Coosto

The Challenge

Coosto's engagement module lets enterprise teams respond to messages across social media platforms from one cockpit. Real-time updates via websockets had been discussed for years — proof of concepts existed, but nothing reached production. Meanwhile the team's driving senior developer was leaving, and a replacement couldn't be hired on short notice.

My Contribution

Filled the senior role ad interim to keep the team shipping. Together with a colleague, built the case for websockets the practical way: prototyped on the side, worked out an architecture that distributed the real-time load across nodes via Redis, and presented the evidence. After getting the go, we built it properly — solid enough to convince the skeptical reviewers.

Worked in a Vue.js codebase coming from an AngularJS and vanilla JavaScript background — fundamentals over framework familiarity.

Key Results

• Websockets MVP launched after years of stalled discussion
• Architecture distributing real-time load across nodes via Redis
• The module went live and was still running when the engagement ended
• Team kept shipping through the senior's departure

Technologies Used