Education, language learning
Case study: XeropanXeropan
Playful language learning with AI conversations for 5 million learners. The official language learning module of Hungarian public education.
IT outsourcing · Team extension · Dedicated team
IT outsourcing that becomes part of your team.
Need development capacity without months of hiring? We add experienced developers to your own team, or provide a complete dedicated development team that carries your product for years. For us, nearshore software development isn't billing hours: it's a long-term partnership.
- years with Xeropan, across 5 major versions
- 10+
- years of software development
- 12+
- long-term partners in the Studio model
- 6
xeropan.com
10+ years · 5 major versions
Who is it for?
When your roadmap moves faster than you can hire.
Hiring a good developer takes months, and onboarding takes even longer. Meanwhile, the roadmap doesn't wait. IT outsourcing solves this: you get ready, well-practised development capacity that works to your priorities and scales up or down as the project needs.
At CodeYard, outsourcing doesn't mean an unknown team working on your product somewhere in the background. The same people stay with you for the long run, and they know the code and the reasoning behind your business decisions. That's how we have worked with Xeropan for more than ten years, across five major versions.
Typical situations
- Your in-house team is overloaded and releases keep slipping
- You are missing a specialism: iOS, Android, back end or AI
- You have a live product that needs continuous development
- You don't want to onboard a new team for every development cycle
- You want a predictable monthly cost for development
What you get
Two models, matched to your situation.
Team extension if you have your own development team and lead. A dedicated team if you want to hand over product development as a whole. Same standards and the same people in both.
Team extension
Experienced developers join your existing team and work to your processes, tools and sprints.
Dedicated development team
Your own product team through CodeYard Studio: development, testing, operation and product strategy on a fixed monthly budget.
Full platform coverage
iOS, Android, web, back end and AI integration. No need to find a separate supplier for each specialism.
Testing and quality assurance
Manual and automated testing with AI support, so a faster pace doesn't cost quality.
Operation and support
Your product doesn't die after launch: monitoring, bug fixing and updates in one place.
Advice and roadmap
Thinking through priorities together, so capacity goes where it delivers the most.
Our work
Long-term partnerships, for years
A language learning app with 5 million learners, a community app for nearly 3 million followers and the app of Hungary's leading radio station.
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What these partnerships show
How it works
Capacity that grows with you.
We provide dedicated teams through the CodeYard Studio model: fixed monthly capacity, shared prioritisation, and change isn't a new quote but part of the next sprint. Engagements typically run 6–12 months, and often for years.
Curious how the Studio model differs from a fixed-price project?
Quick start
No hiring or onboarding: once we agree on direction, the team works on your product straight away.
Flexible capacity
Capacity follows your product's stage, from validation to scaling.
Predictable cost
A fixed monthly amount that covers development, testing, operation and advice.
The same people
The same developers stay with you, so knowledge isn't lost between cycles.
Team sizes in the Studio model
S
~1 person capacity
Early product, validation phase, focused progress
M
~2 people capacity
Live product, active growth
L
~5 person team
Scaling product or a larger portfolio
We put together the exact line-up in our first conversation, based on your product and roadmap.
Our process
How we work
Whether it's team extension or a dedicated team, the same predictable process takes you from discovery to long-term support.
01. step: Business and technical discovery
We get to know your business goal, your current processes and the technical constraints before we talk about any solution.
02. step: Specification and solution design
We put together a concrete, documented plan: what we build, with which technology, on what timeline.
03. step: Iterative development
We work in short cycles with regular feedback points, so anything that needs correcting shows up early.
04. step: Testing and rollout
Thorough testing and a controlled rollout make sure live use goes smoothly.
05. step: Long-term support
Delivery is not the end, it is just the beginning. We maintain, extend and scale the system through your next business stage too.
- for discovery and specification on a typical project
- 1–1.5 months
- to ship an MVP, the first live version
- 3–4 months
Technologies
Every specialism in one team
Our developers work with these technologies every day, so with team extension you get people who fit your stack.
- Web front end
- ReactNext.jsVueTypeScriptViteTailwind CSS
- Back end
- Node.jsRuby on RailsMoleculerFastifyREST APIs
- Mobile
- Swift / SwiftUIKotlinReact NativeExpoFlutter
- Databases and messaging
- PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisSupabaseRabbitMQKafka
- Cloud and DevOps
- AWSGoogle CloudFirebaseHerokuCoolifyDockerKubernetesBitbucket Pipelines
- AI
- OpenAIAnthropic ClaudeGoogle GeminiAI integration and automation
Nearshore from Hungary
A team in Debrecen, a shared time zone, English as the working language
Our team works in Debrecen, Hungary, in the same time zone as most European clients. Daily stand-ups, sprint demos and quick questions happen during working hours, not on late-night calls.
We work in English and Hungarian, so we can join international teams and European clients as easily as Hungarian companies.
- Central European Time
- CET
- working languages
- EN · HU
FAQ
What people ask before outsourcing development
If your question isn't here, bring it to our first conversation.
01
What is the difference between team extension and a dedicated team?
With team extension, our developers join your team under your lead and your processes. With a dedicated team, you get a complete product team through CodeYard Studio that covers testing, operation and product strategy as well as development.
02
How much does a dedicated development team cost?
It depends on the size of the team and the specialisms you need. In the Studio model we work for a fixed monthly amount, so costs are predictable. We set the exact budget after a free consultation, once we know your product and roadmap.
03
How quickly can the team start?
There's no hiring involved: once we have agreed on direction and the roadmap, the team works on your product. The first month is usually about laying the foundations together: environments, prioritisation, first features.
04
How long does an engagement last?
In the Studio model, typically 6–12 months, and often for years. We have worked with Xeropan for more than ten years and with BlockBen for more than five.
05
Can you work with our in-house development team?
Yes. We fit in with other teams flexibly and in an agile way: shared sprints, a shared codebase, shared tools. The code stays yours.
06
Why nearshore to Hungary?
Hungary is in the EU and in Central European Time, so you share working hours with most of Europe. We work in English, and our Debrecen team has been building software since 2013.
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