endorsedOngoing

Scala Server Development for Mobile Apps

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Media

Duration

177 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 November 2011

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

82/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

United States of America

Project Summary

SoftwareMill supplemented a Silicon Valley mobile-app development studio with on-demand server-side Scala development for media and entertainment projects. They built metadata pipelines and APIs consumed by mobile apps and implemented image-importing and processing features as well as user account management and security. The vendor worked remotely from Poland and provided senior Scala resources on an ongoing basis.

Key Challenges

Supplement the client's engineering staff for server-side development
Process and import metadata streams from multiple data providers
Create APIs accessible from mobile applications
Improve image handling performance and bandwidth (importing, cropping, scaling, face detection)
Ensure account management, security, authentication, scalability and API performance

Project Deliverables

Server-side Scala APIs for mobile applications
Metadata-processing pipelines for TV and media
Image import, cropping, scaling and face-detection APIs
User account management and authentication components
Server management and API performance and scalability optimizations

Project Solution

SoftwareMill provided additional resources for multiple server-side projects, primarily delivering Scala development for metadata processing and APIs consumed by mobile apps. They implemented pipelines for importing streams from data providers, image-importing with cropping/scaling and face-detection APIs, and built user account management, security and authentication features. The team also managed servers, addressed scalability and performance issues, and optimized APIs. The client interviewed and helped select senior resources; SoftwareMill supplied experienced Scala engineers from their talent pool and worked remotely from Poland.

Project Outcome

Projects were delivered on time and on budget with no major delays or cost overruns
Consistently high-quality results delivered by senior engineers
Effective remote collaboration with good communication across time zones
Smooth integration with client tools (JIRA, Basecamp) and responsive ticket resolution

Platforms

Mobile
Smart TV

Tech Stack

Scala

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“SoftwareMill adheres to budget and time constraints well. The developers were creative hands-on senior level employees. Most notably, the team has done great work on user account management and security. They were communicative and easy to work with overall.”
Anonymous
Managing Director at Confidential
Date: 04/20/2026