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Shop Frontend Development for Lulu Publishing Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Media

Duration

112 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 April 2017

Team Size

16-20 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Lulu

Morrisville, United States of America

Project Summary

Mirumee Software provided custom software design and frontend development for a publishing company (Lulu), building the shop front-end for REST APIs implemented in Python. The vendor worked closely with US and German teams, adapted to frequently changing APIs, and contributed feedback that improved platform reliability. The engagement has expanded over time and the client reports high satisfaction and further scope extensions.

Key Challenges

Rewriting the entire publishing platform.
Finding a team with strong front-end engineering and Python back-end engineering skills.

Project Deliverables

Shop front-end (single-page React.js application)
Frontend integration with RESTful ordering APIs

Project Solution

Mirumee built a shop front-end (a single-page React.js application) to consume the client's RESTful ordering APIs, worked closely with US and German teams to accommodate API changes, and provided feedback to other teams to help find bugs and improve platform reliability. They delivered frontend engineering, rapid iteration under changing requirements, and contributed design and architecture input.

Project Outcome

Partnership expanded and the team grew to 18 Mirumee members.
Issues were addressed immediately with few occurrences.
Client expressed high satisfaction and expanded the scope of work.

Platforms

Tech Stack

React.js
Python
REST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Mirumee Software’s efforts have contributed to the client's success, leading the client to expand the partnership. The team adapts well to changes and rarely makes errors. Their helpful suggestions and knowledge of a wide range of programming languages are impressive. This review is an update by the client company. The original content is located below the new review.”
Nick Foster
VP
Date: 11/13/2023