Uvik Software turned our scaling bottleneck into a high-performance, reliable FastAPI backend.
They quickly identified the limits of our existing implementation and improved the architecture, database access patterns, Redis caching, connection pooling, AWS ECS deployment setup, and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and structured logging.
As a result, throughput increased, latency dropped, uptime improved, deployments became more frequent, and infrastructure cost per request went down. They also worked well with our internal team, communicated clearly, and delivered meaningful business value.
What was the project name that you have worked with Uvik Software?
FastAPI Backend Scaling for a High-Throughput API Product
What service was provided as part of the project?
Big Data & BI, Artificial Intelligence
Describe your project in brief
We engaged Uvik Software to redesign and optimize the backend for our FastAPI-based enterprise API product. Our previous implementation was reaching its performance limits as traffic and customer demand increased, so we needed a team that could improve scalability, reduce latency, strengthen reliability, and modernize the production setup.
Uvik Software worked on backend architecture improvements, async performance optimization, database and query tuning, Redis caching, connection pooling, deployment improvements in AWS ECS, and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and structured logging. The goal was to build a backend that could support higher throughput while remaining stable, maintainable, and cost-efficient.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
What I liked most was their depth of backend engineering expertise and their ability to think beyond just implementation. They understood FastAPI, async Python, caching, observability, deployment, and performance tuning as one production system. They were also responsive, easy to work with, and focused on measurable outcomes rather than just shipping features.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
If I had to point out one small thing, their initial documentation style was somewhat different from our internal format. However, they adapted quickly once expectations were aligned, so it did not have any meaningful impact on delivery or results.
Rating Breakdown
- Quality
- Schedule & Timing
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Project Detail
- $200000+
- In Progress
- Information Technology
