A modern delivery process and skills-based matching platform for Skillbandit
Skillbandit wanted to stand apart from standard job boards by matching candidates on hard skills, soft skills, and professional behavior. Rollout IT became the primary development vendor, adding 2.5 FTE of full-stack capacity plus UX/UI and QA, and modernizing delivery with Jira agile and a Figma design system.
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Snapshot
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Client | Skillbandit |
| Industry | HRTech / recruitment |
| Company stage | Job-board product with a differentiated assessment model |
| What we built | Product development, UX/UI, QA, and process modernization |
| Tech stack | AWS, React, Next.js, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, Webpack, serverless architecture |
| Time-to-value | Rollout IT joined June 2019 |
| Headline KPIs | 2.5 FTE full-stack capacity + UX/UI + QA – Jira agile setup – Figma design system |
The challenge
Skillbandit wanted to match candidates to roles through both hard skills and soft-skill assessment, not just keywords. The product needed reliable development capacity, better collaboration between product and engineering, and a toolset that could support a growing recruitment platform. Without a modern delivery process, the team risked slowing down exactly when sharper execution mattered most, which is a quiet way for a differentiated product to lose its edge.
Why Skillbandit chose Rollout IT
Skillbandit needed more than individual developers. It needed a delivery partner who could supply full-stack capacity, UX/UI design, QA, and process improvement together. Rollout IT became the primary software-development vendor and brought all four, so product ambition and delivery discipline advanced in step.
The solution
Rollout IT joined in June 2019 with 2.5 FTE full-stack engineers, a UX/UI designer, and QA testers. The team modernized the development environment by introducing Jira with an agile setup and Figma for a component-oriented design system. On the product side, the platform matched jobs and candidates through hard skills, soft skills, and professional behavior patterns.
The stack used AWS for infrastructure, React and Next.js for frontend delivery, Redux for state management, TypeScript and Node.js for maintainable logic, and Webpack for bundling. Regular status updates, review meetings, and feedback sessions improved transparency between product and development stakeholders. As a partner, Rollout IT invested in process and design consistency, not just feature output, because that is what lets a small HRTech team keep shipping a differentiated product.
Results
- Skillbandit gained stable delivery capacity through full-stack, design, and QA support.
- The workflow became more transparent through Jira and agile practices.
- The design process became more consistent through Figma and component-oriented UI.
| Metric | Before | After | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery capacity | Need for stronger product development | 2.5 FTE engineers plus UX/UI and QA | From June 2019 |
| Project management | Less structured collaboration | Jira agile setup | Engagement period |
| Design system | Less component-oriented workflow | Figma-based design system | Engagement period |
| Product differentiation | Job-board concept | Hard-skill plus soft-skill matching | Ongoing |
The AI angle
No AI capability is claimed unless later Skillbandit work added one. The value here is assessment-driven matching and improved product delivery.
What's next
The next update should add measurable outcomes: candidate-completion rate, employer match satisfaction, time-to-shortlist, or soft-skill test adoption. Rollout IT can help instrument and report these.
FAQ
What makes Skillbandit different from a standard job board? It matches candidates on hard skills, soft skills, and professional behavior, not just keywords.
What did Rollout IT provide? 2.5 FTE of full-stack engineering plus UX/UI design and QA, as the primary development vendor, with a modernized Jira/agile and Figma workflow.
When did the engagement start? June 2019.
What was it built with? AWS, React, Next.js, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, and Webpack on a serverless architecture.
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