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A small team did not ship across seven markets because AI made the work easy. They shipped because the hard decisions were made early. ShopBack eSIM lets travellers buy a data plan, install it once, and stay connected across 160+ countries — directly in the ShopBack app, with Cashback on every purchase. To build it across iOS and Android, William Karminten and his team treated the specification as the contract: every edge case, error state, and platform decision mapped before execution began. That mattered because AI is only as useful as the clarity behind it. With the system already defined, AI could accelerate implementation instead of creating ambiguity. It also gave William, an iOS engineer of four years, enough structure to contribute across the full stack for the first time. This is the operating model we care about: small teams, strong foundations, sharper leverage. A new vertical. Two platforms. Seven markets. Built with discipline before speed. Full article on the ShopBack Tech Blog: https://lnkd.in/gN4F9FYU