Efisco

Efisco is a Polish-Ukrainian software development firm founded in November 2016 by Alexandre Yakovlev, who left a larger Eastern European services company to build what he saw as a missing alternative: a client-focused shop that prioritizes relationships over rapid expansion. The company operates from Gdańsk, Poland and Kharkiv, Ukraine, and employs a team the founders describe as having "more than a hundred years of joint experience" collectively. Efisco serves established companies and startups, offering staff augmentation, managed teams, and full-cycle development.

Services and capabilities

Efisco structures its offerings around three engagement models. Augmented Team brings engineers into your existing organization while Efisco handles administrative overhead. Managed Geeks assigns a dedicated project manager who reports to your product owner, positioning the team as an extension of your in-house operation. 360° Solution handles end-to-end development from specification through delivery by a fixed deadline.

The company works across major technology stacks, though the source does not detail specific frameworks or languages. Efisco addresses common pain points in outsourcing—particularly the challenge of taking over half-finished projects abandoned by previous developers or firms. Their blog discusses code quality issues, documentation gaps, and the difficulty of continuing work on poorly structured legacy codebases. They note that qualification of developers matters significantly; code written without documentation or proper design patterns can be harder to salvage than building from scratch.

Pricing is transparent across three models: fixed monthly rate per person (including administrative fees and risk), hourly billing (for managed and 360° engagements), or "Glass Door" where you see the breakdown of service fee, employee salary, and direct taxes separately.

Notable work

Clients mentioned by name include Survalyzer AG (Benjamin Lutz), Jobtip (Edvard Åkerberg), ContentMap (Tomas Hultgren), and TechNeed (Brendan Elliot). The source material does not provide project details or measurable outcomes for these relationships. Testimonials focus on soft skills: transparency, dedication, and openness rather than specific deliverables or impact metrics.

How they work

Efisco operates from two locations with no mention of time zone overlap. The company emphasizes transparency and flexibility—clients can choose in-office or remote arrangements. Engagement is structured around one of three models depending on how much control you want to retain. The firm describes itself as "certified" work, though specific certifications (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR compliance status) are not mentioned in the available source material. Communication cadence and typical project duration are not detailed.

Team and credentials

Efisco's leadership includes CEO and founder Alexandre Yakovlev, COO Yana Shaydyuk, CFO Marina Yanovskaya, and CTO Yuriy Teslenko. George Yakushenkov serves as Senior Architect. Tatiana Hotvianskaya leads recruitment. Team size is not specified in the source. No industry certifications, partner designations, or third-party ratings (Clutch, G2) appear in the scraped material. The company is bilingual (Polish and Ukrainian operations) and serves international clients.