From Scratch to Scalable—Enterprise R&D Teams Built Right
K&C scaled two nearshore teams from zero—delivering architecture, training, and long-term value.
about Playtech
Playtech is the world’s largest supplier of online gaming and betting software. As a tech-first company delivering cutting-edge platforms to leading global operators, Playtech’s ability to scale its internal development capacity is key to maintaining its market leadership. When it came time to scale up Liferay development, Playtech turned to K&C.
Online Gaming
> 6.000 Employees
International
Liferay, custom white-label architecture & more
29 Team member
project
The Challenge
- R&D Scaling Build an R&D center of over 100 Liferay experts to support major enterprise clients.
- Team Ramp-Up Ramp up dedicated teams from zero in a highly competitive talent market.
- Project Alignment Ensure alignment across multiple projects and licensees—standardized architecture, smooth workflows.
- Knowledge Transfer Transfer knowledge, processes, and key personnel to Playtech over time.
- Ongoing Support Provide ongoing support during and after transition phases.
Solution
- Core Team Setup Built a Liferay R&D core team of senior architects and developers from scratch.
- Internal Upskilling Delivered customized training and mentorship to grow Liferay expertise internally.
- Rapid Scaling Scaled 2 dedicated nearshore teams (20+ engineers) within months, working on-site at K&C.
- Unified Architecture Developed and implemented a white-label architecture used across multiple Playtech licensees.
- Smooth Handover Seamless knowledge transfer and team handover, followed by multi-year support with a 9-person expert unit.
Success Story
Playtech’s Liferay expansion went from zero to enterprise-grade thanks to K&C’s structured approach to outsourcing and team scaling. Within just a few months, K&C established two high-performing development teams, implemented a new white-label architecture, and provided targeted training to embed long-term value. Over time, core teams and knowledge were successfully transferred to Playtech, with K&C continuing to support critical projects until 2017. It’s a blueprint for how large-scale, high-impact outsourcing partnerships should work.
WHY K&C?
End-to-End Team Building at Scale
K&C doesn’t just recruit talent—we build fully functioning tech teams with governance, delivery, and continuity in mind.
Deep Nearshore Experience
We helped Playtech ramp up 20+ developers in months from our nearshore R&D center, saving time and cost while maintaining quality.
Long-Term Partnership
K&C supported Playtech through every phase—from initiation and ramp-up to team transfer and post-handover support—making us a trusted, long-term partner.
About Krusche & Company
With over 25 years of experience, Krusche & Company (K&C) is a leading IT outsourcing provider, specializing in web and cloud technologies. Our team of 150+ IT experts operates from six offices worldwide, delivering top-notch services in UX/UI design, software development, cloud development, DevOps, quality assurance, agile project management, and cybersecurity.
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Frequently asked questions
Krusche & Company is an IT outsourcing company that supports their clients with their app & web development.
We go beyond outsourcing. For us the journey only starts when we have placed our people at your company. We also help you with topics like innovation, knowledge retention, cyber security, data privacy, and sustainability.
We are headquartered in Munich, but also have offices in Cracow, Sofia, Kyiv, Sulaimaniya and New Cairo.
As a German company we appreciate the importance of cyber security, data privacy and that every company or project has different requirements. To guarantee that we can comply with the strictest of requirements and also offer the best IT-professionals, we have our people spread across 3 different regions.
Working with a global workforce is not always easy: otherwise everyone would do it. As a German company, we understand your company’s culture and as an IT outsourcing company we also understand the cultures of the people we employ. This allows us to resolve any potential issues and make sure every one of our people can integrate easily into your company.
We offset our own greenhouse gas emissions, reduce waste and minimize the carbon footprint of our offices. This means that we are a sustainable partner that has a positive impact on your company’s sustainability efforts.