Client's Testimonial

"Developers.dev didn't just give us developers; they gave us an architectural future. Their team dissected our monolith, created a pragmatic roadmap for modernization, and executed flawlessly. We can now onboard enterprise clients with complete confidence. Our platform is faster, more secure, and ready for whatever the market throws at us. They are, without a doubt, a core reason we were able to secure our Series B."

Sarah Chen, VP of Engineering, FinScale

Client Introduction

FinScale is a rapidly growing B2B FinTech company providing automated payment reconciliation services. After securing Series A funding, they faced a critical challenge: their monolithic application, built quickly to find product-market fit, could not handle the demands of larger enterprise clients. It was plagued by performance bottlenecks, deployment challenges, and a lack of security hardening, putting future growth at risk.

Problem

FinScale's existing application architecture was a major liability. Every new feature deployment was a high-risk, all-or-nothing event. The system struggled under heavy load, and the lack of robust security practices was a major red flag for the large corporate clients they needed to win.

Key Challenges

Scalability

The monolithic design couldn't scale horizontally to meet peak processing demands.

Security

The platform needed to be hardened to meet stringent enterprise and SOC 2 compliance requirements.

Agility

The slow, manual deployment process was severely hindering their ability to innovate and respond to customer needs.

Talent Gap

FinScale lacked the in-house expertise in microservices, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps required for the complex modernization effort.

Our Solution

We deployed our "SEO Growth POD," a dedicated, cross-functional team to act as the client's outsourced SEO department. The strategy was to build a powerful content-driven authority engine.

🗺️ Architectural Roadmap

Our cloud architects conducted a deep analysis and created a detailed plan to incrementally decompose the monolith into scalable microservices.

📦 Containerization & Orchestration

We containerized the new microservices using Docker and orchestrated them with Kubernetes on AWS EKS for resilience and scalability.

⛓️ DevSecOps Pipeline

We built a fully automated CI/CD pipeline using GitLab CI, integrating security scanning (SAST/DAST) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) from day one.

🌉 API Gateway Implementation

We implemented a secure API Gateway to manage traffic, authentication, and routing between the services, ensuring a smooth transition.

Implementation and Execution

Established Collaboration

Established a shared Slack channel and integrated Jira boards for seamless collaboration.

Microservice Carve-Out

Began by carving out the highest-load component-the transaction processing engine-as the first microservice.

AWS Environment Setup

Set up separate, secure AWS environments for development, staging, and production.

Monitoring & Observability

Implemented robust monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana.

Rigorous Load Testing

Conducted rigorous load testing at each phase to validate performance gains.

Documentation & Upskilling

Provided extensive documentation and paired programming sessions to upskill FinScale's in-house team.

Positive Outcome

🚀 10x Performance Improvement

The new microservices architecture could handle ten times the transaction volume with 50% faster response times.

🔒 Enterprise-Ready Security

The platform successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance within six months of project completion, unlocking a new tier of enterprise customers.

⚡ 95% Faster Deployments

The automated CI/CD pipeline reduced deployment time from a full day of manual work to under 30 minutes of automated processes.

✅ Zero Downtime

The resilient, Kubernetes-based infrastructure has maintained 99.99% uptime since launch.

Why Choose Us

🧠 Deep FinTech Expertise

We understood the specific security and scalability needs of the industry.

💡 Pragmatic Modernization

We chose an incremental approach that minimized risk and delivered value quickly.

🔒 DevSecOps by Default

Security wasn't an add-on; it was foundational to our entire process.

🌐 Ecosystem of Experts

FinScale benefited from our cloud architects, security specialists, and Java experts.

🤝 Transparent Partnership

We functioned as a single, cohesive team with FinScale's engineers.

🎯 Focus on Outcomes

Our goal wasn't just to write code, but to enable their business to win enterprise deals.

🌱 Talent Upskilling

We made our client's team stronger through close collaboration.

📊 Verifiable Process Maturity

Our CMMI 5 processes ensured a smooth, predictable engagement.

📈 Scalable Talent Model

We could add specialists to the POD as the project's needs evolved.

Conclusion

By partnering with Developers.dev, FinScale successfully transformed its technology from a liability into its greatest asset. The modernized, cloud-native platform provided the scalability, security, and agility required to move upmarket and become a leader in the FinTech space.

FinTech Platform Modernization: Enabling 10x Scalability and Enterprise-Readiness for FinScale

Industry Financial Technology (FinTech)