endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation for Pet Services Marketplace

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Consumer Goods

65 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2018

Team Size

16-20

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Seattle, United States of America

Project Summary

AscentCore provided software development and staff augmentation for a pet services marketplace, integrating engineers into the client's in-house teams and primarily using Django and JavaScript. Their work included implementing internationalization to support multiple languages and providing turnkey employees that accelerated time to market. The engagement began in Jan. 2018 and remains ongoing.

Key Challenges

Expand globally and require engineering assistance in Europe.
Recruiting full-time employees was challenging, so the client sought an outsourcing vendor.

Project Deliverables

Augmented engineering team (turnkey employees)
Django-based internationalization and multi-language support
Onboarded engineers integrated into the client's workflows
Ongoing staff augmentation and delivery management

Project Solution

AscentCore provided staff augmentation and custom software development, integrating engineers into the client's existing development teams. They implemented Django-based internationalization to support multiple languages and delivered ongoing development work using Django and JavaScript. AscentCore handled candidate screening and onboarding to match the client's processes, provided delivery management, and maintained collaboration via Jira, Slack, Google Meet and Confluence.

Project Outcome

Projects reached the market faster due to turnkey employees, saving hiring time.
The AscentCore team consistently delivered work on time and kept pace with the rest of the company.
The vendor provided strong ongoing support and demonstrated high commitment across time zones.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Django
JavaScript

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Thanks to AscentCore's efforts, the client can achieve faster market launches for their projects, resulting in significant time savings. The team possesses the necessary skills that align with the company's requirements, fostering a positive and enduring relationship.”
Anonymous
Engineering Manager
Date: 06/30/2023