endorsedOngoing

Ruby on Rails Development for CityFALCON Financial News Platform

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

151 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2014

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

CityFALCON

London, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Sloboda Studio developed and has continued to support a Ruby on Rails–based news-aggregating website for CityFALCON, handling both frontend and backend development and implementing roughly 75% of the platform. The vendor emphasized testing and established smooth cross-timezone collaboration using Jira, Confluence, and Slack. The engagement began in Jan. 2014 and remains ongoing.

Key Challenges

Develop a news-aggregating website for financial services
Work within budget constraints

Project Deliverables

News-aggregating website
Backend services for the site
Frontend implementation

Project Solution

Sloboda Studio took over development of a financial news-aggregating website, overseeing both backend and frontend work and implementing approximately 75% of the site using Ruby on Rails, HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery. They supported and emphasized testing practices and helped explore other product surfaces such as iPod and Amazon Echo. The client worked with a vendor team of 8–9 people while acting as project manager.

Project Outcome

High-quality, well-tested product and an ongoing relationship
Smooth cross-timezone collaboration using Jira, Confluence, and Slack
Earned trust through productivity, commitment, and disciplined delivery

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails
HTML
JavaScript
jQuery

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“They delivered a high-quality product, paying particular attention to the testing phase. Despite the time difference, they established a smooth process and quickly earned trust, while their productivity and commitment contributed to the ongoing relationship.”
Anonymous
Executive
Date: 03/23/2018