Gigital: Dedicated Front-End Developer for a Music Booking Marketplace
eCommerce

Gigital, a Stockholm-based marketplace for booking DJ and live music, partnered with Beetroot to overcome the local tech talent shortage. In just 2–3 weeks, we helped the startup hire a skilled front-end developer who boosted the speed and volume of its product delivery.

  • TECHNOLOGIES

    • Angular
    • GraphQL
    • Git

  • TEAM COMPOSITION

    • Front-End Developer

Background

Gigital is a Stockholm-based tech startup that empowers artists and the music industry in the Nordics and beyond.

Its platform makes booking DJ and live music services easy and transparent for event organizers and performers.

Project Recap

  • A local tech talent shortage prevented Gigital from scaling its product offerings and reaching new audiences.

  • Beetroot hired a skilled front-end developer within a couple of interview rounds and onboarded them into Gigital’s in-house team.

  • Hiring took just 2–3 weeks, and the extended team considerably increased the volume and speed of deliverables.

Challenge

As an emerging company, Gigital ran into a local tech talent shortage that kept it from scaling its product and reaching new audiences. The startup needed a front-end developer who would join long-term and help accelerate growth.

Gigital faced several challenges:

  • A shortage of tech talent in the local market
  • Slow, difficult hiring in Sweden
  • The need to scale product delivery without losing team culture

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Solution: Fast Recruitment of a Dedicated Front-End Developer

On the recommendation of investors and partners who had worked with Beetroot, Gigital turned to us to augment its team with one dedicated developer.

  • Fast, Smooth Recruitment

    Beetroot’s HR experts presented strong candidates and hired a front-end developer after just a couple of interviews and case studies.

  • Deliberate Onboarding

    A structured onboarding process helped the developer integrate quickly with Gigital’s in-house team.

  • Ongoing HR Support

    Responsive HR support and ongoing team maintenance give Gigital confidence to expand with Beetroot further.

The entire interviewing and screening process was one of the best I’ve ever had. Beetroot worked tirelessly in presenting us with great candidates, and the communication was amazing. We ended up hiring the perfect person for our company which was the only goal for the recruitment.

Givar Shabani,
Co-Founder & CEO of Gigital

Results

Gigital’s main requirement was a quick recruitment process aligned with its team sustainability mindset, and the collaboration delivered exactly that.

  • “We had a kick-off meeting and got to know each other. After that, we felt that we were in safe hands, and the recruitment process started where they would present candidates to us.”

    – Givar Shabani, Co-Founder & CEO of Gigital

  • Hiring in 2–3 weeks

    The right developer was found within a couple of screening rounds, far faster than hiring in Sweden.

  • Faster product delivery

    The team extension considerably boosted the volume and speed of Gigital’s deliverables.

  • Seamless team integration

    The developer quickly became part of Gigital’s in-house team and its daily work.

  • Room to grow

    Gigital feels confident about using Beetroot’s services for further expansion.

  • “I’ve never encountered a company in any field who has customer service down as they do. Honestly, we ourselves try to strive to become more “beetrooty” in our customer service.”

    – Givar Shabani, Co-Founder & CEO of Gigital

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