Kredit Academy is a Miami-based fintech company focused on helping users of all ages with financial literacy and credit education. Through its flagship interactive app, Kredit Quest, users engage in gamified lessons that build credit knowledge, money-management habits, and practical financial confidence.
Founded by CEO Evan Leaphart, the company partners with credit unions, banks, nonprofits, and schools, delivering white-labeled, scalable solutions that turn financial education into real-world impact.
When Kredit Academy began scaling its development campaigns, especially to support plans for integrations like SDKs and cross-platform tooling, their CTO, Vic, recognized the need for a senior engineer who could execute with independence and technical excellence.
To meet that need, Evan called on LatamCent to source startup-ready talent who could quickly, reliably, and in sync with the internal team turn vision into production-ready code.
Kredit Academy Needed Engineering Support to Build Kredit Quest Fast
When Evan and his team began building Kredit Quest, they were focused on speed and technical alignment.
They saw the future leaning toward cross-platform frameworks like Flutter and React Native, especially for fintech products that might require SDKs or modular integrations. That meant they needed someone with strong mobile development skills and the ability to work closely with their CTO, Vic, to bring the product to life.
But finding that person wasn’t easy.
For a lean, founder-led startup, hiring the wrong engineer could stall the roadmap. They needed someone who could execute with limited oversight, ramp quickly, and fully understand the vision behind Credit Quest.
Vic, an experienced technical architect and former interviewer, led the search. He wanted a developer who could operate independently while still collaborating deeply with the internal team.
That’s when he turned to LatamCent.
LatamCent’s ability to source aligned, startup-ready engineers helped combine vision and execution. Within a short timeframe, Kredit Academy had a senior engineer fully embedded in its build process, helping turn an idea into a product.
The Impact of LatamCent on Kredit Academy’s Product Launch
LatamCent played an indispensable role in helping Kredit Academy bring Kredit Quest to life.
The senior engineer placed through LatamCent quickly became a main member of the team, contributing not only clean, scalable code but also deeply integrating into weekly development meetings and product decisions.
Evan compared his contribution to the dynamic between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, calling him the “Wozniak” of the Kredit Quest build.
With just one key hire, Kredit Academy gained an engineer who was already trained, assertive, and fully aligned with their technical architecture and startup speed. The collaboration allowed CTO Vic to stay focused on long-term strategy while trusting execution at the implementation level.
LatamCent’s flexibility around things like all-in-one invoicing and pacing support based on startup realities also stood out. Evan highlighted the relationship as more than transactional, emphasizing that the team showed real belief in Kredit Academy’s mission, engaging with product updates and championing their growth publicly.
In Evan’s words: “Without it, there’s no app.”
Build Your Nearshore Team With LatamCent
For Kredit Academy, working with LatamCent meant more than just hiring a developer. It meant finding the right nearshore partner at a decisive moment in their product roadmap.
LatamCent placed a senior engineer who integrated quickly into the team, contributing code, joining weekly calls, and aligning with the product vision and engineering standards. Evan appreciated the technical output and the flexibility and support that came with it.
From invoicing options to founder-level attention, the experience felt personal. LatamCent did more than fill a seat; they were investing in Kredit Quest’s long-term success.
If you’re building and need high-quality nearshore engineers across Latin America who can contribute from day one, LatamCent makes nearshoring fast, flexible, and reliable.
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