Company: Gophers Lab Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Company Description: Gophers Lab is a Digital Engineering Company offering end-to-end development services. Headquartered in India, we provide offshore services to businesses of all sizes worldwide. Our focus is on the latest & niche technologies, combined with engineering excellence, enabling us to deliver superior digital products. We have a cross-functional team of almost 100 software engineers & architects.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Company of the Year - Computer Services - Small
 Nomination Title: Gophers Lab Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2022, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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OUR HISTORY & PURPOSE
Gophers Lab started in June 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic lockdown, with the vision to establish itself as a next-generation technology services company. Our focus is on the latest and niche technologies, combined with engineering excellence, which enables us to deliver superior digital products.
OUR OPERATIONS
Gophers Lab is known for its expertise in Golang, GCP, DevOps, Rust, and AI/ML. We offer end-to-end development services, leveraging our product mindset, cutting-edge engineering, and Cloud. Our industry capabilities are built around Fintech, and we cater to clients across the USA, UK, UAE, India, and ANZ. We have earned the trust of enterprise clients, including IBM, Rakuten, Standard Chartered Bank, Kaleyra, Axis Bank, Deloitte, SBM Bank, and many others, within a short span of time.
Gophers Lab achieved significant milestones in its first year of operations, becoming profitable and doubling its profits and team size year-on-year since. Our team now comprises over one hundred cross-functional software engineers and architects, a testament to our rapid growth and success.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2022 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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- WE’RE GROWING: As a young company, we have the potential to become a next-generation technology services company. We have achieved several key milestones on our journey toward this vision, including consistently doubling profit and headcount year-on-year since our inception. Last year, we moved into a larger office to accommodate our growing team.
- ESTABLISHED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN OUR NICHE: Our Golang team is one of the largest and most trusted in the world. We became a Google Cloud Platform services partner.
- BECAME KNOWN PLAYER IN FINTECH APP DEVELOPMENT SPACE: With our domain expertise in Fintech and technology expertise in growing technologies like Golang, Cloud, and AI/ML, we became preferred development partners to build Fintech-related products across USA, UK, UAE, ANZ and India. Our Fintech clients include Standard Chartered, Bank of Baroda, SBM Bank, Rain Financial, and DataMesh. We achieved ISO 27001 certification and maturity in information security management systems.
- OUR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF: Despite our age as an organization, our mature Agile delivery processes help us consistently meet client expectations. We have high ratings from our clients and people, with 4.9 on Goodfirms and 4.8 on Glassdoor. 90% of our new business comes through word-of-mouth.
- WE’RE PEOPLE-ORIENTED: We have an impressive low attrition rate of nearly 2%. We prioritize work-life balance, respect, learning, open-door policy, opportunities to challenge the status quo, and flexible working hours for our team. We invest in training and grooming our team through regular training sessions, certifications, and contributions to the open-source community.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Here are some things that set us apart from other players in our industry:
- BUSINESS & TEAM GROWTH: We have grown significantly faster than many other players who started their journey around the same time as us. Despite challenging market conditions, we have continued to grow, while many more prominent and well-established players have experienced dips in profits and laid off their workforce.
- OUR CAPABILITIES: We don't just keep up with the latest technologies; we anticipate them. Our forward-thinking approach has given us an early-mover advantage in Golang, GCP, Rust, and AI/ML, preceding many industry giants.
- INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Gophers Lab has established itself as a development partner for Fintech over the last four years. Earning the trust of financial institutions and large enterprises is significant for a company of our age and size.
- MATURE PROCESSES: Our Agile and Scrum delivery processes are mature despite our relative age. We believe in building partnerships and investing in learning and certifications that further our customers' trust in our work. Our word-of-mouth and repeat business prove our work and capabilities.
- PEOPLE FIRST: We understand that businesses often have to make the difficult choice between the bottom line and employee happiness, but we've chosen differently. Our industry-low attrition rate confirms our commitment to our team. Our employee benefits, including insurance for our employees and their parents, gym and yoga membership reimbursements, and more, are a testament to our dedication to our people. A happy team is productive, and we're proud to prioritize our employees' well-being.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Below are some links and materials that support our claims:
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