endorsedOngoing

React & Django Engineering Augmentation for Spotfund

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Financial Services

14 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 April 2022

Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Spotfund Technologies

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

99x (formerly Nextly) provides ongoing front- and backend engineering resources to Spotfund, a New York–based crowdfunding platform. The vendor supplies three engineers (two React frontend developers and one Python/Django backend developer) who participate in sprints, onboard via knowledge transfer, and contribute production code. The client praises the team’s code quality, velocity, communication, and cost-effectiveness compared with U.S.-based hires.

Key Challenges

Need for additional React-based development resources to address backlog
Rapid replacement of a senior backend developer who provided one-month notice
Onboarding to a complex, full-service fintech backend with end-to-end workflows
Maintaining sprint velocity while integrating outsourced engineers

Project Deliverables

Frontend development resources (React)
Backend development resources (Python/Django)
Code contributions and feature implementation
Sprint participation and ongoing engineering support

Project Solution

99x provided dedicated engineering resources to augment the client’s existing team. The engagement began with interviews via Google Meet and rapid placement of a React frontend engineer within 24–48 hours. The vendor’s engineers completed knowledge transfer and code reviews, were onboarded to the platform, deployment and testing processes, and started with small tasks that ramped up over time. A second frontend engineer was added, and later a Python/Django backend engineer was brought in after the client’s senior backend developer gave notice. The resources participate in weekly sprint planning, produce code, and integrate into the client’s workflows; the backend resource now leads backend development efforts.

Project Outcome

High code quality and strong engineering velocity
Significant cost savings versus U.S.-based hires (about half the cost)
Long-term retention with at least one resource on the team for ~1.5 years
Resources are self-sufficient, communicative, and integrated into sprints

Platforms

Tech Stack

React.js
Python
Django

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client is pleased with 99x's (formerly Nextly) resources. The developers are intelligent, efficient, and collaborative, enabling them to deliver high-quality code. Their services are also cost-effective. Moreover, the resources are truly communicative and always available whenever urgent issues arise.”
Mike Marian
CTO & Co-Founder
Date: 06/05/2023