STX Next

CHALLENGE

The reason to create the meet.mba platform was the lack of an appropriate tool that would allow MBA students and alumni to effectively communicate with each other.

Matthew Brooke-Hitching chose STX Next on account of the knowledge, tools and experience we could provide. We had a tight deadline for completing the product, but managed to stand up to the challenge.

STX Next delivered a full Scrum team with support from a PO, advised on the scope of the MVP, and helped prioritize tasks. Our tech stack included Django, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, and more.

The MVP allowed meet.mba to gain 500 users in the first 3 months from launch. Its features include intuitive private and group chat, user profiles with deep privacy customization, and a global board for requests for help, all tailored specifically to the MBA experience.

 

funding in 2016, bringing the total funding to $35 million.

 

CHALLENGE

The main challenge for Vyze was scaling up their internal development team—bringing resources on board with the right skill set, who could hit the ground running and be able to execute on their strategy. They required qualified developers with extensive knowledge and prior experience.

STX Next is meeting the challenges of the project head-on. Firstly, simultaneous dedication to two platforms alone is quite demanding. Secondly, certain solutions implemented in these products could not be found in other financing platforms, meaning the developers had to design the solutions from scratch. Finally, as the project progresses, the team is not only developing a cutting-edge fintech application, but also working together with Vyze to implement the best Scrum practices.

STX Next Delivered

• On-site financing platform for retailers
• Fulfilling eCommerce financing experience
• Advanced and robust API
• Full automatic test coverage with Behave and Selenium
• Secure online credit applications and payments
• Quick credit assessment
• Intuitive front-end design 

embedded systems.

 

CHALLENGE

Due to their large scale of operations and specific needs, Unity Technologies decided to create in-house tools for software development. Unity Technologies asked STX Next for assistance in maintaining and steadily improving one such tool called Katana.

Katana is a fork of BuildBot—a continuous integration tool written in Python using the Twisted framework. With one master server, Katana is able to use an unlimited number of slave machines to perform builds.

STX Next helped create Katana to meet the demand of more than 10,000 builds per day. With its scale, Katana is crucial for Unity’s daily operations, as any downtime would affect hundreds of Unity’s developers. Challenges included resolving memory leaks, dealing with race conditions, and adding new features to the highly sensitive system.

2019, BuildFax was acquired by Verisk—a leading data analytics provider in the US.

 

CHALLENGE

Our goal was to provide BuildFax with modern tools for handling big data. Before working with STX Next, their speed of receiving data sometimes took up to four times longer than the maximum time business logic allowed.

Our solution to BuildFax’s challenge was using the Spark technology; or, more specifically, its Python implementation: the PySpark and Databricks tools.

To accomplish this, STX Next provided a team of three developers whose task was supporting the BuildFax team throughout that difficult and trying process.

BuildFax were very happy with our services and expanded their team as time went by, most notably with 24/7 maintenance and monitoring.

Airbnb.

 

CHALLENGE

The main challenge for STX Next was to find ways to integrate the Tiqets platform with as many ticket providers as possible, so that users would no longer need to register with each of them individually while planning their trip.

We were able to meet the client’s expectations by moving from a monolithic system to a microservice-based architecture, which was able to make direct contact with ticket suppliers via a variety of APIs.

To make sure that the platform was fully integrated with vendors at all times without disruptions, we also delivered round-the-clock, real-time monitoring services. They allowed us to have a full picture of the integrations at any given moment and step in to fix any issues before they escalated. Where vendors didn’t provide any API for us to integrate with, we created web crawlers that went through their pages to purchase tickets.

app that would streamline the user flows and interface, as well as expand the social functionalities.

STX Next worked in continuous feedback mode, adjusting features and screens to the client’s needs as quickly as possible. We put a great deal of effort into making the product easy to develop and maintain by using automation and containerization, static typing and static code analysis support, and automated unit testing.

To reduce the costs both during and after development, we built the new NOTA NOTA app from scratch using React Native for cross-platform mobile development. We also used tried-and-tested, out-of-the-box solutions to limit the cost of features such as analytics, push notifications, or crash and error reporting.

Product Design played a key role in the development process, working hand in hand with the development team to create a seamless experience. All the core app functionalities were redesigned by applying new user flows and interactions for designing, producing, and sharing perfumes.

seamlessly between endless cryptocurrency pairs.

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Clove, which we are working on, is a decentralized application that makes atomic swaps between chains easy. Most Bitcoin-based and Ethereum-based chains, including ERC20 tokens, are compatible with the protocol. Clove enables decentralized payment channel swaps and facilitates trustless communication between compatible blockchains on the network.

 

implement deep analytics algorithms that transform low-level code-related metrics into KPIs and insights for C-Level users, Seerene’s target group. The team is constantly developing new features and machine learning capabilities into the product to make the raw data more consumable and full of value for decision makers of large corporates.

 

STX Next tackled the challenge by providing 2 full Scrum teams (+ Product Design support) and integrating their work with Seerene’s internal teams.

kids!

 

CHALLENGE

Zappi approached us with the need to design and build their application almost from scratch. But they knew they wanted Python, as they were well-versed in its advantages. They emphasized developing the application following good practices. We used the design thinking process to shape the solution and agile methodology to implement it. Thanks to our joint efforts, the Zappi idea of creating freedom of choice for schools and supply staff is live.

regulations.

 

CHALLENGE

Decernis’ application was based on a fairly old technological stack. Supporting the technology was a growing challenge, and Decernis saw the need to push the project into a direction where they could switch to newer technologies with better support. Another challenge for Decernis was finding a partner who could work with their multiple offices in various locations around the globe and across multiple time zones.

improvements.

- A full-featured React Native mobile app.

- Web App Improvements. We took an existing system and improved its design coherency to create or adjust the features that met the requirements of the users and business partners. We also prepared the product for future improvements.

- Product recognition support through various design tasks, from product marketing materials, through motion and interaction designs and vision, to small interface tweaks.

MVP and a very short deadline. They were faced with the task of transferring their whole loan application process from paper printed documents to the Internet. The system had to be easy to understand and use and reduce application time for end-customers while still including several levels of approval.

STX Next delivered the entire platform along with automatic payments/payouts, integration with external tools, and additional mentoring services.

shortest possible time window and build an internal team of experts who will take over the development of the solution provided by STX Next. Working with Blocktrade, we created a web application that will allow retail users, brokers, professional traders as well as institutional money managers to trade with crypto assets and indices in a fully audited, highly secure way, performing similarly to Nasdaq.

 

 

converted to sales, the site is making money from day one. The problem was scaling up: with a London agency of just a few devs, TBSeen could not keep up with the pace of their business growth. The need to scale rapidly and within budget brought TBseen and STX Next together.

 

STX Next provided TBSeen with discovery workshops, a full Scrum team, full-stack development, automated testing, business analysis, continuous integration and product design services.

long list of reasons why they wanted to switch to Python going forward, referring to it as a more modern solution. Their current development team is well-versed in PHP but not Python, so they were looking for a provider to manage development in the midterm while their own developers got up to speed on using Python.

STX Next Delivered

• A global platform that enables advocates to experience the products that they love with their friends
• A unique SaaS application for brands, campaign managers and ambassadors
• A system that builds a strong relationship between events and their fans
• Advocacy driven model that can work in almost any vertical that has a shared experience at its core

from scratch to serve as a ticket distribution platform for cultural and entertainment events from many content providers. One of the main issues was finding a common solution for all stakeholders of the project and integrating it with one of the major European airlines.

 

STX Next Delivered

• 2 Full Scrum teams to meet the designated goals of the project.
• Manage the mark back of tickets from one seller to the other for both general admission and seated events
• Track ticket sales across all allocated sellers with a complete audit trail from allocation to sale
• Create events and allocate tickets to ticketing agents or through user’s ticketing system
• API that allows any ticketing system to integrate with Coras, helping to adjust the process to meet specific needs 

who could integrate their library written in C and take over development from a previous company. Their real challenge, however, was to find developers who could understand the logic of the AI face recognition system and deal with GPUImage and the dlib face detector.

STX Next Delivered

Using the most advanced technologies in A.I, developed in-house, STX Next created a user centered authentication service. Meet the first anti-spoof application tailored for everyday use on your device.

FEATURES

• iOS and Android
• Face detection functionality
• Libraries: OpenCV, dlib

• Mp4 with av-Foundation
• Connections with Amazon S3 

Trek Discovery, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men, Fast and Furious and Wonder Woman.

CHALLENGE:

Pixomondo receives video frames from their clients in different formats with different naming conventions and file structures. Each asset requires specific preprocessing which until now was done semi-automatically with console tools. Their challenge was to create a configurable desktop application with a UI for automating the preprocessing step, allowing Pixomondo to implement further image processing.

SOLUTION:

To achieve this goal, STX Next used sophisticated logic combined with regular expressions. It led the team to create a variety of unique processors dedicated to transforming the required files. All of the logic is easily configurable through a dedicated desktop application. This allowed us to retain the flexibility of console tools, but also greatly speed up batch operations and minimize the manual work behind repeatable tasks.

app required fully responsive web design while providing the highest quality of user experience. At the same time, server-side app security was a top priority for this banking project.

STX Next Delivered

• 1 Full Scrum team
• Backend Development
• Frontend Development
• UI Design
• Automated Testing
• Automation of deployment processes

retailer prices.

CHALLENGE

The client came to us with an idea for the product’s MVP. The system needed to be easy to use and flexible enough to build different types of advertisements. The biggest challenge for FusePump was to provide a common solution for all clients who had different needs.

STX Next Delivered

• One permanent and one temporary Scrum Team available exclusively to the client
• A set of features and tools extending the basic functionalities of the platform (e.g. providing a data validation tool and
a data mapping tool)
• Analysis and ideas for improvements to the development process – delivered as a workshop in the spirit of Lean process management

potential clients and investors and secure further rounds of funding. They were looking for a quick and cost-effective solution to have a presentable prototype as soon as possible.

STX Next Delivered

• User’s data visualization with interactive charts
• Ability to group unique users into segments

• Online campaigns management module

• Campaign efficiency analysis module
• Admin panel for platform management (creating accounts, managing permissions, etc.)
• “Demo account” for sales presentations purposes
• Marketplace functionality for trading the segments

overall system in order to handle an increasing number of end-users.

STX Next Delivered

• New search engine, over 10 times faster than the previous one 
• Increased performance which eliminated system outages 
• Security improvements related to booking and payment processes 
• Integration with payment providers in 7 countries 

content

Existing infrastructure was integrated with a CMS Plone system

A reliable ‘storing data in relational database’ architecture was created which enabled the CMS application to operate in a hot standby mode

Integration with Google Maps to enable search of ATM locations

The portal was linked with tracking systems and forms to open accounts and deposit money was created

required some refreshment, especially on the mobile site, because the majority of the users access the website from a mobile device. Another issue was that the page loading time was highly insufficient. The code itself contained a lot of legacy code, with outdated libraries and unused features.
 

STX Next Delivered

• Site speed improvement (4-5x faster)
• The highest SEO ratings due to front-end, back-end, and sitemaps improvements
• Streamlined technical stack by moving categories to elastic search (removing Oracle), moving pages to site (removing Unbounce)
• Moved ad code to site for better targeting, and higher revenue (managing ads and vendor in Doubleclick)
• 4,5 TB of unused stored data cleaned

• Secure https protocol, instead of previously used http
• Fully responsive web design (still in progress)
• Food industry articles available to users
• Admin Panel, redesigned and upgraded with new tools (such as image management)
• Automated tests (Selenium, Behave) to increase site quality 

platforms

Text recognition system

Text-to-speech engine

Internal currency system (Key NotesTM)

Mobile ads platforms: Amazon Ads,

MoPub, TapJoy

Mobile payments: Google Play, Amazon, iOS In-App Purchases 

convenient content management accompanied by a new graphic design.

Due to performance requirements, modern caching techniques were employed.

We used tools, such as Munin and Nagios, allowing for the monitoring of the server status and alarming the agency in the event of problems.

month.

CHALLENGE

Paze needed to scale up their development team quickly while ensuring that they bring software engineers with the right skills on board. They were about to launch their service and needed more resources for support and future development.

STX Next Delivered

• Every day reports about reconciliation
• Tab for checking statuses of disbursements
• Using cards for paying installments after opt-out
• Tab for employers to manage their employees 

Cielo24 sought a qualified technology partner to support their inhouse development team on a series of complex projects. They were looking for skilled developers who could develop and maintain their product.

STX Next Delivered

• User requirements validation
• Project scoping
• Data preparation and migration
• Custom functional development
• User Interface/User Experience
• Performance testing, maintenance and support

about supply forecasts. The ambitious goal was to be completed within a fixed price/fixed scope project. Despite very thorough documentation, the final product needed to evolve to fit the needs of the end users.

STX Next Delivered

• A custom Content Management System that allows the management of medicine shortages
• An application design that enables the user to easily update content
• A system that quickly notifies doctors, pharmacists, and patients of the availability of a particular medicine 

scale up their development rapidly. In order to do so, they were looking for capable and affordable developers with the ability to make an immediate impact. 

 

STX Next Delivered

• Casino “Quick Deposit” allows users to continue to deposit money during the game without interruption
• Mobile page redesign including Blog & Widgetisation allows BetBright customers to stay updated with current events
• “Recall” adds personalized bet recommendations based on the customers’ bet history. (15+% conversion)
• “Automated Bonus” feature potentially adds 10% to every new customer LTV
• Live Casino for Mobile enables users to place bets using mobile devices