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Doubling engineering velocity with a nearshore + senior architect model
A growth-stage SaaS company was burn-constrained and stuck between slow domestic hiring and inconsistent offshore delivery. RevLift3 designed a nearshore + senior architect model that doubled velocity without increasing burn.
2x
Feature velocity
−35%
Cost per feature
>90%
Nearshore retention
Challenge
- 9–12 month cycles to hire senior domestic engineers
- Offshore vendors producing inconsistent quality and rework
- No shared operating model between product, engineering, and delivery
Approach
- Defined the right mix of senior domestic architects and nearshore engineers
- Sourced and onboarded pre-vetted engineers with matched timezone overlap
- Implemented a shared operating model, definition of done, and review cadence
Outcomes
- 2x shipped feature velocity
- Engineering cost per shipped feature reduced by ~35%
- Retention of nearshore team above 90% after 12 months
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