endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation for Customer Lobby (Marketing Automation)

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

79 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2020

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

Customer Lobby

Oakland, United States of America

Project Summary

Velotio Technologies augmented Customer Lobby's engineering team across database, DevOps, data, frontend, backend, and product-analysis roles, delivering a MySQL migration and ongoing engineering support. They worked with Python, Airflow, React, Ruby on Rails, Flutter and big-data technologies. The client praised the technical competence and cultural fit of the hires and noted strong performance from the data and frontend engineers and an expanded role for the business analyst. The engagement began in January 2020 and is ongoing.

Key Challenges

Recruiting quality engineers given high Bay Area salaries.
Augment the small company's team to fill missing expertise.

Project Deliverables

MySQL migration to version 7
Migration concept/proof of concept
Onboarded multiple engineers and a business analyst

Project Solution

Velotio began with a small engagement to migrate MySQL 5.6 to 7, producing a migration concept within weeks. After successful initial work, the engagement expanded to provide multiple engineers across database/DevOps/data/Ruby on Rails/frontend roles plus a business analyst; Velotio gathered candidates, provided resumes, supported client interviews, and onboarded the selected resources. The team used Python and Airflow for data work, React for frontend, Flutter for mobile, and Ruby on Rails for backend services.

Project Outcome

Client reported high satisfaction with the team's technical competence and cultural fit.
Business analyst's role expanded to include project management and product-related responsibilities.
Frontend developer was highly regarded; backend developer required upskilling.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

Python
React.js
Flutter
Ruby on Rails
MySQL

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“So far, Velotio Technologies has delivered quality work. They provide technically-proficient candidates who fit the team culture well. The team is open to feedback and are committed to delivering good work at a reasonable price.”
Shiv Indap
VP of Engineering
Date: 07/01/2020