Empowering a full-stack team to build a regulated fintech product with Qovery

Spiko is a fintech startup pioneering tokenized finance. Their platform leverages blockchain technology to issue regulated financial securities, helping businesses better manage their liquidity and investments. In a landmark move, Spiko became the first company in Europe to launch an AMF-approved tokenized money market fund, placing it at the forefront of compliant digital finance. 

As Spiko headed into its second year, CTO and co-founder Samuel Briole led a small but agile team of four full-stack developers. Though Samuel had experience with Kubernetes, the team lacked dedicated DevOps resources, creating a significant challenge for their ambitious growth plans.

Challenge

When CTO Samuel Briole joined Spiko, the company was building its first product on a tight timeline of 4 months!

The team was made up of full-stack developers without a DevOps specialization. While Kubernetes was the clear choice for flexibility and maturity, managing it independently posed a significant operational overhead. He recognized that while Kubernetes was the ideal choice for its maturity and scalability, managing it effectively would require a dedicated DevOps team, a luxury the startup couldn't afford at the time.

He needed a solution that would:

• Provide the full power of Kubernetes: Samuel wanted the control and flexibility of a container orchestration system, not a restrictive managed platform.
• Maintain Helm charts and not spend to uch time on it
• Be developer-friendly: The solution needed to be simple enough for a team of full-stack developers to use without deep DevOps expertise.
• Enable rapid deployment: The team was on a tight deadline to launch their initial product, and they couldn't afford to spend months on infrastructure setup.
• Ensure security: As a fintech company, Spiko's infrastructure required robust security, especially for sensitive data in production environments.

Solution

Initially considering external DevOps consulting, Samuel was referred to Qovery as a simpler yet powerful alternative. After a quick evaluation, Samuel saw that the platform offered the perfect compromise. Qovery provided a seamless, developer-centric layer on top of a powerful Kubernetes infrastructure, abstracting away the complexity without sacrificing control.

Spiko now uses Qovery to manage its entire DevOps pipeline on AWS. The team uses Qovery's intuitive interface to deploy all their services -including backend services, multiple APIs, and cron jobs - across three distinct environments: Dev, Pre-production, and Production.

A key technical feature that sealed the deal was Qovery's Command-Line Interface (CLI), which allows for secure and efficient debugging. Spiko's developers can use qovery port-forward to create an authenticated tunnel from their local machines to a production database, allowing them to inspect data securely without ever exposing the database to the public internet.
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Results

Qovery has been a force multiplier for Spiko, enabling them to ship faster, maintain high-security standards, and grow their team without the immediate need for a DevOps specialist.

• Time-to-Market: Launched in Just 4 Months
  
  • Spiko hit its product launch deadline 100% on time without needing a dedicated DevOps team.
  • Infrastructure setup time was reduced by ~70% compared to previous internal estimates.
    
    

• Full-Stack DevOps Autonomy
  
  • All four developers were able to independently deploy, monitor, and scale services.
  • Onboard time for new engineers was cut in half thanks to Qovery’s intuitive workflows.
    
    

• Security & Debugging Without Exposure Risks
  
  • With Qovery, developers securely accessed production databases without public exposure, eliminating the need for insecure workarounds.
  • Qovery’s built-in secrets management and environment isolation ensured compliance with AMF security requirements.
    
    

• Operational Efficiency & Cost Optimization
  
  • Spiko saved an estimated €60,000-€90,000 annually by not hiring a full-time DevOps engineer.
  • Qovery’s infrastructure automation enabled continuous delivery with zero manual provisioning.
  • All infrastructure is now managed via Terraform + Qovery, combining best-in-class tooling with low overhead.
    
    

• Kubernetes Learning Without the Burn
  
  • Developers upskilled in Kubernetes while staying productive, thanks to Qovery’s abstraction layers and CLI access.
  • Spiko gained the best of both worlds: autonomy with learning-by-doing.
    
    

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Conclusion

Qovery provided Spiko with a powerful and elegant solution to a common startup challenge: how to scale a modern tech stack without the heavy investment in a specialized DevOps team. 

By offering the control of Kubernetes within a simplified, developer-friendly platform, Qovery allowed Spiko's full-stack developers to achieve autonomy, accelerate their product launch, and build a scalable infrastructure that can support their future growth. 

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For CTOs looking to empower their development teams and maximize velocity, Qovery provides a clear path to leveraging the benefits of a cloud-native stack while staying focused on what matters most: building a great product, and fast! See Qovery in action today!