Most people working at the coalface of keeping major technology platforms running well can attest to the need to have people on your team who have the right type of mindset, alongside the skillset. In a lot of ways it’s the prevalence of the right type of mindset that can completely transform a team. However, if it were that easy to find or cultivate then there would already be an AI model that engineering managers could simply subscribe to in order to solve their platform reliability, observability, or infrastructure problems.
For that reason, Portable is really proud to announce Midnyte City as the newest team to join Portable.
Founded by Hannah Browne in 2020, Midynte City has grown to become one of the most respected technology consulting practices in Melbourne. The company specialises in embedding highly skilled technology practitioners across infrastructure, SRE, observability, and DevOps to provide a very consistent delivery leadership. You can find “Midnyte Citizens” across the most respected technology companies and start-ups in the country.
“When we started building Midnyte City we learnt very quickly that CTOs and technology leaders need engineers who can cut code and mentor people concurrently,” says Hannah Browne.
“They need people who can very quickly understand the organisational strategy and how that translates to what the team is delivering. We’ve been able to do this consistently, over and over again and I think this is what has made Midnyte so invaluable to the tech community.”
“I am so thrilled to have Midnyte City join the team at Portable. From the very first time we met there was such a clear alignment of vision, mission, and how we work together that it was obvious we should explore working more closely together” says Hannah.
Portable is a design and technology company founded by Andrew Apostola and Simon Goodrich over twenty years ago. The company is respected for its transformation technology and design work with government and the for purpose sector, designing and maintaining major infrastructure across transport, justice, health, and technology across Australia.
Portable’s co-founder and CEO, Andrew, says the introduction of Midnyte City to Portable is complementary to the company’s existing offering in digital product and design.
“Hannah has built such an extraordinary culture of technical leadership at Midnyte City and I’m excited to grow that capability with her existing and impressive group of clients but also extend that to the clients we work with in State and Federal Government as well as into the NFP sector. I also think our leadership in product and design can directly translate into the very same companies that Midnyte is currently working with so it’s a really symbiotic relationship from the beginning”
The Midnyte team will now be the fifth delivery team at Portable, sitting alongside product, design services, video and motion graphic capabilities. As with all companies that join Portable, Midnyte City will continue to operate as its own group with the aim to grow and deepen the team’s capability over the next year.
For organisations already working with Portable
You now have access to deeper technical expertise. If you're building or scaling digital capability in your organisation, Midnyte City's team can embed with yours. They can help you establish technical practice, grow engineering leaders and team capability, and build systems that scale and endure.
For organisations already working with Midnyte City
Your team doesn't change. The people you've built relationships with, who understand your context and your challenges; they're still there. What changes is the depth of delivery and strategic capability behind them. You gain access to Portable's design thinking and delivery experience without losing the technical expertise and team continuity you've built. Click here to learn more about how Portable can help you grow.
For everyone
This is about solving a real problem that every organisation we know is facing right now. You're building digital capability. You need technical rigour, strong engineering leaders, teams who are learning and growing as they deliver and good systems and processes. You also need strategic thinking and delivery discipline at scale. Now you have a partner who brings all of it, working with you.
Ready to talk?
If you're looking for hands-on technical leadership or simply a solid team member to ship what you need to quip this quarter, reach out to our team. We'll listen to what you're trying to build and whether we can help.
Reach out to our team. We'll listen to what you're trying to build and whether we can help.
Interested in being the next team to join Portable?
If you think that your team, group, or company would make a good fit at Portable, we'd love to hear from you. Fill in the form here and we'll start an informal conversation with you about what you're looking to achieve.
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