Pynest

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of an information technology company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide to the clients outstaffing services of Software Development Personnel. We combined our cloud competencies and expertise in DevSecOps, SDLC, and Cloud Solution Architecture into a Digital Transformation Fabric.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We turned to Pynest to acquire missing specialists with specific expertise in a niche area of software development.

SOLUTION

How did you find Pynest?

Online Search

Why did you select Pynest over others?

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

How many teammates from Pynest were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We have an internal project for managers written in Python and JavaScript. Project operates with big amount of data from our shops, making the life of our managers easier and saving a lot of their time, doing all the calculations and suggesting the most efficient ways of product management . It’s really important to keep this service reliable, accurate and fast at the same time.

We need the most efficient UI that at the same time is easy to understand but handle all the details. We also need to constantly improve project functionality, adding new powerful features.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project demonstrated significant progress and success as we successfully integrated the additional specialists into our development team, resulting in improved software performance and streamlined workflows.

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

project management was commendable, as they consistently delivered work on time, adhered to deadlines, and remained responsive to our needs throughout the entire collaboration.

What was your primary form of communication with Pynest?

Virtual Meeting

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

We received a high level of service with the high attention to detail, all of our adjustments were quickly implemented. In general, all interactions with the partners from Pynest have left only a positive impression.

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

When developing some tasks, there were various ways to implement the solution. The Pynest developer was proactive and came up with innovative solutions, some of which were successfully used by the team. For example, adding a library factory-boy for building factories.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Account Manager of CreativeIT EU, UAB

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Software development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Worked on continuous improvement of Python backend part
• Integrated background tasks based on celery
• Containerized the whole application
• Increased application test coverage

SOLUTION

How did you find Pynest?

Referral

Why did you select Pynest over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Pynest were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We searched for experienced Python developer with great communication skills, and a high interest in new technologies and our ideas. We were able to find developer that have all these qualities. We hired an experienced Python developer for the continuous improvement of our application, so Pynest developer was responsible for improving API layer of our application. 

• Worked on continuous improvement of Python backend part 
• Integrated background tasks based on celery 
• Containerized the whole application 
• Increased application test coverage 

These are the technologies that Pynest developer used to achieve our business goals: 

• Pure Python 
• Flask 
• Unittest 
• flask-restx
• flask-jwt-extended 
• Redis 
• Celery 
• Docker
• Compose

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have fully covered our application with tests and also containerized out application. Avoided timeout issues on prod using background tasks which were integrated by him. It was a pleasure to work with Pynest developer since he had strong English/communicative skills. He experts with Python and easily helped our developers to resolve bugs and implement new features.

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

We had 2-weeks sprints with planning at the beginning of sprint and retrospective after the sprint was finished. There were also short, daily meetings for communicating, staying on track with the whole team, and resolving any blockers/issues. Also, there were additional meetings if a there was a need.

What was your primary form of communication with Pynest?

Virtual Meeting

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

Pynest is a reliable company. They have expansive technical expertise in Python stack, and they helped our in-house teams with ease. The developer that was assigned to us was communicative, experienced, and really easy to work with. He proposed more readable code style, and he always gave ideas on how to implement new features.

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

No, everything was pretty good

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Customertimes

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Customertimes is a consulting firm dedicated to delivering meaningful solutions to today's most pressing business challenges.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The project itself was built around a full-stack technology platform and consists of more than 100 microservices that were written in Python, GoLang, and JavaScript. These technologies were used to ensure fast and accurate processing of data for our users since we provide many different services to them. Due to all the above, we need to constantly develop our application.

SOLUTION

How did you find Pynest?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select Pynest over others?

• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

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

This development includes improving the existing pipeline’s performance and making our UI as user-friendly as possible, as well as creating new services for our users so that we remain the best choice among other competitors. Since almost all parts of our application were written with Python, we hired Pynest developers to help us with continuous improvement. 

The Pynest developers advised us on the best solutions for implementing new services or optimizing existing ones, and they also enabled changes in code style and architecture in the project to make it more extensible and easier to test from the point of view of experienced Python developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have fully completed and tested the part of our pipeline that is responsible for processing user subscriptions. Overall performance of this pipeline has increased by more than 7 percent, and now we can handle an infinite number of user subscriptions. Additionally, the Pynest team created new internal UI tools for our managers to directly interact with these backend microservices; therefore, saving a lot of time for our managers. 

Our UI, with which users interact, has been improved as much as possible. In the end, we no longer need to worry about these microservices for a very long time, since all their parts are impeccably improved. How effective was workflow between your team and theirs? It was a pleasure to work with Pynest developers since all the developers had strong English/communicative skills. 

They are experts with Python and easily helped our developers to resolve bugs and implement new features. We’ve even moved some of the developers to our in-house teams for a time, so our developers could learn from them, which, in the end, greatly increased the technical expertise of our developers.

What was your primary form of communication with Pynest?

• Virtual Meeting

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

It was a pleasure to work with Pynest developers since all the developers had strong English/communicative skills. They are experts with Python and easily helped our developers to resolve bugs and implement new features. We’ve even moved some of the developers to our in-house teams for a time, so our developers could learn from them, which, in the end, greatly increased the technical expertise of our developers. 

For this team we had 2-weeks sprints with planning at the beginning of sprint and retrospective after the sprint was finished. There were also short, daily meetings for communicating, staying on track with the whole team, and resolving any blockers/issues. Also, there were additional meetings if a need arose. We communicated extensively in our messenger to quickly resolve minor issues with our managers

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

Pynest is a reliable company. They have extensive technical expertise in Python stack, and they helped our in-house teams with ease. The developers that were assigned to us were communicative, experienced, and really easy to work with. They proposed more readable code style, and they always gave ideas on how to implement new features.

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

The Pynest team implemented and refactored the codebase with high standards regarding code style, architecture, and performance. Additionally, the team left plentiful documentation inside our entire codebase itself and wrote documentation files for each microservice to describe how the particular microservice works and for what purposes it was created. 

They also left documentation for the whole pipeline of 8 microservices and external services with descriptions of how they communicate with each other, and what the input of this pipeline is, and what the output is for our users (after processing the user’s subscription). 

So, our developers can easily dig into the codebase and fully understand it through reading corresponding documentation files and comments inside the codebase. This is the best part of our pipeline right now in terms of the codebase, and our developers even use it as a standard in their own work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Specialist of Duck.Design

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Duck.design is a design platform with influence around the world that will help you build your brand identity and do any graphic&web design, illustration, motion projects you have.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• The goal of the project was to implement an employee health monitoring application that is a reliable and user-friendly platform that could effectively track and monitor the mental, physical and cognitive health of employees. This included designing and developing an end-to-end solution that would allow employees to conduct surveys and assessments, visualize changes in their health over time, and generate detailed reports based on the results.

SOLUTION

How did you find Pynest?

Online Search, Clutch Site

Why did you select Pynest over others?

High ratings, Good value for cost, Company values aligned

What was the size of Pynest’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

System consists of back-end, front-end (admin-panel) and mobile applications. Python developers were responsible for implementation of the back-end server and admin panel, this includes:

• Design and implement RESTful APIs for the application.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate large amounts of health survey and assessment data efficiently.
• Implement data visualization, reporting, and analytics features based on survey and assessment results.
• Ensure data security and privacy through proper authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Design and implement an efficient database architecture.
• Implement data export functionality for stakeholders to access survey and assessment data
• Developing and implementing user-friendly and intuitive user interface for the admin panel and integrating front-end code with the back-end to ensure seamless data flow and functionality.

The developers were responsible for mobile application implementation, this includes:

• Design and develop the mobile application for employees to take surveys and assessments.
• Implement a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for employees to take surveys and assessments.
• Integrate with the back-end RESTful APIs. - Ensure the mobile application is optimized for performance on different mobile devices.
• Ensure the application is user-friendly, accessible, and meets all accessibility requirements. Also, the team developed automated tests and performed code reviews to ensure the quality of the code.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Implementation of the back-end server and admin panel
• Mobile application implementation

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

Tech Leads were a great point of contact, and always helped us make the right business decisions at every stage of development.

What was your primary form of communication with Pynest?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

The team was made up of experienced developers that have great communication skills, which made resolving any issues or questions a breeze. Pynest’s developers kept up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in development and suggested updates and improvements to the application as needed.

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

No, everything was on point

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm CEO of the software development company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pynest, and what were your goals?

We searched experienced Python developer with great communication skills and high interest in new technologies and our idea. And we was provided with such developer that has all these together.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Skill set, reliability, flexibility on cost, good communication and the general ability to propose a solution we needed at that moment

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We use Microservice infrastructure: - Django - Postgres - RabbitMQ - Memcached - Unittests - Dramatiq - SQL, DjangoORM - Docker, Docker-compose - Bitbucket, Gitlab - CI/CD - AWS (Athena, DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, IOT, EC2, CDK, CloudFront, ECS, ECR, CloudWatch, Kubernetes, RDS) - Prometheus, Grafana - ML

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 - Python developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Pynest is very reliable company, and they have expansive technical expertise in Python stack. The developer that we were provided with is communicative, experienced and really easy to work with. He proposed more readable codestyle and also always gives ideas of Implementing new features.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had weekly meetings for communicating and staying on track with whole team, and also there would be additional meetings in case of any need.

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

Great expertise in Python and corresponding technologies

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

The quality of the work and their management process is just perfect.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm CTO of AKDEV. We work in different domains with customers around the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pynest, and what were your goals?

We needed support on core code refactoring and also with optimizing functionality of our project.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We were selecting based on knowledge, previous experience, communication skills, and potential ability to learn new technologies (due to specific nature of our product)

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We needed to update critical parts of code, for each we would brainstorm for ideas, estimation for each part. After completing each there was a time to test new changes, and compare speed. Improvements were had to do with interactions with blockchain, IPFS (distributed file system), old docker images

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

For that project we needed one middle python developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

By the end of 4 months of work, the code become much more readable and scalable, and due to a lot of optimizations we saw approximately 3 times improvement in speed of execution

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had daily meeting for communicating and staying on track with whole team, and also there would be additional meetings in case of any need, communicating through our internal system. And the deadlines were usually met even ahead of time.

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

People ability to learn fast and adapt to new technologies, and also lack of bureaucracy on the company side.

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

Sometimes needed more communication from developer side, but he was almost autonomous unit and performed a lot based on his architectural experience

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

COO at PMPartners

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pynest, and what were your goals?

We were looking for a partner to cooperate on Mavi project for the client. We required a strong skillset to produce a software developement project. It was quite urgent.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We found them via web search. We reached them out, discussed requirements, and decided to cooperate on the Mavi project. They provided us with necessary speed and skills.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Pynest has proven itself as a very reliable partner. They have expansive technical expertise in Python stack, which was exactly what we need. We had a list of urgent developers for the project, as well as project requirements. They promptly provided us with the required professionals.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

With the help of Pynest we were able to find a perfect match for the skills required by the client’s project. They were senior developers with the exact tech stack we required.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

In addition, we appreciate their attention to detail, understanding of the project purpose, and ability to solve issues quickly. It was impressive. We truly found our partnership with Pynest enormously productive.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The team is absolutely communicative, energetic, and respectful of schedules.

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

The fact that they provided us with skilled middle + and senior developers made our work faster and with proven quality for our client.

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

We wish them all possible success and are hoping to cooperate in the future!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of a software company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We create software that matches your company's demands. We may entirely take over the development of your product or help you grow your development staff. Our team is made up of middle and senior-level highly skilled strategic specialists. This means we can manage software projects of any size and complexity. To execute any of your company's ideas, we only provide well-known and tried-and-true technology.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired Pynest’s python developers to work on an analytical project designed to track and forecast products at risk of write-offs. This project lets the company give these items to shelters and charities more quickly. It can also sell different types of products that can be written off. By using this algorithm, the company wants to manage inventory better, reduce waste, and help community projects by giving money.

SOLUTION

How did you find Pynest?

Referral

Why did you select Pynest over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Pynest were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Pynest's project was to improve the client's inventory management system by combining different data sources, looking at stock levels, evaluating risks, and showing the results. The project was divided into four key stages:
Integration and Migration Module:
Objective: To integrate primary data sources and migrate data from Azure services to a new environment.
Activities: The team worked on setting up data pipelines to ensure seamless and consistent data flow. They utilized tools like Python, SQL, and Pyspark to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data into the new system. This stage ensured that all necessary data was accurately migrated and integrated.
Stock and Over-Stock Analysis Module:
Objective: To analyze and calculate stock levels, identifying stock and overstock situations.
Activities: The team developed algorithms and processes to evaluate inventory data and determine stock levels. This involved storing the analyzed data in an intermediate storage solution, such as Clickhouse, for further processing. The analysis helped in understanding current stock levels and identifying any overstocked items.
Risk Analysis Module:
Objective: To assess the risks associated with stock levels based on the analysis from the previous module.
Activities: This module uses stock data to look at possible risks related to inventory management. The team implemented risk assessment algorithms that forecasted future risks and identified potential issues. This stage provided critical insights into the areas of inventory that required attention to mitigate risks.
Visualization Module:
Objective: To visualize stock at risk and actual write-offs using various charts and diagrams.
Activities: The team developed a visualization dashboard that presented the analyzed data in a user-friendly format. They utilized tools like Datasphere, ObjectStorage, and visualization libraries in Python to create interactive and informative charts. This module helps stakeholders easily understand the data and make informed decisions regarding inventory management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project resulted in several notable outcomes:

• Improved data integration and migration processes, leading to more reliable and timely data access.
• Improved ability to find and manage stock and overstock situations, reducing possible waste and improving inventory levels.
• Effective risk analysis capabilities, allowing for proactive management of inventory risks.
• Clear and informative visualizations facilitate better decision-making regarding stock management.

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

The workflow between our team and the Pynest team was highly effective. The collaboration was seamless, with clear communication and well-defined roles and responsibilities. Their team knew our needs well and always finished on time, so the project went smoothly.

What was your primary form of communication with Pynest?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Pynest used a strong set of tools during the project. These included Python, SQL, Pyspark, Clickhouse, Airflow, Yandex Cloud (CLI, DataProc, Datasphere, ObjectStorage, Hadoop, YARN, Livy), GitLab, gitlab-ci, Docker, and Kubernetes. This comprehensive approach ensured the project’s success and delivered a scalable and efficient inventory management solution.

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

While the project was largely successful, there are areas for potential improvement. Enhanced documentation throughout each stage would facilitate easier knowledge transfer and maintenance post-project. Increasing the frequency of progress updates could improve transparency and allow for quicker adjustments if needed. Also, a stronger focus on scaling could make the system better at handling large data volumes and more complex situations in the future.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Head of Sales

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pynest?

We searched experienced Python developer with great communication skills and high interest in new technologies. And we was provided with such developer that has all these together.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Their system consists of several microservices and contains such technologies as: - FastAPI - Postgres - Pandas - RabbitMQ - Redis - Pytest - Celery - Numpy - SQLAlchemy - Docker, Docker-compose - Bitbucket Their goals included improvements of scalability and architecture in general, developing new features and covering code by well-designed tests

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Ongoing project of WEB application development and support

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We communicated with three people including the developer, his PM and the accountant. All of them are professionals.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Pynest is very reliable company, and they have expansive technical expertise in Python stack. The developer that we were provided with is communicative, experienced and really easy to work with. He proposed more readable codestyle and also always gives ideas of Implementing new features.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Super-effective, the team is available all through the working hours and evem in the evenings\weekends

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

We had weekly meetings for communicating and staying on track with whole team, and also there would be additional meetings in case of any need.

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

nothing so far - everything was excellent