From Late-Night Cravings to Delivery Domination
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Services
team augmentation
Mobile Development
Frontend Development
Backend Development
Devops & cloud solutions
Quality Assurance
Industry
On-demand Delivery
Retail & E-Commerce
Startups
Operating Model
team augmentation
Gopuff emerged from Philadelphia in 2013 with a bold vision to provide instant delivery of everyday essentials. Co-founded by Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, Gopuff has grown into a leading on-demand delivery service, renowned for its hyper-local fulfillment centers and rapid delivery times. In 2021, they expanded their offerings by acquiring Bandit Coffee and integrating it into their new Gopuff Kitchen, providing gourmet coffee, matcha, and breakfast options delivered directly to customers' homes or offices.
Gopuff's innovative approach to the on-demand delivery industry has made them a standout player. They deliver an exceptional customer experience by allowing users to order a variety of items with the promise of quick and reliable delivery. The acquisition of Bandit Coffee and the launch of Gopuff Kitchen further enhanced Gopuff's appeal and market reach, solidifying its position as a leader in the industry.
Our contribution
Scaling Gopuff's Digital Infrastructure and Laying the Foundation for
We augmented Gopuff's team to scale their development capabilities and address the rapidly increasing market demands. Our efforts focused on enhancing Gopuff’s mobile app, ensuring it remained user-friendly, responsive, and capable of handling high volumes of traffic. Additionally, we helped developed an app for Gopuff’s delivery teams, optimizing their operational efficiency and reliability. For Bandit Coffee, we took the project from concept to deployment. We crafted the Bandit Coffee app to deliver an immersive user experience with a sleek, consistent visual identity that reflected Bandit Coffee's premium brand. Our team ensured the app was fast, intuitive, and bug-free, incorporating features like contactless payment. This seamless integration became a cornerstone of Gopuff Kitchen, enhancing Gopuff's gourmet offerings.
Challenge
Navigating the Complexities of Rapid Expansion and Integration
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the demand for Gopuff's services, posing new challenges in scaling their operations. With established giants like Amazon and Uber Eats entering the on-demand delivery space, Gopuff needed to innovate rapidly to maintain its competitive edge. The key challenges included enhancing the app’s user interface, improving delivery tracking, and ensuring the platform could handle a massive influx of users while maintaining high performance and reliability. For Bandit Coffee, the challenge was to create an engaging and intuitive app from scratch. Integrating Bandit Coffee into Gopuff Kitchen added another layer of complexity, requiring seamless coordination between teams to create a unified and efficient delivery system.
Collaborative development and expertise integration
Team Augmentation
We integrated our experts into Gopuff's team, enhancing their capabilities in frontend, backend, mobile development, and DevOps, efficiently scaling their operations.
Agile Methodology
Implementing agile practices allowed for rapid iterations, continuous feedback, and quick adaptation to evolving requirements, ensuring prompt delivery of high-quality features.
User-Centric Development
Our focus was on refining various aspects of Gopuff’s digital infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and user satisfaction.
Innovative Solutions for Bandit Coffee
We took on the project of Bandit Coffee, designing and developing their app to offer a seamless and immersive user experience.
Optimizing Operational Efficiency
By developing specific tools and features, we aimed to streamline Gopuff’s operations, ensuring that the platform could handle the increased load and deliver a reliable service.
Continuous Collaboration
Regular communication and feedback ensured alignment with Gopuff’s and Bandit Coffee’s goals, leading to solutions that met business objectives and user expectations.
Tech stack
Frontend Development
Angular
Mobile Development
Swift (iOS)
Kotlin (Android)
React Native
Flutter
Backend & API Development
Node.js
Key achievements
Team Augmentation
We integrated our experts into Gopuff's team, enhancing their capabilities in frontend, backend, mobile development, and DevOps, efficiently scaling their operations.
Agile Methodology
Implementing agile practices allowed for rapid iterations, continuous feedback, and quick adaptation to evolving requirements, ensuring prompt delivery of high-quality features.
User-Centric Development
Our focus was on refining various aspects of Gopuff’s digital infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and user satisfaction.
Innovative Solutions for Bandit Coffee
We took on the project of Bandit Coffee, designing and developing their app to offer a seamless and immersive user experience.
Optimizing Operational Efficiency
By developing specific tools and features, we aimed to streamline Gopuff’s operations, ensuring that the platform could handle the increased load and deliver a reliable service.
Continuous Collaboration
Regular communication and feedback ensured alignment with Gopuff’s and Bandit Coffee’s goals, leading to solutions that met business objectives and user expectations.
Key achievements
Results and impact
Success Metrics
5/5
App Score Rating
100k
Daily Active Users
1M+
Registered Users
90+
Cryptocurrencies Supported
Testimonial
The Hundred was our strategic development partner. They heavily influenced what LiteBit was, sharing a big part in achieving our success. With a deep understanding of both the Crypto and Fintech industries and their engineers' excellence, they helped LiteBit position as one of the fastest-growing and respected cryptocurrency brokers globally. They simply breathe Crypto!
-Erwin Veldhus, CPTO, LiteBit
Conclusion
Long Term Partnership
As our partnership matured, the scope of our collaboration expanded significantly. We continuously deployed new functionalities and improvements, which led to notable milestones and a strengthened market presence. Our joint efforts resulted in enhanced user experiences, increased transaction volumes, and expanded cryptocurrency offerings. This collaborative journey improved LiteBit's reputation as a leading European crypto broker, and also facilitated its adaptation to evolving market demands and regulatory requirements. Despite LiteBit's eventual cease of operations, the innovations achieved during our collaboration left a lasting impact on the crypto market.
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