endorsedOngoing

CDP Backend Development and Architecture

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Website Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

86 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 June 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

Project Capability Score (PCS) estimates how capable Softkit is of successfully delivering a project like this, based on its past experience, track record, and ability to handle similar work. Learn more about PCS

Client

Distil.ai

United Kingdom

Project Summary

Distil.ai engaged Softkit to provide senior Java developers to build a customer data platform (CDP). Softkit has been involved from early stages and provides ongoing backend development and architecture work using Java, Spring Boot, Apache Cassandra, Apache Spark, Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL, managing tasks in Confluence and Jira with a Kanban approach. Internal stakeholders praised the team's quality, dedication, and adaptability to the client's management style.

Key Challenges

Need for senior Java developers to build a customer development platform
Requirement for expertise in Apache Cassandra, Apache Spark, and Elasticsearch to support big-data architectures
Backend development using Spring Boot and PostgreSQL

Project Deliverables

Architecture design and technology discovery assessments
Backend development using Java and Spring Boot with PostgreSQL
Project documentation in Confluence and task tracking in Jira

Project Solution

Softkit has been engaged from early stages and continues to work on the project on an ongoing, day-to-day basis. They scope work in Confluence, break tasks down on a Kanban board in Jira, and hold daily stand-ups via Google Meet to align short-term goals. Softkit participates in architectural discussions and performs technological discovery and assessment to choose solutions that meet the platform's big-data requirements, while supplying senior Java developers (including the CTO Vitaliy and 1–2 additional developers) to deliver backend functionality.

Project Outcome

Highly impressed by the level and quality of work and the team's dedication
Effective adaptation to the client's Kanban management with daily stand-ups and stable communication via Google Meet and Slack
Ongoing engagement since June 2019 with approximately £90,000 (~$127,300) invested

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
Apache Cassandra
Apache Spark
Elasticsearch
Spring Boot
PostgreSQL

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The internal stakeholders have been immensely impressed with Softkit's continued delivery of high-quality outputs. The team puts in the extra effort and dedication to ensure the project's success. They've also adapted to the management style the client preferred quite easily.”
Neil Stoneman
CTO
Date: 05/21/2021