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Security-focused Frontend & Backend Development for Real Estate Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Real Estate

Duration

9 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 March 2018

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Los Angeles, United States of America

Project Summary

Merixstudio provided front- and backend software development for a real estate technology startup, delivering engineering, testing, and Python development to meet PCI compliance and security audit requirements. They scaled the team from 2–3 engineers to 5–6 plus a project manager and executed a focused month-long sprint to meet a tight timeline. The vendor resolved dozens of remediation issues in a single iteration, collaborated on project management using Jira, and delivered quality results across a 10-month engagement in 2018.

Key Challenges

Large existing product requiring additional development.
High compliance and security requirements including PCI.
Need to pass a third-party security audit and perform remediation.
Organizing testing, remediation, and compliance under a tight deadline.

Project Deliverables

Frontend and backend software
Python-based application code
Security audit remediation and PCI compliance testing
Testing and quality assurance
Project management and sprint execution

Project Solution

Merixstudio provided software engineering, testing, and Python development for the client's front- and backend systems. They scaled the team to meet an aggressive schedule, executing an all-out month-long sprint and performing remediation to satisfy a third-party security audit and PCI compliance. They collaborated with the client on project management and tracked work in Jira.

Project Outcome

Product was well-received.
Dozens of remediation issues were fixed in a single iteration.
No follow-up round from the external auditor.
Project management and communication were effective.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Despite an extremely tight deadline, Merixstudio worked overtime to complete all development work. Their team successfully completed all testing work in just one iteration, which was impressive. The vendor was communicative and responded well to all feedback.”
Anonymous
Partner
Date: 09/24/2019