Case Study: Outfit builds its AI engineering team in 30 days with Index.dev

Outfit builds its senior engineering team in 30 days with Index

Outfit, a venture-backed AI travel platform startup based in Chicago, needed to quickly hire three senior engineers to accelerate development ahead of its beta release. The challenge was finding remote talent with the right seniority, startup adaptability, and strong communication skills through local hiring channels, which was causing delays. They partnered with Index using its Talent Network service to address this urgent need.

Index provided a fast, precise solution by sourcing senior engineers from its strong talent ecosystem in Brazil, ensuring a good timezone fit. Within 30 days, Index placed four engineers who integrated seamlessly into the core team, accelerating product development and tightening release cycles. This resulted in higher engineering velocity, faster beta iterations, and a reliable remote team extension, with two Index engineers remaining as long-term contributors.

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