Biometric

The challenge

• A growing client base required faster product iterations and support for new identity verification use cases (government, healthcare, enterprise).

• Hiring locally in Northern Europe had become slow and expensive, with limited access to full-stack and cloud-native profiles.

• The company needed a partner capable of integrating seamlessly with their existing engineering workflows, security protocols, and compliance requirements for sensitive biometric data.

Approach and Solution

Faced with rising development demands and increasing product complexity, a Northern European company specializing in secure identity and authentication solutions engaged Velv to strengthen its software engineering capacity. The goal was clear: scale quickly, modernize the core platform, and maintain the strict security standards required for handling sensitive identity data.

Velv responded by assembling a dedicated nearshore development team in Portugal, seamlessly integrated into the client’s existing delivery organization. From day one, the focus was on creating an agile extension of the in-house engineering function — one that could deliver new capabilities rapidly while ensuring reliability and compliance.

Team Composition and Technical Capabilities

The team including .NET backend developers and JavaScript engineers, cover the full lifecycle of the client’s identity platform, from user-facing management dashboards to secure API layers and mobile SDK integrations.

Beyond technical strength, Velv prioritized cultural alignment. Team members participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives alongside the client’s internal engineers. The result is a fully embedded delivery unit operating under the same agile rituals, quality standards, and security protocols as the internal team.

Nearshore Strategy and Integration

Velv’s approach centered on proximity, transparency, and operational efficiency. Working within the same time zone and under shared governance structures, the Portuguese team collaborated in real time with the client’s product and security units.

The onboarding process emphasized both speed and precision. In less than a month, Velv engineers were contributing to production code — with secure VPN access, controlled environments, and all compliance documentation approved. The team quickly became an integral part of the client’s R&D roadmap, contributing not only to development velocity but also to long-term architectural improvements.

What distinguished this engagement was the team’s ability to combine software modernization with security-by-design principles. Engineers collaborated closely with product managers to optimize real-time identity verification flows, refactor legacy components into microservices, and enhance API performance across high-load environments.

The Result

As one of Velv’s most recent and innovative projects, this collaboration has already achieved measurable results: delivery cycles accelerated by more than 30%.

The collaboration enabled the client to deliver new identity verification features faster, maintain high security standards, and operate with a leaner cost structure. Internal feedback confirmed that the Velv team functioned as a true extension of the organization, not as an external vendor.

This partnership stands as a strong example of how a strategically executed nearshore model can combine speed, scalability, and compliance — helping innovative identity technology companies meet growing market demands without compromising quality or control.