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IT Staff Augmentation & React Frontend Development for Data Engineering Studio

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Software Development

Duration

29 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 December 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

Datakafé

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

ThinkSys provided 3–5 engineering resources to a data engineering and analytics studio to support software development, QA, and infrastructure management. They delivered React frontends, mobile-app testing, and other features while resolving tickets quickly. The team fixed over 100 issues during a bug-fixathon and contributed to a measured ~2–3% increase in day-one retention, and were noted for responsiveness and close collaboration.

Key Challenges

Increase our workforce
Deliver high-performance, media-heavy features
Generate high-quality code quickly to enable rapid experiments and shipping

Project Deliverables

React front-end for chat and social features
YouTube co-watching feature
New feature development
Mobile app testing
QA and bug fixes
Infrastructure management

Project Solution

ThinkSys provided a small team (three to five) of engineers to augment the client's workforce. They developed new features and React-based frontends for chat and social-media experiences (including a YouTube co-watching feature), performed QA and mobile app testing, and managed infrastructure. The team worked closely with the client to resolve tickets and bugs quickly and supported rapid experimentation and shipping.

Project Outcome

Increased day-one retention by about 2% to 3% following a bug fixathon
Rapid ticket and bug resolution enabling faster experiments and shipping
A team member fixed over 100 issues in a single week during a bug fixathon

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

React.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“ThinkSys' team member had fixed over 100 issues in a week during a bug fixathon, increasing day-one retention by around 2%-3%. The team generated high-quality code and resolved tickets and bugs in a quick turnaround time. They also impressed the client with their responsiveness and helpfulness.”
Jon Saginaw
CTO
Date: 07/30/2025