The client
An established media SaaS business, with existing products built on a legacy platform.
The challenge
Migrating a legacy codebase to a modern, web-based platform and proving the viability of web technologies for this delivery.
Supporting the business through an unexpected change in technical leadership.
The role
Initially worked on an isolated project to identify and prototype key functionality from the existing product, in order to prove the viability of a new and internally-untrusted technical platform.
The findings of this review raised red flags about the technical stability of the platform, scalability, and the methods by which the product was being delivered. This led to an external audit and eventual replacement of the technical leadership.
Provided interim CTO facility during the resulting period of restructure. This included reviewing and improving internal practises, proposing short-term strategy to resolve the issues at hand, and recruiting and leading new developers to maintain product velocity.