How a 20-engineer team delivers enterprise AI systems at Fortune 500 scale

When I took over responsibility for technical function at akirolabs more than three years ago, I inherited a procurement SaaS platform that was still at a very early stage, with development fully outsourced outside Europe. However, the company had already reached early product-market fit, and first customers demonstrated their interest, which made product ownership and scalable delivery increasingly critical. After evaluating several approaches, I decided to fully insource development from South