Challenge
Nextpoint needed specialised developers for its less common tech stack. Finding and training candidates took time, and they were often poached by tech giants with more recruitment pull. They had explored alternative offshoring options, but none of them would give them the control or culture they were looking for.
Solution
Nextpoint agreed to let The Scalers source potential candidates with zero upfront costs. They were instantly impressed by the quality of talent that The Scalers found and agreed to start a trial team. Soon, they had a dedicated team of 6 Ruby on Rails Developers and one AWS Developer.
The new team onboarded faster and ramped up quicker than their US counterparts, so Nextpoint decided to expand to a team of 11 by the end of 2023, adding a Scrum Master and additional developers. This provided Nextpoint with a stable development pod that they had desired and led to increased development velocity.
The quality of service from The Scalers is unmatched. We’ve been extremely happy with the talent we’ve been able to onboard. The one-stop nature of The Scalers going beyond just recruitment has been key for our success, and they’re great people to work with, too.
Increasing independence
Over the next two years, Nextpoint’s Bangalore office made significant contributions across the company’s product line, including aiding in the launch of a new, groundbreaking, serverless solution. To accelerate production further, Nextpoint expanded the team with additional Frontend and Cloud Developers, as well as new Junior Ruby on Rails Developers who were onboarded by the existing team members.
Additionally, two Senior Developers were promoted to Associate Tech Leads with a path towards becoming Tech Leads. This is part of Nextpoint’s strategy to increase the independence of the Bangalore team so they can give more research responsibilities that are currently primarily covered by the team in Chicago.
This can be seen in the regular hackathons in Bangalore with US employees travelling to conduct and assist, and the new development pods that Nextpoint is utilising to drive innovation with new technologies. Examples of this are the AI pod and the next-gen product pod, which both contain members of the Bangalore team.
There’s nothing quite like The Scalers, where our employees are literally our employees, not coming through any third-party company. They know our culture and our clients, so they can execute meaningful code and deliver meaningful features.
Results
The biggest contribution Nextpoint’s team has made to the company is the ability to deliver more impactful updates faster. This has come due to the increased stability and scale of their development team. This has been helped due to the average savings of 55% on each role compared to hiring in Chicago, as well as the regular cultural and engagement activities The Scalers organises.
The main symbol of this is Nextpoint’s new serverless solution, which was possible thanks to the freed-up capacity in the US team for product development, and the Bangalore team’s help in bringing it to market.
Conclusion
Nextpoint’s Bangalore ODC has provided the company with a sustainable development hub to leverage global talent. With lower attrition rates and higher quality candidates, Nextpoint was able to launch its new groundbreaking serverless solution and finally end its never-ending recruitment process.
The Bangalore team are equal member of the company, like any US employee and regularly takes part in cross-continent collaboration efforts as well as workation and hackathons in Bangalore and Chicago.
Nextpoint is already planning to expand its team in Bangalore, and it won’t be long before its offshore hub is a fully fledged R&D centre.
