Everyone loves a Kiwi success story and leading software developer CodeHQ is most certainly that.
Beginning life as Augen back in 1993, over the past three decades CodeHQ has brought the power of 15-hour in and out-sourced working days and a relentless appetite for innovation to their clients.
With a base here at the B:HIVE and a second office in Vietnam, CodeHQ has delivered world-class software design and implementation at a considerable cost saving.
Why Vietnam?
The start of the new millennium saw Vietnam invest massively in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). It was for this reason that, 18 years ago, CodeHQ chose to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City has a population of around 9 million people, and with the vast grouping of available talent on offer, CodeHQ’s clients can save as much as 30% compared to local employment costs and better than 50% on local contract rates.
CodeHQ CEO and Co-Founder Peter Vile believes the company’s offering, with 100 staff spread across both offices, gives them and their direct clients a significant competitive edge. “Drawing on highly talented software development teams, has allowed us to add scale to our very experienced New Zealand-based workforce in a way that wouldn’t usually have been possible,” says Peter. “We employ all members of our Vietnam team directly and have built a trusted reputation. This means we have skilled workers waiting to join our ranks when we need them and we can onboard them quickly and deliver scale even faster.”
A ‘One Team’ culture
Developing an operating model organically over the course of two decades in Vietnam and three in New Zealand has produced a perfectly synchronised ‘one team’ culture.
The Vietnam working day usually starts around 1.30 pm New Zealand time.
CodeHQ’s clients and local developers can work all morning, do a quick virtual stand-up with their Vietnamese colleagues, who then carry on working into the evening and the night NZ time.
Operating across two time zones provides a considerable extension to the Kiwi business day and a major boost to productivity.
The next stage of the journey
So, what’s next for CodeHQ as the company’s enters its thirties?
In a word, growth. Growth built on the back of an agile business model that has evolved over time to be perfect for today’s always-on commercial environment.