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Python Backend Improvements: API, Celery Integration & Containerization

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Software Development

Duration

3 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 February 2023

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

CreativeIT EU, UAB

Lithuania

Project Summary

A software development company hired Pynest to improve their app's API layer by assigning an experienced Python developer. The engagement included enhancing the Python backend, integrating Celery-based background tasks, containerizing the application, and increasing test coverage. Pynest delivered readable code, strong communication, and helped the in-house team resolve bugs and implement features.

Key Challenges

Continuously improve the Python backend and API layer.
Integrate background task processing using Celery to avoid production timeouts.
Containerize the application and increase automated test coverage.

Project Deliverables

Improved API layer
Integrated background tasks (Celery)
Containerized the application
Increased application test coverage

Project Solution

Pynest provided one experienced Python developer responsible for continuous improvement of the application's API layer and backend. The developer integrated Celery-based background tasks, containerized the application, and increased automated test coverage. The work used Python and Flask and included test-driven improvements and Docker Compose-based containerization to stabilize production behavior.

Project Outcome

Application fully covered with tests and containerized.
Production timeout issues were avoided by integrating background tasks.
Improved code readability and the developer helped in-house teams resolve bugs and implement new features.

Platforms

API/Integration Platform
Cloud

Tech Stack

Python
Flask
Redis
Celery

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Pynest covered the application with tests and efficiently containerized our applications. Their team possessed strong English and communicative skills, making bug resolution and new feature implementation seamless for in-house developers. Their helpfulness and easy-to-read code were commendable.”
Anna Krebs
Account Manager
Date: 08/01/2023