endorsedOngoing

Frontend Staff Augmentation for Auto Parts Marketplace

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Automotive

Duration

119 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 September 2016

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

TECLA provided staff augmentation for an online auto-parts marketplace, supplying three developers who contributed to frontend work including a site redesign and a custom login portal. The augmented team members were integrated into the client's existing development team and helped increase development velocity, enabling faster experimentation and reliable delivery.

Key Challenges

Supplement an existing two-developer San Francisco team to develop several new platforms and applications for customers

Project Deliverables

Frontend website redesign
Custom login portal
Integration of three TECLA developers into the client's development team

Project Solution

TECLA supplied development resources beginning with one full-stack developer and adding two more over 18 months. The team led a frontend redesign of the website and implemented a custom login portal for professional customers. The client's stack uses Python on the Bottle framework with infrastructure on AWS; frontend work used JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap and Node with Handlebars templating. The TECLA developers were fully integrated into the client's team and collaborated via the client's ticketing/workflow tools.

Project Outcome

Increased pace of development and faster experimentation
Developers became integrated members familiar with the client's system
Reliable time estimation and consistent ability to meet deadlines

Platforms

Cloud
Web

Tech Stack

Python
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JavaScript
CSS
Bootstrap
Node.js
Bottle (Python)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The additional team members that TECLA has provided facilitate a rapid development process and allow the company to test out ideas more efficiently. They’ve worked hard to learn the company processes and have become an integral part of the existing team.”
Anonymous
CTO
Date: 05/09/2018