Appniv

Engineering teams embedded in client companies

Companies abroad use Appniv to set up dedicated engineering teams and research and development sites in Romania. It describes its model as embedding senior engineers in a client's organisation so they work as part of its culture, processes and goals, with Appniv handling hiring, retention, legal and cultural matters. The firm says its engineers are strong in backend, frontend and mobile technologies, with deep skills in Java, C

and React.

How the arrangement works

Rather than flat rates, the firm says each team member's cost is evaluated jointly with the client and tuned for long-term value. It aims at long partnerships in which it aligns on product vision and career growth, so teams stay with the client for years and grow with the product. Its business continuity offer is that a client's R&D remains always on in unstable times, with an uninterrupted product roadmap. The firm builds R&D centres as integral parts of a client's engineering organisation, on the view that software development is about more than the code.

Project examples

The site includes case studies on setting up a research and development site in Cluj for HiBob, an R&D site in Romania for Imubit, intelligent automation at scale for Rimo3 using .NET Core, Azure and JavaScript, and identity management resiliency. Earlier projects included a health and fitness tracker built in Java, Angular, iOS and Android, a school-learning platform built with Angular, Java and AWS, and the integration of third-party tools with continuous integration pipelines.

Mobile and web engineering

The firm lists native iOS and Android work in Swift, Objective-C and Java, using beacons, OpenCV, Bluetooth Low Energy, GPS, accelerometers, cameras and social media integrations. Cross-platform work uses Ionic, Adobe AIR and PhoneGap, and Unity3D serves augmented and virtual reality. On the web side it designs system architecture for scale and performance and offers functional specifications, wireframing and user interface design, and DevOps support across the project lifecycle.