Smart Design

Smart Design is a small software development company whose core team has worked together since 2002, first at Sun Microsystems and later at Intel research centres. Team members contributed to the Java Development Kit, the Java Compatibility Kit and the Java Virtual Machine. The firm has operated since 2009.

What Smart Design offers

• Custom web and mobile software — covering the whole product cycle from technology assessment to delivery and support.
• Web service front and back ends — plus clustering, messaging and distributed computing.
• Test automation — quality assurance work for client products.
• Industry-specific builds — examples include e-commerce integration and manufacturing efficiency tracking.
• Flexible engagement — fixed price or time and materials contracts, on-site or remote.

Who it works with

Clients range from large corporations to small companies. The team works with US clients as well as European ones, and recruits mainly from St. Petersburg State University.

Key facts

• Founded: 2009.
• Projects: more than 60 completed worldwide.
• Languages: most staff speak fluent English.