We are test double
Pragmatic Software Consultancy
Balancing quality and efficiency to drive business outcomes that matter.
From actionable AI to legacy modernization, we live at the intersection of strategy and execution to accelerate quality software. Our experienced consultants embed with your team to solve hard problems. If you've been burned by cheap butts in seats or AI slop, we can help you recover. Great software is made by great teams, and we build both.
We’re not your typical software consultancy. We’re strategic advisors who also embed with your team to solve hard problems. We're not the cheapest, but if you've been burned by that we can help you recover.
We’re software investment problem solvers—and that delivers distinctly different results:
Accelerate quality software
Great software starts with the outcome, clarifies complexity, and leads to a simpler solution. We balance speed and agility with testing and maintainable code.
Make AI actionable
Great products solve problems that matter. We pull on decades of experience to make agentic coding better and solve the hardest problems in software.
Pragmatic Software Services & Solutions
We get things done from strategy to execution
We uncover root causes across the entire software lifecycle—and solve them.
Working with industry-leading clients:
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Holistic problem solving
I’ve worked with Test Double before, so I knew they could execute, but seeing them scale from a single agent to a team of 19 while we hit 11x growth was impressive. They’ve been a steady hand for us, advising on our product model and acting as a sounding board so we could grow fast without breaking our foundation. It’s a partnership built on consistent delivery and actual trust, which can be hard to find in this industry.
Derek Schneider, CTO
Gifthealth
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Deep Experience
Working with Bob, Kevin and the Test Double team has been a great experience. Bob jumped into product at IGS and started providing value day one. Through his coaching, mentoring and actionable advice, Bob was able to elevate our product org as a whole.
Robert Schmidt
IGS Energy
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Deep Experience
We're not only building this fast, we're building it RIGHT. We're building it to be scalable and highly maintainable while also striking a balance between current optimization and premature optimization.
Katie White
AdaMarie
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Holistic Problem Solving
Hot take: just have Test Double build all your stuff.
Eileen Uchitelle
GitHub
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Dependable Execution
A software project delivered on time. Who would have guessed?!
David Pick
Fast Radius
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Deep Experience
Test Double delivered a performance that in one case doubled our throughput . . . Steve continues to see around corners— identifying gaps in our architecture, proposing and implementing new approaches. I couldn’t imagine this project succeeding without his technical leadership.
Dan Carroll
Clever
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Deep Experience
Test Double just works. I never have to worry about the level of skill and experience. Test Double always has it. I also never have to worry about trying to work their way. Instead, they work in my way—but always seek to improve it.
Fred Lee
Cars
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Empathetic Collaborators
Each and every Test Double agent brings a spirit of empathy, humility, and earnestness to their work. They bring new and exciting ideas to the team without a lot of fanfare or ego. They coach and educate without being corrective or judgmental. They empowered our employees to lead efforts and encouraged them along the way. They became part of the fabric of the team—not them and us, but one team.
Daniel Mackey
Cars
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Holistic Problem Solving
Matt Jones is a rock star. He has taken it upon himself to resolve several thorny issues. Just this morning he spiked out some code that made my request for the team to get a round-trip of a use case done super obvious about how to proceed. Bravo.
Mike Ratliff
CPower
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Dependable Execution
I love Test Double. I’m going to be working with them until I retire.
JC Kirst
Bridgecare
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Holistic Problem Solving
After one detailed conversation, Anya was able to anticipate our business needs and create a customized approach to recruiting that would work for our team and our industry. We accomplished what we set out to do—and Anya made suggestions for improvements that would directly impact recruitment.
Ashley Criser
m2e
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Holistic Problem Solving
Give Test Double your hardest problems to solve.
Eddie Kim
Gusto
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Deep Experience
Working with the Test Double team was very comfortable. They had deep experience with Rails and jumping into new codebases. They have good communication skills, they’re collaborative and are able to move forward quickly.
Ngan Pham
Gusto
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Holistic Problem Solving
The Test Double team’s deep understanding of AWS and the DevOps tooling translated into a streamlined project schedule and immediate infrastructure cost savings.
Jason Gilmore
Treehouse
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Holistic Problem Solving
Since engaging Test Double, attrition has gone down and morale has gone up. It was a really easy discussion with my finance team to explain why we wanted to keep working with you all.
Katelyn Stein
Betterment
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Holistic Problem Solving
Test Double has been a pleasure to work with, and they’ve been instrumental in revamping our platform. Their work has streamlined our deployments and sharpened our focus on delivering to our customers.
Eddie Tejeda
Mode
CAREERS
Ready to make software better and do your best work?
Since founding the Test Double software consultancy in 2011, our recipe for success has been simple: Find skilled, driven software developers and product managers, then trust them with the autonomy to solve their client’s problems. That’s it.
We were 100% remote long before it was fashionable—and we’re staying that way.
Some of the many benefits of working with us:
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5 weeks flexible time off
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10 paid holidays
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Up to 14 weeks parental leave (8 weeks at 100% of salary)
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Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
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10% Growth Time each week for your professional growth
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OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS
Standard Ruby—Ruby’s bikeshed-proof linter and formatter
We created and maintain Standard Ruby because we appreciate the importance of balancing predictable, consistent code with preserving developer autonomy. Standard Ruby is built on RuboCop with an unconfigurable configuration. What? Unconfigurable!
Committed to community
Test Double has a history of engaging in communities we care about, and we’re also proud of the communities we’ve built.
100% Employee Owned & Certified Evergreen
Community starts with us: We are 100% employee-owned with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and we’re a Certified Evergreen business.
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Not Everything's About Technology
We want to connect with folks around a shared belief in a timeless truth: You can't understand software without understanding people!
ways to connect with us
Office Hours
We give back with zero-judgement pairing sessions that are totally free—both virtually and at some of our favorite conferences.
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