endorsedOngoing

Integrated Product Ecosystem Developed for Robotics Startup

Services Covered:

IoT Development • Mobile Application Development • API Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

129 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 November 2015

Team Size

11-15 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

80/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

Boston, United States of America

Project Summary

Waverley built the server-side components and backend APIs for a venture-backed home-robot product and developed the corresponding mobile app for remote user control. The vendor established modern development practices (CI/CD, code review, TDD) and a stable core team while augmenting with specialists as needed. Feature enhancements and ongoing support continue as an active engagement.

Key Challenges

Build backend services and APIs to support a novel home robot
Outsource server-side development cost-effectively while maintaining high quality during early-stage funding
Recruit reliable engineering talent and scale a distributed team integrated with the core company

Project Deliverables

Server-side backend components
Mobile app for major mobile platforms (iOS and Android)
Backend APIs
Microservices architecture
DevOps/CI-CD environment and tooling

Project Solution

Waverley designed and implemented the server-side backend and APIs to support the home robot and built the companion mobile app used to set up and operate robot functionality. The vendor provided architecture and project management leadership (led by Dmitri), recruited and maintained a Ukrainian engineering team, implemented microservices, and established CI/CD, testing, and code review processes adopted across the project.

Project Outcome

The vendor established CI/CD, testing, and code-review workflows that sustained the product long-term.
The core team remained stable and delivered flexible microservices enabling rapid iteration.
Waverley’s engineering and tooling practices were adopted as models by other teams.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

iOS
Android
REST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Waverley consistently draws upon industry best practices yet becomes flexible when the circumstances demanded it. The stability of the core project team is complemented well by an extensive network of talented specialists.”
Anonymous
Head of Security & Privacy
Date: 05/22/2017