Newsoft

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Programme Manager of Evolve Dynamics

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Designs and manufactures drones.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Developer team extension for ERP improvements
• Assist with PHP web dev project where other developers failed

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

They reached out

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We enlisted Newsoft's help as developer team extension. They provided expert level developers who were able to take what were sometimes ambiguous tasks, understand the vision we had and conceptualising and delivering a smooth and reliable solution. 

Deliverables were to:

• Develop the requested custom features to our ERP System
• Fix bugs and optimise some processes
• Finish an existing web development project combining docker, AWS and PHP for streaming purposes 
• Work with our existing project management processes 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

New features rolled out without major issues in a timely manner. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Communication was very good despite not being hired full time. Items were delivered very quickly and estimations were accurate.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The abilty to present a problem to their developers which was fairly ambigious or hard to solve and they were able to adapt and overcome the issue even though it may not have exactly fitted their prior experience or skillset.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

No, all great from us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior People Business Partner of an information technology company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our company is committed to building the best sports gaming platform in the industry. Founded in 2020, our team built three of today's most widely played fantasy games and successfully launched the largest contest in the history of fantasy sports: a $15M NFL Best Ball tournament! Our company's modern tech environment and in-house product development allow us to continuously deliver the best experiences for our users.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Android support and works surrounding our company's engineering goals to develop and launch online sport betting application.

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

N/A

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

good performance

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The contribution from the Newsoft resource covered a wide range of Android focused needs in partnership with our US based team. The most recent and impactful being serving as a driver around the work completed on authentication system enhancements. The entirety of the scope is to maintain regulatory compliance within American sports betting and sports fantasy markets, while improving the client experience.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Success of authentication on android, and contribution to the Android package and demo app used to test the Core packages on Android

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The Newsoft's resource is a talented and focused developer who delivers results and is also a pleasure to work with.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We have recently transitioned an additional resource to Newsoft, and both resources are driven team players, with great attitudes and a drive for results.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Future Platforms

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We help brands create and deliver digital products that stick, grow and transform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Onboard skilled technology teams
• Create an offshore partnership

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

• Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We created a partnership with Newsoft to provide us with skilled technology resources in order to deliver global projects for our clients in a timely manner. We have onboarded multiple people with niche skills within software development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We have highly skilled workers with high levels of integrity who are still working on our projects successfully. We have been able to achieve deliverables on our projects at a low cost which would not have been able to achieve on shore in London. We were able to staff an entire team with Flutter skills and deliver high quality for our clients.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Newsoft have always been able to deliver on time at a very fast pace. We are able to put our trust into them. We have found that even if Newsoft do not have the skills in-house they are committed to investing in up skilling their staff or reaching out to their networks to find new members of staff who are able to fulfil our resourcing needs. We have a high level of faith in them and we have built and maintained a great relationship.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They have always had a high level of professionalism, integrity and knowledge.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

My only suggestion would be that perhaps they could have more of a network with regards to technical leads so that we are able to onboard faster but mostly we can not praise them enough for their knowledge and speed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder and CTO of Packsmith

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Building a platform for distributed commerce logistics.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Bolster backend capacity
• External vendor integrations
• Python expertise

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Ours has been an open-ended relationship with Newsoft, where they operate as embedded engineers within our team rather than being scoped to specific projects. Key projects with which the team has been involved include:

• Building integrations with assorted postal carriers including USPS and Australia Post 
• Development and maintenance of Python microservices for ecommerce forecasting 
• Research and implementation of algorithms used in logistics optimization 
• Assorted internal- and external-facing API design

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Considerably increased engineering capacity.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

As an embedded team, Newsoft work under our internal management structure. The team have always been receptive to our project management and effectively plan their time, communicate their progress, and complete assigned tasks.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Newsoft exhibits an exceptional company culture which values teamwork, excellence, and the ongoing growth and well-being of its employees. Working with Volodymyr has been nothing short of fantastic. His involvement has been instrumental in optimising our companies' partnership, and I genuinely appreciate the trust we've built over this period.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Vale PTY

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Vale is an online casino operator, bringing games and content from across the globe to South America.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

To build an Android app for our casino lobby

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Other

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned
• Professional

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Newsoft were tasked with delivering a fully functional mobile application for our online casino, using shared business logic which also served the web application. At all times, the focus for the mobile app was to be secure, functional, user-friendly, and considerate of modern development practices. 

Special care and attention was needed for compliance within our heavily regulated industry. User verification, KYC, and other specifics that were relevant to the mobile app's users was also a requirement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

On completion of the project, we were left with a fully functional Android app that went far beyond what we had expected.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

At all times, Newsoft's developers were attentive, responsive, and professional. In addition to supplying us with high quality work, they also actively assisted and advised us on other areas of the casino during their development process, much to our benefit and advantage.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their commitment to detail, depth of knowledge, and general professionalism.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

There was nothing they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the Founder + CEO of a software company that offers Try Before You Buy software for ecommerce companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What business challenge were you trying to address with Newsoft?

The specific objectives of this project were as follows:

• Develop a resilient system for processing Shopify data updates
• Create a solution involving Shopify’s API that would match the legacy product.
• Create an easy-to-use client for an internal API used across microservices.
• Optimize queries and other application logic to have the utmost performance
• Implement a billing system that automatically bills merchants.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Newsoft provided engineering support on both our legacy product and our Shopify app. This engineering lift allowed us to move at a rapid pace to achieve our milestones.

What is the team composition?

We added engineering support to our team so that we could work around the clock.

How did you come to work with Newsoft?

We needed some additional engineering support and we were lucky to find Newsoft.

How much have you invested with them?

The Newsoft team was an integral part of our success. They were able to plug into our systems, learn quickly, and we would not have been able to move at such a fast pace without them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We successfully finished our engagement with Newsoft and we are very satisfied with the results. They were professional, and responsive, and delivered high-quality work throughout the project. We hope to have the opportunity to work with them again in the future.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The Newsoft team had a successful 3-year partnership with TryNow. The Ukranian team played a significant role by proposing business solution ideas and offering expertise in Python and Shopify’s APIs. They consulted with our team on various aspects of the project, including creating an easy-to-use client for an internal API and optimizing queries and other application logic.

Newsoft’s engineers were responsible for developing a resilient system for processing Shopify data updates and implementing a billing system. They worked around the clock to develop and test the product, with half of the day worked by the Ukranian team and the other half by our team in the US. The project resulted in valuable outcomes for both of us.

How did Newsoft perform from a project management standpoint?

The Newsoft team was able to help us drive toward our goal and was successful in helping us accelerate our timeline. We would not have operated at the speed we did without them.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The Newsoft team’s contributions were monumental to our growth as an organization. We are so grateful for their support in getting us to our current place. They helped build out our Shopify app which helped us get APIs built. Their breadth of knowledge in Python and ability to digest new APIs was invaluable.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Overall, we are happy with the work that Newsoft team delivered, and there is nothing specific to mention as an area for improvement. However, as with any team, there are always opportunities for improvement. For example, we noticed that their English level could be improved, which could enhance communication during the project.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the CEO of a software company. We do mobile app development, e-commerce, and video streaming software.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Newsoft?

We've been trying to scale but the demand during COVID-19 clamped up a little. Suddenly, we had an explosion of growth. We were in need of new software engineers to help keep up with specific projects.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We hired Newsoft engineers to come in and help us scale. Usually, when we first onboard engineers, they do an audit of the code base, and they detect certain things that they think that we could improve upon. Most of their engineers are very self-sufficient and they do fantastic work. Onboarding has been very easy.

One of the projects is a social networking mobile application that we've been working on. We needed help doing some refactoring and building up new features for their Android app. One of the developers has come in, taken a look at everything, and given some good suggestions on things we could do differently or things we could add — that's been very helpful.

Another project we've worked with them on has been an e-commerce startup. They've helped us out with the Python backend rework for that e-commerce system.

What is the team composition?

We started with working with one engineer, and we've expanded to four people working with us at the moment.

How did you come to work with Newsoft?

Normally, we get flooded with outreach emails from people who are trying to sell outsourced development. With Newsoft, the owner reached out to me and I chatted with them.

What stood out was that the owner came from an engineering background. He used to write iOS software. Newsoft’s team are engineers first. They really understand how to build and grow engineering teams. That's really the reason why we decided to work with them.

How much have you invested with them?

I think we're coming up on $200,000 at this point.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Newsoft in January 2019 and it’s still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We started with working with one engineer, and he did such a great job that we immediately asked for more — if I could hire more people from them for specific roles I have open, I would. We haven't had a bad candidate from them yet, and that's almost unheard of in the industry.

How did Newsoft perform from a project management standpoint?

Their engineers were integrated into our team Slack channels. We do asynchronous communication since their time zone is a little bit different. We do a little bit of project organization, planning out tickets ahead of time using Jira to get the sprints organized. While our United States team is sleeping, they've got tickets to do and they can submit all requests through GitHub that we can review the next day and get feedback on. There's also a three-hour window open in the time zones where everybody is online, and that's where we get most of the communication done.

What did you find most impressive about them?

From an engineering standpoint, both the consistency and quality of their talent have been perfect. Newsoft integrity is also a standout. We've come across situations where they could have taken advantage of a payment error on our part but they came and talked with us to set things straight.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There's nothing on the engineering side. I have recommended them to a bunch of other startups that we work with and they are super happy with them. I shouldn't be giving this review because then other people start using them and then I can't get their engineers.

The only problem that we had is that it's difficult to wire money to Ukraine. It’s a little bit of a hassle figuring that out, but once I got that automated, it was fine. I think it was probably the only difficult thing about the entire thing.

Any advice for potential customers?

Be very upfront with the problems you're trying to solve and let them give you the feedback they need to give you. If you're on the phone with Roman (Python-Dev.) and he recommends you do something or change something, you should trust that because he's probably right.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re a consultancy and software development agency that specializes in the gaming industry. We work within the online casino and sports betting arenas with clients located around Europe and America.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Newsoft?

We were looking for an Android resource to supplement our team.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement? 

Newsoft assigned a Kotlin developer who could assist us with native Android development. We have a lot of technical expertise in-house, so we really only needed a few extra hands to augment us.

What is the team composition? 

I work with Oleh (Android Developer). He’s done a couple of projects, and I’m happy with the quality provided.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Oleh has been working with us since May 2019.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Oleh is very committed, professional, and self-organizing. He’s also reliable — that’s what I liked the most.

How did Newsoft perform from a project management standpoint?

We handle the project management ourselves, so they aren’t responsible for that. Although, Oleh is very communicative.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Oleh delivers a high level of code and is fairly autonomous, both of which are good for us.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I’m happy overall.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be clear about your requirements. Not thinking things through enough is one of the biggest problems when outsourcing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am working as a Deputy Head of a public company. Our company is taking care of our district community (Skala-Podilska, Ternopil region). It includes organization interesting events for us, managing some holidays, build playgrounds and recently we have started to develop IT solutions for our community. Our main goal is to increase the level of living inside our community.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Newsoft?

Our company noticed that the Skala-Podilska community is very touristy. We have come up with the idea to create an IT solution for that. The main goal is to popularize our city and historical locations around.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to increase the touristy level of our community in an interesting way.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Actually, we have opened a public tender. Newsoft was one of five companies that were potentially suitable for our needs. We have selected Newsoft because during negotiations they really dived into our idea and come with a few new features for our project.

Describe the project in detail.

This is a travel application that has to encourage tourists to visit the best places in the Skala-Podilska community. The application suggests the range of different places, local excursions, and upcoming events. You can find places in which you are interested, such as history location, nature or even agro. During the trip, you can find a quest with QR-code. Once you scan the code you will get to know the right answer about this location.

Main features:

• Routes. Visit existing routes and create your own with places that you like the most.
• Rating. Raise your own rating by visiting different locations.
• Excursions. It gives a chance to look through possible excursions and order one you are interested in.
• Places to stay. You can easily find out what you need for a comfortable trip and where it is located.

What was the team composition?

4 people. It was two android developers, QA engineer, and UI/UX designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

For sure. We have successfully launched on the Google Play market. Second our success is involving other districts into the project. By this time we have contracted with 3 heads of the district.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team which was assigned to our project was communication and really friendly. In so short period we have become so close. Anyone was set up for quality and fast work. We connected through skype or Telegram at least two times per week.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have impressive experience in Mobile Development. We have managed to prevent a lot of problems before they come. Their team was very proactive and met our strict deadlines.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I can not come up with something in particular. Everything was good for me.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a biotech company strongly active in the agro-food industry. Since its foundation in 1997, we have been developing rapid testing solutions for the food security. We have built a strong expertise in the detection of contaminants by means of a unique multiplexing approach.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Newsoft?

To commercialize a new product, we needed a Android application to ease the use of our new device. The main problem was the lack of documentation of the protocol to be able to interface the device with the phone.

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal was to connect the device with the rest of the world and especially with our servers collecting the data. The device was used through an old Windows software and linked to a computer with a USB cable. We wanted to ease the use of the device by allowing the user to control it with its smartphone through a BlueTooth connection.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking for a Ukrainian software freelancer on a well-known website because we were already working with a Ukrainian. And by luck, we found out a great professional software engineer working quickly while meeting all our requirements (even if the project was kind of obscure at the beginning but he was very adaptive).

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

He designed and developed a complete Android application using Kotlin and communicating perfectly with our device through Bluetooth or USB. The application is very responsive and easy to use.

What was the team composition?

There was only one software engineer but he did all the job very efficiently. I was the project leader and was telling him what to do but he was also very proactive by proposing many changes which was beneficial to the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

We were able to launch our product and acquire more clients because our device was ahead of the concurrency because of the newly developed application.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It was a one person project but he managed it very efficiently and very professionally.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was very impressed by the proactiveness, flexibility, and ability to work quickly while delivering quality code.

Are there any areas for improvement?

While there is always room for improvement, I can't see one are in particular.