Rescuing an App From Technical Debt
Emergency team augmentation to rescue a mobile app drowning in bugs, crashes, and missed deadlines — stabilized, refactored, and relaunched in 6 weeks.
Crash rate reduction in 6 weeks
App Store rating improvement
Emergency deployment speed
After refactoring critical modules
Crash rate reduction in 6 weeks
App Store rating improvement
Emergency deployment speed
After refactoring critical modules
// The Challenge
What We Were Solving
A consumer app with 100K+ users was failing: 15% crash rate, 2-star rating, and the previous development team had walked away. The company needed an emergency intervention.
// Our Approach
How We Built It
Deployed 4 engineers (2 React Native, 1 backend, 1 QA) within 48 hours
Conducted a rapid code audit to identify the top 20 crash-causing issues
Implemented a stabilization sprint: fixed critical crashes, data loss bugs, and performance bottlenecks
Refactored the most problematic modules while maintaining backward compatibility
// Key Features
What We Delivered
- Emergency team deployment within 48 hours
- Rapid code audit and crash analysis
- Priority-based bug fixing and stabilization
- Performance optimization and refactoring
- Test coverage improvement
- Ongoing monitoring and alerting setup
// Technology Stack
Built With
// Related Service
Team Augmentation
Team Augmentation
Embed senior engineers into your team within days — developers who bring AI expertise, clean code standards, and real production experience. No learning curve, no overhead, no commitment.
Learn More// Results
Measurable Impact
Crash rate reduction in 6 weeks
App Store rating improvement
Emergency deployment speed
After refactoring critical modules
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