Projects in Automotive Industry

The Challenge:

A Germany-based automotive company, specializing in electric vehicles, encountered difficulties in managing and enhancing features across both monolithic and microservice-based systems. Here are some of the key challenges they encountered:

Key Challenges

• The packaging management application for electric vehicle parts was complex and required continuous updates to efficiently manage a growing number of electric vehicle packages.
• The platform for managing battery data needed optimization to improve simulation performance and scalability of the application.

The Solution:

We worked as part of a SCRUM team to develop new features and improve the packaging management system, ensuring seamless integration between microservices built in .NET 6 and Python. Here are the key implementation steps:

Implementation Steps

1. Refactored the codebase to enhance the backend using ASP.NET MVC.
2. Optimized the front-end with Vue.js for better user experience.
3. Developed a CI/CD pipeline for streamlined deployments using Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
4. Leveraged PostgreSQL for the database and cloud services such as AWS S3 and OpenShift to improve scalability and performance.
5. Implemented VBA macros for automated reporting.
6. Developed unit tests to enhance code coverage.

This approach resulted in significant improvements in the overall performance and scalability of the system.

The Benefit:

The implementation of this solution brought significant benefits to the client:

• Enhanced Efficiency: Refactoring and performance tuning of the application improved the management of electric vehicle packaging and battery data.

• Scalability and Flexibility: With microservices and cloud technologies, the system is now more scalable, allowing seamless integration of new features and support for growing data sets.

• Improved Maintenance and Testing: With the implementation of unit tests, the codebase is now more maintainable, reducing bugs and speeding up development cycles.

• Automation and Reporting: Automated reporting using VBA macros streamlined data extraction and reporting processes, improving efficiency for the client.

This solution significantly improved the client's ability to manage their electric vehicle infrastructure, enhance system scalability, and streamline operational processes.