BackDelivering News in a Flash
The Problem
Axios’s news site had won legions of fans for their ‘to-the-point’ editing and formatting for the web. But the browser experience wasn’t working for mobile users.
The Axios Plan
With a growing user base that increasingly demanded news on the move, Axios needed to offer a native mobile app. That app had to allow users to follow favorite topics, and browse breaking news.
Traps and Challenges
Axios gave themselves a tight deadline to create a new product for iOS and Android. The React Native framework would allow them to build both apps at once, but Axios didn’t have enough in-house capacity to pull it off while also supporting their core infrastructure.
How We Helped
Echobind embedded three full-stack engineers with Axios for 8 months. We helped:
- Build features for the new mobile apps
- Contribute to their news feed API
- Run tests and troubleshoot complex performance problems
- Set up monitoring tools to track and manage post-launch performance
Signs of Success
The new apps were launched on time and received thousands of four- and five-star ratings. It's also loved by many Echobinders—it certainly never hurts to love the products you work on.
