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Cross-Platform App Development and Backend Migration for Uberchord

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • DevOps • Cloud Consulting and Services

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Duration

4 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 June 2020

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

67/100

Good

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Client

Uberchord

Berlin, Germany

Project Summary

The Software House developed the frontend, backend, CI/CD and DevOps for the Uberchord learning platform, moving the client from an iOS-only Swift implementation to a cross-platform Unity approach and migrating the backend from Meteor to Node.js. The work included ramping up operations with Kubernetes and CI/CD; the resulting app and backend run smoothly with tens of thousands of users and relatively few bugs.

Key Challenges

Develop the entire learning platform from scratch including frontend, backend, CI/CD and DevOps
Make the app platform-independent by moving from iOS/Swift to Unity and support Android, with Mac and Windows planned
Migrate and massively extend the backend from Meteor to Node.js and ramp up operations

Project Deliverables

Cross-platform mobile application built with Unity (targeting iOS, Android, with Mac/Windows planned)
Backend migration from Meteor to Node.js and major backend extension
CI/CD pipelines and ramped-up operations (Kubernetes-based operations)
DevOps support and platform onboarding (Slack, Jira, Figma integration)

Project Solution

The vendor reimplemented the client to be platform-independent by adopting Unity for the client, migrated and extended the backend from Meteor to Node.js, and implemented CI/CD and operations improvements (ramping up Kubernetes and related DevOps). They assembled a team from internal and network resources to cover backend, frontend and operations responsibilities and integrated with the client's tooling (Slack, Jira, Figma).

Project Outcome

The mobile application and backend run smoothly with tens of thousands of users
A surprisingly small number of bugs occurred and issues were generally easy and fast to fix
Collaboration and workflow were smooth with effective onboarding into Slack, Jira and Figma

Platforms

Mobile
Desktop

Tech Stack

Unity
Node.js
Swift

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Thanks to The Software House team, the project is running smoothly with relatively few bugs despite hosting thousands of users. The company appreciated how the team stretched themselves in order to accommodate their changing needs especially when they needed to shuffle resources in the interim.”
Eckart Burgwedel
Co-Founder & CEO
Date: 02/02/2021