As a company we started in 2010, and picked up the most innovative segments.
Back then we were looking for a niche that would allow us to leverage our experience in building scalable, cutting edge and high load applications. So listed below domains were a natural choice:
Ad Tech, Martech, OTT, CTV, Linear TV, Big Data, Programmatic, DSP, SSP, RTB 2.0+, DMP, Machine learning and AI.
Currently we are have more than 50 engineers on our's board and we are proud to admit that every engineer, manager or even data scientist have more than 9+ years of experience in the undustry. Geomotiv is all about "Get It Done!"
Geomotiv located, recruited, and manages an engineering team with big data and tiered web skills to rebuild an existing platform from scratch. They grew the team quickly to implement numerous big data features.
The Reviewer
51-200 Employees
New York , New York
David C Peterson
CTO, PebblePost
Verified
the reviewer
CTO, PebblePost
David C Peterson
Marketing and Advertising
51-200 Employees
New York , New York
Online Review
The client submitted this review online.
Verified
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Schedule:
5.0
Cost:
3.5
Willing to refer:
5.0
the review
"The Geomotiv team was essentially an extension of our team."
Jul 22, 2019
The Review
Feedback summary:
Geomotiv found highly skilled engineers to manage core project goals, supporting the development of a scalable and reliable platform. The team helped expand client management capacities with a new web workflow application. Committed to deliverables, they continue to be a valuable partner.
Please describe your company and your position there.
PebblePost is a marketing technology services company. I'm the Chief Technology Officer responsible for building our platform and maintaining our production cloud systems.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
For what projects/services did your company hire Geomotiv ?
We needed to hire and scale an engineering team very fast in order to rebuild our platform completely from scratch. The original platform was initially built as a proof of concept, but the business took off at such a high scale trajectory that the platform was falling over since it would not perform or scale to the business needs. We could not hire a team with the needed big data and tiered web skills fast enough in NYC and I had experience with using an offshore team extension through Geomotiv from my previous company the Rubicon Project days. I reached out to Geomotiv and asked them to help me to again grow a highly skilled team aggressively fast. They we extremely helpful in collaborating to find, recruit, close, and maintain a highly skilled team quickly.
What were your goals for this project?
We successfully rebuilt the platform from scratch in 6 months and we're now working together to further scale the business, platform, and extend our product lines into other areas. The platform now essentially scales linearly with big data technologies. The platform has high performance in both speed and in accomplishing client goals.
SOLUTION
How did you select this vendor?
I had successfully worked with Gemotiv at my previous company the Rubicon Project so they were my go-to first choice for building a fast high skilled team here. We discussed our needs which were different than before. Before it was mostly high performance high scale computing engineers that we were primarily interested in. This time the focus was more around big data technologies. Gemotiv felt confident that they could find engineers with the big data skills and so we worked together to accomplish that.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
The project was to rebuild a big data graph systems from scratch, big data reporting, and build a new workflow campaign and creative management system. The big data was primarily Spark and GraphX. The web technologies were a Java/Spring backend and a react front end.
What was the team composition?
The teams were balanced around 70% onshore and 30% offshore.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
The project was hugely successful in that it was built in 6 months and accomplished all of our core goals of infinite scale, high performance, reliable and maintainable through automated testing. The new workflow management web application allowed our client services team to handle 20x more clients per person than before.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
We are an agile team (scrum) so project management is handled within the self organizing team. The Geomotiv team was essentially an extension of our team.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Geomotiv is able to find highly skilled engineers much faster than we are are able to in NY at an equivalent or even higher quality.
Are there any areas for improvement?
If there were areas to improve we would have already done so. I did mention some changes that would help us to create better success early on and the Geomotiv team responded and improved them quickly.
5.0
Overall ScoreI will continue to use them in future opportunities where we have highly skilled engineering hiring needs that we need to move fast on.
5.0Scheduling
ON TIME / DEADLINES
The engineers attend our scrums and have a half day overlap with our team making for effective team collaboration and communication.
3.5Cost
Value / within estimates
The cost is reasonable but we don't team extend to save costs. We team extend to get our team built faster and our products to market faster.
5.0Quality
Service & deliverables
The engineers learn and adhere to our automated testing requirements
5.0NPS
Willing to refer
I have already referred Geomotiv to many colleagues in ad tech mar tech space
Geomotiv developed a real-time bidding system using RTBKit. They also introduced Salesforce and social media integrations and migrated an ad server from Ruby to Node.
The Reviewer
11-50 Employees
Helsinki, Finland
Gintautas Kišonas
Former CTO, N Technologies
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the reviewer
Former CTO, N Technologies
Gintautas Kišonas
Advertising
11-50 Employees
Helsinki, Finland
Online Review
The client submitted this review online.
Verified
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Schedule:
4.5
Cost:
4.5
Willing to refer:
5.0
the review
"...their work ethic is great. You should expect above-average service."
Jan 17, 2019
The Review
Feedback summary:
Code developed by Geomotiv served as a stable foundation for future expansion. They communicated daily and were available via multiple channels. They’re professional and place a high value on customer service.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I was the CTO of N Technologies. They offer an advertising audience-management platform tailored for B2B interactions.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
For what projects/services did your company hire Geomotiv?
We needed help developing a real-time bidding system based on RTBKit (open-source software package). Afterward, they helped us out on several smaller projects.
What were your goals for this project?
We wanted to introduce functionalities the business required: a bidder with highly specialized logic and 3rd party-systems integrations.
SOLUTION
How did you select this vendor?
I worked with them as an outsourcing partner at a previous company. We sent them an inquiry, along with other candidates. They offered a developer who was perfectly suited for our needs, so we hired them.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
We brought them on solely to handle highly complex coding tasks. We provided them with some requirements, but they also developed some of them themselves. They also migrated an ad server from Ruby to Node and did several integrations (Salesforce, Facebook API, Google API).
What was the team composition?
We worked with two senior developers.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
I call the project a success because other developers were able to extend their code without major issues. They fulfilled all our requirements.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
It was quite one-sided. We provided user stories, and they provided deliverables. They were always available on a chat channel, and we had daily phone calls.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Their professionalism was great. They tried to up-sell me some, but not to an unacceptable degree.
Are there any areas for improvement?
I can’t suggest anything serious to improve. I think they’re headed in the right direction, and their work ethic is great. You should expect above-average service.
5.0
Overall ScoreThey're really good.
4.5Scheduling
ON TIME / DEADLINES
There were some issues with developers not being available during the work day, but very few.
4.5Cost
Value / within estimates
It matches their quality without a debt.
5.0Quality
Service & deliverables
Their code was really good, with no trade-offs.
5.0NPS
Willing to refer
I plan on sending them an inquiry when I have another task to outsource.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
We are an advertising technology company focusing on the development of technologies for the automation and targeting of linear television. I am the chief executive officers and one of the co-founders.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Geomotiv?
We needed to develop a platform in an evolving, developing field. There were many dependencies still in the process, and we needed an Agile development partner to help us with that.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
The platform used in development was Java-based, and it required integration with several APIs. The role of our platform is the automation of a media buying process and to connect various sources of media inventory and third-party data.
How did you come to work with Geomotiv?
We conducted a search process where we looked at many firms, narrowed them down, and interviewed the top firm, which was Geomotiv. We had a thorough screening process which allowed us to understand their capabilities, projects that they have worked on in the past, and their references. We initially gave them a smaller project at inception as a test, which went well, and then we expanded the scope of the work from there. They were the first agency to work on our project.
How much have you invested with Geomotiv?
That is confidential.
What is the status of this engagement?
Since June 2014 and ongoing.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?
Since we are still in the early stages, the feedback I have is qualitative. We have worked with a number of brands and agencies that already gave very strong reviews and feedback on our platform.
How did Geomotiv perform from a project management standpoint?
They do a good job of adhering to an efficient process for managing dates and deadlines and accomplishing the tasks that need to be done.
What did you find most impressive about Geomotiv?
Beyond their development work, they are a great thought partner. In the past, I have had experiences with development firms where you had to be very specific on your requirements and what you are looking for. With our business in an emerging space, they have been a very effective thought partner in thinking about solutions to our problems.
Are there any areas Geomotiv could improve?
The one thing I would like done is to manage deadlines that we work with efficiently since dates change, especially with a tough assignment like ours.
5.0
Overall ScoreThey are very strong partners that get the job done.
4.0Scheduling
ON TIME / DEADLINES
This was a challenging assignment so deadlines may shift, but they did an excellent job overall.
4.0Cost
Value / within estimates
They are a good value. They are not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for.
5.0Quality
Service & deliverables
They have high quality people who are good at problem solving.
Looking to hire new developers, the client used Geomotiv as an external source to locate, onboard, and manage engineers in developing a quality platform for buying ads.
The Reviewer
501-1000 eployees
New York, USA
SVP of Technology, Advertising Company
Verified
the reviewer
SVP of Technology, Advertising Company
Information Technology
501-1000 eployees
New York, USA
Phone Interview
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone.
Verified
4.0
Quality:
5.0
Schedule:
4.0
Cost:
5.0
Willing to refer:
5.0
the review
"They interact with the team and adapt to our team's culture very well."
Nov 18, 2016
The Review
Feedback summary:
The client praises Geomotiv for finding engineers with the right skill-set and capability to accommodate to their culture. Geomotiv responds well to feedback and changing requests.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
We are an internet advertising company specializing in the automation of advertising. Traditionally we serve the publishing industry and help them to monetize ad spots on their websites, mobile applications, or other digital platforms. We've now moved to a more cohesive platform and are building out automation technologies to help advertisers automate their purchasing.
I am the senior vice president of the technology buyer side.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Geomotiv?
We couldn't hire smart people fast enough on shore. It takes a while to find the right people with the right skill sets, experience, and culture. In order to move faster with our platform development, we decided to formulate a relationship with an external company.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
Geomotiv finds the candidates and pre-screens them according to our specifications. We then formally interview the candidates and hire them through Geomotiv. They then co-manage the engineers and provide them with office space, computers, and tools. We then treat the engineers as an extension of our team. Work was primarily around data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, MapReduce, and other big data frameworks. They also help us with high-performance and high-scale development for our real-time platform for buying ads.
How did you come to work with Geomotiv?
I've had really good success in the past working with consulting agencies in Eastern Europe. They generally have a lot of good, high-quality candidates coming from good schools. The company that I used to work with shifted their focus, so I was looking for a new partner. I met with the two principals of Geomotiv and we talked about the type of work they've done in the past. I checked their references for what they've done with other companies. I talked about what we were looking for in the way of skill sets and gave them job descriptions. We agreed that it would be most efficient to find a pool of eight to ten candidates that would work with us to have a sufficient team size. They were very accommodative to helping us move faster almost immediately and then scale up quickly.
How much have you invested with Geomotiv?
The investment started at $5,000 a month and is up to $36,000 a month now.
What is the status of this engagement?
We have been working with Geomotiv from November 2013 to present day.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?
My team leads are very happy working with them. The quality of candidates that we get from the interview process is good. Geomotiv was flexible about accommodating our hiring and management processes. They do first level candidate screening and do a pretty good job. The success rate post their screening is probably 80%. They're finding good engineers with the right skills and culture for our needs quickly.
What did you find most impressive about Geomotiv?
I've really only worked with two companies from that area of the world, and I was really happy with both of them. They're very responsive to our needs. Early on, the quality of some of the code wasn't as good because they weren't writing sufficient tests. We gave them some feedback and they took it to heart and set up an internal process so the people who were better at development/testing were then mentoring the new hires on the team how to do the automated testing in the way that we required. Their flexibility and following our guidance is something they do well with.
I'd also say they do a good job of putting up with our dysfunctionality. We're somewhat of a bureaucratic organization, and they're pretty patient with our financial, accounting, and legal teams who make them jump through hoops.
4.0
Overall ScoreIt is a resounding success.
4.0Scheduling
ON TIME / DEADLINES
We are an agile organization, so it's about team-based estimations. Our team-based estimates are pretty good, but agile is about constant improving so we can always do better.
5.0Cost
Value / within estimates
I think they're half the cost of what an engineer would cost over here, but the value is what's really important. In general, it's pretty good when measuring the costs versus benefits.
5.0Quality
Service & deliverables
The quality at this point is really good. We get good candidates to hire, and the quality of their work and tests are quite good. They interact with the team and adapt to our team's culture very well.
5.0NPS
Willing to refer
I would definitely recommend them. I've already recommended them to several of my colleagues running other areas of engineering within the company.
Geomotiv found highly skilled engineers to manage core project goals, supporting the development of a scalable and reliable platform. The team helped expand client management capacities with a new web workflow application. Committed to deliverables, they continue to be a valuable partner.