endorsedOngoing

AI & Full-Stack Development for Hilltop Civic Engagement Platform

Services Covered:

AI and Machine Learning • Data Engineering • Cloud Infrastructure Management • Website Development • Mobile Application Development • API Development • Security Operations (SecOps)

Industry

Government & Public Safety

Duration

12 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 August 2025

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Hilltop

Washington, United States of America

Project Summary

AscentCore served as Hilltop's principal technology and AI development partner, scaling the platform's architecture and integrating AI-powered messaging and analytics. Work included full-stack engineering (React frontend, Firebase backend, AWS), AI/NLP model development for bill matching and sentiment analysis, and delivery of the CivIQ analytics dashboard and mobile/web optimizations. The engagement improved performance and reliability, supported large-scale message throughput, and implemented a SOC-2 readiness baseline.

Key Challenges

Build an MVP
Add new features

Project Deliverables

AI-Powered Constituent Messaging Engine
CivIQ analytics dashboard for advocacy analytics and campaign management
Automated legislative message delivery system (API + email fallback)
AI bill classification and sentiment analysis models
SOC-2 security and reliability baseline
Full mobile and web platform optimization

Project Solution

AscentCore scaled Hilltop's core architecture (React frontend, Firebase backend, AWS), optimized database performance and data pipelines, integrated authentication (Clerk) and push notifications (Firebase), and built AI/NLP capabilities including a GPT-based message generation engine and automated bill matching/classification. They designed and delivered the CivIQ analytics dashboard, implemented integrations for automated message delivery (API + email fallback), established a SOC-2 readiness baseline, and supported ongoing mobile and web optimizations and QA cycles.

Project Outcome

100,000+ messages transmitted to Capitol Hill demonstrating throughput at scale
40,000+ unique users onboarded across iOS and Android
>99.9% system uptime since launch
Average message generation time reduced by 60%
AI-powered bill matching and message generation deployed, classifying thousands of messages per day
CivIQ analytics dashboard launched with real-time campaign tracking
Data pipeline capable of processing 1M+ engagement datapoints
Implemented SOC-2 baseline and reduced unauthorized access risk by 90% via Clerk integration
Datadog monitoring and alerting reduced incident response time by 70%

Platforms

Mobile
Cloud

Tech Stack

React.js
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
iOS
Android

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“AscentCore has been a reliable and high-performing partner, consistently delivering on time, adapting quickly to shifting product needs, and taking ownership of outcomes. Their technical leadership and responsiveness have been critical to the client's successful product launch and early traction.”
Aubrey Ottenstein
Founder
Date: 11/02/2025