about
This is how we function.
Speed & Function is an enterprise-grade web application development company founded in 2006. Our focus on UI engineering and front-end development, combined with our flexible, transparent, and proactive approach to communication, sets us apart from others in our field. Over the past 11 years we've continued to refine and master this practice, earning us our reputation as one of the strongest web development and UI engineering shops in the Philadelphia area.
Our team of professionals:
meet our entire team
Nick Gluzdov
CEO
Irina Abramson
CFO
Russ Zhurba
CTO
Andrii Demko
VP of Operations
Olga Michai
Account Management Lead
Stas Nikitin
Practice Lead: Producer/QA
services
Speed and Function is best known for our UI engineering / front-end development expertise:
- Dynamic front-end / single-page applications (AngularJS, Ember.js, React, Vue)
- Responsive and adaptive design implementation
- SVG graphics, data visualization, animations - building Flash-like experience compatible with all mainstream browsers and devices
- Custom asset libraries and open source UI library implementation
- Video and audio players, HTML5 banners, and anything else that requires expertise in HTML5, CSS, and Javascript
- Best practices in accessibility, SEO, and usability.
Full stack software engineering, which includes the following practices:
Our Process:
clients
Yak Network Platform
Yak platform is a real-time communication platform where video chat meets gamification via question and answer sessions. It will produce white-labeled games for a wide range of clients, such as dating websites and corporations that want to add gamification in the working process.
Technology Stack: AngularJS, Node.js, WebRTC, mobile, iOS native, Android SDKs, Agora, React, React Native, UML, AWS API Gateway, AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM), AWS Lambda, Serverless Framework, AWS CloudFront CDN, AWS S3 Storage, AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS), MongoDB, JSON Web Token, and more
ProctorU
Feature development for a video chat application which allows students to take tests from any location. The service connects a student to a proctor who you can see and hear in real time, get help through the exam process.
Technology Stack: PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, RabbitMQ with STOMP, Adobe Media Server, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash
Safety Tag
A SaaS platform that addresses a problem in youth sports today, where practices and games don’t have medically trained personnel on hand to handle injuries and chronic illnesses.
Technology Stack: Node.js (Express Framework, Sails.js), MongoDB, JSON, jQuery Mobile, LESS, JADE template engine, CoffeeScript, GruntJS, UglifyJS. Testing automation: Cucumber, Jasmine. Jenkins continuous integration. oAuth2. PayPal
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bstow
A SaaS platform that allows users to donate to various non-profits by gathering spare change from the daily purchases. Users have a unique opportunity to seamlessly donate to any charity organizations of their choice by creating accounts and adding bank account. A wide range of email notifications will let user know how much spare change is donated and when they are forwarded to charity organization.
Technology Stack: Node.js (Sails.js framework), MongoDB, Redis, EJS Template Engine, Bluebird, Passport, AngularJS, AngularUI Router, jQuery, UI Bootstrap, LESS, gulp. Third-party services: Stripe, Plaid, Mandrill. Automated testing: Protractor
Spa Standard
Spa Standard is an educational community SaaS platform with e-commerce elements, several paid membership levels with different sets of permissions, interactive videos, E-courses, podcasts, webinars and blogs.
Technology Stack: Drupal 7, jQuery, Omega, Colorbox, Drupal Commerce, CKEditor, Backup & Migrate module, Features Drupal module, Views module, Vimeo video hosting, iTunes/ Zune podcast applications, jPlayer, Git/Gitlab for version control, Authorize.net, WebEX
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Second screen app: Baseball
Assisted One Two See development team with a UI engineering effort and QA.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, AJAX, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Raphael.js/SVG
Floors USA
An online area rug superstore built with custom Ruby on Rails technology. We took over feature development and DevOps from the founding team in September of 2013.
Technology Stack: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Sphinx, AWS.
Higher Next
We designed and developed a comprehensive, interactive, masonry-style help system for a Java applet-based proctoring app. The system collects stats about client actions success/failure and allows to submit feedback. We are currently working on HTML5-based proctoring system that records user actions, audio and video.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, PHP/CodeIgniter, Bootstrap
Simulator for a Major US Airline
When a major US airline needed to overhaul their internal training system, they partnered with Speed & Function to create an ipad-based training simulation. Their existing training platform crashed constantly, resulting in rescheduled trainings. Our solution — we developed a front-end based simulator of the training platform to get their on-boarding process back on track.
Technology Stack: Front-end, Angular 1.5, Redux, SASS
My Sensory Locations
My Sensory Locations (MSL), is a location based SaaS, a “Yelp” for the special needs community. The goal is to match users with restaurants that fit their sensory and/or physical needs.
Technology Stack: Ruby on Rails 4.2, PostgreSQL, Haml, Bootstrap, jQuery, CarrierWave, ImageMagick, OAuth, Google Geocoder, Yelp API
Second screen app: Basketball
Assisted One Two See development team with a front-end effort and QA.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, AJAX, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Raphael.js/SVG
Second screen app: Football
Assisted One Two See development team with a UI engineering effort and QA.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, AJAX, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Raphael.js/SVG
Second screen app: Hockey
Assisted One Two See development team with a front-end effort and QA.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, AJAX, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Raphael.js/SVG
Awarely
Awarely is a media distribution company focused on innovation shaping our world and the people that make it happen.
Technology Stack: WordPress, CSS, JavaScript, Madidus WP Theme, jQuery, W3 Total Cache, WordPress benchmark, CDN hosting, Wistia, MailChimp
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Infowall
A lightweight CMS, designed with the entry-level computer user in mind, Infowall’s easy to use administration features provide content managers with the ability to create a robust CMS capable of handling even the most intricate types of content.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Underscrore.js, Backbone.js, Node.js (mongoose.js, express.js), MongoDB, Bootstrap
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Logical Living
Logical Living is a startup that wants to make it easy for people to live more green.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, LAMP. Architected and developed a high-performance web application and a custom CMS using Yii PHP framework.
Spark DSG
Spark DSG is a team of experienced designers and information architects who specialize in online consumer experiences for regional, national and international brands.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, PHP, WordPress. Partnered with a UI/X agency to deliver a technology solution. Architected and developed a high-performance fully-editable web site.
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Work[etc]
Redesign of a corporate site for a large SaaS CRM. All content moved under complete editorial control.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS3, JS, WordPress, PHP. Redesign of a new promo web site for a large SaaS CRM
Prananaz
We partnered with a UI/X agency to deliver a technology solution for a corporate training website that educates, inspires, and motivates busy professionals to maximize their energy, productivity, performance, and resilience to stress so they can achieve peak health.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS, Compass/SASS, WordPress
The Free Dictionary
A world leader in reference, The Free Dictionary results often comes up on the first Google search results page when you look for a dictionary world. Over 100,000 monthly unique visitors. We assisted their in-house team with feature development and UI engineering expertise.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS, JS
T2 Multisport
T2 offers top-flight training for time-pressed triathletes, cyclists and endurance athletes who want to take their fitness to the next level. Partnering with a UI/X agency to deliver a technology solution, we architected and developed a high-performance fully-editable web site.
Technology Stack: HTML5, CSS3, JS, WordPress
Maeus
Maeus is a music app that helps people discover new artists. It plays random tracks and hides information about musicians for an unbiased judgement on the music.
Technology Stack: Grunt, Bower, AngularJS, LESS, Bootstrap, Django, MySQL, NGINX, uWSGI, AWS
Encore Editions
Feature development and support for an e-commerce platform selling high quality archival fine art paper prints, giclee canvas prints, high-resolution digital art files and museum quality frames.
Technology Stack: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Sphinx, AWS, Memcached. Payment systems: AuthorizeNet, Paypal
Online Music Lessons
As an alternative to a traditional approach, this website addresses distant education concept providing live online music lessons and bringing both students & teachers on one platform. Live interaction approach is aimed to improve students’ productivity and teaching practices.
Technology Stack: Jade, LESS, JavaScript, Grunt
Health Management Application
Smartphone and tablet apps that provide individual purification programs for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and addressing health issues.
Technologies: Ionic framework, SASS
Dlux
Dlux is a building lighting management SaaS. It delivers progressive health-driven lighting solutions for home and business purposes, services from analysis & design to implementation & maintenance.
Technology Stack: Node.js (Sails.js), MongoDB, AngularJS, Bootstrap, LESS, Grunt
testimonials
Lily Ke
04:03 02 Oct 20
Thank you Speed and Function for all your wonderful suggestions during our recent mentor meetings. It was really helpful to have your input, since you guys have more experience on Full stack development and team management. We have seen a vast improvement in efficiency on our development thanks to the technical skills and agile methodology you suggested.
nick swink
20:22 16 Sep 20
Speed and Function was a pleasure to work with, and all the team members are very helpful. They were generous enough to mentor our startup and offered consistent assistance with Agile work flow and code review.
Nick Wicks
16:40 05 Aug 19
We redesigned our Magento website, and the development resources we used at Speed & Function were communicative, approachable, and most importantly, executed on the development vision that our designers created. Their development work was top-notch and focused on thorough QA. Further, they were flexible and always asking what they could do better, which is something you don't find with many partners. I would use Speed & Function again in the future.
Chris Dima
00:44 01 Mar 19
Speed and Function is a turn-key software development, deployment, management, security, devops, UX, product optimization department.
Try building this type of team on your own! There is huge ROI working with them.
Sara Elliott
16:13 01 Dec 18
The professionalism, care and attention of the S&F team is fantastic. They take the time to truly understand their client's needs, they ask a lot of questions so that nothing is overlooked, and they deliver quickly and efficiently. We have FINALLY found our forever dev team!
Chris Allison
12:15 04 Oct 18
S&F are solid business partners. They are professional and thorough. Nick and his team are willing to do what it takes to make the project successful and the customer satisfied.
MJ Klenk
12:04 15 Mar 18
We are very happy to be working with Speed and Function. They have taken the time to develop a great understanding of our program and how it works. They picked-up our Meteor.js code base and were successful in quickly finding their way around and becoming productive. The team has a fast response time and good communication skills. They have been working with us to develop a good work flow and understand our vision for the long term of this project.
Marci Rubin
17:46 12 Mar 18
With outstanding values and direction from Irina and Nick, the core and soul of Speed & Function, the development team performs at an A+ level. The team is highly skilled and available to help me understand and discuss each crucial step in building the Yak Network Platform. They are also using the latest technologies, such as AWS Lambda. I highly recommend Speed & Function.
Marci Rubin CEO/Founder Yak Network LLC
Jason Sherman
18:48 14 Dec 17
By far the BEST development company I've ever worked with, and I've worked with dozens! They are hands on, precise, patient, highly skilled, and actually care about what they are building. It's not a contract for them, they join your team as another member. I highly recommend Nick and his team for all of your development needs, big or small!
Jon Zack
19:49 24 Nov 17
Good agile programmers. USA based shop with international support and coders provide affordable programming and project management
22q Family Foundation
18:03 15 Nov 17
We truly appreciate finding your team to help with our web needs. Before finding you, we had a handful of web developers that were unresponsive, slow to finish, and often didn't understand what we were trying to fix. Thank you for fixing our Education Station form and implementation of a few custom modules. It was really fast turnaround and all developers were very responsive. It was also very helpful that you’ve supported us during further stages with some regular Drupal updates. Our website is now more manageable and secure.
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