Streamlining Frontend App Development for a Large-scale Insurance Company
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For this project, we worked with one of the largest insurance companies in the US, which boasts over 10,000 employees and offers a wide range of health plans and services to individuals, families, and businesses, serving millions of clients within the country.
The client employed a vast technology stack for which we primarily focused on frontend technology development.
The main objective was to enhance their frontend development processes for both web and mobile platforms, optimize component reusability, and improved internal development pacing – all while ensuring high-quality, testable components.
Their applications needed to become scalable, maintainable, and high-performing across each platform, and the client required additional improvements in component standardization, developer training, and automated testing in order to enhance their products’ quality and efficiency.
Centered around improving the client’s frontend development processes, we needed to specifically focus on their React Native-based mobile applications for both iOS and Android, which lacked frontend optimization best practices, particularly around component reuse and the pace at which development occurred internally. This was mostly due to their developers’ lack of experience with the framework.
The client’s infrastructure lacked standardized components for their native mobile application, and their frontend development workflows for both Android and iOS were significantly inefficient.
Limited expertise among developers on how to utilize React Native best practices, with an absence of a robust automated testing strategy for the framework’s components also proving to be a challenge.
Inefficient development processes, leading to inconsistent component reuse, slow iteration cycles, and inadequate testing methodologies.
Faster development cycles through reusable React Native components
Improve code quality through automated testing and CI/CD processes
A more efficient and scalable mobile development process
More structured development workflows and better collaboration
Reduce time-to-market for mobile updates through an increase in code maintainability
Enhanced developer efficiency and knowledge sharing
Assessed the existing frontend development processes and challenges, which allowed us to set the foundations for all subsequent phases.
The beginning of development of a standardized React Native component library. This was done as part of a modular framework, which ensured flexibility throughout.
Focused on integrating automated testing and CI/CD pipelines – this completely changed the way in which the codebase and their applications were iterated upon and deployed.
Included developer training and introducing their team to relevant best practices, in order to make sure that handover was done as smoothly as possible.
Adoption of new testing strategies and CI/CD integration, as well as addressing developer skill gaps in React Native and ensuring compatibility across both iOS and Android.
Hands-on training sessions, enabling the client’s developers to transition from JavaScript and React to React Native. We also provided comprehensive documentation and introduced best practices to facilitate long-term proficiency.
The client experienced a 60% boost in development speed and an increase in automation testing coverage of a staggering 93%. These improvements streamlined workflows and enhanced overall software quality.
Implemented a gradual adoption of automated testing workflows to ensure smooth integration. This allowed the client’s team to confidently roll out changes with reduced risk and increased reliability.
By refining the client’s component library and establishing a new automated testing framework, we set the groundwork for reducing technical debt. These improvements enhanced productivity and ensured code maintainability.
The newly established React Native architecture provided a scalable foundation for future mobile applications. This ensures long-term maintainability and efficiency for both current and future projects.
The newly established React Native architecture was also an important lesson in ensuring long-term scalability, which will allow us to efficiently maintain and expand mobile applications for ensuing clients.
The project was an exercise in contributing to the streamlining of frontend development process, improving efficiency, and setting a foundation for future scalability in mobile application development.
This case serves as a testament to our commitment to empower clients with sustainable and high-performing technology solutions.
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