SoftwareMill

SoftwareMill is a software engineering firm that builds distributed, high-throughput systems for business clients. Its engineers work mainly in Java and Scala, and the firm has operated since 2009. Its website now says its services continue under the VirtusLab brand.

What SoftwareMill offers

• Data streaming and event-driven systems — real-time platforms built around Apache Kafka.
• Performance engineering — tuning throughput, latency and stability for systems under production load.
• Distributed platform architecture — modular designs meant to stay maintainable as they grow.
• Observability and reliability engineering — monitoring and alerting that show the health of a system.
• Production support — hands-on help with troubleshooting streaming and distributed platforms.

Who it works with

Clients range from small start-ups to large corporations in the US, Australia, South Africa, Asia and Europe. Stated references come from telecoms and messaging, finance, banking and insurance.

Key facts

• Founded: 2009
• Core technologies: Scala, Java, Apache Kafka
• Partnerships: Lightbend, Datastax, Confluent, MongoDB and Oracle