endorsedOngoing

IT Staff Augmentation for HiBob’s Cloud HR Platform

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

54 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 February 2022

Team Size

16-20 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

HiBob

Israel

Project Summary

Newxel provided IT staff augmentation and recruitment support for HiBob’s cloud-based HR platform, sourcing backend developers skilled in the Scala/Kotlin tech stack and assembling full backend teams. The vendor also provided employment, taxation, legal and accounting support, and local site management. Newxel successfully onboarded 17 specialists across Ukraine and Romania (with Portugal in progress) and has been praised for proactive communication and transparency.

Key Challenges

Hire a backend developer skilled in the Kotlin/Scala tech stack
Assemble and scale a backend development team to support rapid platform growth

Project Deliverables

Backend developer (Scala/Kotlin)
Backend development team
Ukrainian site manager
Legal and accounting employment and taxation support
Team assembled in Romania

Project Solution

Newxel recruited a hard-to-find backend developer with Scala/Kotlin expertise and then assembled a full backend development team to support HiBob's rapid platform development. The vendor expanded the team with a Ukrainian site manager and other specialists, handled legal, taxation, employment, and accounting support for hires, and later assembled a team for the project in Romania.

Project Outcome

17 hired specialists
Teams established in Ukraine and Romania; Portugal in progress
High responsiveness and proactive support with communication based on trust and transparency

Platforms

SaaS

Tech Stack

Kotlin

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Newxel’s efforts have been met with positive acclaim, thanks to the successful onboarding of 17 highly qualified specialists. The team is highly efficient from a workflow standpoint, and internal stakeholders are particularly impressed with the service provider's communication skills and transparency.”
Oleksandr Serdiukov
Group Lead
Date: 02/05/2024