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Python Upgrade & DevOps Support for Beauty Services Marketplace

Services Covered:

Website Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

5 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 November 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Waverley Software provided two remote engineers (working from Ukraine) to support a beauty services marketplace with a Python 2 to 3 upgrade and DevOps efforts. The contractors worked autonomously, participated in development planning, and delivered steady progress with positive stakeholder feedback on turnaround and engagement.

Key Challenges

Rapid growth and need to expand engineering capacity
Need for engineers who can work autonomously without heavy oversight
Upgrade legacy Python 2 codebase to Python 3 while maintaining development momentum

Project Deliverables

Python 2 to 3 upgrade work
DevOps support
Two remote software engineers contracted to deliver planned work
Participation in development planning and execution

Project Solution

Waverley supplied two remote engineers who worked from Ukraine to perform DevOps tasks and execute a Python 2 to 3 upgrade. The engineers created and executed a plan with minimal oversight, worked autonomously, and participated in development planning. Waverley also provided two internal contacts to help source and manage the relationship.

Project Outcome

Engineers executed planned Python upgrade work and delivered incremental upgrades
High pace and momentum on delivered work, requiring internal teams to accelerate testing and deployment
Engineers integrated well and worked autonomously while providing regular updates

Platforms

Web
Cloud

Tech Stack

Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Internal stakeholders praise Waverley’s remote resources for their fast turnaround time, as well as their deep engagement with in-house resources. The consulting firm was responsive during the interviewing phase and showed top-level dedication to fulfilling their client’s resource requirements.”
Jeremy Gillick
Director of Engineering
Date: 04/03/2020