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API Development & Database Optimization for Payment Platform

Services Covered:

API Development • Custom Software Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

4 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 June 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

SumUp North America

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Light IT Global was hired by a payment platform (SumUp North America) to extend and build APIs using Python and Django and to optimize the database. The vendor also developed additional APIs on FastAPI and built a donation portal that was hosted on Heroku. They delivered the work on time and within budget, communicated effectively, documented legacy code, and exceeded the client's expectations.

Key Challenges

Extend existing Tastypie/Django APIs to support partner use cases
Provide custom connection capabilities and APIs for larger clients
Work through poorly documented legacy code and thin PRDs

Project Deliverables

APIs (Django/Tastypie and FastAPI)
Database optimization
Donation portal
Hosting on Heroku

Project Solution

Light IT Global evaluated and passed the client's talent bar and delivered API development and backend improvements. They developed APIs on the client's Python/Django stack (Tastypie), extended API work to FastAPI, reasoned through and implemented database optimizations, navigated poorly documented legacy code and thin PRDs, and built a donation portal which they hosted on Heroku. Three vendor team members worked on the engagement.

Project Outcome

Completed on time and within budget
Improved API call speed
Managed database load generated by APIs
High unit test coverage and successful code reviews
Exceeded expectations with legacy documentation and data-model improvements

Platforms

Tech Stack

Python
Django
Fast API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Light IT Global delivered the project on time and within budget, exceeding the client's expectations. They managed expectations well and communicated effectively to ensure a seamless workflow. They went above and beyond to further improve the solution and deliver top-notch work.”
Matthew Doka
CTO
Date: 10/31/2022