endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation & App Development for Fitness Technology Startup

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Mobile Application Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

98 months

Budget

1M - 10M

Start Date

1 June 2018

Team Size

30+ Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

80/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Mercury Development provided staff augmentation and engineering support to a fitness technology startup, deploying more than 50 engineers to assist with app development and QA. The vendor worked as part of the client's development team in two-week sprints, contributing across the technology stack (Android, Flutter, Python, Go, AWS) and supporting weekly releases. The client praised the high quality of code and ongoing collaboration, noting Mercury led initiatives including rebuilding a key portion of the primary application.

Key Challenges

Augment the client's engineering staff at lower cost
Provide 24/7 development support
Support app development and QA across the technology stack

Project Deliverables

Mobile app development (Android, Flutter)
Backend services in Python and Go
AWS-based infrastructure and deployments
QA and testing support
Staff augmentation (engineers)

Project Solution

The vendor supplied engineers to augment the client's team and integrate into their development process. Engineers worked across Android, Flutter, Python, Go, and AWS and provided QA support, participating in two-week sprints and regular communication via Slack, email, and meetings. The engagement began with a small team (3-4 people) and expanded to more than 50 engineers to support growing needs and weekly releases.

Project Outcome

The vendor delivered very high-quality code, exceeding the client's expectations for contract engineers.
They contributed to existing features and led initiatives, including rebuilding a key portion of the primary application.
Collaboration and communication were highly effective across Slack, email, and meetings.
The client reported minimal PR comments due to code quality and intends to continue working with the vendor.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Android
Flutter
Python
Go
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Mercury Development consistently delivers high-quality codes that the client has never seen from a contract organization. They've not only contributed to existing features but have also led the development of new initiatives. Overall, the client is impressed with the vendor's talented engineers.”
Anonymous
SVP Engineering
Date: 12/08/2022