Case Study: Underdog Fantasy upskills 30+ engineers in Rails with thoughtbot

Underdog Fantasy trains 30+ engineers in under 10 weeks with thoughtbot

Underdog Fantasy needed to upskill over 30 of its .NET engineers in Ruby on Rails to consolidate its technical ecosystem, all without slowing down product development for its fast-growing sports gaming platform. The company partnered with the consulting firm thoughtbot to build a customized Rails training program tailored to this challenge.

thoughtbot designed and led a flexible, ten-week training program involving daily pairing sessions, hands-on exercises, and collaborative pods. This solution allowed Underdog Fantasy to meet all its product goals during the transition, launching more features ahead of NFL kickoff. The result was a seamless transition where 95% of the trained engineers remained with the company and thrived using Rails.

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