About Dropp
Dropp is building a faster, more convenient, and sustainable future in how consumers receive their online purchases. Dropp delivers your products to customers within 3 hours – sustainably and flexibly – using a network of hyperlocal warehouses and cargo bikes.
about the project
Dropp's goals
Dropp was founded in 2021 by a highly resourceful team of founders with extensive expertise in logistics. The goal for Dropp was to set the foundations for a technical strategy, which would provide two main outcomes:
Achieve ‘go-to-market’ as quickly as possible.
Allow scalability, security, and best practice in building software.
The solution
We were able to support Dropp by rolling out a solution in two phases. Phase 1 was focused on defining a technical strategy, and Phase 2 was building a dedicated team to deliver on the outlined blueprint.
Phase 1
High-level consulting
Zartis deployed a team of experts in areas such as software architecture, infrastructure, CI/CD, processes, and QA. This Zartis team worked collaboratively with the leadership team at Dropp to understand the goals of the company and take them into consideration when developing the technical strategy.
The deliverables were a technical analysis of the ‘as-is’ (current technologies in place) and the ‘to-be’ - a technical blueprint including technical stack recommendations, a roadmap in phases, and a plan to achieve resilient architecture and infrastructure. Time and cost considerations were also taken into account when defining this strategy, including decisions around what to buy and what to build.
Phase 2
Dedicated development team
As a next step, we were able to provide a team of engineers, specialised in the chosen technical stack – React, TypeScript, and Node.js – to deliver on the outlined strategy and meet the go-to-market plan defined by the business.
Areas of improvement
Tech stack definition
Technical strategy
Software architecture
Infrastructure & CI/CD
Quality assurance