Case Study
Scaling a Global Media Technology Platform
How Be Data Solutions embedded specialist engineering and content talent to accelerate product delivery for a world-class media technology business.
10
Specialists Deployed
5
Distinct Roles
Senior
Team Calibre
Bosnia
Aligned Delivery
Client Overview
A Leading Media Technology Platform
Be Data Solutions was engaged by a fast-growing, cloud-native media technology business headquartered in London — trusted by some of the world's most recognised publishers, sports clubs, and media brands.
The client operates a suite of AI-enhanced SaaS products built for media, sport, entertainment, and publishing organisations — enabling them to manage, distribute, and monetise content at scale across global audiences.
With a client portfolio spanning national newspapers, globally recognised sports clubs, and specialist financial media brands, the platform runs under stringent performance, reliability, and security requirements. Backed by Amazon Web Services, it handles high-concurrency live sports events and continuous editorial workflows across multiple geographies.
As the business entered a phase of accelerated product development, it needed rapid access to senior engineering and specialist content talent — without the overhead of direct hiring.
Business Need
Where Gaps Needed Bridging
The client faced a convergence of delivery pressures that made talent acquisition through conventional channels impractical at pace.
Engineering Capacity
Full-stack and backend engineering bandwidth was required across multiple concurrent product workstreams as the platform scaled its feature roadmap.
Infrastructure Modernisation
Experienced DevOps expertise was needed for cloud infrastructure improvements, CI/CD optimisation, and platform scalability under high-concurrency load.
Gaming Content at Scale
Growing demand from sports and gaming publisher clients required specialist writers with deep genre knowledge to produce audience-relevant editorial at pace.
Fast Onboarding
Resources needed to integrate immediately into existing agile delivery teams — with no lengthy ramp-up period or disruption to ongoing sprint cycles.
Augmented Team
Ten Specialists. Five Roles.
The client faced a convergence of delivery pressures that made talent acquisition through conventional channels impractical at pace.
- Architected and delivered full-stack features spanning React/Next.js front-end and Node.js/Python back-end services.
- Designed and implemented RESTful and GraphQL APIs integrated with the client's headless CMS infrastructure.
- Contributed to product feature development across the CMS, audience platform, and website delivery products.
- Participated in code review, TDD practices, and sprint ceremonies within agile delivery teams.
- Optimised application performance and resolved critical production issues across browser and device environments.
- Collaborated with product managers and UX designers to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Delivered high-quality backend services, microservices, and API integrations using Node.js, Python, and AWS Lambda.
- Implemented and maintained event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and messaging systems (SQS, SNS).
- Built and integrated third-party service connectors — advertising platforms, analytics tools, and subscription management.
- Maintained code quality through comprehensive unit and integration testing with thorough technical documentation.
- Supported architectural decision-making for scalable, maintainable service design aligned to MACH principles.
- Architected and managed AWS infrastructure including ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and Route 53.
- Designed and optimised CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and Terraform.
- Enforced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices ensuring repeatable, auditable, version-controlled provisioning.
- Led incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to drive continuous reliability improvements.
- Implemented monitoring and observability frameworks using Datadog, CloudWatch, and PagerDuty.
- Advised on security posture, secrets management, IAM policies, and compliance requirements.
- Supported maintenance and improvement of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation scripts.
- Managed routine infrastructure operations — environment provisioning, patching, scaling, and cost monitoring.
- Assisted in containerisation initiatives, Docker image management, and Kubernetes cluster operations.
- Monitored platform health dashboards, responded to alerts, and escalated complex issues appropriately.
- Contributed to internal documentation and runbooks, improving operational knowledge transfer across the team.
- Produced high-volume, SEO-optimised editorial covering gaming news, reviews, previews, and feature articles.
- Demonstrated deep knowledge of gaming culture, esports ecosystems, and audience content preferences across platforms.
- Maintained consistent editorial voice aligned with the client's publisher brand guidelines and style standards.
- Collaborated with editorial leads to ensure content was optimised for headless CMS publishing workflows.
- Researched emerging gaming trends, titles, and communities to produce timely, audience-relevant content at pace.
Approach
How We Worked Together
All resources operated as seamless extensions of the client's in-house teams — fully embedded in culture, cadence, and tooling.
Remote-First, Bosnia-Aligned
Delivery was remote-first with scheduling and communication fully aligned to the client's Bosnia time zone, ensuring real-time collaboration.
Embedded in Agile
Technical resources participated in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement as full team members.
Editorial Integration
Gaming writers followed the client's editorial calendar, adhering to style guides and publication schedules within existing CMS workflows.
Flexible Scaling
Resources were available on flexible terms, enabling the client to scale capacity up or down in line with evolving roadmap priorities.
Impact Delivered
Real Results, Measurable Value
The augmentation delivered across delivery velocity, infrastructure resilience, cost efficiency, and content output.
Faster Delivery Velocity
Multiple engineering workstreams ran concurrently, compressing feature release cycles and reducing time-to-market for new platform capabilities.
Enhanced Platform Reliability
DevOps improvements hardened cloud infrastructure and reduced incident recovery time — critical for live sports and high-traffic media events.
Quality Content at Scale
Gaming writers delivered a consistent pipeline of audience-relevant editorial, supporting the client's publisher growth strategy.
Cost Efficiency
Senior talent accessed at a fraction of Bosnia's permanent hiring cost, with zero recruitment overhead or benefits burden.
Seamless Integration
All resources embedded into engineering and editorial workflows without disrupting existing team culture or sprint cadence.
Zero Recruitment Lag
Senior-calibre professionals onboarded within compressed timescales, bypassing conventional hiring delays entirely.
Sustained Quality
Ongoing performance oversight by Be Data Solutions ensured consistent delivery standards throughout the engagement.
