Provolve & Amos: 6 Years of Scalable Cloud Development

The Challenge: Why Provolve Needed to Hire Software Developers in Africa

In 2017, Dutch IT services company Provolve IT set out to modernize their legacy on-premise software product into a cloud-native solution. As a small team with limited in-house web development capabilities, hiring local developers in the Netherlands came at a cost they weren’t ready to absorb.

“That’s when we found Tunga,” Dereck explained, “and that’s how our journey with Amos began.”

What followed was a six-year journey of trust, transformation, and tangible results, mentoring junior developers and spearheading core updates to the platform.

How Tunga Connected Provolve with a Skilled Developer from Uganda

For Provolve CEO Dereck, the partnership with Tunga couldn’t have come at a better time. “We already had a remote-first culture,” he shared. “Amos was a perfect fit. I’d give him one sentence, and he’d build something from it.”

Amos jumped into a highly technical and unfamiliar domain, working with Provolve’s niche deployment tooling and transitioning it from Windows scripting to modern cloud APIs. Despite the complexity, he quickly became lead developer, mentoring junior developers and spearheading core updates to the platform.

How Amos Built Provolve’s Cloud Solution

When Amos joined, he faced the challenge of working with legacy code in an obscure scripting language. “I was introduced to a new technology I had no idea about,” he recalled. “But I delivered my first assignment, and Dereck was amazed.”

Over time, Amos led the transition from on-premise to cloud, developing APIs, front-end components, and deployment automation tools. One major highlight was building a package store for third-party applications like 7-Zip and Adobe Reader—a vital part of Provolve’s new hybrid product.

Amos didn’t just contribute code, he shaped the product roadmap, mentored a junior developer, and became Provolve’s lead developer.

How Outsourcing Hiring Helped Provolve Scale Efficiently and Cut Costs

With Amos on the team, Provolve:

• Built and deployed a hybrid cloud solution with an integrated package store for automated software deployment.
• Reduced operational load by automating installations across thousands of machines.
• Maintained momentum and product stability over six years of continuous delivery.

For Amos, the experience was transformative. “They gave me the freedom to explore, make mistakes, and learn,” he said. “Every challenge made me better.”

More importantly, Dereck emphasized that outsourcing through Tunga saved more than it cost. “If you hire someone from a different country directly, it becomes a big hassle. With Tunga, everything was streamlined. We got a great developer, no administrative headaches, and the cost savings were significant.”

The Result: Reliable Developer, Value for Money

Hiring Amos through Tunga not only gave Provolve the development firepower they needed but also cut costs significantly compared to hiring locally.

“Tunga made the process incredibly simple,” said Dereck. “They handled the admin, invoicing, and everything else. All we had to focus on was building our product.

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