FasterThanLight

Custom Software & Product Development

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We are Faster Than Light, an European custom software development company originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. Over last 7 years, our team has delivered 50+ successful digital products for startups and established businesses from all over the world.

We offer our product design and development services to create top-notch and complex digital solutions that solve our client's most demanding business challenges and allow them to stand out among their competitors.

Our Facts & Figures:
- 7+ years in the industry
- $145M+ raised by our clients
- 100K+ people visit our products per day
- 5B+ euro in transactions handled over 1 weekend by our clients
- AWS & Oracle certified professionals.

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Let's create amazing products together!

$25 - $49/hr
50 - 249
2016
Locations
Ukraine
Mendeleeva, Kyiv, kyiv 10103
+380731757479

Focus Areas

Service Focus

30%
25%
25%
20%
  • Software Development
  • Mobile App Development
  • Web Development
  • Web Designing (UI/UX)

Client Focus

60%
40%
  • Small Business
  • Medium Business

Industry Focus

20%
20%
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
  • Education
  • Startups
  • Financial & Payments

FasterThanLight Clients & Portfolios

Key Clients

  • Herokey
  • Kruze
  • Tie Up Farming
  • EquityX
  • NadineWest
  • UKHired
  • SJDC
  • Suppli

Suppli
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Suppli
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Ongoing
Financial & Payments

Creation of Suppli, a payment ecosystem for the construction industry
August 2021 - present

The challenges:
• Creation of an online payment system that guarantees the speed and reliability of transactions;
• Setting up a simple interaction between the supplier (contractor) and the customer of building materials;
• Ensuring the flexibility of the system and its ability to adapt to different requirements of suppliers;
• Establishing continuous data exchange between corporate systems of both parties.

The solutions:
• Provide integration with payment systems ACH Payment and Card Payment, the possibility to configure individual rules;
• Development of a notification system (email/text) to provide customers with feedback on events;
• Adding tools to automate routine processes and customize the system for unique work features;
• ERP integration and continuous synchronization of essential data in one direction and another.
 

SJDC
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30 weeks
Agriculture

Creating a new website and customer sales portal for the Australian agriculture company SJDC Produce
Feb. - Oct. 2021

The challenges:
• Organization of development, deployment, and customization processes from scratch with constant communication with a client.
• Creating a website that can be installed and launched from a mobile device, as well as developing a landing page.
• Improving ease of communication with prospective and loyal customers.
• Improving the customer experience and automating existing sales processes.

The solutions:
• Flexible project implementation with client participation at every stage and provision of access to all documents, media, and prototypes.
• Development of PWA based on Service Worker and Manifest and creation of a landing page with detailed information about the company.
• Implementing online chat using WebSockets technology for real-time messaging.
• Creation of an integrated sales portal for customers and a dashboard for administrators.
 

UKHired
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UKHired
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20 weeks
Startups

Development of a job search service in the UK for foreigners for the UKHired startup

The challenges:
• Automation of data collection on open vacancies for foreigners
• Checking open vacancies for Tier 2 visa requirements
• Prioritization of vacancies in accordance with the country's need for highly specialized workers
• Automation of calculating the importance of employment of a foreign applicant following the requirements of a Tier 2 visa
• Implementation of personal recommendations for job seekers following Tier 2 requirements

The solutions:
• Parsing and updating open vacancies from international and UK recruiting sites
• Development of an algorithm for checking vacancies for compliance with Tier 2 requirements using the ElasticSearch tool
• Synchronization of the service with government platforms to collect data on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for foreigners
• Development of a visa calculator for assessing the individual employability of a foreigner for a specific vacancy
• Creating an algorithm for recommendations on compliance with specific vacancies or a Tier2 visa, depending on the points given to the applicant in the calculator

PayMed (*Now – Dr Bill)
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PayMed (*Now – Dr Bill)
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50 weeks
Healthcare & Medical

Expansion of the functionality of PayMed, a web application for working with medical accounts
2017-2018

The challenges:
-modernization of the medical license verification system for fast admission to payments;
-ensuring timely updating of the payment code base;
-adaptation of the billing system to the requirements of different regions of Canada;
-providing instant access to patient data without long-term identification;
-strengthening control over payments and reporting;
-improving the security of the personal data of patients.

The solutions:
-integration of the system with the databases of the Ministry of Health accelerated the registration process and access to accounts;
-the automation of making changes to the databases made it possible to update the information about the codes and guaranteed the timeliness of payments on the accounts;
-implementation of request processing functions in accordance with regional OHIP, MSP, and AHCIP requirements minimized the number of errors;
-connection of the system to the bases of healthcare institutions accelerated the process of checking insurance information and invoicing 2 times;
-the introduction of tools for cross-analysis of information about patients and payments ensured the correctness of documentation;
-the creation of a system for instant scanning of medical records guaranteed 100% confidentiality of medical data.
 

NadineWest
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Ongoing
Consumer Products

Modernizing and improving the user interface of the nadineWest fashion service

The challenges:
• Identifying the causes of short-term failures that occasionally occur in service operation and eliminating them.
• Improving SDLC processes, including testing and deployment, and updating legacy technology.
• Configuring payment and delivery of items, including integration with parcel tracking systems.
• Adapting UI to meet the needs of warehouse employees with screen optimization for different devices.

The solutions:
• Optimizing service operability and performance, including tuning threshold alerts Heroku.
• Modernization of the project by moving to lighter and faster new technologies, as well as legacy code test coverage.
• Integration with payment systems (including Braintree for US payments) and parcel tracking tools.
• Improving the user interface in terms of convenience for warehouse workers and adding support for new devices.

EquityX
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100 weeks
Financial & Payments

Development of MVP platform for network collaboration and crowdsourcing for the fintech company EquityX
2016

The challenges:

- unification of all communications on a single platform to expand the audience;
-creation of a new registration form with increased data security;
-improving the algorithms for searching and filtering performers by category with the option of sending invitations to cooperation;
-adding functions for managing calculations for each project.

3. The solutions:

-development of a one-page website optimized for promotion and quick registration expanded the base of first users and accelerated the launch of a startup to the market;
-setting up separate registration algorithms for customers and contractors with intermediate encryption simplified access to the site and increased data confidentiality;
-the introduction of a cross-filtering system increased the probability of finding performers with the necessary skills and experience;
-development of a unified settlement system, taking into account the specifics of financing startups. It attracted large accelerator companies such as TechSee, OurCroud, etc.

Tie Up Farming
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Tie Up Farming
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Ongoing
Agriculture

Тестування та супровід мобільного додатку агротехнічного стартапу Tie Up Farming
Дата завершення: лютий 2020 — сьогоднішній день

Завдання:
-забезпечення якості реалізації проекту на кожному етапі розробки;
-покращення продуктивності існуючої веб-платформи в багатоканальному середовищі;
-організація централізованої системи зберігання та передачі даних;
-розширення можливостей сканування QR-кодів та оптимізація програми під них;
-додавання нових мобільних функцій для віддаленого відстеження робочих процесів.

Рішення:
- підготовка технічної документації та постановка першочергових завдань, що прискорило виведення продукту на ринок у 3 рази;
-розробка мобільного додатку на ОС Android та його інтеграція з платформою, що подвоїло кількість клієнтів;
-вдосконалення автономного зберігання даних на мобільному пристрої з можливістю миттєвого обміну з веб-платформою;
-створення штрих-кодів нового формату та адаптація мобільного функціоналу, що зробило платформу більш гнучкою та залучило нові контракти;
-запровадження системи дистанційного моніторингу, що посилило контроль за сільськогосподарськими процесами та спростило підготовку звітності.
 

Kruze
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Ongoing
Financial & Payments

Increasing Productivity & Process Automation for Kruze Consulting Platform
Completion date: 2015 — present day

The challenges:
-setting up technical processes from scratch, in particular ensuring constant monitoring;
-optimization of interaction with banks and government agencies;
-organization of orderly storage of data and minimization of manual processing;
-ensuring the tracking of financial flows for each client.

The solutions:
-creation of a convenient system for setting tasks for IT specialists and updating the interface, which increased the efficiency of data and request management;
-integration of the platform with banking systems, which accelerated the execution of transactions and simplified communications with financial institutions;
-introduction of data systematization algorithms with the ability to differentiate access, which accelerated preparing financial statements 2 times and increased the security of information;
-implementation of a software product from Quickbooks that optimized the process of controlling financial transactions.
 

Herokey
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Herokey
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Ongoing
Art, Entertainment & Music

Solving the problems of technical support and scaling the Herokey, a global event marketplace
Completion date: 2016 — present day

The challenges:
-finalization of the architecture of the web application and optimization of the data storage system;
-creation of a flexible and customizable system for the unique tasks of each platform participant;
-integration of the marketplace with new payment service providers and electronic payment systems;
-creation of a unified digital environment for data exchange between event organizers and their partners 24/7.

The solutions:
"-organization of data storage in the cloud, which accelerated creating, copying, and sharing reports;
-expanding the functionality of the administrative panel and introducing accreditation tools, which tripled the efficiency of ticket management;
-introduction of popular payment services: Klarna, PayPal, and Secure EFT; possibility to pay with cards and replenish the balance in real-time;
-automatic synchronization of ticket offices with partner offices to simplify communications and optimize sales accounting.

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It feels like we’re working with our own team, just in a different location

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Project Detail

$200000+
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Art, Entertainment & Music

Review Summary

The team at Faster Than Light is friendly and well-rounded. They act as though they’re an extension of the client’s internal team rather than an outsourced service provider. Customers can expect trustworthiness and strong communication skills.

What was the project name that you have worked with FasterThanLight?

Herokey

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Faster Than Light assists with the maintenance of a customized CRM software solution. They’ve also developed additional APIs and functionalities.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

They’ve done a good job hiring people and building a strong team. It doesn’t feel like we’re contracting someone that gets paid by the hour, but rather, it feels like we’re working with people who have passion for this product and are going the extra mile. It feels like we’re working with our own team, just in a different location. I’m always very impressed with how they manage to recruit such a balanced and friendly team. They have a great team spirit, and they work well together. It makes working with them very enjoyable.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing comes to mind right now. Everything’s going well for me.