Case Study - Stabilizing and improving a growing compliance platform

The challenge

RiskScout provides compliance and financial crime prevention solutions for financial institutions. As their customer base grew, they needed to add new features while maintaining the stability and reliability that their customers depend on.

The platform worked, but technical debt was accumulating. They needed experienced guidance to improve code quality, implement best practices, and ensure the system could scale without becoming fragile.

Our approach

We joined the team to provide senior technical guidance alongside hands-on development. We focused on improving architecture, fixing bugs, and building new features — all while implementing better practices that the team could continue after our engagement.

Rather than rewriting, we made targeted improvements to the Rails and GraphQL codebase that reduced maintenance burden and improved reliability.

The outcome

The platform became easier to maintain and more stable. Bug rates dropped, and the team gained confidence in making changes. Most importantly, RiskScout could continue growing their customer base without worrying about technical fragility.