endorsedCompletedNearshore Ruby Staff Augmentation for Blinkist
Services Covered:
Industry
Education
Duration
3 months
Budget
Confidential
Start Date
1 October 2025
Team Size
1-5 Employees
Engagement Model
Nearshore
Project Capability Score (PCS)
86/100
Strong
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Client
Blinkist
Berlin, GermanyProject Summary
Imaginary Cloud provided a nearshore Ruby developer to Blinkist, contributing to backend work and some frontend and QA tasks. The leased developer helped deliver the client's B2B project on time. The vendor was selected due to geographic proximity, budget fit, and perceived value, and the client praised their customer-centric communication.
Key Challenges
- Acquire nearshore Ruby development capacity via body leasing.
- Staff a B2B project to meet delivery timelines.
Project Deliverables
- Ruby backend developer
- Frontend contributions
- QA contributions
Project Solution
Imaginary Cloud supplied a single Ruby backend developer on a body-leasing (staff augmentation) basis who worked with the client's project teams on a B2B project. The developer also contributed to small frontend tasks and QA. Communication occurred via in-person and virtual meetings and messaging; the engagement ran from October 2023 to January 2024 according to the client.
Project Outcome
- Helped deliver the client's B2B project on time.
- High customer satisfaction; the team was described as customer-centric and communicative.
Platforms
Web
Tech Stack
Ruby on Rails
Client Endorsement
Overall Review Rating
4.75
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 starsTimeliness
Cost Rating
Willing to Refer
Quality of Deliverables
“Imaginary Cloud's developer helped deliver the B2B project on time. The team was very customer-centric and always had honest conversations. There weren't any areas for improvement.”
Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.
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