Scaling Horizon Play’s AdTech Platforms Through Strategic Staff Augmentation

Client

Horizon Play

Industry

AdTech

Location

Netherlands

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Projects Delivered

20

Team Size

45+

Service Used

Engagement Length

2019 - Ongoing

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About Client

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Bring your service closer to your customers with intuitive mobile experiences. We connect thoughtful interface design, reliable application architecture and smooth integrations across devices.

Project Overview

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

“Since partnering with Prime Horizon, our team has been able to automate many of the up our time to focus on more important tasks, such as developing new products and services.”

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Evelyn Hayes

CEO at Horizon Play

Team Augmentation Journey

Total Resources

45

Frontend Developers

Project Managers

SQA Engineers

UI/UX Designers

Backend Developers

1

1st Concept

JAN 2019 – Ongoing

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

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Software Engineer

2

2nd Concept

Nov 2021 - Ongoing

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

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Team Leader

01

Web Application Architect

03

Backend Developers

03

Frontend Developers

Multiple

Project Managers (Client Side)

01

SQA Engineer

3

3rd Concept

Jul 2023 - Dec 2025

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

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Senior Go Developer

01

Solution Architect

4

4th Concept

March 2025 - Ongoing

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

02

Senior Backend Developers

01

Frontend Developer

01

DevOps Engineer

01

Python Engineer

01

Project Manager

Our Industry Expertise

Make complex workflows feel simple. We explore user needs, shape accessible interfaces and refine each interaction around real tasks and measurable product goals.

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A multi-year partnership delivering 20+ digital projects

Projects

01/20

  1. Engineering Scalability
  2. Platform Modernization
  3. High-Performance AdTech Engine
  4. Unified AI Hub

01/04

Ad Serving Platform: Engineering Scalability

Ad Serving Platform: Engineering Scalability

Summary

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Duration

5+ Years

Industry

AdTech

What was done

Core Ad-platform Enhancement, Feature Implementation, and Production Engineering Support

Challenges faced by the Client

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Solutions Provided by Prime Horizon

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

02/04

Platform Modernization

Horizon Play platform modernization

Summary

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Make complex workflows feel simple. We explore user needs, shape accessible interfaces and refine each interaction around real tasks and measurable product goals.

Duration

4+ Years

Industry

AdTech

What was done

Full-Stack Legacy Migration & UI Overhaul

Challenges faced in this Project

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

The system contained more than 600 database tables, with over 200 unused tables creating unnecessary complexity, performance overhead, and poor maintainability.
The event management system was misconfigured, causing circular event triggering that resulted in exponential event growth and frequent system halts.
Microservices were built on a 10-year-old Spring Framework, and the Java version lagged three major releases behind, leading to security risks, high maintenance costs, and slow development cycles.

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

The lack of containerization and orchestration resulted in slow, manual deployments, and increased operational friction.
The system lacked comprehensive documentation, obscuring system architecture, historical decisions, and overall system behavior.

Solutions

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

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Geo Targeting Selector Project of Horizon Play
Size Targeting Selector in Horizon Play Project
Dynamic Data Center List for Horizon Play
Rate Card Form for Horizon Play

Challenging Features of the Software

Angular 13 - Compatible Authentication Module

Protect important workflows with appropriate access controls, transparent audit trails and secure engineering practices. Security requirements inform architecture from the beginning.

Custom Geo Targeting Selector (Region & Country Level)

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Custom Size Targeting Selector

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Persistent Search & Filter State

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

Auto-Updating Job List with Manual Refresh Option

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Dynamic List & Form Management on a Single Page

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Dynamic Data Center Configuration with Hover-Based Controls

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Rate Card Validation with Intelligent Redirect Logic

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

03/04

High-Performance AdTech Engine

Horizon Play native advertising with monorepo

Summary

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Duration

2+ Years

Industry

AdTech

What was done

Cloud-Native Microservices Development

Client’s Business Challenges

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Solutions

Make complex workflows feel simple. We explore user needs, shape accessible interfaces and refine each interaction around real tasks and measurable product goals.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Design resilient cloud environments with clear deployment workflows, practical observability and security built into every layer. Our engineers help your systems grow with your business.

Design resilient cloud environments with clear deployment workflows, practical observability and security built into every layer. Our engineers help your systems grow with your business.

Measurable Results

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

1

Single Management Hub

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

2

Enhanced Bidding Speed

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

3

Improved System Stability

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Challenging Features of the Software

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Unified Campaign Interface

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Intelligent Traffic Flow

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

What's Next?

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

04/04

Horizon Play.ai: Unified AI Hub

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Summary

Make complex workflows feel simple. We explore user needs, shape accessible interfaces and refine each interaction around real tasks and measurable product goals.

Duration

1+ Years

Industry

Artificial Intelligence (SaaS) & Cloud Infrastructure

What was done

Multi-Modal AI Orchestration & Cloud Gateway Development

Client’s Business Challenges

Protect important workflows with appropriate access controls, transparent audit trails and secure engineering practices. Security requirements inform architecture from the beginning.

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

Design resilient cloud environments with clear deployment workflows, practical observability and security built into every layer. Our engineers help your systems grow with your business.

Solutions

Design resilient cloud environments with clear deployment workflows, practical observability and security built into every layer. Our engineers help your systems grow with your business.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

Design resilient cloud environments with clear deployment workflows, practical observability and security built into every layer. Our engineers help your systems grow with your business.

Measurable Results

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

1

Zero Billing Errors

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

2

Instant App Launching

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

3

Accelerated Development

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

Core Features of this Software

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

Managed Infrastructure Catalog

Protect important workflows with appropriate access controls, transparent audit trails and secure engineering practices. Security requirements inform architecture from the beginning.

Precision Credit Ledger

Work with a focused engineering team that fits your way of working. Shared priorities, open communication and regular reviews keep everyone moving toward the same goal.

Multi-Model Playground

Build confidence into every release through structured quality assurance, thoughtful code review and continuous improvement. Clear acceptance criteria keep delivery aligned with your requirements.

Standardized API Interface

Make complex workflows feel simple. We explore user needs, shape accessible interfaces and refine each interaction around real tasks and measurable product goals.

What's Next?

Apply intelligent automation where it makes a meaningful difference. We connect carefully selected models with your business context, clear evaluation criteria and responsible human oversight.

Turn operational data into useful insight. We bring together dependable pipelines, clear reporting and accessible interfaces so teams can make informed decisions.

Protect important workflows with appropriate access controls, transparent audit trails and secure engineering practices. Security requirements inform architecture from the beginning.

Next From Horizon Play

01/04

Engineering Scalability

Engineering Scalability

02/04

Platform Modernization

Platform Modernization

03/04

High-Performance AdTech Engine

High-Performance AdTech Engine

04/04

Unified AI Hub

Unified AI Hub