endorsedOngoing

POS System Modernization & Engineering Augmentation for Weedmaps

Services Covered:

Software Product Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Software Development

Duration

85 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 July 2019

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Weedmaps

Orange County, United States of America

Project Summary

Gorilla Logic provided Ruby on Rails development and embedded engineering support for Weedmaps, modernizing a point-of-sale system used by thousands of dispensaries and supporting other internal and customer-facing products. The vendor upgraded the legacy Rails stack, migrated to ActiveRecord, and integrated engineers into the client's teams. The client reports that supplied developers match the velocity of in-house engineers and have integrated seamlessly.

Key Challenges

Lack of internal resources to handle multiple tech projects
Legacy POS system several versions behind requiring an upgrade without downtime
Complex migration to a new ORM (ActiveRecord)

Project Deliverables

Ruby on Rails backend and frontend for point-of-sale system
System upgrade to newer Ruby and Rails versions with no downtime
Migration to ActiveRecord ORM
Ongoing embedded developer staffing

Project Solution

Gorilla Logic rebuilt and modernized the Ruby on Rails backend and frontend of a point-of-sale system, upgrading the Ruby and Rails versions and migrating to the ActiveRecord ORM without downtime. The vendor provided a team composed of three Ruby engineers, a QA engineer, a TPM, a manager, and an account manager, and later embedded additional developers full-time to support a range of projects. Project management and coordination were conducted using JIRA, and the vendor produced requirements and estimates to drive module upgrades.

Project Outcome

Developers achieved the same velocity as in-house engineers
High-quality work with seamless integration and no personnel replacements required
Effective project management with clear estimates and use of JIRA

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails
Ruby

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The developers provided by Gorilla Logic and the deliverables they have completed satisfy all project stakeholder requirements for the project and have made their integration into the team completely seamless. They are highly skilled and make sure that they stay on top of all deadlines.”
Joshua Nykamp
Director of Engineering
Date: 07/20/2020