endorsedOngoing

AWS Development for Messaging Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

127 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2016

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Palo Alto, United States of America

Project Summary

Coherent Solutions provided offshore development for a messaging platform, migrating a legacy architecture to an AWS-based system and implementing new enterprise APIs on a Python backend. They built SMS/text messaging infrastructure and Windows client interactions and delivered work in an agile two-week release cycle. The client praised their project management, code quality, and responsiveness in fixing issues quickly.

Key Challenges

Expand an internally built codebase
Work with an offshore development team

Project Deliverables

Interfacing between Windows clients and the messaging platform
AWS-based platform migration
Text messaging infrastructure
Enterprise-facing APIs
Python-based backend

Project Solution

Coherent Solutions expanded an internally built codebase to add interactions between Windows-based computers and the platform, migrated a legacy architecture to an AWS-based system, and constructed the underlying text-messaging infrastructure. They implemented enterprise-facing APIs and provided a Python-based backend. The work was delivered by an offshore team over a concentrated three-and-a-half-month effort and continues as an ongoing engagement.

Project Outcome

The client's product became dependent on the vendor's work and is used daily by customers
The vendor fixed issues quickly and maintained a high cycle time with two-week releases
Project management was excellent with strong communication and coordination across time zones

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Python
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
REST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Coherent Solutions produces critical work for the client. Their team fixes all issues quickly on good cycle time. Their team excellently adapted to the agile process and delivered a strong product. The project management and code quality were solid.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 12/11/2019