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Crypto Exchange Backend Development with Python

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • DevOps • Software QA and Testing • UI/UX Design • Staff Augmentation
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Industry
Industry

Financial Services

Duration
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6 months

Budget
Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date
Start Date

1 September 2017

Team Size
Team Size

16-20

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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84/100
Strong

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Client

Confidential

mapIstanbul, Turkey

Project Summary

STX Next served as the client's outsourced IT department, specializing in Python development, cloud DevOps, frontend design, and QA while providing project managers and Scrum masters. The vendor scaled the engineering team and increased system capacity from 300 to 5,000 concurrent users, which significantly increased revenue. The client praised the vendor's responsiveness, technical skills, and treatment of the engagement as an internal IT function.

Key Challenges

  • Needed to scale IT development beyond a small in-house team.
  • Address volatility and surges in the cryptocurrency market requiring rapid scaling.

Project Deliverables

  • Python-based backend
  • Cloud infrastructure and DevOps setup
  • Frontend development
  • QA and testing services
  • Project management and Scrum support

Project Solution

STX Next acted as the client's outsourced IT department, delivering Python development for the exchange platform plus cloud-infrastructure DevOps, frontend development, and QA. They provided resources across the software lifecycle (developers, project managers, QA), scaled the team from an initial five people to a larger dedicated team (10 developers, 2 QA, PM, Scrum Master, DevOps specialist), and managed work using Jira and standard tracking tools while communicating via Telegram, WhatsApp and Google Hangouts.

Project Outcome

  • System capacity increased from 300 to 5,000 concurrent users.
  • Revenue increased tenfold.
  • Improved responsiveness and stable project management.

Platforms

  • CloudCloud
  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • PythonPython

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“STX Next has increased system capacity from 300 to 5,000 users, which has tripled revenue. The agency's responsive communication and sophisticated technical skills allow them to keep progress stable. Their team is clearly invested in the company's growth and success.”

Anonymous

Founder

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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