Case studiesIT outsourcingBonifacio Global City (BGC), Metro Manila
Dedicated Full-Stack Development Pod for a UK Fintech Scaleup
41 pts
Sprint Velocity
Daily
Deployment Frequency
1.6 hrs
Mean Time to Recovery
4%
Change Failure Rate
The challenge
- In-house team of 12 unable to keep pace with an accelerating product roadmap ahead of Series C fundraising
- A 4-month feature backlog blocking key Series B commitments and investor milestones
- Release deployment cycles taking 3 to 5 days per production release, limiting iteration velocity
- Difficulty recruiting mid-senior full-stack engineers in the UK market at sustainable compensation levels
- Investor pressure to demonstrate a step-change in engineering velocity before the Series C round
The Corpshore approach
- Assembled a dedicated engineering pod with a Tech Lead reporting directly into the client CTO for governance clarity
- Implemented a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing (Jest for unit, Cypress for E2E) reducing manual regression
- Deployed weekly cross-timezone syncs and daily standups aligned with the client's UK-based team
- Introduced a feature flag deployment strategy enabling safer rollouts and instant rollback capability
- Established shared Notion, Linear and GitHub environments for full transparency and unified velocity tracking
Results and impact
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Velocity | 28 pts | 41 pts | +47% |
| Deployment Frequency | Weekly | Daily | 3x increase |
| Mean Time to Recovery | 4.2 hrs | 1.6 hrs | -62% |
| Change Failure Rate | 18% | 4% | -14 points |
| Feature Backlog | 4 months | Current | Cleared in 6 months |
| Test Coverage | 48% | 84% | +36 points |
The BGC team ships like a colocated team. The velocity difference before and after is what unlocked our Series C.