Staff Aug & Custom Software Dev for Loan Financing Company
Featured Review- Custom Software Development IT Staff Augmentation
- Confidential
- Sep. 2022 - Ongoing
- Quality
- 4.0
- Schedule
- 5.0
- Cost
- n/a
- Willing to Refer
- 5.0
"Streaver is a professional and responsive team."
- Financial services
- Lake Dallas, Texas
- 51-200 Employees
- Phone Interview
- Verified
Streaver provides staff augmentation services for a loan financing company. The team supports the development of a new application, focusing on frontend development using React, Next.js, and Node.js.
Streaver delivers high-quality work and is a professional team. The team puts thought into their work and raises their voice when they consider something isn't a good idea. Streaver delivers work on time and is responsive to the client's communications. This review is an update by the client company. The original content is located below the new review.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I'm a tech lead for a frontend application at a company that finances auto loans. When a dealership sells a car to a customer, they write up a loan, and we purchase those loans.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Streaver?
We needed staff augmentation services and contacted Streaver since they provide contractors.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
Streaver has helped us develop a new application from the start. The app is for our customers to view all the reporting metrics for the loans they submit to us. Streaver has supported the discovery phase, and most of the scope is focused on frontend development. The team has also supported backend development and UI/UX design. The key technologies Streaver has used are Next.js, React, and Node.js.
What is the team composition?
We've worked with seven teammates from Streaver, including Martin (Full Stack Developer). Federico (CTO) is our main point of contact.
How did you come to work with Streaver?
One of our VPs had worked with Streaver at his previous job and had a positive experience.
What is the status of this engagement?
We worked with Martin for almost two years. Martin has left the project but we continue to work with Streaver.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Streaver is a professional and responsive team. Streaver always delivers good-quality work and puts a lot of thought into it. Overall, we've had a really good experience working with them.
How did Streaver perform from a project management standpoint?
Although we don't work with any project managers from Streaver, the team always delivers work on time. When we need something done, they do it.
Are there any employees from the service provider's team that you would like to give a shout-out to in this review?
Martin always shows opportunities to grow and become a better developer. He can run the project from start to finish and does a good job. Martin is very vocal and lets us know if there are any issues in the process.
What did you find most impressive about them?
I worked with contractors from India at my previous company. They developed very fast, but many of the code tech debts weren't structured well enough to be flexible and adaptable to change. On the other hand, Streaver puts more thought into their work. The team pushes back if they consider something a bad idea; they don't agree to everything just because we're their customer.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I can't think of any areas for improvement for Streaver.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I recommend being very upfront regarding what you're trying to accomplish. Express your needs and timelines. If you're upfront about what you need, Streaver can accommodate and give you the resources to accomplish your goals.
UPDATED REVIEW
This review was published on September 4, 2024.
VP of Data Engineering, Automotive Loans Solutions CoFinancial services
Arlington, Texas
51-200 Employees
Mar 2022 - Ongoing
Unspecified
Verified
Project summary
Streaver provides custom software development services for an automotive loan solutions company. They work with the client's teams to build solutions using JavaScript, Python, Snowflake, SQL, and AWS.
Feedback summary
Streaver's work has helped the client save time and increased their productivity by up to 35%. The team delivers quality work on time and on budget, and they communicate well via Jira, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. Moreover, they've done an outstanding job hiring quality engineers.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the VP of data engineering at an automotive loan solutions company.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Streaver?
We needed help with custom software development to increase productivity.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
After an onboarding process of which I wasn't part, we established an agreement with Streaver, engaged with the developers who would collaborate with us, assigned them to the respective teams they would join, and performed their individual onboarding for each team.
Currently, we have different Streaver's developers working for us using different languages, including JavaScript, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake. We also use Streaver on our DevOps side, so they’re familiar with AWS and their programming language, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
Streaver's resources help us with various software projects. Overall, we work to enable car dealerships to be their own finance companies. To this end, we develop analytics and reporting technologies, data modeling, and operational software to track and report loan performance. Each team creates different parts of our products, and we have Streaver's developers working on all those teams.
What is the team composition?
The teammate we work the most with is Sebastian (Full Stack Developer). Still, we also work with Nicolás (Full Stack Developer), who works as our DevOps engineer. Moreover, we've worked with Federico (CTO), who used to work for us full-time. Now, he works part-time for us on the DevOps side as well. Other teammates include Agustin (Full Stack Web Developer) and Martin (Full Stack Developer).
How did you come to work with Streaver?
A previous employer had established a relationship with Streaver and connected us with them prior to his departure.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in March 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Streaver's work has helped us save time and increased our productivity. On my team specifically, Streaver's work has increased our productivity by 35%. Overall, the quality of their work has met our expectations.
How did Streaver perform from a project management standpoint?
Streaver delivers on time and on budget, and they communicate well with us. We use Jira for project management and Slack for internal communication. We leverage Slack huddles, and occasionally, we use Microsoft Teams.
Are there any employees from the service provider's team that you would like to give a shout-out to in this review?
Sebastian has worked with us for three months now, and he has been a rockstar ever since he joined.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Streaver does a really good job of hiring quality engineers.
Are there any areas they could improve?
Based on my interactions with Streaver, I don't know if there's anything I would want them to improve on.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Take the time to meet with them, understand what their capabilities are, and be encouraged to spend time interviewing the engineers that they propose. That's what we do, as it helps us get a good feel for them and see if they'll be a good fit for our team. There's never been a time when they haven't been a good fit.
STAR RATINGS
Overall rating: 5
Quality: 5
Cost: 5
Schedule: 5
Willing to refer: 5
RATINGS
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Quality
4.0Service & Deliverables
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Schedule
5.0On time / deadlines
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Cost
n/aValue / within estimates
"N/A"
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Willing to Refer
5.0NPS
"I definitely recommend working with Streaver.