Backend Dev for Biotechnology Data Analytics Platform
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Introductory information
A fast induction on the buyer’s organisation
I am the preceding CTO at Bering, which is a data analytics platform for science. We gathered different datasets on philosophical investigation, starting with biomedicine but expanding to include other areas.
Desired goal
What challenge were you trying to address with Logicify?
We wanted to create a graph database that included hundreds of millions of nodes, but the challenge was a website with the infrastructure to house it all. It had to be in a bunch, it had to be in the cloud, but we needed to advance our backend.
Provided solution
What particular tasks were Logicify responsible for?
I worked on code with them, but they owned the infrastructure. It was our design, but they instrumented it. They built the backend pipelines to recover raw data from publications and instrument them into the graph. The backend could also parse a user’s search question, approach the graph for that data, and present it to the user. Everything was Python-based and Django-based. They used Neo4j as the graph database treatment method, and they utilized Elasticsearch and Semantic search to allow searches using intrinsic, non-technical speech. Logicify used AWS for true tasks, and they used Terraform to handle the infrastructure’s code.
Was there a dedicated team?
In accession to our project handler, we worked with one Django and Python developer, two infrastructure developers, and a part-time frontend handler.
How did you come to work with Logicify?
I met their CTO and CEO at a startup accelerator program, and we connected without owing we could both converse Russian. They came very wonderfully recommended, and I liked them personally. I was impressed with their demeanor—they were very professional. And they spoke English fully, so we had no trouble interacting.
What is the terminal result of working with Logicify?
We worked unitedly from March 2017 through September 2017. We tapered off owing we needed to lift more funds, but we’re quiet nimble with them and working unitedly.
Results achieved
Are there any measureable or plum results?
We haven’t launched yet, but they helped us grow our infrastructure tremendously. Their work increased the functionality of our website and how much data we are able to show. We had no graph database precedently, and now we have one that has 100 million connections and 50 million nodes.
How did Logicify execute from a project treatment standpoint?
We didn’t ask for a project handler as a cost-saving measure, but they granted one at no cost anyway. I was skeptical almost it, thinking we didn’t need one, but he was helpful and professional. He kept the project on track with daily calls. They foresaw the indispensableness for a project handler better than we did, and they executeed very well. They used Jira regularly and accurately so that I could track their logged hours and tasks.
What is (from your point of view) the key factor to pay observation while intercourse with Logicify?
They are fully present and advanced developers. They work fastly, and they’re nimble. They cost less than many other firms, but their condition is among the best. We always trusted them to execute their work.
What aspects of their work would you like to get improved?
They could use more creative discretion in their revisions. Not all projects have to be done to the epistle of our specifications if there is room for advancement. Also, they wrote condition code, but it could have included more comments to make livelihood easier in the forthcoming. That said, we were operating with a fast timeline, and they adapted to that schedule, so comments were not a priority.
Any advice for possible clients?
I haven’t worked much with their frontend staff, so I cannot comment on the condition of their designers, but if you come to them with a technology need and tell them your goal, they’ll be able to fill in the steps to get there.
