endorsedOngoing

Sokoun: Social Commerce Web & Mobile Platform Development

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development • Website Development

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

55 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2022

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Sokoun

Egypt

Project Summary

Blink22 was hired by Sokoun, a social commerce platform, to design and build its backend, mobile apps, and web dashboards. The engagement covered product and technical design, development (backend, Android app, and frontend dashboards), and launch support including DevOps. The client reports successful delivery of the mobile app and back-office operations dashboard and praised Blink22's combination of engineering and product/design capacity.

Key Challenges

Full product and technical design of Sokoun Backend
Full product and technical design of Sokoun Mobile Apps
Full product and technical design of Sokoun Web dashboards

Project Deliverables

Product and technical designs
Backend infrastructure (Node.js, TypeScript)
Mobile app (Android)
Web dashboards (Angular, React.js)
DevOps and go-live support

Project Solution

Blink22 ran the engagement from concept through launch: they led conceptualization and product & technical design, developed the backend infrastructure and mobile and web frontends, and performed DevOps and debugging to achieve go-live. Technologies cited include Node.js and TypeScript for the backend, Kotlin for the Android app, and Angular and React for web dashboards. The vendor provided cross-functional resources (engineering, product design, QA, and PM) and managed delivery using Kanban, Jira and regular syncs.

Project Outcome

Successful delivery of Mobile App and Back office operations dashboard
Positive client feedback on the team's innovation, flexibility, and combined engineering and product/design capacity

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

Node.js
TypeScript
Android
Kotlin
Angular
React.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Blink22 has successfully completed both the mobile app and back office operations dashboard. When it comes to design, not only are they prepared with engineering capacity but also with production capacity. Overall, the team's innovative solutions and flexibility have been impressive.”
Anonymous
Chief Product Officer
Date: 07/18/2022