# Scalac Scalac Reviews (23), Pricing, Services & Verified Ratings - 4.8 out of 5 average review rating - 1 connections joined Scalac's Network [Visit Website](https://scalac.io/?utm_source=clutch.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=directory) [Get a Custom Proposal](https://clutch.co/profile/scalac) **Scale fast with Scalac (Scala, Java, Akka, ZIO)** Scalac is a web app & custom software development company. We're a team of **135** experts in - **Backend development,** - **Frontend development,** - **DevOps,** - **Machine Learning,** - **Data Engineering,** - **Manual QA and QA Automation,** - **UI/UX design.** We have delivered software solutions to over **90 customers in the USA, UK, EU, Switzerland and Scandinavian countries.** Our services: - **Team Extension** - **Project Development** - **Technology Consulting** - **Training** We specialize in **functional programming (Scala, ZIO, Akka),** **distributed computing**, **blockchain**, and **data engineering** solutions for FinTech, HealthTech, AdTech and EdTech companies. Our Tech Stack: - Scala - Java - ZIO - Akka - Spark - Rust - Node.js - React - Angular - Kafka - Pulsar - RabbitMQ - Docker - Kubernetes - AWS - Google Cloud Platform - Terraform - Kibana - JavaScript - TypeScript - Headless Shopify ## Company Information - Minimum project size: $10,000+ - Hourly rate: $50 - $99 - Number of employees: 50 - 249 - 2 Locations: - San Francisco, CA (Headquarters) - Gdańsk, Poland - Founded in 2014 ## Services, Focus Areas, Industries, and Clients ### Service Lines - 30% Custom Software Development - 30% IT Staff Augmentation - 30% Web Development - 5% Blockchain - 5% IT Strategy Consulting ### Focus Areas - Programming & Scripting: - 95% Java - 5% Other programming & scripting languages - Frameworks and CMS: - 80% React - 10% Angular - 10% NodeJS ### Industries - 65% Financial services - 15% Medical - 10% Information technology - 5% Advertising & marketing - 5% Education ### Clients - 10% Small Business (<$10M) - 70% Midmarket ($10M - $1B) - 20% Enterprise (>$1B) ## Pricing Snapshot Average rating for cost based on this provider's reviews: 4.4 out of 5 **What Clients Have Said** *(This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.)*: Scalac offers competitive pricing and great value for cost, as highlighted by multiple clients. Project costs range from $15,000 to over $3 million, accommodating various project scopes and team sizes. Clients consistently note Scalac's responsiveness and expertise as key strengths. **Most Common Project Size**: $200,000 to $999,999 based on 12 reviews *(Pricing information for this provider is based on reviews where the project size was available.)* ### Pricing by Service - Custom Software Development: $50,000 to $199,999 based on 8 reviews - Other IT Consulting and SI: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 2 reviews - IT Staff Augmentation: $200,000 to $999,999 based on 2 reviews - Corporate Training & Coaching: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 1 review - Enterprise App Modernization: Confidential based on 1 review - Application Testing: Confidential based on 1 review - Web Development: 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) ### Scalac Review Insights Overall Review Rating: 4.8 - Quality: 4.8 - Schedule: 4.8 - Cost: 4.4 - Willing to Refer: 4.8 ### Top Mentions - Communicative (9 mentions) - Professional (7 mentions) - Timely (7 mentions) - Flexible (5 mentions) - Collaborative (4 mentions) - Great team (4 mentions) - High-quality work (4 mentions) - Knowledgeable (4 mentions) - Exceptional performance (3 mentions) - Experienced (3 mentions) - Adaptable (2 mentions) - Great project management (2 mentions) - Reasonable pricing (2 mentions) - Team players (2 mentions) - Easy to work with (1 mentions) - Passionate about their work (1 mentions) - Patient (1 mentions) - Puts the customer first (1 mentions) - Results-oriented (1 mentions) - Well-organized projects (1 mentions) ### Review Highlights **Strong Technical Expertise** Scalac is praised for its deep knowledge in Scala, Akka, and functional programming. Clients appreciate their ability to handle complex projects efficiently, which enhances performance and reliability. Their technical prowess is a significant factor in client satisfaction. **Excellent Communication Skills** Scalac is commended for clear and effective communication, both internally and with their clients. This has fostered strong relationships and ensured projects are on track, with timely updates and feedback integration. **High-Quality Deliverables** Clients consistently report satisfaction with Scalac's deliverables, noting improvements in system performance, code quality, and project outcomes. Scalac's ability to meet and exceed expectations is frequently highlighted. **Project Management Excellence** Scalac's project management skills are generally praised, with clients highlighting their adherence to timelines, structured processes, and the ability to manage projects effectively from start to finish. **Effective Staff Augmentation** Multiple clients commend Scalac's ability to quickly provide highly skilled engineers to augment their teams. This flexibility allows clients to scale their teams effectively, meeting project demands while maintaining high-quality standards. **Adaptability and Problem-Solving** Scalac is noted for its adaptability and problem-solving skills, often finding effective solutions to project challenges. Their ability to address issues constructively is a recurring theme in client feedback. **Professional and Collaborative Team** Clients appreciate Scalac's professional demeanor and collaborative spirit. Their team integrates smoothly with client teams, contributing positively to project environments and fostering a sense of partnership. **Pricing Concerns** Though the value provided is acknowledged, some clients find Scalac's services to be on the expensive side, particularly in certain markets. However, this is often balanced by the quality of service received. **Customer-Centric Approach** Scalac is noted for their dedication to customer satisfaction, often going beyond the initial scope to address client needs promptly. Their willingness to adapt to client feedback and requirements is highly valued. **Cultural and Communication Challenges** Some clients mentioned challenges with time zone differences and communication, though these were generally resolved. Scalac's proactive approach to overcoming these challenges was appreciated. ### Scalac Reviews #### Staff Augmentation for Healthcare Technology Company (Featured Review) **The Project** - Services: IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 - Project length: Mar. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac provides Scala and React engineering support for a healthcare technology company. They've sourced and prescreened candidates, successfully providing 40 engineers to support the client's projects. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Head of Prevention & Wellness, Healthcare Technology Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1,001-5,000 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Mar 23, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: The client has accepted a higher percentage of Scala's candidates than they usually do when they hire internally, demonstrating the top-notch quality of Scalac's resources. The Scala team exhibits a high level of productivity despite working remotely. They also remain transparent and responsive. "“They’re probably the best staff augmentation firm I've ever worked with.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the head of the prevention and wellness portfolio for engineering at a healthcare technology company. We build consumer-facing healthcare experiences. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We needed qualified Scala engineers who were experienced in functional programming to support the engineering capabilities of our internal team. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We hired Scalac to provide Scala engineers to support our internal capabilities. They specialize in Scala development, but we have gotten some React engineering support from them as well. They’re in charge of prescreening candidates before we interview them just as we would an internal hire. We’ve found that the quality of the engineers they’ve sent us has been much higher than we generally see from the previous applicants for our full-time jobs. What is the team composition? My main point of contact is Scala’s project manager. We initially started with 10 contractors from Scalac, but we’ve since scaled their team to 40 engineers. How did you come to work with Scalac? We met Scalac through a referral. How much have you invested with them? We’ve spent somewhere between $2,500,000-$3,000,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in March 2021, and the engagement is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? When we hire contractors, one of the metrics we look at is the percentage of candidates that pass our interview process, which was designed to find high-quality engineers. So far, we’ve accepted a higher percentage of their candidates than we usually do when we’re hiring ourselves, and we haven’t seen any poor performance from anyone that we’ve hired. Even though they all work offshore, we’ve found that they’re just as productive as our in-house engineers — sometimes even more so. We haven’t had to spend a lot of time ramping them up; they just joined our team, we started assigning them work, and so far, everything has been going smoothly. How did Scalac perform from a project management standpoint? Scalac has done great in terms of project management. They’ve provided a project manager to us to help coordinate with the engineers, and if ever there’s a language barrier issue, they’ll step in and help resolve it. Outside of that, they've been very transparent and communicative in terms of finding additional contractors for us. To give you an idea, we started with 10 contractors to see how they would work. They've all done great, so we've ramped up to 40 contractors. We keep telling them that we’ll take as many contractors as we can from them, so they’re always on the lookout for more to provide us. In that regard, they’re probably the best staff augmentation firm I've ever worked with. We primarily communicate through email and Slack, but we’ve also given them accounts in our environment. We really do treat them as a part of our team. What did you find most impressive about them? Scalac is very cost-effective. Their prices are very competitive — we have contracts with some US-based service providers, and we pay them almost double the hourly rate that we pay Scalac. Are there any areas they could improve? I don’t think there’s anything they could improve on. They’ve all done a fantastic job so far. I’m taking a new role in our company in the near future, and I’m planning on collaborating with them again. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Make sure to integrate them early on into your team so they can easily communicate with you in real-time and collaborate on issues directly. --- #### Custom Software Development for Software Solutions Company **The Project** - Services: Application Testing, Custom Software Development, Enterprise App Modernization - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. - July 2025 **Project Summary**: Scalac provided software development support for a software solutions company. The team conducted a comprehensive review of the client's app and collaborated on improvements to upskill the in-house team. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Development & Architecture Manager, Software Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Aug 12, 2025 **Feedback Summary**: Thanks to Scalac's efforts, the client experienced increased reliability, performance, and resilience under load, as well as reductions in CPU and memory usage and database storage. The team communicated excellently, was flexible, prioritized work well, and delivered on time with great quality. ""They were a rare company where all of the interactions were a joy."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Development & Architecture Manager of a software solutions company.Describe what your company does in a single sentence.Leading Software Solutions Provider For Utilities Infrastructure **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?Identify improvement opportunities in our softwareWork with our developers to deliver those improvementsUpskill our developers in Scala and Akka **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?ReferralWhy did you select Scalac over others?Pricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitGood value for costReferred to meImpressive initial consultationHow many teammates from Scalac were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.A detailed review of the codebase and architecture of a Flui Scala and Akka backend application. Aim to maximise reliability, efficiency, scalability and performance, through:Comprehensive Application ReviewCollaborative ImprovementsAkka and Scala Knowledge Transfer **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Increased reliabilityIncreased performanceIncreased resilience under loadReduction in CPU usageReduction in memory consumptionReduction in DB storage usageContainerised deploymentUpskilled in-house development teamDescribe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Excellent communicationExcellent flexibilityWork was always prioritised in collaboration with usWork was on schedule, delivered as per expectations, with excellent qualityWhat was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?They were real human beings - great to get along with, yet still completely professional. They were a rare company where all of the interactions were a joy. That is over and above their obvious competence in their field - they brought huge technical expertise to the project, and their way of working - embedded into our team - clicked immediately.Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?No areas of improvement, they truly delivered, and did it with a smile. --- #### Scala Training for Telecommunications Company **The Project** - Services: Corporate Training & Coaching - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: December 2022 **Project Summary**: Scalac provided a Scala 3 training course for a telecommunications company's development team. Scalac offered group mentorship and opportunity for questions and clarifications with the course's instructor. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Scrum Master, Sky - Industry: Telecommunications - Client size: 5,001-10,000 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 9, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac's training was well-received by the client's development team, who provided positive feedback and comments. The client's team felt better prepared after Scalac's training, who had great communication. Scalac was highly professional and patient when dealing with the client's processes. ""Anton and his team were nothing but a joy to work with."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Scrum Master of SkyDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Telecommunication/Technology/Entertainment **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?Expand and enchance Scala Developers knowledge and expertise **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?Online SearchWhy did you select Scalac over others?High ratingsPricing fit our budgetGreat culture fitGood value for costCompany values alignedHow many teammates from Scalac were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Scala C provided an in depth training course covering Scala 3 across 5 days for a large group of developers. It included group mentorship, ample opportunity for questions and clarification with the instructor and was well received. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?The training was very well received by the developers that attended, who all provided useful positive feedback and comments.They felt better equiped and interested to use Scala 3 given the insight and expertise that was shared and nurtured with the group by Scala C's instructor.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Highly professional, great communication and patience when dealing with organisation and cross company processes. Anton and his team were nothing but a joy to work with and I would happily use Scala C again.What was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Personal touch, interested in understanding requirements and needs and came to each step with a wonderful collabroative attitude. Even to go so far as changing the training approached based on feedback provided mid-way through.Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?none --- #### Staff Augmentation for Software Development Company **The Project** - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2017 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac provides staff augmentation services for a software development company. They find experts and present the candidates so the client can fill in development, software architecture, and DevOps positions. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, LIGADIGITAL - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 23, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Thanks to Scalac, the client has scaled their team with well-trained senior engineers. Moreover, the team has stood out for their professionalism and trustworthiness. They deliver on time and are well-organized and responsive. They communicate effectively through video calls, Slack, and Jira. "“We’ve had a good experience with their staff; they’ve helped us improve our existing product and build new projects.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CEO of LIGADIGITAL, a software development company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We needed to extend our existing team for development, software architecture, and DevOps. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Scalac provides staff augmentation services. Whenever we need an expert from their team, we coordinate a call with their manager. We describe the position we’re looking for, and they start searching for it. Then, Scalac provides us with candidates to choose from, and we add them to our existing team. What is the team composition? They’ve provided us with more than 10 teammates. How did you come to work with Scalac? We searched the market and evaluated a few companies. Scalac was the first nearshore partner we added to our company. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in January 2017, and our relationship is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Working with Scalac has had many benefits. We can scale our team quickly with well-trained, senior, professional experts. We’ve had a good experience with their staff; they’ve helped us improve our existing product and build new projects. Overall, we’re very happy with Scalac. How did Scalac perform from a project management standpoint? They deliver on time and are well organized. Communication is good; we have daily meetings with the staff we’ve added to our team. If we need to extend or shrink the team, we have one dedicated person to help us. Moreover, we don’t have communication gaps; we always get immediate responses. We communicate via video calls, Slack, and Jira. What did you find most impressive about them? They’re very professional; we can rely on them. Are there any areas they could improve? No, I wouldn’t have them improve anything. Do you have any advice for potential customers? I suggest contacting Scalac, but you should be precise in your requirements with any company you hire. --- #### IT Staff Augmentation for Observability Software Company **The Project** - Services: IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: $200,000 to $999,999 - Project length: Feb. 2022 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac provides IT staff augmentation services for an observability software company. They’ve particularly worked on Scala and backend development, providing also React, SRE, and DevOps engineers. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Director of Engineering, StackState - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 3, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: The engineers respond quickly, and the client is highly satisfied with Scalac’s team. They stand out for their knowledge of tools and programming languages and their willingness to go beyond to meet the requirements. They maintain regular communication and meet up through standup meetings. "“We’ve been impressed with the teammates they’ve gotten for us and the speed at which they find them.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the director of engineering for a startup that builds observability software. We monitor production systems, collect metrics and logs, and infer the application’s structure to Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) agents running on the actual nodes. We have around 30–40 employees. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We needed specialized Scala development. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Scalac has helped us with Scala and backend development. We have a frontend-focusing React script from them and some SRE and DevOps teammates helping us out on the platform. They’ve been our go-to contractor when it comes to determining if we want to make a permanent new position. What is the team composition? The project manager is our main contact, and we’ve worked with 6–7 engineers. How did you come to work with Scalac? I watched many training videos by John Degos, and he mentioned Scalac. They made it onto our list when we were looking for a contractor. We reached out to them directly by searching their name on Google. How much have you invested with them? We’ve spent between €500,000–€1 million (approximately $536,000–$1 million USD). What is the status of this engagement? We started working with them in February 2022, and our relationship is still ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Scalac has consistently found us excellent engineers faster than expected. We’ve been super happy with them. Moreover, they’ve given us a few extra teammates. Initially, we only had a Scala backend developer and needed a few more. At some point, we also needed frontend engineers. Since Scalac specializes in Scala, we didn’t expect them to have those resources, but when we reached out, they had someone for us with React skills. Later on, they did the same with the DevOps and SRE engineers. How did Scalac perform from a project management standpoint? They quickly respond to our needs. We regularly speak to the engineers because they’re on our team. We have one-on-ones with them, giving them feedback and seeing them during daily stand-up meetings. Scalac has a project and account manager; we speak with them once every two weeks through a scheduled call. Additionally, we meet up with the CTO and owners once or twice a month. What did you find most impressive about them? We’ve been impressed with the teammates they’ve gotten for us and the speed at which they find them. Moreover, Scalac is excellent at tools and programming languages. Are there any areas they could improve? Scalac could spend more effort getting the engineers up to speed in the industry. When it comes to understanding the space we work in, we do most of the heavy lifting. Any advice for potential customers? Be bold, tell them what you need, and be very specific about the people you're looking for. --- #### IT Consulting & Software Dev for Engineering Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, Other IT Consulting and SI - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: July - Oct. 2022 **Project Summary**: Scalac provided IT consulting and software development services to an engineering firm. They designed and built an in-memory message broker service, created solutions to technical issues, and conducted testing. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Ematiq - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jan 25, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac enabled the client to minimize latency, which is vital for their business operation. They also helped the client gain a robust codebase and solve core problems, allowing the firm to optimize the solution further. Moreover, the client lauded how the vendor addressed issues constructively. ""They were friendly, had a constructive approach to project issues, and always had our interests in mind."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I am CTO of small engineering company working on problems in sports betting space. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac? Help and advice around challenging R&D project - in memory message broker service. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? Experts in field Positive network references Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project. Given that we already had well established use cases for the system, Scalac side was quickly able to comprehend and clarify requirements and start with design and development phases quickly. Scalac worked in very iterative manner, presenting us with challenges and solutions on weekly basis and rigorously engineered solutions to problems that arose during the project. Last mile of the project was involving lot of relentless testing against our performance criteria and needed careful performance tweaks, which team delivered. How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? 1 tech lead 2 senior software engineers **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success? We were able to minimise latency that is critical for our business operation and gained a very solid codebase with solved core problems which we can work with and optimise further as it was our own. How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs? Very lean process driven from our side by our manager - weekly sprints finished with demos and planning for next week. Very effective use of resources and me as a key stakeholder in the project could keep on track with ongoings while having time for my own agendas. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? Long term experience with Scala. They were friendly, had a constructive approach to project issues, and always had our interests in mind. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? Perhaps we should have started to collaborate sooner :) --- #### Staff Augmentation for FinTech Company **The Project** - Services: IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: Confidential - Project length: July 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac is providing a fintech company with staff augmentation. Key technologies include Scala, React, and TypeScript. The client has expanded the engagement to include engineers with AWS and DevOps experience. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Department Head, FinTech Company - Industry: Financial services - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 23, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: The client has been highly pleased with the quality of engineers from Scalac, and believes that no other agency has the ability to scale as effectively as they do. The engineers integrate smoothly into the client’s team, and the project managers have quickly mitigated any problems. "“Overall, they have access to more resources in the market than anyone else.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m a department head for a fintech company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We use some bespoke technology in our tool suite, which works very well for us, but presents challenges in recruiting resources to use those tools; we’re also in an industry that can require us to scale quite rapidly. We reached out to Scalac because they have a bench of engineers who were able to start quickly, and we knew they could augment our teams to allow us to meet requirements. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The initial engineers we hired from Scalac could program in the Scala language, but since the start of our engagement, we’ve brought on frontend engineers who can use React, TypeScript, and platform engineers with AWS  and DevOps experience.  We reach out to our contacts at Scalac and ask for additional engineers, and Scalac sends us to their CRM, which has candidates that meet our requirements. Within this tool, we can look at the engineer's details, including their background and skill sets in specific languages; from there, we choose candidates we’d like to speak to. Scalac sends us the contact information of those engineers, and after interviews, we bring them onto our team.  What is the team composition? They were a referral.  How did you come to work with Scalac? We primarily work with two individuals; a project manager and a business relationship manager.  What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in July 2021, and the engagement is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?  This is difficult to measure because they’re integrated as team members, but we measure success through the product team's ability to deliver. We use an Agile scrum methodology, so we have several metrics regarding velocity and story points delivered; there’s also revenue from the projects they work on. We hold regular meetings with our product team leads and frequently discuss the individuals on our teams; we’ve had very few issues with the Scalac engineers since we started working together. We know that when we work with Scalac we will get quality people because they go through an internal training process that ensures we’re getting a certain benchmark of quality.  How did Scalac perform from a project management standpoint? They've been able to mitigate issues quickly, and their response time has been superb. We primarily communicate via email, and have a monthly Google Meet.  What did you find most impressive about them? The process is easy because of their standards. All we have to do on our end is make sure the engineer is a fit for our company and run through a quick technology assessment to ensure they can do everything we need. We work with a few agencies, but none offer the scaling capabilities that Scalac does.  We have a very friendly and professional relationship with them, and it feels like a real partnership. Overall, they have access to more resources in the market than anyone else.  Are there any areas they could improve? There’s nothing we can come up with immediately.  Do you have any advice for potential customers? Be open with your requirements in the early stages regardless of the project size. We gave them an overview of our business because it’s a niche market, and we found value in that. Let them go through their process because it is very effective. --- #### Staff Augmentation for Healthcare Technology Company **The Project** - Services: IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 - Project length: Mar. 2021 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac provides Scala and React engineering support for a healthcare technology company. They've sourced and prescreened candidates, successfully providing 40 engineers to support the client's projects. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Head of Prevention & Wellness, Healthcare Technology Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1,001-5,000 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Mar 23, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: The client has accepted a higher percentage of Scala's candidates than they usually do when they hire internally, demonstrating the top-notch quality of Scalac's resources. The Scala team exhibits a high level of productivity despite working remotely. They also remain transparent and responsive. "“They’re probably the best staff augmentation firm I've ever worked with.”" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the head of the prevention and wellness portfolio for engineering at a healthcare technology company. We build consumer-facing healthcare experiences. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We needed qualified Scala engineers who were experienced in functional programming to support the engineering capabilities of our internal team. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We hired Scalac to provide Scala engineers to support our internal capabilities. They specialize in Scala development, but we have gotten some React engineering support from them as well. They’re in charge of prescreening candidates before we interview them just as we would an internal hire. We’ve found that the quality of the engineers they’ve sent us has been much higher than we generally see from the previous applicants for our full-time jobs. What is the team composition? My main point of contact is Scala’s project manager. We initially started with 10 contractors from Scalac, but we’ve since scaled their team to 40 engineers. How did you come to work with Scalac? We met Scalac through a referral. How much have you invested with them? We’ve spent somewhere between $2,500,000-$3,000,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in March 2021, and the engagement is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? When we hire contractors, one of the metrics we look at is the percentage of candidates that pass our interview process, which was designed to find high-quality engineers. So far, we’ve accepted a higher percentage of their candidates than we usually do when we’re hiring ourselves, and we haven’t seen any poor performance from anyone that we’ve hired. Even though they all work offshore, we’ve found that they’re just as productive as our in-house engineers — sometimes even more so. We haven’t had to spend a lot of time ramping them up; they just joined our team, we started assigning them work, and so far, everything has been going smoothly. How did Scalac perform from a project management standpoint? Scalac has done great in terms of project management. They’ve provided a project manager to us to help coordinate with the engineers, and if ever there’s a language barrier issue, they’ll step in and help resolve it. Outside of that, they've been very transparent and communicative in terms of finding additional contractors for us. To give you an idea, we started with 10 contractors to see how they would work. They've all done great, so we've ramped up to 40 contractors. We keep telling them that we’ll take as many contractors as we can from them, so they’re always on the lookout for more to provide us. In that regard, they’re probably the best staff augmentation firm I've ever worked with. We primarily communicate through email and Slack, but we’ve also given them accounts in our environment. We really do treat them as a part of our team. What did you find most impressive about them? Scalac is very cost-effective. Their prices are very competitive — we have contracts with some US-based service providers, and we pay them almost double the hourly rate that we pay Scalac. Are there any areas they could improve? I don’t think there’s anything they could improve on. They’ve all done a fantastic job so far. I’m taking a new role in our company in the near future, and I’m planning on collaborating with them again. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Make sure to integrate them early on into your team so they can easily communicate with you in real-time and collaborate on issues directly. --- #### Scala Programming Training for Logistics Company **The Project** - Services: Other IT Consulting and SI - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: May - June 2021 **Project Summary**: Scalac. Backend Software Development Company. held Scala training sessions or a logistics company. There were about 20 in-house employees that participated in the training.  **Review Rating**: 4.0 - Quality: 3.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 3.5 - Willing to Refer: 3.5 **The Reviewer** IT Director, Logistics Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 10,001+ Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jul 2, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: According to the client, Scalac. Backend Software Development Company. led a sub-par service. Communication was organized, but the participants weren't able to ask questions directly during the training. Nevertheless, their live online training was still a unique quality that the client appreciated. ""People who took part in the training are now more familiar with Scala programming language." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I'm an IT Director in logistics company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac. Backend Software Development Company.? Scala organized 2 sessions of Scala trainings for about 20 employees from our company. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? I know, that Scalac's main business is Scala development and this is their position in the market from my side, therefore, I decided to choose them to train my Frontend and Java team in Scala programming language. Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project. 2 x 2 days sessions about Scala programming language How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? 2 people; 1 sales representative and 1 trainer **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success? People who took part in the training are now more familiar with Scala programming language. How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs? Everything was fine, when talking about communication during organization part. In the training itself, developers were not satisfied with the way the communication was. Participants of the training were not able to ask questions directly during the training, they were using Discord for this. This is the first time that I'm seeing such type of live online training for dedicated group. At the end some participants had a feeling that it was a training like Udemy or similar. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? I value the knowledge and level of experience in Scala programming language of the trainer and company. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? Allow participants to ask questions and be in contact with them - even if it's online, at the end participant should feel like he is in offline training in a room. Level of the trainees should be evaluated by the company before the training and training itself should be configured basing on this information. --- #### Dev Support for Digital Content Management Software **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Apr. - Nov. 2020 **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. provided software development resources to a CMS company. They developed a software solution using VRIO and Scala.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Fugo.ai - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Dec 18, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The client is impressed with the high quality of Scalac, Inc.’s work. They have a thorough onboarding process and meshed well with the in-house development team. Customers can expect a hardworking and knowledgeable team.  ""It was a good experience for us." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CEO of Fugo.ai. We’re a digital content management software company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? They helped us develop our software. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? They provided us with resources to work with our in-house development team. They included a software architect and Scala developers.  We wanted to build software that used functional programming technologies, specifically Scala. We wanted to use ZIO framework. ZIO and Scala allow you to build a composable and modular program in the software that is statically tagged which means that you can build high-quality software in a short period of time with a small team. What is the team composition? We had three full-time developers, one part-time architect, and a project manager. There were also two frontend developers that we worked with for some periods of the project. There was one DevOps developer as well. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? We chose them because of their expertise in the technologies that we use, their role in the Scala ecosystem, and their software development expertise in general. They are one of the main contributors and authors of ZIO technology which is one of the things that made them stand out from other development companies.  How much have you invested in them? We invested around $70,000–$80,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working on the project in April 2020. This was the first phase of the project and it finished in November 2020. We are not working together at this moment, but we are planning to use them again in February 2021 to work on new features. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? It was very good. Their onboarding process is good, and the quality of their senior engineers is really strong. Their attention and care for the project impressed me. The quality of the code that they produced is quite good. How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? They have a really good onboarding process. I flew to Gdansk in Poland to meet the team. We discussed the project for an entire week and estimated the project. After we signed the contract, we began working on the project together remotely.  We use Slack, Google Hangouts, GitHub which is where we stored our code and collaborated on the project. In general, every software project I have worked on has gone over the deadline, so this was not an exception, but we anticipated that. Initially, we had a deadline, but the probability that it would overrun was quite high, so we had a window of additional time. What did you find most impressive about them? I think we enjoyed working with their developers because they are very knowledgeable, so it was a good experience for us. Culturally, they matched our startup working environment as well. It was quite easy to merge two different companies and work on the project, so we enjoyed that as well. Are there any areas they could improve? There were a few challenges. Sometimes the correct people were not assigned to do the task on time, but when we raised this issue, it was immediately corrected. There is nothing major that comes to my mind. Every project has challenges but the main thing I remember was that anytime we had a concern it was immediately corrected. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Plan the project before starting to work on it. --- #### Custom Software Dev for Animal Shelter Management Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. - Feb. 2019 **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. provided custom software development services for an animal shelter management company. Working from scratch they handled front- and backend development using React.js and Clojure. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Animal Shelter Management Platform - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Mar 31, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: They exceeded the partner's expectations and were thorough in building the platform. Scalac, Inc. was effective in communication and project management. Flexibility and expertise are hallmarks of their high-quality work. They were transparent and provided a storybook for future development use. "“I was really impressed with how thorough the developer was with this project.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CTO of an animal shelter management company. We’re a platform that helps animal shelters rescue and manage pets, applicants, and volunteers. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? Our technical stack is a little complex because we have React clients but Clojure systems on the backend. It’s hard to find Clojure developers in the world, but Scalac, Inc. filled that void for us. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We wanted to build a system for animal rescues and shelters. This platform would send notification reminders for pets’ medical treatments. This development required front- and backend work. Scalac, Inc.’s developer was able to do both, which is very impressive. He built a system that allows users to select dates and times for reminders to start as well as reoccurrence intervals. It’s a pretty complex web form to build. The developer built a backend that parses those cron expressions and then delivers the reminders. He used React.js and Clojure. What is the team composition? We worked with a developer and project manager. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? I got a referral from one of my partners in Poland. They said Scalac, Inc. would be a good fit for this project. I connected with one of their account executives and vetted the developer. It seemed like a great fit and they were. How much have you invested with them? We invested around $15,000. What is the status of this engagement? The project lasted from January–February 2019. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? I was really impressed with how thorough the developer was with this project. Not a lot of contract developers would take the time to do test-driven development on the client-side. What’s more, he also prepared a design system storybook so it’s easy for other developers to use it in the future. Overall, it was a breeze for them to do the work and then hand it right back off to us. How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? They were great at project management, and we used Asana. Our project manager was very communicative and thorough. We used Slack and Zoom for correspondence. What did you find most impressive about them? Our team was impressed by how flexible they were. I wasn’t anticipating a developer to do both the front- and backend. Originally, I found them hoping they could just do the backend; but this developer could do both, and he did so excellently. Are there any areas they could improve? No, there are no areas for improvement. All their account managers, project managers, and developers are excellent, and I’d happily work with them again. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Make sure your project is very well documented so they can get up and running quickly. Their developers are incredibly skilled and onboarding won’t be a problem as long as you’re well-prepared. --- #### Payroll Software Dev for Computer Software Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Apr. 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. was hired to maintain and improve the performance of a piece of payroll software written in Scala. Working with CI/CD, the team was also tasked with developing new features for the product.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Head of Development, Bexio AG - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Feb 25, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The team exhibits initiative and completes tasks quickly and within schedule. Exceeding expectations, they were able to take full control of the project within 6 months. Scalac, Inc. is a reputable vendor and continues to be an independent, communicative partner throughout the project.  ""The vendor has a selection of very talented professionals." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. We offer an accounting platform and ERP as SaaS for Swiss SMEs. I am the head of software development. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac, Inc.? We hired Scalac, Inc. to take care of the Payroll module, a piece of software that we acquired in 2018. The challenge was to be able to learn, maintain and improve the package within 6 months so that the original developers could leave. What were your goals for this project? The main goal has been to maintain and add new features to the Payroll application which is written in Scala. The current main challenge is to improve the performance and allow SME of more than 25 employees to use the software. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? The selection was based on location (Europe), skill sets, cost, and resource availability. Scalac, Inc. was selected among 3 other vendors. It came with high recommendations from former customers and a solid reputation. Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. The project is still on-going with no end-date. The vendor is responsible for the Payroll application, which encompasses maintenance, new features development, implementations, and improvements. We needed a self-sufficient independent team that could work in Kanban mode, responsible for their CI/CD pipeline, and able to react quickly to new requirements. What was the team composition? 3 Backend developers (Scala) 1 Frontend developer 1 Business analyst 1 DevOps **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? Within 6 months, the team was able to take over the payroll software and work without the original developers. They are releasing several times per week and are able to react to scheduled and unscheduled tasks very quickly. Overall the Scalac team met our expectations and went beyond. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? The team has been impressive in terms of communication and being able to work totally independently. The tools used are Jira, Confluence, bitbucket, Slack and G Suite. The whole team can communicate clearly in English. What did you find most impressive about this company? The vendor has a selection of very talented professionals. Compared to other vendors we work with, the cost/skills ratio is excellent. Are there any areas for improvement? There is little to improve apart from the team to feel more empowered to take challenges without waiting for the senior management approval. --- #### Scala Development for Advertising Technology Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2016 **Project Summary**: The team at Scalac, Inc. provided a set of developers to create a recommendation engine using Scala. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Product Manager, Advertising Tech Company - Industry: Information technology - Client size: 501-1,000 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 10, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac, Inc. met expectations, delivering an efficient service and product. Their results-oriented approach complemented their adaptive project management style. Customers can expect a true partnership when working with their team. ""Overall, their contribution was greatly appreciated by the entire company and its customers." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. When I was working with Scalac, Inc., I was the product development manager at a business that specialized in advertising technology. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? We were having a problem finding a credible and relevant recommendation engine for our e-commerce customers. When it comes to advertising, e-commerce customers have a lot to offer to consumers. In the advertising space, we have to find the right thing to advertise to the right person at the right time. We were working with Scalac, Inc. to develop this type of engine. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The engine primarily used Scala as its programming language. At the same time, there were other computing and storage technologies in place. What is the team composition? The team varied on capacity needs. At times, we worked with only one or two, and other times, we have seven or eight developers. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? I was looking for a company with experience in Scala coding. Back then, Scala wasn’t a popular language. It was gaining popularity in the machine learning community because of its semi-functional nature. Scalac, Inc. appeared on my radar. After a few chats, I saw that they were reasonably priced. The profiles of the people they suggested were also assessed to be above average by our internal engineers. What is the status of this engagement? We worked together from 2015–2016. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? In terms of quality of work, my internal engineers commented on a great job. They also enjoyed working with Scalac, Inc.’s team. It was a surprise because it’s not every day that internal and external teams manage to get to the level of collaboration that satisfies both sides. The product was developed in a timely manner. There were no delays. Everyone involved was quick to pick up the challenge we were solving and the milestones we were trying to reach. Overall, their contribution was greatly appreciated by the entire company and its customers. How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? The team at Scalac, Inc. was quick to adapt to any tools we were using. They immediately tried to blend in as if they were members of the actual working teams internally. This was the highlight of the engagement; their team never felt like an external group. What did you find most impressive about them? Scalac, Inc. was able to find the right people that could work remotely. Regardless of their physical location, the team was full of results-focused and objective-oriented people. There were also no issues with communication or project management. It was a great experience collaborating with Scalac, Inc. Are there any areas they could improve? There were a few invoicing issues that were resolved early on. That was on the administrative side, so I think if they were to continue to grow, they should invest in full automation of those processes. Other than that, nothing comes to mind. --- #### Development for Data Insights Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $200,000 to $999,999 - Project length: Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2019 **Project Summary**: A data insights company hired Scalac, Inc. to assist with pipeline development. Assisting with data engineering and processing, they worked in Scala, Python, and Spark to build. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Chief Data Scientist, Data Insights Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 10, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac, Inc.'s work produced high-quality results, allowing the company to inboard the processes. Their technical skills impressed, as did their availability. Always professional, they met every deadline. ""The collaboration was a success. They’re highly competent engineers." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the chief data scientist for a data insights company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? We needed help with development while building our detail pipeline. They helped us with data engineering for the initial pipeline, processing the data so that the pipelines are production-ready, scalable, robust, resilient, and have full tolerance. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? They mainly helped us with designing certain beta engineering pipelines. They built the initial detail pipeline and also helped us build the API so that our clients can access the product and the pipeline architecture. We primarily used Scala with Scalac, Inc. We gradually moved into Python as well, even though it’s not their primary business. The recognized our need in this area, and then they helped us with it. Also, we were building all our pipelines over AWS. They also used Spark and Spark Streaming for building certain pipelines that are operating in real-time. Finally, they also worked on our Elasticsearch clusters that we’d already set up. What is the team composition? We started collaborating with one person initially, and then the team grew to three. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? They found us. We didn’t have any external collaborators at the time, nor did we have any contractors. On our one-year birthday, I received an email from the CEO of Scalac, Inc. I saw that they were different from other contractors who were contacting me. They were more concrete and to the point. We started with a short project, which turned into a longer collaboration. How much have you invested with them? We’ve invested $250,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in 2017, finishing in 2019. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The collaboration was a success. They’re highly competent engineers. They’re oriented to provide the best possible development and highest quality results. We’ve now moved the work internally, and everything was handed over to us perfectly documented. How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? They had a person responsible for interacting with me on a weekly basis to understand if there are any issues. This person was crucial to our success. Whenever I had any questions or complaints about the quality of certain services, they would address it immediately. They adapted to our tools for project management. They had access to our Jira, our documentation spaces, and all the resources that any in-house employee is given. Any time we needed a resource or there was a problem, they immediately found a similar replacement. They’re very professional. What did you find most impressive about them? I’m confident in their technical skills in building pipelines. I’m impressed by their availability and their processing of company data. It’s been a positive experience. --- #### Scala Development for Digital Supply Chain Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: June 2013 - Aug. 2016 **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. was hired to support a supply-chain company migrate their communication solution onto a Scala-based platform. The team worked with an internal development team and provided full-stack support.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 0.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.0 **The Reviewer** Software Engineer, Elemica - Industry: Information technology - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 30, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Internal stakeholders saw the value of their company rise after the launch of Scalac Inc.’s final product, and were even purchased by an investor. The team of developers integrated quickly and seamlessly with the internal team and offered high-quality coding expertise. ""The platform we built with Scalac, Inc. was absolutely transformative for our company." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m a senior software developer for Elemica. We’re a technology provider in the supply-chain solutions business. I’m in the Frankfurt, Germany branch. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac? We had a platform that handles electronic messages for the supply chain, but it was originally developed in 2000 and becoming out of date.  We wanted to rebuild it from scratch in Scala, so we needed a team of developers experienced in the language to help us do so quickly. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Scalac, Inc. delivered support across the stack. They provided resources for backend engineering, distributed systems, and some parts of the new frontend we were building. They also worked on databases. The team collaborated closely with our own internal development team throughout the project.  What is the team composition? We worked with four people in total, though we only started with two. The team changed throughout the project due to their availability and our budget. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? We found Scalac, Inc. through personal contacts from Scala conferences. Our program manager knew their CEO quite well, and we just spread the word that we needed a couple of external consultants to help with our project. It was a personal connection initially, which turned into a business connection. What is the status of this engagement? The project took place from December 2013-August 2016. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The platform we built with Scalac, Inc. was absolutely transformative for our company. Since we developed the product, we’ve been bought by an investor. Scalac, Inc. had a large part in that. Our value rose, as did the development speed, and we’ve been able to build new products with the range of capabilities Scalac Inc.’s collaboration unlocked.  The system is not only a large improvement in terms of function, but we’ve also been able to lower our operational costs to keep it running. While the result was a bit delayed from what we were promised initially, it was a result of scope creep rather than a failure on their end. As with all big projects, it takes longer if we want to do it properly.  Ultimately, the partnership was really successful, and we’re still migrating customers from the old system to the new one.  How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? The people who worked with us were embedded in the team directly after a short period of time.  We didn’t just send them a description of specific work they had to do; they were just part of our standups and worked on the same user stories and bug fixes as any developer within the company.  I can’t recall anything that they missed, and I was particularly impressed with a handful of Scalac Inc.’s developers.  What did you find most impressive about them? One thing that stood out to us was that they were just nice people to work with. It was clear to us that they were a team who were genuinely interested in the technology, rather than just consultants focused on money. Are there any areas they could improve? It’s been a while, but I can’t recall anything. Some of the developers were absolutely tenacious in getting their work done, and I really admired them for that. --- #### Software Development Services for Fintech Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: May 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. provides both front- and backend development services using Scala and JavaScript for a blockchain-enabled fintech company. They’ve also offered advising and other technical reviews. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Cryptonomic - Industry: Financial services - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 29, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Able to communicate effectively with their client, the team has leaned on their dedication and enthusiasm for development to deliver products that are consistently high-quality. Their expertise and specialization within the market make them a standout candidate for Scala development services. "“We appreciate their flexibility and ability to handle work independently if needed.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the CTO of a software company that’s focused on blockchain technology for enterprise as well as retail use.  **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? We need software for our front- and backend. It’s important that we have time to focus on our expertise, so we brought them in to help us with our work in Scala. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? They provide software development services for both the front- and backend of our platform. The backend is done using Scala, and the frontend uses JavaScript. They’ve assisted us with many technical services related to development including technical reviews of our software stack and advising services on our app design.  They’ve helped with our entire tech stack. This includes internal systems and tools as well as client-facing products and open-source code. We work with financial software, so the accuracy is mission-critical. They have tons of experience in taking requirements and writing code that effectively meets our needs.  What is the team composition? We typically work with about 3–4 of their developers. During busy points in time, we’ve had up to seven of their people on our projects.  How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? Our team was in urgent need of qualified developers for blockchain-related systems development. We really like the Scala programming language, and they’re experts in that area. We already knew who they were because of their reputation in the Scala community, so we decided to reach out. They could quickly understand our needs to build out the software we needed. We had a great conversation, and their rates were quite reasonable.  How much have you invested with them? We spent $500,000–800,000 on their services to this point.  What is the status of this engagement? We engaged them in May 2018, and our work is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? This is a cutting-edge field of work that requires independent research and learning a lot upfront. They’ve been adaptable in this area, and they’re comfortable in the fintech domain. It’s clear that they’re deeply interested in our work, able to scale up quickly. Their finished products have high uptimes. They also have experience handling large volumes of data, which has helped in our efforts to manage blockchain data. We’ve been able to use the expertise of their developers to support all of the data processing involved.   How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? We’re happy with the way they work because of the level of independence they offer. They have their own project managers that can delegate work. Other times, when we have specific requirements, they’re able to adhere to those as well. Our relationship has become very productive that way.  Despite our remote relationship and their offshore location, communication has never been a problem. All members of their team have been able to discuss their work. Time differences have been beneficial because we have solid workday overlap hours with them. They’re responsive and always get back to us quickly.  What did you find most impressive about them? They are clearly highly-trained in this field. That’s a huge advantage over other companies we’ve spoken to. They seem passionate about their programming language and tools, so we’ve learned a lot from them. We recommend them frequently, and my connections have also been happy with their work. Their communication skills and price points really set them apart from our other options. They’re competitive from all angles. We appreciate their flexibility and ability to handle work independently if needed. They take whatever we ask of them and make it work. Even though much of their work is done remotely, a representative from their company stops by our office every once and a while to grow our relationship.  Are there any areas they could improve? It would be really helpful to have a minimal presence in the United States for collaboration purposes.  Do you have any advice for potential customers? Communicate with them about their capabilities. If you’re doubting them, start them off on a mini-project. If you offer that and set expectations upfront, they’re sure to be happy to accommodate you before committing to a long-term relationship. --- #### Scala Development for Customer Data Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Jan. 2019 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. supplements development resources to facilitate scaling of an AWS-based system for a SaaS provider. They wrote code using Scala and JavaScript to support both backend and frontend development. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Teavaro - Industry: Advertising & marketing - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 28, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac, Inc. acquired a knowledge of the existing codebase rapidly to provide satisfactory code. The team remains up to date on best practices and executes projects accordingly to support effective collaboration. They offer expertise and clear communication, resulting in an ongoing partnership. ""They invest initially in clients and their projects, which is definitely positive." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the founder and CEO of a UK based customer data platform SaaS provider. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Scalac, Inc.? We needed backend development support to scale quickly but couldn't get people in-house quickly enough. We were in a similar situation at another point but needed help with frontend development. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Scalac, Inc. provided a couple of services as part of our core development team. They worked on a system that uses Mongo database technology and is based in AWS. Their team provided backend development services. They wrote Scala code running in a Play Framework application server. Their team also supported frontend development using JavaScript in combination with other JavaScript frameworks including React and Vue.JS. What is the team composition? For the backend effort, we worked with four different people: two senior individuals, one mid-level individual, and one junior individual. For frontend development, we worked with one person who is of mid- to senior level. How did you come to work with Scalac, Inc.? We’re primarily a Scala development shop for our backend. It’s not that easy to get Scala resources. A team member who worked with them previously recommended Scalac, Inc. as specialists in Scala development. They’re close enough to us and the time zone wasn’t an issue because we have subsidiaries in Cologne, Germany. Their team came across as experts in their field. How much have you invested with them? We’ve spent about £100,000– £150,000 pounds (approximately $129,000–$194,000 USD). What is the status of this engagement? We started the collaboration at the beginning of 2019. We finished one project, but there are ongoing efforts **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?  They’re experts in the frameworks that we use and their code quality's fine. We’re executing functional Scala development, so pure functional features. They combine technical know-how with the ability to get people who are sufficiently good communicators. In the world of Scala development, it’s complex to lead because it’s a big codebase. We anticipated people taking a long time to get up to speed, but they were quick to do so. How did Scalac, Inc. perform from a project management standpoint? We integrated their team into our tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket. In terms of approach, they’re a modern software development shop. Their team’s familiar with the best practices such as Agile methodology. They have small teams that ramp up quickly and communicate fluently. Their team must have a good recruitment process for people who are not just good coders but also sufficient communicators. What did you find most impressive about them? Before we started the project, they invested themselves generously. They talked with us in a number of calls, reviewing materials, which gave us the time to evaluate their understanding of our project. It’s a risk on their side because we could’ve decided to not sign the contract but it’s part of their value proposition. They invest initially in clients and their projects, which is definitely positive. Are there any areas they could improve? Nothing sticks out as needing improvement. You could be picky about particular aspects but in the scheme of things, they do well. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Make sure the development resources you hire to work as part of your team are a good fit. Ensure they understand, can get up to speed quickly, and blend in, especially if it’s remote work. Their team prefers remote work, so be sure that they're the right people for your team. Take the time initially to use their free consultation and go through the project to ensure that your expectations are clear. --- #### Software Dev for Cloud Optimization Co **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 - Project length: Oct. 2017 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. developed a platform from scratch to reduce the cost of cloud environments for a cloud cost optimization company. They used React and Python as well as integrated the product with AWS and Azure. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO & Founder, CloudAdmin - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jan 22, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac, Inc. delivered a product that fulfilled project requirements to satisfy consumers’ needs and increase the amount of clientele. The team listens actively to enable effective collaboration. They are adaptable to tackle unfamiliar processes and technologies, which ensures continued engagement. ""One of the most impressive aspects of working with Scalac, Inc. is the fact that they are incredibly flexible." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I am the CEO & Founder of Cloudadmin, responsible for the direction and vision of everything we are building. CloudAdmin is the category leader in cloud cost optimization through data centers, vars, and MSPs. We are fully integrated with AWS and Azure. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac, Inc.? Data centers don’t have a fool-proof system in place for helping businesses identify the effectiveness of their cloud consumption. The main goal of the project was to create an end-to-end solution to help data centers reduce the cost of environments in their cloud platform. The solution can optimize the usage of such environments for AWS and Azure, as well. This is an incredible niche in the market, as the data center’s mentality has significantly changed recently, and they are attempting to solve this issue manually with human beings. What were your goals for this project? The opportunity was to build a solution from scratch. The goal was to gather all necessary requirements and build an end to end solution. The CloudAdmin solution would then be able to reduce the cost of using cloud computing in a significant way. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? I have explored outsourcing companies in Poland, as I felt that there was excellent quality in terms of engineering talent and also more cost-effective than hiring in the bay area. We started with a trial period for the front end development, and after that proved to be a monumental success, I decided to engage further, and have enjoyed working with this team ever since! Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. Scalac provided a complete team of dedicated engineers, to develop, test and implement the entire solution from scratch. Technologies that they used included React on the Frontend and Python with the Django framework on the Backend. During the entire project Scalac engineers created features like: Automated recommendations Intuitive user-interface Filters Groups Automated Alerts Integrations with email, Slack, SMS AWS and Azure integrations What was the team composition? Scalac team consisted of Frontend engineers, Backend engineers, QA engineer The number of people varied during the time of the project form 3-5 people depending on the scope of the sprint. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? Scalac team worked according to the plan that we outlined at the beginning of our cooperation and completed all the featured that were included in the scope of the project. The platform allows us to meet all the needs of our customers and the solution enables future development. We’re still working with Scalac and adding new features according to our business needs. We’re acquiring new customers and partners so the value could be translated to the number of signed contracts. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Project management was mostly on our side, but the team was very collaborative. Project management was based on the agile approach using Jira and Confluence, Slack with daily meetings. What did you find most impressive about this company? One of the most impressive aspects of working with Scalac, Inc. is the fact that they are incredibly flexible. They also listen to requirements. And I don't just mean technical project requirements, but also from management and organization perspective. Even when I have tasked engineers with tasks outside of their comfort zones, they have risen to the challenge. When I have asked them to work with unfamiliar technology they have passed the bar with flying colors. Are there any areas for improvement? I am located on the West coast, PST, so there is a 9 hour time difference between us. This has been the most challenging aspect of working with Scalac, but we have been able to smooth out this process. --- #### Platform Development for Marketing Solutions Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $200,000 to $999,999 - Project length: Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2019 **Project Summary**: Scalac, Inc. developed a platform for a marketing solutions company. Initially, the team was responsible for extending the number of supported partner channels before the scope of the project was extended. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Senior Software Engineer, Tapad - Industry: Advertising & marketing - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Dec 30, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: The development has delivered incremental improvements that help the internal team fulfill the needs of their customers. Scalac, Inc. establishes a collaborative partnership, taking an active role in feedback cycles. Their team is professional, hard-working, and productive.  ""The team was also highly knowledgeable in the technology stack that they used." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. We create marketing solutions that connect brands to customers across devices. Our company has 50+ engineers and its headquarter is located in New York City. I work as a Senior Software Engineer Consultant serving as a Technical Domain Owner for Activation. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac? Tapad allows customers to create audience segments in the Segment Build tool. Those audiences can then be activated on various partner channels using our proprietary Activation Platform. Initially, Scalac engineers were hired to extend the number of supported partner channels, that we are integrated with. After a couple of months, Scalac engineers started developing the platform, too. What were your goals for this project? The project's goal was to enhance Tapad's offering and integrate with the wider AdTech/MarTech ecosystem by growing the existing activation platform with more 3rd party channel integrations. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? Scalac was known to us thanks to a positive word of mouth in the professional network. One of the key factors was the specialization in software development in the Scala programming language, which is Tapad's primary choice. The selection process was lead by the Engineering leaders, and the Director of Talent Acquisition who was coordinating the interviewing process. Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. Initially, Scalac engineers were given work on the integrations library providing unified API to various advertising platforms. With time they joined the works on the activation platform that was using these integrations. Originally, the platform had been using Apache Spark to manage the load distribution of the data. Scalac consultants proposed to change this architecture and use streaming architecture leveraging Akka. This change allowed reducing both operational cost and maintenance overhead. During the entire project, a total of 6 new integrations were created. Scalac engineers were responsible for triage with the 3rd party organizations, design, software development, and testing. What was the team composition? We started with a team of 3 Scalac engineers, and a number varied during the time of the project. During the project, they were accompanied by a tech lead from Tapad's end that was providing support and guidance mainly within the area of institutional knowledge and the proprietary tech stack. The engineers were involved in cooperation with Product Manager, other Tapad’s teams, customers, and representatives of partner companies. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? Scalac team was delivering incremental improvements in a timely manner and accomplished all integrations that they were tasked to work on. This allowed us to expand our fit in the AdTech/MarTech ecosystem and fulfill the needs of our customers. Helping on a change of architecture that was mentioned before reduced the cost of our cloud infrastructure. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Scalac team was highly collaborative during the entire lifecycle of the project. Even though all the engineers worked in a distributed, remote environment, there were no issues with regular communication. Project management was driven in an agile manner using Jira and Confluence, with all of the Scrum ceremonies including the following meetings: daily scrum, grooming, sprint planning, retrospective, and sprint review. We didn't face any problems neither with the language barrier nor with the time zone differences. What did you find most impressive about this company? Personally, I was impressed by the productivity of Scalac engineers, their professionalism and practice in working in a remote, distributed environment. The team was also highly knowledgeable in the technology stack that they used. Are there any areas for improvement? The only challenge that can be mentioned here was related to the privacy and security of the data of our customers, which was resulting in consultants’ limited access to internal systems. This was sometimes causing slow-downs in a problem resolution of issues that we have found in production environments. Being in this situation next time we should improve how we were managing accesses. --- #### Custom Software Development for Cardiology Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, Web Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2022 - July 2024 **Project Summary**: Scalac implemented web services for a cardiology company's internal systems. They delivered key features that would enable clinicians to analyze and interpret diagnostics and perform telehealth services. **Review Rating**: 4.0 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 3.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.0 **The Reviewer** Director of Engineering, Cardiology Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Aug 5, 2024 **Feedback Summary**: The Scalac team delivered the project on time and responded promptly to the client's needs. They impressed the client with their quality of work and high dedication to customer satisfaction. Virtual meetings and email ensured seamless project management. ""They had a very high dedication to customer satisfaction."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position. I am the Director of Engineering of a healthcare company Describe what your company does in a single sentence.We are a virtual-first cardiology company that delivers a range of clinical offerings, including same-day diagnostic reads, televisits and care programs. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?Implement web services for internal systems **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?Relationship at previous companyWhy did you select Scalac over others?Pricing fit our budgetGood value for costReferred to meSubject matter expertiseHow many teammates from Scalac were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Delivered key features for our internal services to enable our clinicians to analyze and interpret diagnostics as well as perform telehealth services. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Our measurable outcomes surrounded quality of work and clinical adoption.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?For the majority of the project duration items were delivered on time and needs were responded to in a timely manner. What was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?They had a very high dedication to customer satisfaction. Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?I don't have any feedback specific for areas of improvement. Anytime I spoke to the representatives at Scalac about a problem they always made it a top priotity to ensure the problem was solved as quickly as possible.  --- #### Custom Software Dev for Application Security Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: May - Oct. 2023 **Project Summary**: An application security company hired Scalac to take over a faltering IDE plug-in project and upgrade the SW infrastructure. The goal was to release the plug-in to JetBrains marketplace. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Product Manager, Application Security Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 201-500 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Oct 23, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Thanks to Scalac, the project was successfully completed, tested, and published to JetBrains marketplace. The team was flexible, collaborative, and adaptable. Communication was efficient via virtual meetings and email. Scalac was professional and solution-oriented. ""They found solutions to all issues."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Product manager of a software companyDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Application security **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?Release IDE plugin to JetBrains marketplace **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?ReferralWhy did you select Scalac over others?Referred to meHow many teammates from Scalac were assigned to this project?1 EmployeeDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.Take over an IDE plugin project that was faltering, upgrade the SW infrastructure and bring it to a product launch level. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Completion of the project until passing QA, UAT and publishing on JetBrains marketplaceDescribe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?Pace was good, flexibility was good. Worked closely together and adjusted to project needs.What was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?The developer was engaged and professional. They found solutions to all issues.Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?Maybe better estimations on resolving specific issues --- #### Development Services for IT & Engineering Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $200,000 to $999,999 - Project length: Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2023 **Project Summary**: An IT and engineering services company hired Scalac to provide development services.  **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.5 **The Reviewer** Head of Cloud Industry & Mobility, Ayesa - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 10,001+ Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 8, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac delivered their tasks on time and effectively responded to the client's needs. The team's strong knowledge of functional programming was also highly commendable. Overall, the project was a success.  ""They have a strong knowledge of functional programming." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the Head of Cloud Industry and Mobility Section of AYESADescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Industrial, civil, aeronautic, architecture and IT **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?SCALA experts services **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?ReferralWhy did you select Scalac over others?Referred to meHow many teammates from Scalac were assigned to this project?2-5 EmployeesDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.- **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Scrum Methodology. Story Points in 1 sprint.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?They delvidered the developments in time and respond to our need wellWhat was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Email or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?They have a strong knowledge of functional programming.Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?A bit expensive for a Spanish company --- #### IT Staff Augmentation for Software Dev Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development, IT Staff Augmentation - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Feb. - May 2023 **Project Summary**: A software firm tapped Scalac to provide resources to augment their internal development teams. These resources helped the client develop and design a comprehensive template for a new microservices framework. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Cognism - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 201-500 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Apr 21, 2023 **Feedback Summary**: The microservices framework was adopted in several projects, which helped the client increase their productivity and improve developer satisfaction. Scalac managed tasks well, communicated clearly and concisely, and adhered to all deadlines. They were professional, efficient, and skilled. ""They delivered everything on time."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and position.I am the CTO of CognismDescribe what your company does in a single sentence.Cognism is a leader in international sales intelligence, setting a new standard for data quality and compliance, trusted by 1800+ revenue teams worldwide. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What specific goals or objectives did you hire Scalac to accomplish?Build a template micro-services framework on top of ZIO **SOLUTION** How did you find Scalac?Online SearchReferralWhy did you select Scalac over others?High ratingsGood value for costWhat was the size of Scalac’s team?1 EmployeeDescribe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.To design and develop a comprehensive template for a new micro-services framework leveraging ZIO's capabilities, that can be easily adapted and used across various software projects within the organization, with the aim of improving overall productivity, code quality, and maintainability. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?Number of projects adopting the new micro-services framework template.Time saved in development.Improvement in developer satisfaction.Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?They are following standard PM lifecycle such as: scope and objectives,resource allocationproject kickoff,execution with overseeing and quality controlsproject closure.They delivered everything on time and what we agreed should be delivered.What was your primary form of communication with Scalac?Virtual MeetingEmail or Messaging AppWhat did you find most impressive or unique about this company?Simplicity in communication, trying to help the client as quickly as possible while providing world-class talent to do the project.Are there any areas for improvement or something Scalac could have done differently?No. --- #### Custom Software Dev for Software Development Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2022 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Scalac supports a software development company in creating Scala APIs and stream processing components using Zio, Caliban for GraphQL, and Apache Kafka. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Engineering Manager, Conduktor - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jul 18, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: Scalac is a best-in-class Scala team. The client is impressed by the vendor's perfect outputs and experienced senior engineers. They also appreciate how the vendor takes care of their team. ""Scalac is a best-in-class Scala team."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. We are a startup, I'm an engineering manager there. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Scalac, and what were your goals? We looked for experienced developers, with strong scala, FPand ZIO skills **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? Scalac is a best-in-class Scala team. Engineer experience was the deciding factor Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. This project is built with Kafka and Zio and Caliban (graphQL) Deliverable were mostly scala APIs, stream processing components How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? 2 senior scala developers **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? Perfect What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? The seniority of engineers, and how scalac takes care of them Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? - --- ## Portfolio & Awards ### Delivering Exceptional Tech Expertise Over the course of the partnership, Scalac has made a large number of improvements. These include updating Bexio’s tech stack, optimizing build, deploy, test pipelines, and migrating the development environment to the Google cloud. Scalac has also been responsible for implementing several new features, such as accounting integration, automated calculations for social security payments, and electronic forwarding of wage reports.    Bexio team leader Enzo Coduti said that Scalac has, among other things, helped reduce resource consumption, improved overall maintainability, and driven much greater flexibility in regards to testing and implementing changes. He said that he was looking forward to offering clients some “fancy dashboards”. ### AI-Powered Team Matching Software Talent management tools support you through various recruitment and team-management processes, from candidate selection to team analysis.    Teamy.ai is one example of a platform that combines numerous talent management features into one interface. As a result, it allows you to effortlessly build a team made up of specialists who fit your complex specifications. ### Tailor-build Team for a Digital Health Platform After initially helping to build a core group of five developers, the Client was so impressed with Scalac’s work that it asked for its client-side team to be extended.  As a result, Scalac designed a custom recruitment process that enabled the Company to add over thirty developers in less than a year.  The recruitment process was multifaceted and included data gathering, screening, interviewing, and additional training. Ongoing communication and feedback from Scalac meant that the Client was able to employ people with the right skills and mindset, not just relevant skills.  In a similar vein, Scalac’s hiring process was based on a nuanced understanding of the Client’s tech stack and the specific proficiencies required for individuals to work effectively within it.    At Scalac, we’re incredibly happy with the fact that the outcomes delivered have led to an ongoing partnership when it comes to recruitment. Among other capacities, Scalac occupies the role of consultant and is regularly asked to provide in-depth information about the healthcare labor market and hiring opportunities.  ### E-learning Platform Scalability Solution As an e-Learning company, Sumdog has developed an e-Learning system with a personalized learning experience for math and spelling practice. What’s special about the Sumdog platform is it achieves great learning results from fun, more specifically multi-player games that are proven to accelerate progress. We dove into the existing environment built by Sumdog, and we created the solution using an Akka environment, combined with RabbitMQ working as an Enterprise Service Bus, to assure communication along with the rest of the components in the solution. Scalac engineers worked together with Sumdog to find a new approach for better scalability of the solution. Scalability has become one of the most important issues in Sumdog, as with every fast-developing company, due to the growing number of customers using the software, the evolution of existing features, as well as increasing requirements when it comes to adding new features. ### Tezos Blockchain Data Management Solution Main challenges: ▸ The ever-growing amount of data being constantly added to the blockchain, requiring a valid solution to allow restarting of a local system from scratch that could synchronize with the current blockchain data  over a reasonable amount of time ▸ A sound usage of system resources, optimized to allow deployment and execution without an unreasonably demanding system environment ▸ Providing a powerful web-ReST-API which in turn enables non-trivial analytical queries to be performed from the web, with expressivity that  approaches that of a relational database engine ▸ Guarantees about stability and robustness of the system, which should display consistent information, be able to be safely restarted with no data loss and proceed with its work, and be monitored for progress and usage Read more on: https://scalac.io/case-studies/cs-cryptonomic/ ### DevOps Architecture Makeover Cost reduction & speed boost for Business Process Management Platform   Key achievements The project ended with full success: ▸ 71% AWS cost reduction compared to the original bill, ▸ Implementation of a cutting edge, fully automated environment creation and management solution ▸ Advanced self-healing mechanism to keep environments available at all times ▸ Replacement of  an expensive NewRelic monitoring solution with an open-source Prometheus+Grafana stack, ▸ Migration to a managed Kafka service, reducing maintenance efforts, ▸ Reduction of the number of cloud environments by creating a ‘local environment’ that developers can run on their laptops. Read more: https://scalac.io/case-studies/primotus/ ### Budgeting MVP Application for NGOs Compute Cycles works with NGOs and development agencies like the United Nations. The challenge, and the primary goal of our cooperation, was to build an MVP application from scratch. The software was supposed to be used by governmental institutions to track budgets and value generated by investing in the improvement of living conditions or other positive actions in different regions of the world, particularly in Africa. We had to keep in mind that our end-users had different knowledge of the system, from Program Managers who knew which indicators were most important, to people in the field somewhere in Africa (Implementation Managers) who were focused on implementing specific activities, for example drilling new wells. Based on various business factors, we had to include the following functionalities: ▸ To define country-specific programs. ▸ To monitor and visualize budgets and control expenses in programs, by setting targets, results per countries/provinces in defined periods, and also in 2D and 3D graphs. ▸ To monitor and visualize the progress of specific actions. ▸ To maintain various roles in an MVP application for limiting access to data and the application’s features according to the user’s rights – Implementing Partners, Regional and Program Managers, System Administrators. ▸ To integrate the payment processes with PayPal procedures. ▸ To establish and manage the process of CI/CD on a dedicated distributed cloud platform. Read more:  https://scalac.io/case-studies/compute-cycles/ ### Request Verification Process for Finances As a financial company, Kreditech operates in several markets, including Europe and India. The challenge was to prepare the company to enter two new markets in the E-commerce loans sector. With a significant number of new loan requests, there was an urgent need for improvements in the verification process. Kreditech needed a way to quickly-verify all of these requests: from regular checking, via personal checking to the size of the loans. All of these factors had an impact on the final decision to divide the two existing repositories into smaller parts, tailored to assure high availability, responsiveness, and throughput. Scalability of the solution had to be adapted to enable entry into new markets, which is why Kreditech turned to Scalac. Read more on: https://scalac.io/case-studies/kreditech/   ### Adtech data retrieval, processing and distribution As an Adtech organization, Tapad had been using an Apache Spark cluster as an important element of the ETL process to distribute large data sets to be processed and distributed to 3rd parties. Our primary goal was to develop integrations using the above-mentioned Apache Spark. While working on the platform we found issues with Spark resource management. We were also required to provide a different flow of integrations with various 3rd party services. Apache Spark didn’t meet our growing requirements, so we proposed a streaming architecture with Akka Streams.Read more:https://scalac.io/case-studies/tapad/ ### Custom Storage System Solution With a significant number of devices under constant analysis to intelligently find out if something is wrong or needs handling, Indeni needed a way to ingest a high rate of metrics into its system for storage and display. That’s why the company decided to design a new, custom storage system, which is tailored to assure high availability, responsiveness, and throughput. A real Reactive System. It was meant to add scale, recovery and data persistency. Indeni wanted to utilize the potential of the Scala platform and tooling to create such a system, and they requested Scalac’s expertise to help them achieve this goal.Read more:https://scalac.io/case-studies/indeni/ ### Web Dapp Catalog based on Etherum Blockchain token The client asked us to build a website containing a catalog of Dapps, easy to maintain by non-technical people, and containing ad space managed using ERC-721 tokens.  Technically it needed solutions for several sub-problems: A staff site for managing the catalog. The client already knew that using a headless CMS may be the way to go. The question was whether it could meet requirements,  A way to moderate ads that ensures law-breaking ads are not displayed on site, Implementation of an ERC-721 smart contract with a possibility to buy and sell specific tokens, where each token represents a single ad slot on the website.  An additional challenge was the fact that resources were limited. This was the very first version of the website and delivering a working solution quickly was crucial to the future of the project. During the solution design phase, it became clear that there were other challenges that needed to be addressed: Where to put the border between distribution and centralization when it comes to managing advertisements,  Automating moderation of the website contents to the extent we get a scalable solution with regard to the rate at which ad content is changed.  ### Migration to cloud The bare-metal servers were not running properly and our client was wasting a lot of resources just trying to host their systems. The infrastructure had been set up in the pre-cloud era and some of the elements of the system had been set up in different hosting locations. This meant it was hard to manage access, and transfer data. The costs of server maintenance, getting new parts and keeping them all up and running at the same time was becoming more and more problematic and had reached the point at which it was directly influencing company stability. Scaling up the infrastructure was also hard because of physical limitations and deprecated software, which did not support automatic scaling. The client’s team was frustrated and wanted to improve things but without serious changes in the approach towards the host systems, only small improvements could have been made. Unfortunately, the infrastructure needed much bigger changes. 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