I was extremely fortunate, and managed a team of really experienced and good developers.

Unfortunately, the company I worked for, worshipped Process, so, as their manager, I spent a great deal of time, shielding them from that overhead. This did not always win me praise from my managers.

But we got pretty damn good work done. Sadly, it was "engine" code, and was often shipped in "passable" UX.

Kind of like dropping an F1 engine into a beater Chevy Vega.