endorsedOngoing

Engineering Staff Augmentation for Money Transfer (South America)

Services Covered:

DevOps • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

91 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2019

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Western Union

Denver, United States of America

Project Summary

MAS Global Consulting provided nearshore staff augmentation and software development for a global money transfer business, modifying the codebase to enable transfers within South America using Java and Angular. The team of approximately six improved unit test quality and deployment quality over time, and the client praised the team's responsiveness and communication despite an initial learning curve and a three-hour time difference. The engagement began in January 2019 and is ongoing.

Key Challenges

Add nearshore engineers to complement existing offshore team in India
Augment engineering capacity to the existing engineering team

Project Deliverables

Modified money transfer system codebase to enable transfers in South America
Java and Angular software development

Project Solution

MAS Global Consulting provided software development services and staff augmentation by modifying the client's global money transfer codebase to enable transfers across South American countries. The team used Java and Angular to implement changes and worked as an approximately six-person team (including a project manager, scrum master, testers, and front- and backend engineers). The engagement started in January 2019 and remains ongoing.

Project Outcome

Improved unit test quality
Improved production deployment quality over time
Increased efficiency and proficiency with the codebase
Strong communication and availability despite a three-hour time difference

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
Angular

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Although there have been hurdles along the way, MAS Global Consulting has always been quick to work through and address them, producing high-quality unit tests. The team learned a new, complex codebase to deliver results and their responsiveness allowed them to become more efficient in their work.”
Winslow Holmes
Former Director of Engineering
Date: 03/27/2020