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E-Commerce and Social Network Development for Auckland Startup

Services Covered:

Website Development
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Industry
Industry

Software Development

Duration
Duration

94 months

Budget
Budget

200K - 999K

Client Size
Start Date

1 October 2018

Team Size
Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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78/100
Good

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Client

Idea HQ

mapAuckland, New Zealand

Project Summary

BOCASAY augmented an in-house development team to build an e-commerce site and a social networking platform, delivering features and ongoing maintenance. The vendor built subscription purchase functionality (PHP/Symfony backend with React frontend) and provided senior developers who mentor others. Their work resulted in live, functioning solutions delivered within tight deadlines.

Key Challenges

  • Augment the in-house development team with dedicated web developers.
  • Deliver maintenance work and build new features for two ongoing projects.
  • Build an alternative to Shopify with a better subscription purchase experience for customers.

Project Deliverables

  • Subscription purchase features
  • E-commerce platform functionality
  • Social networking platform components
  • Ongoing maintenance and feature development

Project Solution

BOCASAY augmented the client's in-house team, providing developers who built subscription purchase features for the e-commerce platform and contributed substantial parts of the social networking platform. Most functionality was implemented in PHP/Symfony with a React frontend. The engagement included ongoing maintenance, feature development, and senior developers who mentored other team members and supported technical decisions.

Project Outcome

  • Helped build platform functionality used by 800,000 people on the social network.
  • Enabled the client to meet business goals and grow the platform.
  • Delivered the e-commerce platform on time despite tight deadlines.

Platforms

  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • Symfony FrameworkSymfony Framework
  • React.jsReact.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

The team has played an integral role in creating the solutions, which are both live and functioning well. BOCASAY delivered high-quality results within tight deadlines. A team of technical experts, they’ve excelled at transforming feedback into action.

Mikey McLellan

Development Manager

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.