Devlane

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Sr Directory of Engineering for the Data Platform. We are a social networking and dating app for the LGBTQ community.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Devlane?

We hired Devlane to help migrate a large Data Lake from Cloudera to Snowflake. Devlane Data Engineers continue to provide critical support for the development and maintenance of dozens of data pipelines and hundreds of datasets used daily to operate our business.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had a previous relationship with Devlane, we were impressed with the leadership and the candidates we interviewed.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We started with a single Data Engineer and have since added 3 more. We went from a lift and shift project to more general business data modeling support for new product features and a steady burn down of technical debt.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We have 4 Data Engineers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project was delivered at good quality on time.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We manage the Devlane engineers as part of our agile / scrum development process.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Devlane provides a flexible way to obtain high-quality engineers at a reasonable price. The engineers being in South America is a more favorable time zone for collaboration than other options.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

It would be great to have a path to promote a contractor a full time employee.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Head of Engineering for an Influencer Marketing Firm

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Devlane?

We needed Developers for various languages and QA support

SOLUTION

How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?

I had worked with them at a previous company and they had impressed with their talent, structure, and pricing

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

They are building and providing QA for our management portal for influencer marketing

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Each Contractor was hired as though they were a full-time employee. There were multiple interviews with various personell

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

They have all been excellent hires. We are keeping them all long term

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

This is a staff augmentation model. The team blended with our internal developers, making the collaboration perfect.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The ability to find top-quality talent that delivers on the soft skills as well.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We always need more people!