endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation — Intermediate Backend Developer for Retail Tech Company

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

68 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 December 2020

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

69/100

Good

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Client

SIRL Inc.

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

A retail technology company contracted ProCoders to augment its development staff by adding an intermediate backend developer. ProCoders onboarded a developer who participates in sprints and delivers daily/weekly tasks; the client praised the developer's performance, flexibility, and ProCoders' onboarding process. The client (SIRL) provides indoor GPS solutions and analytics.

Key Challenges

Augment the development staff to support growth in remote development.
Add a developer to the backend team to meet short-term staffing needs.

Project Deliverables

Added an intermediate backend developer to the client's team
Onboarding project broken into multiple steps
Participation in sprints and delivery of daily-weekly deliverables

Project Solution

The vendor was selected via Clutch for staff augmentation and provided an intermediate backend developer as a dedicated team member. ProCoders ran an initial onboarding and a short trial process to validate fit, after which the resource integrated into the client's workflows. The developer works on backend tasks using Node.js, Loopback, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, and AWS and delivers on daily/weekly sprint commitments.

Project Outcome

The resource is performing and contributing to sprints.
Collaboration and workflow have been effective with occasional check-ins.
The vendor's onboarding and trial process enabled a successful hire and provided flexibility.

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Node.js
Elasticsearch
PostgreSQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client has praised the new developer for their performance and contribution to the company. ProCoders has presented an impressive developer who is suited for the position the client is looking for. Their flexibility is impressive and their communication skills were effective.”
Anonymous
SVP of Engineering
Date: 04/07/2021