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CASE STUDY / LIVE CGI - VIRTUAL PRODUCTION

Scaling in Record Time: Unreal Expertise Delivered in 2 Weeks

With product deadlines looming and expectations high, Live CGI needed expert Unreal developers—fast. Discover how they went from resourcing bottlenecks to a fully integrated team ready to deliver on ambitious goals.

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The Summary
Scaling Success in Weeks, Not Months

Live CGI, a pioneer in sponsor ready virtual production, needed to supercharge their Unreal Engine innovation without slowing down or breaking the budget. By partnering with BetterEngineer, they achieved a 40% reduction in engineering costs, increased team productivity by 35%, and moved from first conversation to hiring qualified Unreal talent in just 2 weeks.

 
40%
Cost Savings for an Unreal Engineer
compared to US Engineers
 
2 Weeks
Turnaround time to Make an
Offer to a Qualified Engineer
 
35%
Increase in Team Productvity

The Challenge
Meeting Tight Development Timelines

Live CGI faced a critical need to expand their engineering team to deliver on ambitious product and growth objectives, including:

  • Integrating advanced features into an interactive video player powered by Unreal Engine.
  • Meeting aggressive development timelines to capitalize on their newly awarded EPIC MegaGrant.
  • Finding engineers with a unique skillset — deep Unreal expertise, plus hands-on experience with React.js, Streaming Video, and WebRTC.

The team needed engineers who could seamlessly collaborate with product designers, write scalable, cross-platform code, and thrive in Live CGI’s fast-paced, high-growth environment.

ABOUT LIVE CGI

Live CGI is a software platform to enable you to make live branded content. It offers a complete CGI (Computer Generated Images) studio toolkit that allows creating unique content quickly, in abundance, and in real-time.

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Technologies Used
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Unreal Engine

The Solution 
Curated Unreal Experts, Ready to Contribute Immediately

From day one, BetterEngineer embedded closely with Live CGI to define their real-world technical requirements, team chemistry, and workflow goals, ensuring every step addressed both immediate and strategic needs.

  • Expert Matching: Leveraged a global, rigorously vetted pool of Unreal talent with proven success in real-time graphics, cross-platform builds, and fast-paced delivery.

  • Multi-Factor Screening: Assessed candidates for technical depth, product mindset, and collaborative skills, guaranteeing engineers who could own critical features and thrive in a distributed, high-growth team.

  • Streamlined Selection: Through our intuitive platform, Live CGI quickly reviewed only the best-fit profiles, conducted interviews, and made offers, without sacrificing a single quality benchmark.

Onboarded in just two weeks, BetterEngineer’s Unreal specialists immediately contributed to major development milestones, partnered seamlessly with product designers, and accelerated Live CGI’s journey to deliver next-generation virtual experiences.

"By partnering with BetterEngineer, we were able to quickly get the talent we needed to build our immersive experiences. It was important to achieve our goals in our allotted development cycles, and we were able to bring on skilled engineers that could take ownership and get the job done."

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Mark Rowley
CEO, Live CGI
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