Two-Person AI Pod Rebuilds Financial Core Systems in One Quarter, Beating Five-Person Estimate
alex_verem · x · 2026-08-14
A US financial services company needed to rebuild three core systems: automated funds movement, underwriting decisions, and investor access. Originally scoped for a five-person team over two quarters, a two-person Velocity Pod delivered all three in one. The team used spec-driven development, writing specs before AI coding, demonstrating engineering discipline in financial infrastructure.
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