Scaling a Development Team for a Volunteering Platform

Project Plan

Task

Offshore development team for a startup

Team

Front-end Developers, Back-end Developers, Mobile App Developers, DevOps

Industry

Social network, volunteering

Overview

Client’s project is a SaaS platform with a heart for social change. Their vision is to enhance community engagement by simplifying the process of finding volunteer projects, local meetups, and enriching social experiences.

Deliverables

Results

With Limeup’s comprehensive guidance and expertise, the client has assembled a robust technical crew adept at juggling an ever-expanding workload as the company’s customer base continues to grow. As a result, they enabled 15,000+ volunteer hours to be logged in the first half of a year.

The strategic staffing process filled gaps and boosted the team’s capacity to manage current and planned endeavors effectively. In addition, Limeup’s continued involvement through IT consulting, training, and project management ensures that the volunteer platform is prepared for any upcoming challenges, with the flexibility to scale as needed.

The result is a more efficient workflow, quicker venture turnaround, and an overall reduction in costs. Limeup’s engrossed involvement, including support for onboarding and training, enabled client to amplify its reach while keeping customer value at the forefront.

Limeup’s ongoing partnership ensures the volunteer platform can continue its progress trajectory, confidently seizing new opportunities without diminishing quality. Their lasting impact is a testament to the strength of collaboration and the importance of a tailored, adaptable strategy.

Dashboard

Authorisation

Events

Community

Chat

Rewards

Dashboard

Authorisation

Events

Community

Chat

Rewards

Effortless Team Scaling

To drive client’s potential without straining its resources, Limeup mapped out a well-thought-out framework for recruitment, onboarding, and harmoniously combining top-tier developers. By refining the skills sourcing procedure and maintaining hands-on involvement throughout the process, Limeup positioned client’s fresh team members to confront high-priority projects with confidence while fostering synergy with the existing staff.

A Dedicated Team of Skilled Software Developers

Limeup swiftly assembled a squad of experienced engineers tailored to the platform’s technical requirements. While Limeup handled the groundwork, including screening candidates and shortlisting top acumen, client’s leadership remained actively involved, conducting interviews and making final hiring decisions. Such a collaborative method ensured that the newfound hires aligned with both the company’s technical needs and staff culture.

Focused Expertise in Web and Mobile Development

The revamped team was tasked with enhancing client’s web and mobile applications, both hosted on Amazon Web Services. Their responsibilities spanned designing scalable website architecture, launching a revamped website, optimizing AWS infrastructure, and implementing a load balancer for improved performance. Taking on both front-end and back-end challenges, our coder significantly bolstered Client’s digital presence.

Accelerated Hiring and Perfect Synchronization

Limeup’s recruitment strategy prioritized efficiency without compromising quality. The process gained speed as ideal candidate profiles were outlined and a comprehensive mastery network was engaged. Once the crew was onboarded, Limeup provided integration support, ensuring synergy between novel and existing staff. Training sessions and structured onboarding helped new hires quickly adapt to client’s workflow.

Future-Proofing of Development Team

Beyond filling immediate staffing gaps, Limeup’s approach positioned volunteer platform for long-term success. With stronger, more capable engineering personnel in place, client’s management now has confidence in their competence to oversee later tasks without bottlenecks. Limeup’s upgrade of the employee selection and onboarding processes created a solid foundation for the platform to scale both in the short term and in the years ahead.

Technologies We Used

Our client wanted us to build the platform quickly, with global target audience expansion in mind, as well as security and maintenance, so we decided to use these technologies:

Front-end

React.js

Back-end & API

NestJS

GraphQL

Data & Realtime

PostgreSQL

Redis

WebSockets

Infrastructure

AWS

Docker

Integrations

Firebase Auth

Stripe API

Google Maps API

Security

We considered all the ley components to ensure that the data transit and storage are safe, as well as protecting services with secure architecture. We implemented:

Stripe API integrated for managing donations and paid event registrations, with PCI compliance.

Firebase Authentication provides secure login and user identity management.

JWT-based access control and permissions implemented on the backend.

WebSocket channels encrypted for real-time collaboration and notifications.

AWS CloudWatch used for infrastructure monitoring, logging, and incident alerting.

Functionality

Our team focused on custom features, tailored to end-users’ needs who would like to receive strong and engaging interactions with a platform.

Onboarding

First impressions matter, and Limeup makes onboarding an engaging and frictionless experience. Personalized support, hands-on mentorship and clear roadmaps empower new team members to contribute with confidence. New hires quickly gain momentum, improving their ability to adapt and produce results promptly.

Network

Strength lies in numbers, and Limeup’s network is a goldmine of expertise and collaboration. By linking our client with high-caliber professionals, we create an ever-evolving knowledge hub that fuels growth, creativity and technical excellence. Partnership with industry leaders permits us to push the envelope and remain competitive.

Events

Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum, that is why Limeup brings the client team into spaces where ideas flow freely. Engaging in knowledge-sharing sessions and skill-enhancement workshops fosters innovation, collaboration, and growth, keeping the team ahead of the trend and giving them a leg up in the competitive race.