Service

Web Application Development, SaaS

Date

May, 2023

Made for

Corvus Link, Inc.

Corvus Link

Underwriting and asset management for real estate investors

In the solution, businesses can simplify reporting needs, conduct dynamic storytelling, have end-to-end visibility into problems across their organization, and make sense of copious amounts of data using AI-assisted analysis.

Opportunity

The founder of Corvus Link came to us looking to build a SaaS platform that would help manage business problems and improve business resilience. His goal was to build a web application that would allow companies to gather and keep all the data needed to solve business problems in one single tool.

Project Scope

CI/CD & Terraform Configuration
Infrastructure Setup
Web App Development
API Integration
AI/ML Integration

Approach

The team assigned to this project included a Tech Lead to manage the technical frameworks, a UI/UX Designer, Front-end Developers, and Back-end Developers. The team created the MVP for this SaaS platform from scratch, including all foundational features to validate the needs of their target audiences.

As a part of this project, we created three major components: a mobile responsive landing page to engage their target audience, a web application to analyze data on custom dashboards, and the IT infrastructure needed to make it all function.

Solution

UI/UX design
UI/UX design
To ensure a user-friendly solution, we created UI mockups for the whole SaaS platform in Figma as one of our first deliverables. This allowed the team at Corvus Link to review and comment on specific designs.
DevOps
DevOps
To ensure scalable support for the platform, we created a cloud infrastructure that included a CI/CD pipeline with configured environments that were automated with Terraform.
Back-end Development
Back-end Development
To ensure sustainable development, we created an API that works with the database to handle all calculations and business logic. Additionally, the API integrates with third-party APIs that provide services such as sending email messages. We also developed an AI/ML component to provide automated analysis and suggestions.
Front-end Development
Front-end Development
We transformed UI mockups into a responsive web application that works effectively in every browser. Technology stack including TypeScript, React, Ant.Design, HTML, CSS, etc.
Project Management
Project Management
To ensure the project’s success, we defined a clear scope, provided Jira and Confluence configuration, created user stories and tasks, and provided team management through daily meetings and consistent progress updates.

AI/ML Integration Solutions

Corvus Link’s initial setup used OpenAI’s API for generating business insights for their users, which involved high subscription costs and data security concerns. Our mission was clear: replace OpenAI with a custom, open-source AI model to reduce costs without sacrificing response quality or processing speed.

Key Challenges

Enhanced Token Capacity
Enhanced Token Capacity
Previous versions of pen source AI models had a limited context of 8,000 tokens, restricting their ability to process longer, complex queries efficiently. We leveraged LLaMA 3.1, a cutting-edge open-source model capable of handling up to 128,000 tokens, allowing for more in-depth, meaningful responses. This required specialized GPU hosting strategies to manage the model’s memory-intensive nature without sacrificing response times.
Optimizing for Memory & Speed
Optimizing for Memory & Speed
Transitioning to an advanced model with high token capacity introduced memory management challenges. Through an innovative approach using vLLM (an inference engine), we implemented real-time processing techniques, ensuring the model’s efficiency without overloading GPU memory. We also incorporated caching to speed up responses on frequent queries, resulting in a noticeable performance boost.
Security Focus with AWS Hosting
Security Focus with AWS Hosting
Security was paramount, especially given the sensitive nature of our client’s data. We chose to deploy the AI model on AWS, a trusted provider with top-tier security standards, to ensure data protection.

By replacing OpenAI with our custom, open-source model, our client benefits from higher performance, enhanced data security, and long-term financial savings. And with extensive caching and optimized memory usage, response times are faster, empowering the client to deliver a seamless user experience.

Powered By

To build the platform, we used modern and reliable programming languages and frameworks. For back-end development, we used Java, Spring Framework, Hibernate, and Kafka. For front-end UI, we used JavaScript, React, HTML5, CSS, and more.

Spring
TypeScript
React
Figma
PostgreSQL
Java
Hibernate
AntDesign
HTML 5
CSS
Terraform

Trusted Results

We have successfully developed and delivered a robust SaaS platform, starting from its inception to its production release, and we are currently providing ongoing support. The founder of Corvus Link expressed great enthusiasm and satisfaction with the exceptional results achieved. Furthermore, the initial user feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, reflecting the high quality and effectiveness of our solution.