Scaling an engineering team for a venture-backed AI streaming platform
After funding, we partnered with Fairground to quickly build a skilled engineering team that fits our fast-paced startup culture.
About the company
Fairground is a next-generation studio and streaming platform redefining how entertainment is made and delivered. Blending cutting-edge AI with timeless storytelling, Fairground empowers a global community of creators to produce bold, original content - distributing premium AI-generated content across streaming services and devices worldwide.
Their mission is to raise the bar for both entertainment and advertising, building the infrastructure that will power the next era of creator-driven media.
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The challenge
- Fresh off a funding round, Fairground needed to move fast - building out engineering capacity quickly to capitalize on momentum and begin shipping product.
- The platform's complexity demanded engineers with genuine full-stack depth, capable of contributing to a cutting-edge Al content distribution system from the start.
- In an early-stage startup environment, cultural fit was just as critical as technical skill - the team needed people who could thrive with ambiguity, move quickly, and take ownership.
- The CTO needed a trusted partner to identify not just capable engineers, but the right engineers - ones who had been in similar environments and knew how to deliver.
Post funding pressures
Urgency to build post-funding round
Engineering capacity insufficient to ship
Startup culture fit as critical as technical skill
Complex Al platform requiring experienced engineers
No room for long onboarding ramp-up
The solution
With Fairground's CTO, we defined technical needs and culture. We built a skilled three-person engineering team led by a senior engineer with startup experience, who quickly contributed to the creator portal and AI platform.
Worked directly with technical leadership to define requirements across both skill and cultural dimensions
Assembled a three-person full-stack team led by an engineer with proven early-stage startup experience
The team hit the ground running - contributing to active development with minimal ramp-up time
Engineers embedded into the build of Fairground's creator portal, enabling content publishing, monetization, and platform features
Cultural alignment ensured the team could grow with the company, not just ship tor the current sprint
Tech stack
React
Node.js
TypeScript
Next.js
PostgreSQL
REST APIs
AWS
Docker
CI/CD
Highlights and impact
Creator portal built to enable publishing, content enhancement, and monetization for a global creator community
Al content distribution infrastructure advanced, supporting delivery across streaming services and devices worldwide
Platform roadmap accelerated - engineeringmomentum matchedthe ambition of a venture-backed team with market timing on its side
Content engine and back-office systems built to support creators publishing, getting paid, and growing on the platform
Scalable platform foundationestablished to support Fairground's expansion into premium Al-generated entertainment
Innovative solution brought to market more efficiently, positioningFairground at the forefront of Al-driven content distribution
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