SUCCESS STORIES

Kaluza Case Study

Read the case study on our collaboration with Kaluza

About Kaluza

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An OVO Group company, Kaluza is an intelligent platform ecosystem, powering the future of energy. From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Kaluza’s technology is empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve millions of customers.

Kaluza’s market leading innovation is recognised across the industry, winning ‘Technological Innovation’ in edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020, ‘Transport Technology’ in BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2019 and ‘Best Innovation in Electricity’ at the UK Energy Innovation Awards 2019.

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about the project

Kaluza's needs

01

Grow the software team

To meet the growing demand for its innovative cloud technology, Kaluza needed additional developers to join different software squads, working across various products.

02

Quick project kick-off

The company required expertly skilled software engineers who can not only hit the ground running, but proactively contribute to new product development and tech stack expansion.

03

Modernise tech stack

Some of the main technologies required to augment the skills gap were React, ES6, NodeJS, Typescript, GraphQL, Go, Python, microservices architecture, Kafka and cloud technologies.

The Zartis team

Zartis was able to quickly hire 4 engineers with the required skills, significantly increasing the capacity of one of the teams in a short span of time. The four engineers are all senior and based in Madrid.

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The solution

Effective remote working

The Zartis developers were able to pitch in with their expertise in effective remote working. Working together, Zartis and Kaluza were able to set up highly efficient processes and workflows optimised for remote collaboration. This included establishing proper communication processes to ensure everyone is kept in the loop.

Transfer of technical expertise

The Zartis team not only made valuable contributions by leveraging their expertise in cutting-edge technologies like Go, React, NodeJS, and Typescript, but also actively participated in various initiatives including product development, PoCs, technical debt reduction, and more.

The results

Increased Expertise

increased expertise

Knowledge sharing of state-of-the-art practices and technologies.

continuous-improvement

continuous improvement

Introducing new technologies. Reducing technical debt.

Ongoing Success

ongoing success

4+ years of working together and continuing collaboration.

Leverage team augmentation to grow fast, without compromising on quality