, then choose your start date. First profiles arrive in as little as 5 days, with teams live in around 3 weeks.
We cover 100+ technologies across frontend, backend, data and AI, cloud and DevOps, mobile, QA and product. Every engagement is backed by ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification for information security and privacy.
Since 2007, we have placed 300+ engineers across 130+ client teams, including companies such as Critical TechWorks, Enhesa, MOV.AI, Sword Health, Antidote Legal, and much more. In one recent case, we filled 66 engineering roles over two years, including 24 within a single six-month period.
KWAN is Tech Talent Done Right: people-first staffing that protects your roadmap, scales with you, and stays accountable long after onboarding.
KWAN offers competitive pricing and good value for cost, with clients noting their ability to quickly provide skilled candidates that fit budgetary needs. While specific project costs were not detailed, the overall feedback indicates satisfaction with the financial aspect of their services.
KWAN is recognized for quickly providing suitable candidates with the necessary skills and within budget, leading to successful project outcomes such as reduced test times and improved test reliability.
Successful Long-term Partnerships
Clients appreciate the partnership evolution from client-supplier to collaborative partnerships, indicating a high level of trust and mutual benefit in ongoing engagements with KWAN.
Responsive Project Management
Clients commend KWAN for their responsive project management and proactive communication. They deliver candidates within expected timeframes and maintain a strong focus on client needs, ensuring smooth project progression.
Language Proficiency Concerns
Some clients noted issues with the English proficiency of candidates, suggesting a need for more stringent language assessments during the recruitment process to ensure communication standards are met.
Strong Cultural and Value Alignment
KWAN is praised for being a great cultural fit with clients, aligning well with company values and offering good value for cost. This alignment fosters strong partnerships and client satisfaction.
Impressive Customer Centricity
KWAN's customer-centric approach is highly regarded, with clients noting their dedication to understanding and meeting client requirements. This focus on the client relationship enhances service delivery and client satisfaction.
"They showed a concern for the people involved that is rare to see in other companies."
Nov 3, 2026
CEO, BETACODE
Pedro Gorrão
Verified
Information technology
Caparica, Portugal
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified
KWAN provided team extension services for a Portuguese software company. The team recruited three people for a one-year project who then joined the client's team.
KWAN filled the three positions, and the people stayed with the client for the full year of the project. The team presented candidates within the expected timeframes and offered several options for the same role to find the best fit. They also followed the project's progress throughout.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the CEO of BETACODE
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
Betacode (Visionary Galaxy LDA) is a Portuguese software company that provides dedicated development teams to clients through team allocation.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire KWAN to accomplish?
Recruit three people for a one-year project we could not staff internally
Extend our team so we could meet the needs of our US client
SOLUTION
How did you find KWAN?
Referral
Why did you select KWAN over others?
Referred to me
How many teammates from KWAN were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
We were working for a US client and needed three additional people for a one-year project, but could not fill those roles internally. We chose KWAN's team extension service: KWAN recruited the three people, who then joined our team for the year the project lasted, allowing us to deliver on our commitment to the client.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
KWAN filled the three positions we had been unable to fill internally, and those people stayed with us for the full year of the project. The main change for us was speed: we were able to find quality people quickly and respond to our client's needs.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
KWAN presented candidates within the expected timeframes, even in a difficult industry for hiring, and offered several options for the same role to find the best possible fit. They followed the project's progress throughout and showed a concern for the people involved that is rare to see in other companies.
What was your primary form of communication with KWAN?
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The relationship we built. We went from a client and supplier relationship to being partners: Betacode has since also worked with KWAN as a partner and supplier, as they come to us when they need know-how they don't have in-house.
Are there any areas for improvement or something KWAN could have done differently?
Nothing comes to mind. We had no significant issues to point out.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
"We've done it before
IT Staff Augmentation for Information technology
IT Staff Augmentation
Confidential
July 2026 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
4.5
Willing to Refer
5.0
"KWAN's customer centricity is impressive."
Oct 2, 2026
Director R&D, MOV.AI
Sven Wosny
Verified
Information technology
Lisbon, Portugal
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Verified
KWAN has provided staff augmentation services for a robotics engine and a smart solution platform. The team has sourced and hired developers with expertise in frontend, backend, robotics, and QA engineering.
KWAN has delivered/is delivering quality resources that align with the client's requirements. The team is responsive and proactive, and the client communicates with them via in-person and virtual meetings, email, and messaging apps. Overall, the engagement is a success.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the director of R&D at MOV.AI, a robotics engine platform based on ROS. We offer tools and a web-based interface for AMR manufacturers and integrators to efficiently build, deploy, and operate intelligent autonomous mobile robots.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with KWAN?
We needed to find great people to work for us.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
KWAN has understood our needs very well and has found candidates for those needs at an attractive price. The team has provided us with expert roles, including management responsibilities, such as the head of robotics and the head of the smart solution platform. Additionally, KWAN has provided us with senior developers with experience in frontend, backend, robotics, and QA engineering.
What is the team composition?
We’ve worked with two recruiters from KWAN.
How did you come to work with KWAN?
KWAN approached us directly in the past, we refreshed it for this need. We chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit and offered good value for the cost.
How much have you invested with them?
Since we are just starting, this number is not speaking.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with them in July 2026, and the engagement is ongoing.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
KWAN has provided us with good people who match our requirements in a pretty short time. They’re delivering value.
How did KWAN perform from a project management standpoint?
KWAN has good project management. The team is very responsive and proactive. We communicate via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, and email or messaging apps.
What did you find most impressive about them?
KWAN’s customer centricity is impressive.
Are there any areas they could improve?
There’s nothing they need to improve.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
4.5
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
Staff Augmentation for Legal Billing Compliance Company
IT Staff Augmentation
Confidential
July 2026 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
4.5
Willing to Refer
5.0
"KWAN was able to provide suitable candidates quickly with the right skill set and within budget."
Sep 4, 2026
CTO, Legal Billing Compliance Company
Matthew Lyons
Verified
Information technology
London, England
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Verified
KWAN provides staff augmentation services for a legal billing compliance company. The team has supplemented the client's Playwright test engineer to improve the end-to-end tests for their SaaS application.
KWAN's work has halved the client's test time, fixed flaky tests, and increased test coverage by 25%. The team is quick to respond to requests and provides suitable candidates with the right skill set within budget. Moreover, the team communicates well through virtual meetings and email.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the CTO of a legal billing compliance company
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
AI Legal billing compliance
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire KWAN to accomplish?
Supplement our team with a dedicated Playwright test engineer
SOLUTION
How did you find KWAN?
Online Search
Why did you select KWAN over others?
Close to my geographic location
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Company values aligned
How many teammates from KWAN were assigned to this project?
1 Employee
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Taking over and improving the end to end tests for our SaaS application that are developed in Playwright. Expanding the test coverage and improving performance and reliability of the test suite.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Halved test time, fixed flakey tests, increased test coverage by 25%
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
KWAN were quick to repsond to provided multiple candidates for our requirements. We were able to go from request to hire in a few weeks. Since the project started KWAN have responded to requests quickly.
What was your primary form of communication with KWAN?
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
KWAN was able to provide suitable candidates quickly with the right skill set and within budget. As they are based in Portugal they have the same time zone as we do in London.
Are there any areas for improvement or something KWAN could have done differently?
Some candidates English was not as good as we required. This may simply be that we should have selected candidates with higher level proficiency before moving to interview.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
4.5
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
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Our Story
KWAN is a leading portuguese IT Staffing and Team Augmentation company delivering services through both Outsourcing and Nearshore models.
Over the last 19 years, we have helped 130+ companies in 18 countries, including organizations in Fintech, Software, Consulting, Banking & Insurance, Telecom, Retail, Energy, Healthcare and Public Services.
From individual engineers to full squads, we reinforce tech teams and accelerate digital roadmaps with reliability and cultural fit.
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