endorsedOngoing

Dev Staff Augmentation for SambaSafety (Nearshore)

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

98 months

Budget

1M - 10M

Start Date

1 June 2018

Team Size

11-15 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

85/100

Strong

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Client

SambaSafety

Denver, United States of America

Project Summary

Gorilla Logic provided a nearshore team of developers to augment SambaSafety's engineering organization, assisting with web applications, backend integrations, and data processing. The engagement began in June 2018 and is ongoing; the team works with Java and .NET and leverages Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF). The vendor is described as proactive and collaborative, performing particularly well on newer applications while requiring more ramp time on legacy systems.

Key Challenges

Needed to expand the development team to build new applications
Experienced time-zone challenges with offshore vendors
Required a nearshore partner to improve collaboration and reduce timezone issues

Project Deliverables

Augmented development staff supporting web applications
Backend systems and integrations for data processing
Ongoing feature development across multiple applications

Project Solution

Gorilla Logic augmented the client's development team by supplying engineers to work on frontend web applications and backend systems, including backend integrations and data processing. The team worked across open-source Java and Microsoft .NET stacks and used Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) for platform needs. The engagement began with an 11-person team and scaled over time to support continuous feature development across multiple applications.

Project Outcome

Team performed well on newer applications and was proactive in adding value
Increased development capacity enabling continuous feature development across multiple applications
Ongoing internal performance tracking and follow-ups to measure impact

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
.NET

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.25

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The team of developers performs well, assisting with multiple applications. They’re proactive, resourceful, and skilled. Customers can expect a true partnership while working with Gorilla Logic.”
Sudheer Isanaka
Director of Engineering
Date: 11/18/2019