Case Study: Vestmark achieves faster, lower-risk financial platform delivery with thoughtbot

Vestmark cuts delivery time by 50% with thoughtbot

The financial software company Vestmark faced a challenge during a critical growth period. They needed to consolidate multiple applications into a new Ruby on Rails monolith under tight executive deadlines, but had limited in-house Rails expertise and risked accumulating technical debt. They partnered with the development consultancy thoughtbot for hands-on engineering and mentoring.

thoughtbot embedded senior engineers directly with Vestmark's team to build the new platform, establish Rails best practices, and upskill internal staff. The solution accelerated delivery times by 50%, consolidated deployment workflows from twelve pipelines to one, and created a foundation with zero net-new technical debt. Vestmark’s team now operates with clearer architectural standards and faster, more confident development cycles.

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