# Faster Than Light Faster Than Light Reviews (24), Pricing, Services & Verified Ratings - Verified - 4.9 out of 5 average review rating - 6 connections joined Faster Than Light's Network [Visit Website](https://fasterthanlight.me/?utm_source=clutch.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=directory) [Get a Custom Proposal](https://clutch.co/profile/faster-than-light) **Custom Software & Product Development** Faster Than Light is an AI-driven custom software development company originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. We **build** and **scale** digital products for **startups**, **mid-sized businesses,** and **enterprise clients** by leveraging our expertise, reliable processes, and in-depth background in addressing clients’ needs. Our team developed web and mobile applications for dozens of clients across the **US, Canada, Europe, Australia,** and other regions, across industries such as **AI, fintech,** **healthcare**, entertainment, marketplaces, and many more. **Why Faster Than Light:** - 10+ years of experience delivering custom software for startups, scale-ups, and enterprises; - Proven impact: 20+ industries, 50+ successful project launches, $145M+ raised by clients, 500K+ daily active users on apps, and billions of global transactions managed every day; - Certified experts in AWS, Oracle, Kubernetes, and modern tech stacks; - Deep expertise in agentic LLM systems, quantum computing, machine learning, and scalable AI integration; - ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001 certified for enterprise-grade security; - Digital Ocean certified partner, recognized as a Top Web Developer, Global Leader by Clutch. **Our Core Services:** - UI/UX design - Custom web and mobile development - AI & Automation Solutions - QA & Testing - Product Support - Internet of Things **Our Main Tech Stack:** Node.js • Ruby on Rails • React • Java (Spring) • Go • Angular With a proven track record and a portfolio of successful projects, we deliver solutions that scale and perform. Let’s create amazing products together! 📩 hello@fasterthanlight.me 🌐 fasterthanlight.me Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/search/Faster-Than-Light Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasterthanlight.me/ ## Company Information - Minimum project size: $5,000+ - Hourly rate: $25 - $49 - Number of employees: 10 - 49 - 3 Locations: - Kyiv, Ukraine (Headquarters) - Tallinn, Estonia - Barrie, Canada - Founded in 2016 - 3 languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian - 7 timezones: Central Standard Time (CST), Eastern Standard Time (EST), Eastern European Time (EET), Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), Canada Newfoundland Time (CNT), Central European Time (CET), Pacific Standard Time (PST) ## Services, Focus Areas, Industries, and Clients ### Service Lines - 35% Custom Software Development - 20% AI Development - 20% Web Development - 15% Mobile App Development - 10% Web Design ### Focus Areas - Mobile Platforms: - 35% Android App Development - 35% iPhone iOS App Development - 30% Hybrid & cross platform apps - AI Expertise: - 30% Chatbots & Conversational AI - 30% Machine Learning - 20% AI Recommendation Systems - 20% Natural Language Processing - Mobile Focus: - 25% Learning & Education Mobile App Development - 25% Mobile Commerce - 20% Financial Mobile App Development - 20% Social App Development - 10% Health & Wellness Mobile App Development - Frameworks and CMS: - 25% NodeJS - 20% Ruby on Rails - 15% Angular - 15% React Native - 10% Flutter - 10% React - 5% NextJS - Application Platforms: - 20% Amazon Application Development Framework - 20% Azure Platform - 20% Google app engine - 20% Heroku - 20% Linux server - AI Technologies & Models: - 20% Anthropic - 20% Cohere - 20% Open AI GPT-3 - 10% AI21 - 5% Codegeex - 5% Dreamfusion - 5% Meta Make-a-Video - 5% Microsoft X-Clip - 5% Open AI Dall-E 2 - 5% Tabine - Programming & Scripting: - 10% C++ - 10% Ember.js - 10% JavaScript - 10% Other programming & scripting languages - 10% Python - 10% Redux - 10% Ruby - 10% Rust - 10% Typescript - 5% Java - 5% jquery ### Industries - 25% Financial services - 20% Medical - 10% Utilities - 20% Arts, entertainment & music - 10% eCommerce - 15% Education ### Clients - 65% Small Business (<$10M) - 35% Midmarket ($10M - $1B) ## Pricing Snapshot Average rating for cost based on this provider's reviews: 4.8 out of 5 **What Clients Have Said** *(This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.)*: Faster Than Light offers competitive pricing, fitting various budgets, with client investments ranging from $22,000 to over $1 million. Clients appreciate the value for cost, highlighting effective communication, project management, and technical expertise as key strengths. **Most Common Project Size**: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 20 reviews *(Pricing information for this provider is based on reviews where the project size was available.)* ### Pricing by Service - Custom Software Development: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 9 reviews - Web Development: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 9 reviews - UX/UI Design: $50,000 to $199,999 based on 6 reviews - Web Design: Less than $10,000 based on 3 reviews - E-Commerce Development: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 2 reviews - IT Staff Augmentation: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 2 reviews - Branding: Less than $10,000 based on 1 review - DevOps Managed Services: $50,000 to $199,999 based on 1 review - Logo: Less than $10,000 based on 1 review - Mobile App Development: $50,000 to $199,999 based on 1 review - Architectural Design: Confidential based on 1 review ## Reviews Clutch investigates each reviewer's identity and work history. 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[Learn More](https://help.clutch.co/en/knowledge/how-clutch-verifies-reviews) ### Faster Than Light Review Insights Overall Review Rating: 4.9 - Quality: 4.9 - Schedule: 4.8 - Cost: 4.8 - Willing to Refer: 4.9 ### Top Mentions - Communicative (7 mentions) - Great project management (5 mentions) - Team players (5 mentions) - Easy to work with (4 mentions) - Great team (3 mentions) - Proactive (3 mentions) - Professional (3 mentions) - Well-organized projects (3 mentions) - Accommodating (2 mentions) - Hard working (2 mentions) - High-quality work (2 mentions) - Puts the customer first (2 mentions) - Unique expertise (2 mentions) - Exceeds expectations (1 mentions) - Exceptional performance (1 mentions) - Flexible (1 mentions) - Knowledgeable (1 mentions) - Personable (1 mentions) - Reliable (1 mentions) - Transparent (1 mentions) ### Review Highlights **Effective Project Management** Faster Than Light is noted for their effective project management practices. Clients appreciate their proactive communication, use of project management tools like Slack and ClickUp, and their ability to meet deadlines, which contribute to an efficient workflow. **Collaborative and Client-Focused Approach** The company is recognized for their collaborative nature and flexibility in meeting client needs. They engage closely with clients, integrating well with internal teams and ensuring that solutions are tailored to specific business requirements. **High-Quality Deliverables** Clients are impressed with the high quality of work produced by Faster Than Light. They mention that the deliverables often exceed expectations, with minimal need for revisions or bug fixes. This is attributed to the company's skilled and dedicated team. **Responsive and Reliable Communication** Faster Than Light maintains a high level of responsiveness and reliability in communication. Clients value their prompt replies and the ease of communication through various channels, which helps in maintaining a smooth project flow. **Strong Technical Expertise** Clients consistently praise Faster Than Light for their high level of technical expertise, particularly in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and other development languages. They are able to quickly understand and implement complex technical solutions, which has been a key factor in their successful project outcomes. **Adaptability to Client Needs** Faster Than Light is praised for their adaptability and willingness to go the extra mile to meet client needs. They are able to adjust to different project demands and timelines, which is highly valued by their clients. **Areas for Improvement in Design** Some clients have suggested that Faster Than Light could enhance their creative and graphic design capabilities. While their technical skills are highly rated, expanding their design resources could provide a more comprehensive service offering. **Commitment and Dedication** The team at Faster Than Light shows a high level of commitment and dedication to their projects. Clients note their resilience and ability to maintain focus on project goals, even in challenging situations. **Occasional Project Delays** There have been minor mentions of project delays and changes in estimations. Clients note that while these delays are resolved, there may be room for improvement in initial project planning and estimation to avoid such occurrences. **Cultural and Business Alignment** Clients appreciate Faster Than Light's ability to align culturally and business-wise with their organizations. This alignment helps in building strong, long-lasting partnerships and ensures that the company can meet client expectations effectively. ### Faster Than Light Reviews #### Mobile App & CRM Platform Dev for Business Community (Featured Review) **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development, UX/UI Design, Web Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Feb. 2023 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has designed and developed an iOS-based MVP mobile app for an international business community. They've also built a custom CRM platform, and they're now working on enhancing the app. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** COO, The international business community Board. - Industry: Business services - Client size: 201-500 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Feb 27, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: The client's new app is now being used by the client's community, receiving positive feedback. Moreover, the CRM platform has resulted in work optimization for the client. Faster Than Light has been very professional and understood the client's requirements very well, creating a tailored solution. ""Our cooperation is quite smooth, effective, and pleasant."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The international business community Board.Describe what your company does in a single sentence.Board is an international business community that connects Ukrainian entrepreneurs in over 40 countries all over the world to promote sustainable, effective, and fast business growth while also allowing its members to exchange valuable experience, network, and learn from each other. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?We neededWe needed to create a mobile application that would allow us to host and manage our business community, so Board members could have their own profiles inside the app, meet other members, network, organize events and cooperate. to create a mobile application that would allow us to host and manage our business community, so Board members could have their own profiles inside the app, meet other members, network, organize events and cooperate.Besides, we also needed to have one place, something like a CRM platform, where we could keep track and analyze our member data, their interactions, events, engagement etc., because previously we handled all these time-consuming processes and analytics manually. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?it started with a personal touch after FTL co-founder and CEO, Denis, joined the Board communityWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?High ratingsGreat culture fitGood value for costCompany values alignedHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?team included 2 designers, an iOS engineer, 2 back-end developers, and project CTO.Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.The Faster Than Light team designed and developed an iOS mobile application for our business community. For our members, the application provides a chance to present themselves via personal profiles, see information about others, as well as communicate effectively, exchange experience online, and keep track of events etc.Right now, we are still working and enhancing the app’s functionality, as we’ve started from MVP. During the mobile development, Faster Than Light specialists also created a custom-written CRM platform specifically tailored for our processes and goals. Along with the app developed, it helped automize multiple processes inside the company and thus, minimize the document work needed. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?First of all, it’s the mobile app released and already used by our members. Although it’s an MVP and we’re adding new features, we got a lot of positive feedback about it from our community. Secondly, the CRM and analytics implemented really contributed to internal automatization and minimizing of documentation.So, as a result, we can now see a great increase in work optimization among our staff. We also got access to valuable project stats like member data, event engagement etc which would allow us to engage the community even better.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?The team did a great job understanding our needs and tailoring the solution specifically for our business requirements. I like that they are proactive, always coming with their own suggestions, sharing expertise and contributing to the business results. In this aspect, it was more than just effective project management, they are like a part of our team.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?In-Person MeetingVirtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Co-founder and CEO Denis and his professionalism at a high level.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?Right now, I don’t have any ideas about what could have been done differently, as our cooperation is quite smooth, effective, and pleasant. Nevertheless, it’s always important to be prepared that implementation of any tech solution requires several iterations, additional meetings and changes to finally meet the needs of us, the client. --- #### UX/UI Design for HealthTech Company **The Project** - Services: UX/UI Design, Web Design - Project size: Less than $10,000 - Project length: May - Aug. 2024 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light developed high-fidelity wireframes with a clickable prototype for a health technology company's app. The team also conducted competitive research to shape the app's UX/UI vision. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 4.5 **The Reviewer** Founder, HealthTech Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 28, 2025 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light completed the clickable prototype, enabling the client to validate their product idea and move further to the development stage. The team communicated regularly to ensure both sides were always in sync. Their collaborative nature and flexibility also impressed the client. ""Their team was engaged in the project and responsive."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the FounderDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.A personal health agent empowering chronic illness patients through patient generated data sharing **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?My goal was to validate the product idea by testing the app prototype with potential users and gathering their feedback before going into full-fledged development. So far, the prototype has been successfully tested by the users, so product development is underway. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?ReferralWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?Pricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitReferred to meHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.The team started with competitive research to shape the app’s UI/UX vision and developed sketches for the primary user testing. After that, they created high-fidelity wireframes with a clickable prototype for more detailed and targeted user testing. Right now, the FTL team is working on a development estimate for me. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?The key measurable outcome of this project is, definitely, the fact that we already performed user testing, which allowed us to validate the product idea and move further to the development stage. A clickable prototype, research, and UI/UX part are all contributed to it. Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Project management was good on the project – we regularly communicated and synced with the team, discussed next steps, and shared feedback. Their team was engaged in the project and responsive. No issues arose during our work. What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?I felt the team was working with me in collaboration and flexible enough to meet my needs, timeline and budgetAre there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?No --- #### Mobile App & CRM Platform Dev for Business Community **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development, UX/UI Design, Web Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Feb. 2023 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has designed and developed an iOS-based MVP mobile app for an international business community. They've also built a custom CRM platform, and they're now working on enhancing the app. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** COO, The international business community Board. - Industry: Business services - Client size: 201-500 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Feb 27, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: The client's new app is now being used by the client's community, receiving positive feedback. Moreover, the CRM platform has resulted in work optimization for the client. Faster Than Light has been very professional and understood the client's requirements very well, creating a tailored solution. ""Our cooperation is quite smooth, effective, and pleasant."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The international business community Board.Describe what your company does in a single sentence.Board is an international business community that connects Ukrainian entrepreneurs in over 40 countries all over the world to promote sustainable, effective, and fast business growth while also allowing its members to exchange valuable experience, network, and learn from each other. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?We neededWe needed to create a mobile application that would allow us to host and manage our business community, so Board members could have their own profiles inside the app, meet other members, network, organize events and cooperate. to create a mobile application that would allow us to host and manage our business community, so Board members could have their own profiles inside the app, meet other members, network, organize events and cooperate.Besides, we also needed to have one place, something like a CRM platform, where we could keep track and analyze our member data, their interactions, events, engagement etc., because previously we handled all these time-consuming processes and analytics manually. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?it started with a personal touch after FTL co-founder and CEO, Denis, joined the Board communityWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?High ratingsGreat culture fitGood value for costCompany values alignedHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?team included 2 designers, an iOS engineer, 2 back-end developers, and project CTO.Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.The Faster Than Light team designed and developed an iOS mobile application for our business community. For our members, the application provides a chance to present themselves via personal profiles, see information about others, as well as communicate effectively, exchange experience online, and keep track of events etc.Right now, we are still working and enhancing the app’s functionality, as we’ve started from MVP. During the mobile development, Faster Than Light specialists also created a custom-written CRM platform specifically tailored for our processes and goals. Along with the app developed, it helped automize multiple processes inside the company and thus, minimize the document work needed. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?First of all, it’s the mobile app released and already used by our members. Although it’s an MVP and we’re adding new features, we got a lot of positive feedback about it from our community. Secondly, the CRM and analytics implemented really contributed to internal automatization and minimizing of documentation.So, as a result, we can now see a great increase in work optimization among our staff. We also got access to valuable project stats like member data, event engagement etc which would allow us to engage the community even better.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?The team did a great job understanding our needs and tailoring the solution specifically for our business requirements. I like that they are proactive, always coming with their own suggestions, sharing expertise and contributing to the business results. In this aspect, it was more than just effective project management, they are like a part of our team.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?In-Person MeetingVirtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Co-founder and CEO Denis and his professionalism at a high level.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?Right now, I don’t have any ideas about what could have been done differently, as our cooperation is quite smooth, effective, and pleasant. Nevertheless, it’s always important to be prepared that implementation of any tech solution requires several iterations, additional meetings and changes to finally meet the needs of us, the client. --- #### Branding & Web Dev for Organizational Operations Platform **The Project** - Services: Branding, Logo, UX/UI Design, Web Design, Web Development - Project size: Less than $10,000 - Project length: September 2023 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light created a brand identity and a logo for an organizational operations platform. The team also developed and designed a landing page, provided UI/UX design services, and crafted a Figma file. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.5 **The Reviewer** CEO & Co-Founder, Opsenic - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Feb 18, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light successfully delivered all tasks and went the extra mile to meet the client's requirements. They also maintained stellar communication via Slack and discussed feedback via Hangouts meetings. Faster Than Light's systematic approach and problem-solving skills were second to none. ""Their communication process and problem-solving skills are outstanding."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the CEO & Co-Founder of OpsenicDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Organizational Operations Platform **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?Come up with a minimalist identity for OpsenicDesign a landing page (website)Create a UI for the web app **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?ReferralWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?Pricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitGood value for costReferred to meCompany values alignedHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Brand Identity: logo, color palette, font, how the identity looks on web, mobile, t-shirt New Landing Page: a fresh version of https://opsenic.com using the new brand identity. The landing page should be a bit more flashy than the app. Should be distinct from the app design. It should be easy to construct new landing pages out of it. Web UI Kit: a Figma file with standard web components, such as buttons, inputs, text areas, alerts, etc. It should be easily exportable into HTML markup with styles. More strict than the landing page. Themable - all customers will be able to customize the look-n-feel, just like Medium allows it. Dark theme is just an extension of the color palette. Nice to have: design system export is automated and syncs Figma components with Web app UI/UX for MVP: a Figma file with all MVP functionality put together in harmony **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Created Brand Identity Created New Landing Page Created Web UI Kit Created UI/UX for MVPDescribe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Overall the communication experience was good. Their CEO onboarded us with the project team and made sure we were all set. The expectations were communicated clearly, and we felt understood. The response time was quite fast in a dedicated Slack channel. Feedback was discussed in Hangouts meetings and it was processed in a reasonable time.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Their skills and ability to implement a systemic approach can be definitely highlighted. Their communication process and problem-solving skills are outstanding. When we got some spinning wheels with the deliverables, Denis made sure we'd end up satisfied with the result no matter what happened.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?I'd bring more Agile into the sensitive types of work like design and UI/UX. Just adding more frequent catch-ups will significantly improve alignment and speed up the delivery. Thanks to Denis (CEO) we could manage to fix this in the middle of the project. --- #### E-Commerce Dev for University **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, Web Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: July 2023 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has provided e-commerce development services for a university. They have built the e-commerce site, created onboarding pages, developed a chatbot, and set up databases. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Professor, University of Waterloo - Industry: Education - Client size: 5,001-10,000 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jan 29, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has delivered the project on time, meeting the client's expectations. They have communicated frequently and responded promptly via email and virtual meetings, ensuring an effective workflow. Their project management and friendly attitude have been hallmarks of their work. ""They are very easy to work with."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am a Professor at University of WaterlooDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.University of Waterloo is one of the top public universities located in Waterloo, Canada, known for its various programs (e.g., engineering, science) **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?I hired Faster Than Light to provide the tech support for the research I was working on. Its main goal was to study users’ interactions with chatbots that provide suboptimal recommendations.For this study, we had to create one simple eCommerce website that would pretend to sell noise-canceling headphones. We also had to build a chatbot, and establish databases to store all the information gathered. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?Online SearchWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?High ratingsPricing fit our budgetGood value for costCompany values alignedHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?1-2Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.For the research project, the Faster Than Light team built an e-Commerce website which made an impression of a real web store that sells headphones and mimicked communication with machine-like and human-like chatbots. They also created a set of pages for users onboarding flow, covered the chatbot development part for the project, and set up two databases to store and process the information gathered during the interactions with research participants. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?The best measurable outcome is probably the fact that research is now in the progress thanks to the created website, chatbots and other infrastructure. It’s early to talk about any final results or numbers of the study, as we are still preparing for the final research settings. Yet, the pilot testing is running and getting us insights.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Overall, everything went smooth, the project management part and communication were all good during the project. The team communicated with me constantly and responded promptly. We had some slight delays with the delivery and change of estimations, yet everything worked out well in the end.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Responsiveness, and friendliness of team members. They are very easy to work with.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?I like the way we worked with Faster Than Light, their communication and efforts brought to understand my needs and goals. Although we might have done estimations and planning of the project a little bit differently, I guess it is experience and insights you get only while diving deep into the project and its specifics. --- #### UI/UX Design & Dev for Biotechnology Company **The Project** - Services: Architectural Design, Custom Software Development, UX/UI Design, Web Design, Web Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: June 2022 - May 2023 **Project Summary**: A biotechnology company hired Faster Than Light to build and design a customer-facing UI. The team developed the frontend while utilizing the Fortan backend and implemented various software simulation features. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** COO, Biotechnology Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 25, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light successfully produced and delivered a fully-functional UI, much to the client's delight. The team was highly proactive and responsive, and internal stakeholders were particularly impressed with the vendor's vast expertise and ownership of the project. ""The team lead quickly acquired excellent business knowledge about our process."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the COO of a chemicals & biotechnology companyDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Innovating polymer materials and processes **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?Build user-friendly graphical user interface on top of existing backend **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?Online SearchReferralWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?High ratingsGood fit after initial workshops.Showed great expertise and understandingHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesWhat was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.A graphical user interface was developed on top of a Fortran backend that allows the simulation of a chemical process. Like this end users of the software can easily provide input to simulate their specific chemical process (e.g. polymer synthesis, polymer recycling). Output of these simulations (tables, graphs) are represented in a configurable dashboard. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Total project scope was broken up in 5 large blocks (working packages). Measurable outcomes were based on screens for input, screens for output, a central library for reference data, database and ways of packaging and deploying the solution.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Agile rituals with daily standups allowed to closely monitor progress and deliverables. Measurable outcomes were shared in weekly demo meetings. Total project scope was broken up in 5 large blocks (working packages), for which it was possible to track progress in a transparent way.What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?FTL showed great expertise during this project. The team also took ownership of the different topics. The team lead quickly acquired excellent business knowledge about our process, which tremendously improved the quality and speed of delivery of the end product. The internal communication between the different FTL roles was also excellent.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?No major concerns. Sometimes it was not fully clear what IT components were out of the box and what needed to be customized specifically for the project (e.g. certain screen components). --- #### Back- and Frontend Web App Development for Fintech Company **The Project** - Services: UX/UI Design, Web Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Oct. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light is developing a payments and accounts receivable product for a fintech firm using Ruby on Rails. They provided feedback on the product’s UX/UI before beginning back- and frontend development. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Co-Founder, Suppli - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Apr 25, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has impressive work quality, and their developers are comparable to any the client could’ve found locally. They’re dedicated to the product’s success and provide great input on how to improve it. The project is managed in ZubHub, and the partners have daily and weekly meetings. ""Their resilience and commitment are easy to see."" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the co-founder of Suppli, a vertical fintech software company that builds payment and communications tools for the construction industry.  **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We were working with our VP of engineering to build out the initial version of our payments and accounts receivable software product. We brought on Faster Than Light to be our outsourced development team.  **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Faster Than Light functions as our product and engineering team — they’re building out our web-based app with a customer portal using Ruby on Rails. My team has already developed the wireframes in Figma, laid out the backend infrastructure, and chose the development language. Faster Than Light collaborates with our VP of engineering, working on the back- and frontend development using the materials we’ve provided. They’re also providing some feedback on our existing UX/UI design. Their team is building our product from the ground up and is also working on QA and product testing.  What is the team composition? We’ve worked with Denis (CEO), a project manager, three frontend developers, and three backend developers.  How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? Our VP of engineering had worked with members of Faster Than Light before and had a good experience with them. So, we decided to hire them for this project.  How much have you invested with them? By the end of the project, we’ll have invested $150,000–$200,0000. What is the status of this engagement? We began working with Faster Than Light in October 2021, and our partnership is ongoing. However, we didn’t utilize Faster Than Light’s full team until January 2022.  **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?  Faster Than Light’s quality of work is unbelievable. Our VP of engineering reviews all of their work — very little of Faster Than Light’s work needs to be redone. They get everything right the first time. Whenever we make corrections, Faster Than Light delivers them quickly. The two senior engineers we work with are more than comparable to the resources we could’ve found in the US. They’ve helped us think through the implementation of the complex logic on the backend. Faster Than Light’s team has provided great insights to improve our product.  How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? It took a while to develop a workflow with Faster Than Light, but we would’ve had to do that for any new team. My team sets up a weekly agenda for Faster Than Light to follow; we follow their progress through ZenHub. Internally, Faster Than Light also has a daily stand-up call — Faster Than Light manages themselves very effectively. We have weekly all-hands meetings and daily stand-ups on Slack with them.  What did you find most impressive about them? I’m impressed with the quality of Faster Than Light’s team and how invested they are in our project. At the start of the partnership, we were concerned about their dedication to our projects, but Faster Than Light has taken ownership of the project. They act as a part of our team. Their resilience and commitment are easy to see — even after they were displaced because of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, they were eager to continue the project.  Are there any areas they could improve? I have nothing for Faster Than Light to improve — we’ve already worked through all of our roadblocks.  Do you have any advice for potential customers? I’d advise customers to have a good sense of what types of technical resources they need to leverage for their project. Once that is laid out, it’s important to layout communication channels and deliverable updates with Faster Than Light. --- #### Custom Software Dev for Planning Platform & Marketplace Firm **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Feb. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provides custom software development services for a planning platform company. They work on front- and backend development using Ruby on Rails and React. They also provide design suggestions.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Product Manager, Planning Platform & Marketplace Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Apr 20, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: The company is happy with Faster Than Light’s ability to communicate timelines to stakeholders and meet their deadlines. So far, the team has hit all the interim milestones the client has set. They manage the engagement well through ClickUp and Slack, and they have top-notch technical expertise.  "“Faster Than Light can move quite quickly without spending too much time discussing hypotheticals.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the product marketing manager at a planning platform for off-site companies. We’re also a marketplace for vendors.  **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We hired Faster Than Light for their custom software development services.  **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Typically, our projects start with discovery calls on the frontend, and then we talk about the full scope of the projects. Faster Than Light then provides a full estimate of timelines, hours, and costs.  Moreover, I usually put forward designs and write requirements. I then interface with the person that manages their resources. From there, they build everything from the front- and backend to the full data model. Additionally, Faster Than Light works in our task management system, and we communicate with them as often as we need to keep in touch. In terms of technology, we predominantly use Ruby on Rails. On the frontend, we primarily use React. Our team does the design tasks on Figma, but Faster Than Light also provides suggestions for UI/UX improvements. What is the team composition? We’ve worked with around five engineers, consisting of two junior developers, one senior backend developer, and one senior frontend engineer. We also deal with one system architect, one junior backend engineer, and one junior frontend engineer. Our main point of contact is a project manager.  How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? I found Faster Than Light in my previous role as the head of product at another startup. They built our platform there.  How much have you invested with them? We’ve invested around $25,000–$30,000 so far; the project total will be around $50,000.  What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Faster Than Light in February 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.  **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?  We measure success based on Faster Than Light’s ability to meet whatever product roadmap and timeline we set. Forecasting is crucial for non-technical people in the business, and communicating timeliness to investors is truly important.  Against these metrics, Faster Than Light has an impressive ability to stay on the same page in terms of timelines. Whether they’re on schedule or behind schedule, they make sure to communicate that with us. So far, we’ve hit all the interim milestones that we’ve set for our engagement.  Overall, I’m 100% satisfied with Faster Than Light. Given their circumstances in Kyiv, it’s downright amazing that we’ve only lost a day or two. We’re happy to be in a position to continue to support them in today’s world.  How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? Faster Than Light’s project management has been good. We use ClickUp for task management and Slack for day-to-day communications.  What did you find most impressive about them? Their strong point is their technical expertise. They can play the role of a technical subject-matter expert that can bounce ideas off us. When we give them product requirements, they can talk us through the best technical approaches we can use to move quickly. For comparison, other development firms need a fairly big overlap to make sure there’s full alignment. By contrast, Faster Than Light can move quite quickly without spending too much time discussing hypotheticals.  Are there any areas they could improve? No, there aren’t any. They’ve been doing a great job so far.  Do you have any advice for potential customers? When you’re looking for a development shop, think about what you truly need, whether that’s product design expertise or technical expertise and actual development manpower. In the engagements that I’ve had with Faster Than Light, they seem to shine when they can focus their technical expertise on the execution of a well-thought-out plan. --- #### Staff Augmentation for Product Development Agency **The Project** - Services: IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Sep. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: A product development company has partnered with Faster Than Light for multiple custom software development projects. The client has requested skilled developers on React technology for the frontend works. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.5 **The Reviewer** CEO, Product Development Agency - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Nov 15, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: With Faster Than Light’s development prowess, the company has been successfully hitting the project deadlines. The team coordinates through Slack, Telegram, and Google meet. Furthermore, the developers have comfortably interfaced with the internal team and impressively matched the company’s vision.  ""We are primarily working on React, and they've provided us with really skilled people for a reasonable price."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I'm CEO at the Product Development agency, We help startups and companies building their digital products. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light, and what were your goals? We are working on multiple projects, and we were looking for additional hands to help us meet the deadlines. So the main goal is to scale up the dev team quickly. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? I met Denis, their CEO, at a conference. We were in touch for a while. Earlier, we started on smaller projects and decided to move on afterward. Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. They are providing us with Front end development resources. We are primarily working on React, and they've provided us with really skilled people for a reasonable price. How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? We had the pleasure to work with different amounts of people during the whole period of our collaboration. They usually provide us with various level developers, depending on the needs. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? We were able to hit the deadline without pushing a price a lot for our end customers. Happy customers - the main outcome of our work :) Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness. We were able to communicate with the devs via Slack and telegram. If there were a need, we used Google meet. In general, there were no issues with communication at all. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? I like that they are easy-going guys, the way they communicate matches our own vision. It's really important that they integrated well with our internal team. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? I wish they would have more senior people available right away. But I would not blame them since the people that they provided were on a really high level. --- #### Web Development for Produce Company **The Project** - Services: E-Commerce Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Feb. - Oct. 2021 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light was hired by a produce company to create a new website and sales portal. The site featured automated messaging, chat functionality, a new landing page, and an admin panel. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Director, SJDC Produce - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Oct 26, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: The site that Faster Than Light developed has received great feedback from the client and end users. They showcased excellent workflows and communication via a weekly Zoom meeting, cloud file-sharing services, and a dedicated Slack channel. ""Faster than Light's management style is strongly geared towards working remotely, efficiently."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. Our family has proudly produced high quality Table Grapes in Red Cliffs for over thirty years. We grow, harvest, pack and export fresh table grapes and citrus. I am a general manager and director at SJDC Produce. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light, and what were your goals? I’ve hired Faster Than Light to build an internal sales portal together with a new website. The main goal is to automate the sales process, increase visibility and allow our customers to get all the necessary information easier. I also wanted to create a high quality landing page to professionalise our brand. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? When we came up with this idea, we looked for somebody to turn ideas into an actual project. My friend, a founder of another startup, referred to me Faster Than Light and did a small intro to Denis, their CEO. I was new to the website development process - so that word of mouth reference from someone I trust really contributed to my decision. Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. We needed a landing page with information about us, an admin panel and customers sales portal. The idea was to build everything mobile-friendly, automate messaging and make it easier for our clients. I believe the main parts are custom chat functionality, custom design, clients portal and overall management system. They also handled the deployment part and setup. Project steps included a weekly meeting over zoom, access to a cloud folder for shared documents, files and media, a dedicated slack channel for discussion, and access to prototypes for my continual review. It was an excellent example of how to work asynchronously. How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? The main point of contact was Denis and the tech lead. Also, I had a direct chat with UI/UX person that boosted productivity a lot. The whole team were 3 developers, 1 designer and a project manager. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? It's hard to quantify the financial benefits of this project, as our fresh fruit season hasn't started yet. However, I have already rolled the website and portal out to a number of new cutomers who are very excited about the concept. I have created test listings which have been responded to enthusiastically by customers - it provides me a valuable, controllable way to communicate with fruit buyers around the world. Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness. Faster than Light's management style is strongly geared towards working remotely, efficiently. As already mentioned, we utilised several different tools to ideate, develop, communicate and solidify the project. Our weekly meetings were productive, and kept the project flowing steadily without being to burdensome on me as a client. The consistent focus on actionables at each step was very valuable to me - and they made it easy to navigate the technical nuances. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? The breadth of their capability - my project had so many different aspects: custom chat, graphic elements, video elements, significant user interface for the admins, custom emails, user management and permissions - they were so readily able to take the ideas I had and just make them happen. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? Though still very good, I felt that Faster Than Light's area for improvement would be their creative and graphic design. I came to the project with brand concepts already developed, and I felt that they could use additional creative design resources in-house to help them to provide a truly full service. --- #### Staff Augmentation for Financial Services Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Feb. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provides staff augmentation services for a financial services company. They’ve helped build and enhance the client’s application using Ruby on Rails. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** VP of Engineering, Financial Services Company - Industry: Financial services - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Oct 18, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: The client has been satisfied with Faster Than Light’s performance and service. Their outstanding engineers have successfully delivered on time and followed the client’s project management. They’re available and responsive, and they stand out for their skills and ability to work as part of the team. ""They’re good at managing the relationship and understanding our needs."" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the VP of engineering at a financial services company. We’re one of the leading invoice funding providers in North America. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We had a shortage of staff resources. We were trying to find a company that could work in our development model but was flexible with timing and ramping up and down based on our budget. On the engineering side, we were looking for senior Ruby on Rails developers and a senior QA. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Faster Than Light has helped us build and enhance our application throughout the year. We have ongoing development, and if we need staff augmentation, we have their people joining our team. Initially, we did a bunch of training with Faster Than Light. We gave them access to our systems and trained them like any new engineer that joins our team. What is the team composition? We’ve worked with four people so far. We initially had three openings, and one person changed halfway through the year. We started with one senior engineer with the idea that if we trained them, they’d train any additional people. Then, we ramped up to three senior engineers and one senior QA person. How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? We went through a pretty rigorous selection process. We looked for different types of software vendors — around ten companies. Faster Than Light had quality senior Ruby on Rails engineers, which was the biggest criteria we had. Then, we got them to give us different senior engineers to do a technical assessment with them. They passed, so we negotiated pricing and more. Overall, Faster Than Light came out on top in terms of their development process and other things. However, there were other practicalities involved, such as time zone. Since we’re in Toronto, we wanted to have half a day overlapped, and their geographic area was good for that. How much have you invested in them? We’ve spent over $80,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in February 2021, and we continue to work with them. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The engineers are really good. When we added them to the team, they integrated really nicely. Also, Denis (CEO & Co-Founder) is always very available and checks in once in a while to make sure things are going well. He takes the relationship very seriously and is definitely invested in it. If there are any changes, they let me know ahead of time and handle them proactively. Moreover, they’re good at managing the relationship and understanding our needs. They proactively offer people to us when they have new engineers available. Faster Than Light always comes to us first to see if we can find a role for them. Overall, it has been a pretty positive experience. How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? We manage the project on our side, so it’s been pretty hands-off. However, their engineers join our team, and they’ve been able to deliver different initiatives or features on time. They work with us daily and are essentially part of the team. We mostly communicate on Slack, and they join our regular team meetings. Denis might talk to us once a month. What did you find most impressive about them? They have good Ruby on Rails talent, which was the hardest thing to find. Their prices are pretty reasonable, and Denis is a great guy. He’s easy to work with. Additionally, our teams match culturally. They feel like they’re part of our team even though they aren’t working in our office. Are there any areas they could improve? They proactively deal with things, so I don’t have many complaints. Do you have any advice for potential customers? They’re an excellent option for people who want staff augmentation. --- #### Frontend Development for Food Tech Startup **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Apr. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light assists with a food tech startup’s MVP development efforts. They build features and pages on the admin site and implement checkout flow improvements on the customer-facing site. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Papaya, Inc. - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jul 14, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light’s high-quality coding work has expedited the client’s development time and improved the platform’s checkout processes. They facilitate excellent project management through regular and transparent updates. Their accommodating, responsive, and hands-on approach is impressive.  "“I feel that I have their attention and that I’m in good hands.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I'm a co-founder, CEO, and interim CTO of a very young food tech startup. We’re building a plant-based restaurant platform.  **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We're developing our MVP, and we needed help on the admin portal where our site admins and restaurants are going to input data, manage menus, and see their orders. We also need assistance on our customer-facing site, where customers see the menus, place orders, and check out.  **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Faster Than Light assists us with full stack software development, but mainly in frontend development. We are working together on two websites. The first site is an admin site, and they use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Vue.js to work on its styling and code the different features and pages that we need.  The second site is customer-facing, and Faster Than Light has worked a lot on our checkout flow. That’s where our customers are confirming their details, such as their phone number, email, address, and payment information. They have broken up the checkout process into smaller modules and steps that work well, look nice.  I have provided the documentation, but a lot of it is ad-hoc and collaborative. I came with the tech stack already defined, and Faster Than Light worked with it. However, they look for additional plug-ins and libraries whenever we need one. That said, they are good at picking up and running with my chosen tech stack.  Additionally, even though it wasn’t the main task, Faster Than Light went out of their way to do some graphic design work. They are very resourceful.  What is the team composition? I work with one senior frontend developer, and I also talk with Dennis (CEO). How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? I met them through Clutch, and I was looking for a developer in Ukraine. I had worked with Ukrainian developers in the past, and I had a good impression of them. Dennis was very responsive. We held several meetings before we started the engagement. He sent me a referral from someone he had worked with, and they had really positive things to say. Before we started working with the developer, we had an introductory call to get introduced.  How much have you invested with them? I have spent somewhere shy of $22,000.  What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in April 2021, and it’s ongoing.  **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?  The impact of their work is a bit immeasurable since we haven’t launched yet. That said, they have sped up the development time to meet our deadlines. I don’t think we could have been ready with our MVP without their support and help.   In addition, Faster Than Light has made it easier for the customer to check out. They did an excellent job of coding our platform’s sections and making them work together. How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? Faster Than Light is good at project management. I work mainly with the developer, and we use a task management tool to share tasks and check in daily. He is very responsible and updates his tasks using the tool. I always know what he’s working on and how much time it will take. Faster Than Light is very easy to work with, forthcoming, and accommodating to my timeline and budget. We communicate through Slack and Zoom, and we also have emails here and there. What did you find most impressive about them? They’re small, responsive, and hands-on. I like that I’m not talking to a huge agency that doesn’t care about me. I feel that I have their attention and that I’m in good hands, even though I’m only working with one developer. Are there any areas they could improve? I’m very happy with our engagement. I don’t think there was anything that they could have done better.  Do you have any advice for potential customers? The daily check-ins help to keep us in sync.  --- #### E-Commerce Dev & Design for Multi-Day Tour Marketplace **The Project** - Services: E-Commerce Development, Web Design - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Aug. - Nov. 2020 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light came on board to develop a multi-day tour marketplace's online platform, improving on requirements, and providing a new design. The tech stack used includes Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and more.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Multi-Day Tour Marketplace - Industry: Hospitality & leisure - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Dec 17, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light worked above and beyond to come up with the best possible solutions for the project. They exceeded expectations as they dedicated themselves to the success of the engagement. The communicative team stayed in contact, shifting to a different timezone to eliminate the time gap. ""The team did an "extra mile" in every subject they worked on."   " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. The company develops a Multi-Day tour marketplace. I'm the CTO **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light, and what were your goals? Develop a new marketplace based on a new design and improved requirements. **SOLUTION** How did you select Faster Than Light and what were the deciding factors? We evaluated 10 companies. After having an initial interview with each team we moved to the second phase of detailed project evaluation. We also had an interview with lead developers and made a final decision based on Experience and process proposal Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. The technology stack is: Ruby on Rails - Backend ReactJS, MobX with Server-side rendering in NodeJS Develop 30+ pages with Filter/Search functionality, user authentication and admin section How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? 6 engineers worked on this project + 1 QA 2 Senior Backend (1 is team leader) + 1 Mid level Backend 3 Frontend engineers (1 is team leader) **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? The team did a great job way above the expectation. They worked in the USA timezone to remove the time gap and they were very dedicated to the project's success. The team leads survived an endless amount of meetings with the business team to cover the domain knowledge gap and did the "extra mile" to develop the best possible solution. Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines. We used Google Drive for document sharing Figma for design Slack for communication ClickUp for task management What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? The team did an "extra mile" in every subject they worked on. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? Sometimes, due to a very short time frame, it's better to understand the actual user flow before implementing even the draft version. It can improve deliverables. --- #### Software Dev for Agricultural Cloud-Data Startup **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Feb. 2020 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light supplies development resources for an Agtech startup looking to strengthen a lean internal tech team. They work on front- and backend development along with UX design **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Agricultural Startup - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jul 20, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The support from Faster Than Light has helped the client move projects into production and they’re satisfied with the work. The team is present and communicative as needed, and they’re willing to make adjustments to enhance the productivity and value of the engagement.  ""The way they engage with the business and are willing to provide additional services is impressive." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CEO of a cloud-based software solution for farmers and growers. We are an Agtech startup. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We had some internal changes in our tech team and we needed to be leaner and more flexible, but at the same time not compromise the level of technology. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We started small and built up gradually. We needed someone to manage our bugs in the system. We built trust with time and they showed a high level of expertise and we moved onto development. They provide us with project management support in terms of putting everything together for the developers. We have the backend and frontend, as well as some UX design. They definitely contribute. They ask questions regularly which I like and they challenge what we provide, they ask why, as well as make suggestions which is great.  A lot of the time we accept their suggestions. They also provide a little bit of advisory on what to do from a technology point of view. What is the team composition? We work with everyone on the team, but we do have a project manager who is our first point of contact and the one we’re in touch with the most. How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? My former CTO found them. How much have you invested in them? We’ve spent up to $50,000. What is the status of this engagement? We began working with them in February 2020, and we are still working together.  **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Things are working well. Our projects are being developed and pushed to production, so we are happy. How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? We have a meeting every Friday with everyone involved. It can be between 3–5 people depending on who is working that week. Everyone discusses what they’ve done and what they’re doing next. We provide them with an overview of the company and our progress just to put things in context since they’re a contractor. We touch on a couple of bigger topics and we ask them what they think.  Sometimes during the week, we’re in touch with the front- or backend developers, but it is mostly the project manager we communicate with. We mostly use Slack, WhatsApp, and Jira to communicate and internally we’re happy with the communication. What did you find most impressive about them? The way they engage with the business and are willing to provide additional services is impressive. They start off really slow and then offer additional services such as project management. They offered to cover the costs for the first month just for us to try them out, which is awesome that they were willing to do that. Are there any areas they could improve? They need to perform a bit more QA because sometimes we find very basic bugs that should have been picked up by anyone. Do you have any advice for potential customers? It depends on the business and what they are looking for. It is important to keep them in the loop and try to provide them with as much work as you can but also let them know how what they’re doing is contributing to and impacting the business.  --- #### Web Dev for Event Solutions Company **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: $200,000 to $999,999 - Project length: Apr. 2016 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light assists with the maintenance of a customized CRM software solution. They’ve also developed additional APIs and functionalities.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 4.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Event Solutions Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jul 14, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The team at Faster Than Light is friendly and well-rounded. They act as though they’re an extension of the client’s internal team rather than an outsourced service provider. Customers can expect trustworthiness and strong communication skills.  ""It feels like we’re working with our own team, just in a different location." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CTO of an event solutions company. We’re developing a CRM software for music festivals. It has API keys for different cashless payment providers, and it works as a white label solution. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We had an initial prototype built by a Berlin-based company. As soon as the proof of concept was successful, we needed to find a longterm team of developers take over for maintenance and new feature development. We needed a scalable approach for maintaining the software in the long term, and that’s why we contracted Faster Than Light. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The base product was in place when we brought Faster Than Light onboard. We had a ticket management system and some payment APIs, and they helped us develop additional APIs in order to extend our base of payment providers. They’ve also helped us build additional functionalities like a secondary ticketing module for resales. They’ve worked on our entire infrastructure, covering a long list of features. The platform was built on Ruby on Rails, and that remains our sole backend programming language. We’re using Vue.js on the frontend. It's completely web-based, with special modes for mobile viewing. We’ve tried to develop the frontend in a way that would let it adjust to different screen sizes. What is the team composition? The team consists of three Ruby on Rails backend developers and one frontend developer. Dmitry (Engineering Manager, Founder & CTO) was our main point of contact initially, and he passed the responsibility over to Denis (COO & Co-Founder). He’s the administrative project manager. We have a project manager on our side, who acts as a scrum master. How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? We were working with another nearshore development company, and they introduced us to Faster Than Light. How much have you invested with them? We’ve invested less than one million dollars so far.  What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Faster Than Light around April 2016, and we were one of their first clients. We’ve had to downsize the team due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but I’m sure we’ll keep working with them. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Faster Than Light acts as the core of our development team. We trust them a lot, and they’re basically developing our entire feature roadmap. There are always hiccups and unforeseen bugs, and there were developers that didn’t perform well and had to be replaced, but I’m totally happy with Faster Than Light’s overall performance. They’re always willing to go the extra mile. How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? We hired an internal project manager for the team at Faster Than Light, and she’s doing a magnificent job. We have weekly planning meetings and catchup calls to discuss requirements. We’ve been using Slack for team communication since the beginning, and we’re using Jira for task logging and release management. We’re using Confluence for requirement documentation and business aspects, and we’re using GitHub, CircleCI, and other deployment tools. What did you find most impressive about them? They’ve done a good job hiring people and building a strong team. It doesn’t feel like we’re contracting someone that gets paid by the hour, but rather, it feels like we’re working with people who have passion for this product and are going the extra mile. It feels like we’re working with our own team, just in a different location. I’m always very impressed with how they manage to recruit such a balanced and friendly team. They have a great team spirit, and they work well together. It makes working with them very enjoyable. Are there any areas they could improve? Nothing comes to mind right now. Everything’s going well for me. Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs? It depends on what the client is looking for. I believe Faster Than Light is also offering an agency service, but I can only speak to their nearshoring services. In this respect, clients need to ensure that the work they’re requiring is detailed and written down. Otherwise, you can’t expect any agency to develop what you want.  It’s also important to have a person on the client’s side to draft and structure the business requirements. --- #### Mobile App Dev for Insurance Tech Co.  **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2019 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provided mobile app development for a custom software development company, working in cross-platform languages for iOS and Android to connect the software API to the apps. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** VP of Software Development, Insurance Tech Co. - Industry: Financial services - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jul 9, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The final product provided by Faster Than Light completely exceeded project stakeholder expectations in both quality of code and usability, requiring very little bug-fixing and tweaks after initial delivery. Their team made the project easy and enjoyable for the client to manage. "“Their CEO is very engaged with the business and his team is straightforward, organized, and detail-oriented.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. We are a software development company that builds products specialized for the insurance industry. My title there is vice president of development, and I oversee all of the engineering at the company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light? We wanted the team to help us build a mobile app to go along with a software product that we already have in the market. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The existing product that we offer has a web interface and a full dashboard and set of tools that are only accessible from a PC. We wanted to give access to all of our users from their mobile phones as well, and Faster Than Light helped us to create the API and cross-platform code necessary to transfer that full set of capabilities. We split the design responsibilities about 50-50, with us providing some mockups and general guidelines on what they wanted, and then taking the lead from there to fill out the wireframes and then develop the actual infrastructure and frontend. It is available now on both iOS and Android. What was the team composition? We’ve worked with a wide variety of the members from their team, but on average there are between 3–5 people involved at any given time. How did you come to work with Faster Than Light? Initially, they came to our attention through a freelancing website and our relationship started there and ramped up as we progressed. What is the status of this engagement? We worked on the project with them from around January 2018–August 2019. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? We were totally satisfied with the final product that they delivered over the course of our partnership. They have a lot of incredible technical talent on their team, so there was always very little back and forth around bug-fixing or testing the app. How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint? Our relationship with them was excellent, which is why we stayed with them for so long. They were self-driven, which is rare for a third-party contractor, but which really helped drive the success of our engagement. All they ever needed was the minimum amount of information required for them to do their job, and they were able to handle everything from there. Their CEO is very engaged with the business and does a great job of managing relationships. On top of that, his team is straightforward, organized, and detail-oriented, so we never encountered any problems with the schedule or budget on our projects. What did you find most impressive about them? It’s tough to narrow it down to one thing, but I think their ability to self-manage is really what makes them such an excellent partner. They don’t need a lot of handholding or extra support from their clients, which frees you up to focus on the core aspects of your business. Are there any areas they could improve? No, we’ve been totally pleased with their work. We definitely want to work with them again in the future. --- #### Web Dev Services for Software Products Company **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: Less than $10,000 - Project length: Sep. 2019 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provides ongoing web development services. Their scope of work has involved working with Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, Go, and JavaScript.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Software Products Company - Industry: Information technology - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jun 4, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The vendor builds high-quality products that continue to please users. They're a highly accessible group that brings robust value to their partnerships. Faster Than Light is deadline-oriented and transparent. Their flexibility and cost efficiency stand out as highlights. ""They are valuable partners that we would like to work in the future." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I'm a CTO of software development company that based in Florida. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light? Web development services for a couple of projects. What were your goals for this project? We worked with Faster Than Light on multiple projects. One of the projects raised a lot of investment money and there was a really short amount of time between the actual date when we were going to receive the funds and the date when we were scheduled to present to the investors. There was no chance that we could’ve expanded our team quick enough on our own to build the platform. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? They are our trusted partners for a long period of time. Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. They’re responsible for the core part of a couple of platforms. They worked with us on projects written on Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, Go, and JavaScript. The products already exist and are being used, but they’re helping with continued development. They did all the maintenance that was needed on the project. One of the projects was build up on microservice architecture using Docker. We had an integration with Amazon services. Platform's main idea was to collect a huge amount of data from open source and analyze it afterward. Everything was done cost efficiency and their flexibility in technologies allowed us to build an extremely good product with machine learning on top. What was the team composition? The beauty of this company that you could increase a team from just 1 developer to 4 and hire a QA. They all work together in the same space and that creates efficiency. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? As long as the people are still in the company, we will continue working with them indefinitely. We treat them as if they were part of our own company. They’ve provided us a contact person in case we experienced any issues. As a result, projects, where their team was involved, got money investments with happy users. They are valuable partners that we would like to work in the future. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? We worked with different approaches. The team hits deadlines and communicates ahead of time if something will take longer than expected. What did you find most impressive about this company? The communication was great. In all cases when we were worked with the Faster Than Light development team consist of professionals that you can really on. We value the people on their team. They answered all our questions. There were never hidden charges. Are there any areas for improvement? If there was anything we didn’t like, we talked to them like we would our internal team. --- #### Mobile App Development for Consumer products & services **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2025 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has developed a website and an Android app for an airline rewards consultancy. They've scraped airline websites for data and set up the client's Google Play Store account. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Owner, Airline Rewards Consultancy - Industry: Consumer products & services - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review **The Review** — Feb 7, 2026 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has delivered a functional app. They've also successfully completed the development of the website despite several hurdles. Moreover, the team has quickly adapted to changing environments, offered flexible payment terms, and communicated well via emails and online meetings. ""Faster Than Light’s quick adaptation to changing environments is impressive."" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there.I’m the owner of a consumer products and services company. We search for award availability for upgrades with airlines. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Faster Than Light?We needed to build an app and a website from scratch. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement?Faster Than Light has developed an Android app and a website. The team has also scraped airline websites for data and set up the Google Play Store.What is the team composition?We’ve worked with 2–5 teammates from Faster Than Light.How did you come to work with Faster Than Light?We found them on Upwork. We chose them because they had high ratings, and their pricing fit our budget.How much have you invested with them?The project cost is confidential.What is the status of this engagement?We started working together in January 2025, and the engagement is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?Faster Than Light has delivered a functional app.How did Faster Than Light perform from a project management standpoint?They’ve delivered despite many hurdles and changes to the airline website. We communicate via virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.What did you find most impressive about them?Faster Than Light’s quick adaptation to changing environments is impressive. They’re highly communicative and offer flexible payment terms.Are there any areas they could improve?They could have done a better forecasting of the hours required. --- #### MVP Dev & UI/UX Design for Finance Anlytics Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, UX/UI Design, Web Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Mar. 2025 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has designed and developed an MVP for a finance analytics platform. The team has created UI/UX designs featuring dashboards, charts, wallet functionalities, and onboarding flows. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Co-Founder, Alian IT - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review **The Review** — Oct 1, 2025 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has delivered a polished, high-performing MVP that has received positive feedback from early adopters and potential partners. The team's organization and communication have contributed to the project's success. They've provided valuable UX insights and offered solutions. ""Overall, the experience was smooth and professional."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Co-founder of Alian ITDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.It is a finance analytics platform helping traders and investors manage their assets, analyze the market, and make better decisions through data-driven insights. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?We partnered with Faster Than Light to design and build our MVP, a finance analytics platform. Our goal was to turn complex finance and trading data into a simple and engaging user experience. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?ReferralWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?Pricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitGood value for costReferred to meHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Faster Than Light started with key UX flows, which we approved. Based on them, they delivered a UI/UX design for our MVP, including dashboards, charts, wallet features, and onboarding flows. With the design ready, they built an MVP that we used for the early user validation. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Thanks to their work, we now have a polished and high-performing MVP. We’ve already demoed it to early adopters and potential partners, and the feedback has been positive — particularly around the simplicity and clarity of the UI, as well as the speed of the platform. We’re using it to guide our next development phase.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?The team is organized and communicative throughout the project. They run weekly check-ins, deliver updates via Slack, and turn feedback around quickly. Timelines were met, and the scope was well-managed.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?The way they handle complex, technical requirements offering a wide range of next steps and solutions, so I can choose the one that matches my needs and resources the best. They also understood the product context quickly and contributed valuable UX insights beyond just visuals.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?Nothing significant. Overall, the experience was smooth and professional. Perhaps there could have been more demos during the development stage so I could be more involved in the project, but the final delivery was excellent. --- #### Web Solution Design & Development for Software Dev Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, DevOps Managed Services, UX/UI Design - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Sep. 2024 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light has designed and developed an agritech web solution for a software development company. The team has created the hi-fi wireframes, built the platform, and provided maintenance and support. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CBDO, Findigo - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review **The Review** — May 6, 2025 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has launched the first MVP of the platform and gathered feedback from the focus user group. The team is prepping the app for a public release, adding new functionalities, and running tests. Faster Than Light's attention to detail and project management are good. ""The project has gone smoothly."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the CBDO of FindigoDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.We are a full-cycle software development company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?We reached out to Faster Than Light to help build an agritech web solution for harvest management for one of our long-term customers, who launched their new agriculture project. They had to design and build the platform from scratch, ensuring it would handle high loads of data effectively. **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?ReferralWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?Pricing fit our budgetGood value for costHave already worked togetherHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Due to the project's urgency, Faster Than Light quickly focused on gathering product requirements and creating the first hi-fi wireframes of the platform. After wireframes were approved, they had to build the platform itself and set up everything it in time. Post-release, they are working on platform maintenance & introducing new features and customer’s requests. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?So far, the first MVP has been released, the platform is live, and the feedback from the focus user group has already been gathered. Right now, Faster Than Light is prepping the app for a big public release, adding new functionality to it, and running tests to make sure that the platform is going to handle a high number of new users and data well. Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Overall, the project management was good; there were a few communication overlaps, but they were quickly fixed. What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Their attention to details and care about the product. As soon as they understood the customer’s business needs, they went deep into research to make sure the final product would meet them. Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?The project has gone smoothly, and they met the customer’s requirements, timelines, and expectations. There have been a few minor moments where communication could have been set up differently, but it didn’t impact the project or the impression from the team’s work.  --- #### Custom Software Dev for Digital Classifieds Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, Web Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2023 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provides ongoing backend development support for a digital classifieds company. The team has developed a GraphQL API to migrate from a monolith Ruby on Rails app to a React SPA. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CIO, Digital Classifieds - Industry: Information technology - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review **The Review** — Nov 25, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light has delivered the project goals within a reasonable timeframe. The team understands the requirements and implements the necessary solutions. They are open to feedback and make timely adjustments. Their impressive company culture and ability to ask the right questions stand out. ""Faster Than Light is the right partner, which gives us a confident future for our projects and tasks."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the CIO of Digital ClassifiedsDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Private listings about cars, real estate, digital classifieds and job. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Faster Than Light to accomplish?Support with backend development for ongoing frontend migration projectFix specific chat product issues and bugsDevelop and maintain centralized shared chat service for in-house products **SOLUTION** How did you find Faster Than Light?Online SearchWhy did you select Faster Than Light over others?High ratingsClose to my geographic locationPricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitHow many teammates from Faster Than Light were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.We must develop GraphQL API to support migration from monolith Ruby on Rails application to React SPA.Provide frontend developers with schema, develop all necessary functions and operators, migrate business logic and write documentation.Chat is currently working on one of the existing projects. It needs to be maintained by a dedicated Faster That Light team today. They fixed a large amount of bugs and issues by understanding and correcting business logic with PMs and owners.The next level of the project is to develop and maintain a centralised shared chat service that will provide such services for all our dependent projects. We will start with the website for private automobile listings. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Deliver goals in a reasonable time, understand results, discuss them, implement and take risks.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?They are listening. We are doing feedback sessions, where we can deliver two-way feedback and make necessary changes on time.What was your primary form of communication with Faster Than Light?In-Person MeetingVirtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?I am impressed with the level of in-company culture, and how they fit our needs. We like how they can understand us and ask the right questions.Faster Than Light is the right partner, which gives us a confident future for our projects and tasks.If and when we need them, we have them and they do it perfectly and are ready to protect.Are there any areas for improvement or something Faster Than Light could have done differently?No one is perfect. Not even tasks, people, or projects.We understand that when setting the level of our expectations. I like that we can discuss any matter that concerns us. They hear us and always do better.That level of partnership makes us better since we also need to listen and improve.I hope we are in a win-win here. --- #### Full Stack Project Dev for Livestreaming Software Co **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Dec. 2021 - Dec. 2022 **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light was hired by a livestreaming software company to build a full stack livestreaming project. Some of the technologies used were Java, Swift, Agora, Stripe, React JavaScript, and TypeScript. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Technology Director, Livestreaming Software Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 501-1,000 Employees - Review Type: Online Review **The Review** — Dec 6, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: Faster Than Light completed most of the client's large feature roadmap. They had weekly sprints and daily check-ins; they used Linear to track problems and Slack for communication. Overall, the client is pleased with the results of their engagement. ""They were easy to work with."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I manage software projects at a publicly traded company I would prefer to not name at this time, as a tech director. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light, and what were your goals? We hired FTL to build a full stack project focused on live streaming technology. It's a greenfield project built from 0, and we wanted to build a platform that is easily extensible. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? Research on various dev agencies, reading reviews, and following up on LinkedIn contacts. The CEO was receptive to my questions and the communication went smoothly. Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. They developed a full stack project based on my specifications. We discussed the requirements, and quickly proceeded to weekly meetings and daily stand-ups. The project show cased the power of live streaming for both video, audio, and chat across multiple types of clients. Technologies used include: Java on Android Swift on iOS React JavaScript and TypeScript Java Terraform RDS EC2 Cognito Agora Stripe OneSignal MixPanel Firebase Realtime DB How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? There were 5 people in the core team, an architect, backend, 2 web, 1 iOS, 1 Android. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? They completed majority of our large feature roadmap, and brought the project from 0 to 1 successfully. Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness. We used Linear to track issues and Slack for regular communication. We had weekly sprint planning/grooming meetings and daily check-ins. Everything proceeded smoothly. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? They were easy to work with, fairly autonomous once briefed on the project, and have great engineers. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? The only area I can think of is increased speed - but as customers, we always ask for more and want things yesterday. --- #### Marketplace Development for Bike Share Startup **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light developed a bike rental marketplace from the ground up. They provided full stack development, using Angular JS, Angular, and a Rails backend. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Managing Director, List and Ride - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 5, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Beyond their proven technical skills, Faster Than Light stands out thanks to their grasp of business needs. The team is committed to the client's goals and work to ensure that they're aligned on all fronts. The result is a professional final product. ""They're willing to dive into the project with no prior experience but are fast in understanding the requirements." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. List and Ride Marketplace for Bike Rental. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light? Develop Marketplace from scratch. What were your goals for this project? Develop full stack solution. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? Based on interviews and first test project. Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. Full-stack development services for Angular JS / Angular, Rail Backend and QA services. What was the team composition? team of 5, 2 frontend, 2 backend, 1 QA. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? FTL is capable to combine the technical excellence with the understanding of the business context. They are among the highest quality developers with a full-stack skillset. He makes sure that the client, team and the company are aligned, and the projects succeed. I would be happy to recommend FTL services to other clients. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Project Management arranged internal. What did you find most impressive about this company? They're willing to dive into the project with no prior experience but are fast in understanding the requirements and building a professional solution. Are there any areas for improvement? No improvements. --- #### Software Dev for MedTech Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. 2017 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Faster Than Light provided Ruby on Rails and React development for back- and frontend construction respectively. They final solution acts as a credential management system for a MedTech firm.   **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, MedSpoke - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jul 10, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Internal stakeholders describe Faster Than Light as being integral to their success. Faster was communicative and flexible through their CEO, who was also the main point of contact. ""Their CEO/Founder, Dmitry, was very communicative and accommodating."  " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I am the CEO of a health tech company called MedSpoke. We developed an industry leading credentials management software for all medical professionals. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light? We have two developers to augment our development team that's maintaining our software and building new features. What were your goals for this project? Goals were to accomplish tasks and features from our CTO (Lead Developer). **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? Word of mouth referral.  Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. Backend Ruby on Rails development and frontend React development What was the team composition? Two developers. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? They were vital to our software development and reaching our development goals.  How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Faster Than Light assigned an in-house project manager.  What did you find most impressive about this company? Their CEO/Founder, Dmitry, was very communicative and accommodating.  Are there any areas for improvement? Nothing that comes to mind.  --- #### Custom Software Development for Accounting Firm **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: June 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: After being recommended, Faster Than Light took on the development of some customized tools for internal use that automate several of the manual tasks at the firm. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** COO, Accounting Firm - Industry: Financial services - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jul 9, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Their skilled staff works hard to deliver the required work. Overall, Faster Than Light is a productive agency with friendly staff that focuses on solving problems. ""They should keep doing a great job!" " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I'm the COO at an accounting firm. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Faster Than Light? We hired them for custom software development for some of our internal tools. What were your goals for this project? We mainly wanted to automate a lot of work that's done manually. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? Faster Than Light was recommended to us by a trusted partner. We interviewed them thoroughly and validated their previous projects. Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. They're basically working on creating tools that will automate a lot of the tasks that we've been doing manually. What was the team composition? They assigned two junior developers and a project manager to our project. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? Faster Than Light has excellent developers and overall very nice and productive people. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Project management is okay. Some limitations on our side have made it a little harder. What did you find most impressive about this company? Their team is not only hard-working and productive but they're also good at solving problems. Are there any areas for improvement? No. They should keep doing a great job! --- ## Portfolio & Awards ### HEROKEY I Event Marketplace HEROKEY - Smart Communication Platform for Event Organizers and Visitors   HEROKEY is an innovative online solution that facilitates seamless communication between event organizers and visitors, enabling the promotion of events in a digital environment 24/7.  CHALLENGES:  1) Lack of Transparent Development System and Code Errors. 2) Inability to Cater to New Clients. 3) Low User Payment Activity. SOLUTIONS: 1) Optimization of Development Processes and Streamlining of the Software Base: HEROKEY addressed these challenges by involving quality assurance (QA) and project management (PM) experts. They identified errors and oversaw their elimination by assigning appropriate tasks through platforms like Jira and Slack. Additionally, a detailed step-by-step progress plan was created, defining project objectives. 2) Architectural Transformation of the Event Marketplace: The web application's structure was modified to ensure that each event's settings and parameters remained independent of third-party organizations. This change empowered event makers to create occasions according to their specific dates, locations, and user settings, without interference from other events. The migration to a cloud-based database management system (DBMS) expedited the workflow. 3) Enhancement of the Payment Acceptance System: HEROKEY recognized the need to cater to user preferences and expanded integration with multiple electronic payment systems, including Klarna, PayPal, Secure EFT, and major international card networks. Furthermore, the team implemented instant synchronization to facilitate rapid fund receipt for the bracelet-ticket, aligning with user requirements.   HEROKEY's comprehensive solutions have paved the way for seamless event organization and enhanced user experiences. By providing a transparent development system, ensuring platform scalability, and improving payment options, HEROKEY has emerged as a trusted partner for event organizers and visitors alike.           ### Kruze Consulting Kruze, our esteemed client, is an advanced online promotion and customer engagement platform serving a consulting company across ten states in the USA. Challenges: - Errors in project technical organization due to lack of regular monitoring and code improvement. - Lack of automation for interacting with financial institutions, leading to time-consuming manual processes. - Shortage of systematic databases for various clusters, resulting in complicated work and data loss. Solutions: - Streamlined technical processes and project redesign to simplify customer interaction and maximize specialist productivity. - Developed functionality for simplified interaction with banks, ensuring faster and error-free financial transactions. - Created a clustered database to systematize information and simplify data processing for financial analytics and forecasting. Main Features: 1) Financial Package Development: Automated generation of personalized monthly financial reports with data import from QuickBooksOnline, reducing operational time for accountants and analysts. 2) Financial Reporting System: Integration of customer cards for viewing and exporting data directly, optimizing workflow and minimizing errors in documentation. 3) Unified Database for Financial Information: Creation of a library of identification rules from QuickBooks, automating accounting and transaction tracking to save time and enhance accuracy. With these solutions and features, Kruze enjoys enhanced efficiency, improved financial reporting, and streamlined data management, ensuring optimal performance for their consulting company. ### Tie Up Farming I Product Development Tie Up Farming is a provider of an adaptive SaaS CRM system that enables digital conversion and centralization of processes. Catering to farming companies in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, they adhere to Global Gap requirements. Challenges: - Lack of precise requirements and coordination in the development process, leading to code and architecture problems. - Insufficient integration of the mobile application with the updated web platform, hindering multichannel interaction for farmers. - Incomplete functionality of the mobile application in offline mode, resulting in data loss and reduced transaction transparency. Solutions: - Team coordination through the preparation and approval of technical documentation, facilitating efficient project implementation. - Development of a new mobile product with interface redesign, allowing for seamless information exchange and field database centralization. - Implementation of application health technologies in offline mode, addressing information exchange challenges. Main Features: 1) Development of an MVP for a new QR code type in the web app for scanning: Enabled tracking of harvest progress by introducing a general barcode, improving platform functionality and flexibility for any agribusiness. 2) Optimization of mobile scanning barcodes user flow: Implemented new scanning patterns to efficiently handle different QR codes, empowering users to track harvest processes and send reports to the CRM system even offline. 3) Mobile app design and development: Designed and developed mobile services for iOS and Android OS, enhancing the user experience for Tie Up Farming. Through these solutions and features, Tie Up Farming has transformed their processes, improved efficiency, and delivered innovative technical solutions to the agriculture industry. ### PayMed | Mobile Billing App for Healthcare PayMed is a mobile billing application designed to streamline the billing and processing of medical payments in the provinces of Canada. Challenges: The long procedure of the medical specialists' check Outdated information on system billing codes Differences in the legislative framework for different provinces The difficulty of patient data entry Solutions: System integration with health service servers Synchronization of the billing system with the bases of the Ministry of Health Parsing code databases of health insurance plans Development of algorithms for processing requests based on regional criteria  Features: Cross-analysis systemA cross-analysis system was created to simplify the process of making individual medical reports for each doctor. It allows you to assess which billing codes were most often billed, how many patients were the doctor had during the reporting period, and how much was billed. It helps in the formation of the declarations of each doctor and provides full control over the settlement documentationScanning the patient's personal health cardA system for scanning individual patient records was introduced to simplify the patient search process and speed up the billing procedure. It made it possible to increase the control and security of personal data processing and minimize the risk of using someone else's PHN when visiting a doctor. ### TravelStride | Platform Migration Optimizing the functionality and performance for TravelStride travel serviceTravelStride was founded in 2014 in Austin, Texas, the USA, as a global travel community. The service received about 2.5 million dollars from 9 investors in 4 stages of financing at accelerators. Today, TravelStride is supported by leading companies and experts in tourism and technology, and nearly 3 million travelers have used the service to plan about 50,000 trips.Challenges: Moving the travel platform to more productive and flexible frameworks Optimization of content and responsiveness of the service for search engines Improving the algorithms for introducing changes to the site during its operation Implementation of marketing tools to expand service coverage Solutions: Migrating the service from Magento to Ruby on Rails and improving the interface increased the performance and usability of the service as the load grew Implementation of GraphQL with SEO data trasfer and service-side rendering increased the value of the service in Googlr search results Implementation of the 3-tier architecture allowed the platform to work even during the current upgrades without backups and performance degradation. Implementation of a microsite designer for partners, the introduction of geo-optimization of the resource, and the development of a module for building an author's tour route allowed attracting up to 50% of new partners. ### SJDC | Sales tool The Sergi family has proudly produced high quality Table Grapes in Red Cliffs for over thirty years. Beginning with the conversion of his father’s original dried fruit property in 1984, Sam Sergi saw a bright future in the fresh fruit industry. The years of passionate dedication, innovation and hard work put in by Sam and his family have allowed SJDC Produce to sustainably grow to own and operate over two hundred acres of fresh fruit in the Red Cliffs area. ### Nourish Meals I e-Commerce Food Platform Building an eCommerce food ordering system based on the dark kitchen model for the Nourish Meals project Challenges: Building a system for ordering dishes from a weekly menu with automated unloading of current dishes Development of an algorithm for placing an order delivery through the service in the client's account Creation of a subscription system with pre-order for different periods Implementation of instruments for online payments and financial reporting automation Solutions: Implementation of an online store model through Ruby on Rails / React / Shopify integration, which made it easier to surf the site and increase the number of orders at the time of visit. Linking UPS and FedEx delivery order modules with automation of logistics, which made it possible to expand the geography of service coverage. Introduction of the "meal plan" service with a subscription to different menus, which increased the company's load with orders by 4 times. Integration of online payment through Stripe with the formation of accounting and tax reporting depending on the order criteria, which led to an increase in the company's turnover to 180 thousand per month. ### List and Ride List and Ride is a bike startup that was founded in 2016 by passionate cyclists from Germany and the Netherlands. Their platform serves as a global connection hub, simplifying interactions for bike enthusiasts worldwide. Challenges: - Duration and disorganization of the IT process, stemming from the lack of technical documentation and clear task management. - Malfunctions and inadequate functionality due to the absence of a monitoring system and external testing, along with a lack of user feedback. - Insufficient data on project progress and conversion rates caused by the absence of integration with analytical tools and outdated infrastructure. Solutions: - Alignment of IT processes through the Agile methodology with QA control, resulting in comprehensive technical documentation and streamlined work processes. - System monitoring and implementation of automated tests using four monitoring and testing services, ensuring platform stability and meeting user functionality requirements. - Implementation of analytics, SEO, and project scaling, allowing for opportunities to scale the platform and migrate to a modern platform with open-source Angular code. Main Features: 1) Intuitive admin panel and user account: Introduced an adaptive administration system with 11 blocks, enabling content management without accessing the marketplace source code. Integrated third-party libraries and plugins improved content uploading, user moderation, notification systems, and user account adaptability. 2) Payment form: Redesigned the payment form, resolved interface issues, added mobile payment options, and expanded payment types, including PayPal integration. 3) Smart booking calendar: Developed a unique calendar to enhance user-booking company interactions, reducing confusion and duplications. Through these solutions and features, List and Ride has revolutionized the cycling experience, providing a seamless platform for bike enthusiasts worldwide. ### Setter I Web Development & Scaling Development and scaling of a web platform for Setter, the PropTech startup The challenges: providing multichannel user access 24/7; system load testing and performance optimization; modernization of the system's internal structure and preparing technical documentation; simplifying the process of administering the platform and serving client requests; preparation of the basis for payment transactions; adaptation of the platform to the requirements of users from different regions and countries. The solutions:  development of a landing page and a web version of the platform for working in a multichannel environment attracted 40% of users; transfer to another server with integration from Google CloudVision made the platform more flexible, convenient, and easy to use; transformation of software algorithms using Node tools created optimal conditions for updating the functionality; introduction of centralized platform management tools increased the speed of work with orders and requests; creation of a deposit system that simplified the process of calculating material costs; setting up algorithms for searching and filtering services based on IP address personalized the user experience. ### ClickHook The challenges: • Service design update in accordance with the new marketing concept• Add dynamism to key user experience screens• Introduce new functionality in the most frequently used application blocks• Increase application performance due to increased load on the front-end/back-end. The solutions: • Userflow optimization and service rebranding in accordance with marketing policy and customer needs• Building interactive app page layouts for both iOS and Android versions• Implementation of filtering, search bar, synchronization, and integration for 5 main application modules• Updating work algorithms and transferring the application to Swift 4.2 following the requirements of the iOS 12 / Android 9 language base Main Features: Custom Settings Implementation: Our team of FTL specialists has developed a cyclical algorithm that considers user preferences and choices for team roles, leads, SMS, and email campaigns. By utilizing basic filters and system presets, the data management system preserves account data and access modes even in the absence of user input. Flexible and Modifiable FAQ Block via API: To address current issues and accommodate future growth, FTL engineers integrated an API that allows seamless editing of the FAQ block. Service owners can make changes without relying on constant involvement from mobile developers, ensuring the application's functionality remains adaptable. Omnichannel History of Interaction with Leads: For improved user search capabilities, hierarchy tracking of interactions, and flexible scheduling, our FTL team integrated a consolidated customer contact history form directly into the lead profile. Authorized employees can easily track the date of the last interaction, the communication channel used, and a brief summary of the contact outcome. ### Equity X I MVP Development Development of MVP platform for network collaboration and crowdsourcing for the fintech company EquityX Challenges: - unification of all communications on a single platform to expand the audience; - creation of a new registration form with increased data security; - improving the algorithms for searching and filtering performers by category with the option of sending invitations to cooperation; - adding functions for managing calculations for each project. Solutions: - development of a one-page website optimized for promotion and quick registration expanded the base of first users and accelerated the launch of a startup to the market; - setting up separate registration algorithms for customers and contractors with intermediate encryption simplified access to the site and increased data confidentiality; - the introduction of a cross-filtering system increased the probability of finding performers with the necessary skills and experience; - development of a unified settlement system, taking into account the specifics of financing startups. It attracted large accelerator companies such as TechSee, OurCroud, etc   ### PlayPass I Event PaaS Platform Optimization of the festival catering service module for the PlayPass NV event organization platformChallenges: No personalization when accessing the service order module. Weak protection of the data of users and partners on the festival platform. Lack of filters and additional settings in the order module. Optimization of processing requests and platform performance. Solutions: Building a hybrid user system with customizable access parameters to increase the flexibility of the module for partner requests Implementation of user authentication to improve the security of organizers' corporate data. Implementation of a detailed menu with the import of data on the list of dishes for the planned period made it possible to improve ordering catering for various teams. Server-side rendering of React / Ruby on Rails, porting to Apollo GraphQL made it possible to speed up updating the back-end and front-end parts of the application. ### Nadine West I Fashion Web Platform Modernizing and improving the user interface of the nadineWest fashion service Challenges: Identifying the causes of short-term failures that occasionally occur in service operation and eliminating them. Improving SDLC processes, including testing and deployment, and updating legacy technology. Configuring payment and delivery of items, including integration with parcel tracking systems. Adapting UI to meet the needs of warehouse employees with screen optimization for different devices. Solutions: Optimizing service operability and performance, including tuning threshold alerts Heroku. Modernization of the project by moving to lighter and faster new technologies, as well as legacy code test coverage. Integration with payment systems (including Braintree for US payments) and parcel tracking tools. Improving the user interface in terms of convenience for warehouse workers and adding support for new devices. ### Tantrum XYZ I Parenting Platform Creating a SPA with eCommerce elements and educational content for the Tantrum XYZ project for the sale of children's products in the UK Challenges: Building a single platform for the exchange of experience and the sale of children's goods. Promotion of the project on the local UK market in Google through indexing by key queries. Optimization of SPA performance based on data volume and the number of items sold in the store. Increase in responsiveness and website loading speed while raising interest in the project from clients. Solutions: Combining a blog and an online store on SPA with the ability to buy in 1 click, which made it possible to sell products to the audience in the process of communication through useful content Improvement of the data exchange algorithm with SQL and development of a model for the separate launch of scripts, which made it possible to achieve SPA load indicators of up to 0.5 seconds in Google Page Speed Implementation of the SPA infinite scrolling algorithm for filtering information and products, which made it possible to increase the “instant” sales of the project several times. Migration of the finished project to React with the necessary integrations, which made it possible to improve the safety and resilience of the SPA with the growth of user visits. ### Board I Product Development Board Business is an international business community that connects Ukrainian entrepreneurs in over 40 countries all over the world to promote sustainable, effective, and fast business growth. Challenges: The Board needed a simple way for members to connect, find each other quickly, share expertise, and network. In short, they wanted to build a private social network to boost communication and interaction within the community. When they reached out to us, the Board team was managing all member data and activity manually, which was time-consuming and added extra workload. They needed a solution to optimize workflows and reduce routine tasks. With strong business expertise but no tech background, the Board team needed a trusted tech partner. A tight budget and established internal processes made it even more challenging to find the right team to support their goals. Solutions: We built a user-friendly iOS (later Android) app for Board members within the set timeline and budget. Members can create profiles, connect, join events and clubs, and network to support their business growth. To digitalize and streamline Board’s processes, we built a custom CRM tailored to their needs. It automated tracking of member data, events, and engagement, reducing manual work and improving internal efficiency. We built an AI assistant that manages community data, offers 24/7 support, answers questions about events and members, and auto-fills profiles by analyzing social media, video briefs, or other shared content. ### EDSN I Product Development EDSN (Energy Data Service Netherlands) is a secure platform that facilitates the exchange of energy data among market participants in the Dutch energy sector. It enables efficient, standardized, and reliable data sharing to support transparency, regulatory compliance, and improved energy market operations.Challenges: There were no processes for system setup in place, so users couldn’t set up or start the system by themselves and often had to ask the technical specialists for help, which required time & resources. The platform had no structured process for file transfers. Data security was compromised – data was duplicated, and it was hard to control access. There were no access controls in place. The users shared files with partners using two different methods — AWS S3 and SFTP – for different user requirements. Solutions: We developed a specialized K8s operator that guides users through configuration in an automated way. For file transfer, we created a smart system that can move several files at once, prevents conflicts by making sure no two jobs interfere with each other, and can automatically resume jobs if something goes wrong. We simplified the process using SFTPGO to enable users access S3 storage through SFTP protocol, too.  Main Features: We built an extensive security framework with customizable access levels, enabling both external and internal teams to access only the files they need safely.  Once the service is up and running, teams can onboard and configure it without constant technical help.  We built a file sharing service (FileGateway) that works with both modern and traditional systems. External partners or internal users can access the same files using either AWS S3 or the older SFTP method, whichever works best for them.  ### Polinivo | AI-driven polymer synthesis platform Polinivo - AI-driven polymer synthesis & design platformAugust 2022 - Present Challenges Complex and outdated workflow Unflexible and inconsistent configuration No visualization & progress tracking Solutions Web UI over the Fortran engine Configurable dynamic forms Interactive dashboard with real-time updates Features Real-Time ResultsUsers can watch simulations in real time through interactive dashboards with tables and charts. They see first results within minutes, track progress without delays, and can stop or adjust runs immediately if something looks wrong. Dynamic FormsInput forms change automatically based on the experiment type chosedn, polymers used, orgoals of the research thus showing only the fields that are relevant for the case. Secure Multi-Team AccessMultiple teams or departments can work independently on the same platform, each with isolated data and configurations. Combined with two-factor authentication, this ensures high security and seamless collaboration without data mix-ups. ### Suppli | Platform For Construction Suppliers Creation of Suppli, a payment ecosystem for the construction industryAugust 2021 - presentThe challenges:• Creation of an online payment system that guarantees the speed and reliability of transactions;• Setting up a simple interaction between the supplier (contractor) and the customer of building materials;• Ensuring the flexibility of the system and its ability to adapt to different requirements of suppliers;• Establishing continuous data exchange between corporate systems of both parties.The solutions:• Provide integration with payment systems ACH Payment and Card Payment, the possibility to configure individual rules;• Development of a notification system (email/text) to provide customers with feedback on events;• Adding tools to automate routine processes and customize the system for unique work features;• ERP integration and continuous synchronization of essential data in one direction and another. ### ScreenSteps | Ed-Tech Platform ScreenSteps - Ed-Tech Platform Challenges Use of paid third-party services for statistics and analytics visualization Personalization of access rights in the corporate client profiles Difficulties with finding the necessary training content Solutions Introducing a personalized analytics visualization algorithm based on a dedicated cluster Optimization of content creation and viewing permissions for clients Implementation of a full-text search system in the company's database  Features Deployment of containerized applications with Amazon EKS. To improve database security, resiliency, and total cost of ownership for the online learning application, it was necessary to implement a solution that can be flexibly scaled, personalized to customer requirements, and managed without increasing costs. FTL specialists are working on the implementation of container architecture for Amazon EKS applications. The work is expected to comprehensively optimize the application launch process in a local environment, increase service resiliency, and reduce customer expenses for integrating the solution with third-party applications. Analytics optimization and log centralization by migration to Elastic Cloud. A transition to a microserver environment with high computational capabilities is required to increase the solution's flexibility, implement a security monitoring system, and centralize the analysis and storage of logs. As a solution, the FTL specialists chose to migrate databases to AWS RDS and Elastic Cloud: it will expand the serviceability according to the changing needs of users and provide perspectives for Machine Learning integration. Standardization of the service interface development process.The obsolescence of the application required regular work on improving the design and architecture of the service. 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