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Backend Development for TaxiPixi (Taxi Booking Service)

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

24 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2013

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

TaxiPixi

Delhi, India

Project Summary

Sloboda Studio provided Ruby on Rails backend developers to build and maintain the server-side of the TaxiPixi native taxi-booking app. They staffed the project part-time with a fluctuating team over a two-year engagement (Jan. 2013–Jan. 2015) and supplied rotating project leads. The client rated development quality about 8/10 despite some later bugs and rollbacks, noting good communication and responsiveness.

Key Challenges

Finding skilled and affordable talent as a bootstrapped startup.
Building the server-side/backend for a native mobile taxi-booking app while core mobile development was handled by another agency.

Project Deliverables

Backend server for native mobile app
Server-side features and APIs
Timesheets and progress reporting

Project Solution

Sloboda assigned Ruby on Rails backend developers to implement the server-side and backend functionality for the client's native mobile taxi-booking app. The vendor staffed the engagement part-time with a variable team (1–4 people) and provided project leads that rotated over time. Developers tested alongside the client, handled backend rollbacks and fixes when issues arose, and invoiced approximately $3,000–$4,000 per month during the two-year engagement.

Project Outcome

Improved backend functionality for the taxi app with overall development quality rated 8/10.
Met deadlines inconsistently but responded to delays and increased pace when required.
Required post-release fixes and occasional rollbacks due to bugs and lack of automated QA.
Maintained effective communication through assigned project leads and Skype.

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The team managed the project well through a project lead and demonstrated their expertise with Ruby on Rails development throughout the work. Despite some bugs appearing later, their development work was largely good quality and delivered efficiently.”
Zaid Azmi
Project Manager
Date: 05/11/2018