endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation & Mobile Website Development for Background Screening Company

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

41 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 March 2023

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

84/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

United States of America

Project Summary

Sombra provided staff augmentation and software development support to a background screening company, working as an integrated extension of the client's team. They developed a mobile website for candidates using Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, PHP and Laravel, hosted on AWS. The engagement delivered a released product, met deadlines and budget, and was praised for clear communication and productive English-speaking developers.

Key Challenges

Need for external software and web development to augment the client's team
Build product knowledge with a stable, long-term team for future projects
Integrate augmented team members to collaborate alongside full-time employees and support agile delivery

Project Deliverables

Mobile candidate-facing website for job applicants to submit background-check information
Backend services using Java and Spring Boot with MongoDB
Frontend components implemented with PHP, Laravel, Livewire, and Alpine
Business-analyst support and Jira story writing for agile delivery
Hosting and deployment on AWS servers

Project Solution

Sombra provided a staff-augmentation engagement, embedding a six-person team into the client's workflow to build a mobile website for job candidates. They worked in an agile process (Jira), contributed business-analyst resources to define requirements and write stories, and implemented backend systems using Java, Spring Boot and MongoDB and frontend components using PHP, Laravel, Livewire and Alpine. The site was hosted on the client's AWS servers.

Project Outcome

Successfully released the software with a soft launch in December 2024 and continued rollout to customers
Expected full launch by June 2025
Consistently met deadlines and stayed on budget throughout the engagement
Maintained frequent, effective communication via Slack, Confluence, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Delivered productive, English-proficient developers who required less onboarding effort

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
Spring Boot
MongoDB
PHP
Laravel
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Sombra’s work has helped the client successfully release the software. The team has met deadlines, stayed on budget, and communicated regularly via Slack. The team has proven well-educated, productive, and responsive. Their English-speaking skills and knowledge have led to a positive engagement.”
Anonymous
Senior VP of Technology
Date: 04/02/2025