In-house vs agency remote tech roles
How agency and in-house remote engineering compare.
Option A
In-house product team
Option B
Agency or consultancy
## Project variety
Agency engineers see more projects per year. In-house engineers see deeper engagement with fewer systems.
## Compensation
In-house product teams typically pay 10 to 20 percent more for equivalent seniority. Agencies pay variable amounts including utilization bonuses.
## Career capital
In-house ownership of long-running systems compounds more clearly into senior engineering credentials. Agency variety compounds into a different skill set centered on adapting to constraints quickly.
## Remote fit
Both can work fully remote. Agencies have been earlier and more thorough adopters of remote-first operations at most established names.