When product demand outpaces hiring capacity, most fintech companies face a difficult choice: slow down or compromise on quality. Everchain found a third option.
Over a multi-year partnership, Everchain integrated a team of 10 Brazilian engineers from 300 Software directly into their product organization — not as external vendors, but as a true extension of their internal engineering team.
The challenge: growing fast in a competitive hiring market
Everchain operates a complex platform that connects creditors, collection agencies, and investors. As their customer base grew, so did the engineering backlog. But scaling a technical team quickly is notoriously difficult in the fintech space.
The typical challenges came up fast:
- Hiring senior engineers locally took months — sometimes longer
- Competition for experienced developers was intense and expensive
- Short-term contractors created knowledge gaps and onboarding overhead
- Rotating teams disrupted product velocity and team cohesion
Everchain needed a way to expand engineering capacity without sacrificing the stability and alignment their product organization depended on.
The approach: a long-term distributed team, not outsourcing
The model 300 Software proposed was different from traditional outsourcing from the start. Instead of handing off tasks to a third party, the goal was to build a team that functioned as a natural extension of Everchain's engineering organization — with full context, consistent presence, and long-term commitment.
- Senior engineers embedded in product teams, not isolated in a separate squad
- Time zone compatibility between Brazil and the US, enabling real-time collaboration throughout the workday
- Daily alignment with Everchain leadership, product managers, and internal engineers
- Long-term stability — the same engineers staying on the project across years, not rotating out
"The team became a core part of how we build product. They weren't contractors — they were just part of the team."
— Renato Marteleto, CTO, Everchain
What the collaboration looked like in practice
Over time, the partnership scaled to 10 engineers fully integrated into Everchain's workflows — participating in sprint planning, code reviews, architecture discussions, and daily standups alongside their US counterparts.
The technical work covered the full scope of platform development: new product modules, secure API development, automated testing and CI/CD pipelines, legacy modernization, and ongoing performance and security work. Because the team was stable and deeply embedded, engineers built genuine domain expertise in Everchain's platform — the kind of context that's impossible to replicate with short-term engagements.
Results: capacity, continuity, and momentum
- 10 engineers integrated into Everchain product teams across the partnership
- Multi-year continuity — the same team growing with the product, not cycling through contractors
- Features shipped to production on a weekly cadence
- Engineering capacity scaled with business growth without long hiring cycles
- Strong alignment between distributed and internal teams with minimal coordination overhead
Today, the collaboration continues to support Everchain's platform development and growth.
What this model means for fintech companies
Everchain's approach reflects a broader shift in how product-driven fintech companies think about engineering capacity. The question is no longer just "how do we hire more engineers?" — it's "how do we build the right team structure to sustain velocity over the long term?"
A distributed model works when the team is treated as a genuine part of the organization: same standards, same communication, same commitment to outcomes. When that's true, geography stops being a barrier and starts being an advantage.
Brazilian engineers offer a combination that's hard to find elsewhere: deep technical skill, strong English communication, time zone alignment with the US, and a culture of long-term professional engagement.
Working with 300 Software
300 Software helps product companies — especially in fintech and SaaS — scale engineering capacity through long-term distributed teams. We focus on embedding senior engineers into your organization, not on managing outsourced deliverables.
If you're dealing with hiring constraints, growing backlogs, or the need for stable engineering capacity, we'd be glad to talk.