Providing a Scalable Tech Team to Build a Tool Comparing Insurance Products
800,000
Users on the platform
The base the new features had to serve.
$51.1M
Raised across three rounds
Funding the company secured.
$21.5M
Attracted in funding
After the new functionality went into the platform.
The client
PolicyGenius is a Brooklyn fintech startup making a dent in insurance markets. Growing quickly, it needed new features in its platform and needed them without breaking stride.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
Competing on the New York fintech market means building to the highest quality and performance standards, and doing it on a deadline.
Challenge 01A crowded market
Competition on the NYC fintech scene set the bar for what the platform had to be.
Challenge 02Development that flexes
A dynamic fintech environment calls for development that can move with it rather than plan around it.
Challenge 03Tight deadlines
Projects had to reach market quickly without dropping the quality or performance standards.
What we did
Engineers who joined the workflow, not a queue of tickets
Netguru developers already knew the software, the team and the culture, so they joined immediately — and took part in decisions rather than only completing tasks.
Added into the existing process
New engineers went into PolicyGenius’ own development process instead of running a parallel one.
Teams talking directly
Direct communication between the teams was facilitated rather than routed through a manager.
A lead who knows the product
A development team leader with thorough knowledge of the product anchored the work.
Expansion on demand
The setup gave the client a basis for growing the team whenever the business needed it, and complex projects delivered in very short timeframes.
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