Rescue squad

We step in when things go sideways, delayed timelines, technical debt, missing teams. Our Rescue Squad restores order and gets you back on track.

What we offer

Emergency project recovery

When your project is off track or in crisis mode, we step in immediately to assess the damage and stabilize it. Our team diagnoses bottlenecks, cleans up broken pipelines, and restores delivery flow, fast.

CTO-for-hire & team augmentation

Need senior leadership without hiring full-time? We provide interim CTOs and experienced developers to reinforce your team. We’ve helped startups and scale-ups regain technical direction and team efficiency.

Code audits & technical refactoring

We dive deep into your codebase to identify critical issues, performance bottlenecks, and security flaws. Then, we refactor with minimal disruption, so you can build on solid ground again.

Quick wins to stabilize delivery

We don’t just fix; we optimize. From CI/CD improvements to smarter testing strategies, we implement changes that bring immediate, tangible value while setting the stage for long-term success.

How it works

You call. We assemble the right people (designers, developers, CTOs) and jump into your codebase with minimal onboarding.

We use a lean contract to get up to speed as soon as you need to avoid downtime and to minimise the effects of steep learning curves.

Ready to work.

Rescue Squad projects

Examples of projects we've rescued

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FC Barcelona

We evolved an internal ERP tool they used to centralise the information of and manage the youth teams of FC Barcelona using Ruby on Rails and React.

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ITeC

We developed a rewrite of a large project for ITeC, moving from Angular 1.4.9 to version 17.

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Naiz

Naiz is one of the leading online platforms for newspapers & media of the Basque Country with news and general information updated all year round, 24/7.

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Why MarsBased

Available NOW

We specialize in rapid onboarding and intervention. When time is critical, we assemble a senior team and dive into your codebase, infrastructure, and team workflows in record time, often within 24 to 48 hours.

High-stakes recoveries

From failing launches to broken sprints, our experience spans industries and crisis types, we know what to prioritize, what to patch, and how to communicate transparently with your stakeholders.

No outsourcing

Every project rescue is handled by our in-house team of experienced developers, architects, and CTOs. You get high-signal advice and delivery from day one, no juniors, no learning curve, no external contractors.

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