Company Background
● Located in Hanoi, Vietnam, SGS has been operating since January 2007.
● 300+ staff (Vietnamese, Americans, and Europeans)
● Focused on 4 industries
○ Software development
○ Software testing
○ Social media, brand, and content moderation
○ Customer support
● Clients are based around the world, including US, Canada, and Europe.
● Insured with professional indemnity and general liability insurance.
Key Figures
9
Years’
Experience
300+
Employees
100+
Completed
Projects
40+
Global
Clients
90%
Long-Term &
Returning
Clients
Why SGS?
Clear Communications
We work hard to maintain open communications, both internally and with
clients.
We believe this is the core trait of successful projects, and is integral to
quickly managing changes and problems.
People Focused
Our people are equipped with top-class tools, training, processes, and a
collaborative, open working environment.
We focus on bringing the best out of people, so they can bring the best
for others.
Value for Clients
With over 90% of our business from returning or long-term clients, we
focus on our clients’ success.
If you win, we win.
● SGS is a leader in Vietnam for outsourced web and mobile development. The members of our
team are selected and trained by Silicon Valley industry veterans.
● We can work independently, with your existing teams, or at your offices.
● With our combination of experts, senior level and junior level staff, we can create a team suitable
for your exact goals.
● With Vietnam’s booming technology industry, and our existing engineering teams, we’re ready
to scale when you are.
● Our in-house mobile device lab contains more than 100 mobile devices, including all recent
iOS devices, and popular Android devices.
● We integrate with any of your existing tools and processes, including JIRA, Asana, Trello,
and Agile development processes.
Software Development Services
Our Process
1. Initial Proposal
We prepare an initial estimate based on
your project requirements.
2. Design Document
Working as partners, we work together to
finalize a detailed design, including
milestones and release dates.
3. Daily Communications
Daily updates sent via email and JIRA
(or Trello, Asana, Google Docs, Skype,
etc).
4. Weekly Builds
Weekly builds are sent for your approval
and feedback.
5. Go Live
During this period, we monitor your
application and fix any critical bugs as
quickly as possible.
6. Maintenance
We ensure your application is running
smoothly, and implement new features.
Technical Skills
Mobile
Objective-C (iOS), Java (Android), C# (Unity),
C++ (Cocos2D-x); 3rd Party Social SDKs,
Analytics SDKs, Advertising SDKs
Web
Ruby on Rails, C# / .NET, Java, PHP, node.js,
Backbone.js, HTML, CSS
Database
MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra,
PostgreSQL
Technology
Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, etc.), TIBCO,
Unity3D, Cocos2D-x
Process
Agile Development, Continuous Integration, Test
Automation, GitHub, JIRA
● SGS is a global leader in website and mobile testing.
● We test on all major mobile devices, web browsers and OSs, including iOS,
Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux.
● We work hard to provide clean, concise, and professional bug reports. Your
development team will have a clear understanding of the descriptions, expected
results, steps to reproduce, and reproducibility of the bugs. We provide several
screenshots and videos.
● Our QA team becomes part of your team. As we work with you, we tailor our bug
reports and communications so that your project managers can quickly make
informed decisions.
● We’re ready to scale with you. When your project hits a growth curve and needs
additional QA capacity, we can quickly add additional testers.
QA and Testing Services
Clients
Testimonials
We are extremely pleased with the services that SGS has provided us over the
years. They are extremely responsive and accommodating with any of our needs.
I would recommend their services to anyone that asks me.
Renza Howell
Director of Customer Service, PlayNext
I have been working with Sixth Gear Studios for almost 10 years. I consider
myself very lucky to have access to such a talented team for a variety of
company needs.
Justin Siegel
CEO, MocoSpace
Testimonials
I worked with Sixth Gear Studios on multiple occasions; I can say with full
confidence that they always deliver quality work and do not rest until expectations
are met. I fully endorse their team to get the job done.
Spencer Chi
Operations Manager, Aeria Games
I worked with SGS for web application development. The team was easy to work
with, very professional, and always receptive to changing requirements. I’ve had
several experiences working with offshore teams in the past; SGS has been the
best without a doubt. I’d recommend them to anyone looking to outsource.
Jang Kim
Director of Consumer Products, FunMobility
Testimonials
We have been working with Sixth Gear Studios for over two years. Throughout
this period, they have helped us develop, launch, and maintain our most
successful mobile game ‘Tribal Rivals’, handling multiple responsibilities from
engineering to technical design to quality assurance. I have yet to work with a
vendor that is as technically proficient, professional, and honest as Sixth Gear
Studios. Needless to say, I highly recommend them.
Abdullah Alzabin
CEO, Lumba
Case Study - Lumba
Client Information
Lumba, a San Francisco based mobile game publisher, is the #1 mobile game publisher in the Arab
markets (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.) with millions of players. Lumba’s mission is to create
beautiful mobile games for the Arabic speaking world.
Project Information
Starting in March 2013, over the course of 18 months, with a team of 15 people, we developed a
mobile game, Tribal Rivals. Tribal Rivals is similar to the well-known Clash of Clans, but themed and
localized for Arab markets.
Our team designed and developed the iOS, Android clients (Unity 3D), and server backend (Amazon
Web Services). Tribal Rivals has become very successful, and the relationship has grown to 45
people developing 3 games.
Case Study - Lumba (cont.)
Key Activities
● Designed and developed the complete game, except for art and audio, and integrated high-level
direction and notes from the client. iOS and Android.
● Maintained servers, managed hackers, and quickly solved system problems as game grew to
more than 3 million downloads.
● Integrated numerous social media, analytics, and advertising SDKs.
● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues.
● Scaled the game to support marketing campaigns, such as being featured by Apple.
● Provided the client with daily updates and weekly builds throughout the project.
● Unity 3D for iOS and Android. Client: C#, C++, Java. Server:
Java, Node.js, MySQL.
● Designed and developed in-house. Art and audio provided
by client.
● Apple Editors’ Choice Award. Top #1 grossing in Arab
markets. 3MM+ downloads.
● Technical Features
○ Server support for high DAU. Strong revenue. Regular
updates, events, and feature additions.
○ AI and path detection during large-scale battles.
○ Live chat, full guild creation and management.
○ Asynchronous multiplayer, consistent playback of
large-scale battles, even with limited network
bandwidth.
Case Study - Tribal Rivals (2014)
Case Study - Albumii
Client Information
Albumii is a Kuwaiti printing company that provides high quality photo books. Through its innovative
and user-friendly technology, its goal is to make it easy for anyone to create a photobook from
anywhere, from their smartphone.
Project Information
Starting in August 2015, with a team of 9 people, including a dedicated project manager, iOS client
engineers, Android client engineers, server engineers and QA testers, we worked from the beginning
to bring our client’s project to life.
Case Study - Albumii (cont.)
Key Activities
● Defined the specifications and guided the client towards the best practices in UI and UX.
● Designed and developed the complete applications for iOS and Android.
● Created the full backend solution.
● Created automated tests for Android and iOS clients with performance monitoring.
● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues.
● Provided the client with daily updates and weekly builds throughout the project.
Case Study - Aeria Games
Client Information
With a rapidly growing community of over 70 million core players and a deep portfolio of development
partners, Aeria Games is a leading destination for free-to-play online multiplayer games. Players gain
access to a universal gaming destination providing deep, immersive online games accessible from
PC, browser, tablet, and smartphones.
Project Information
Starting in June 2015 with a team of 7 people including a dedicated project manager, game
developers and QA testers, we worked on maintaining and improving one of Aeria’s very successful
mobile game titles: Immortalis.
Case Study - Aeria Games (cont.)
Key Activities
● Integrated a development team working on specific proprietary technology from Aeria.
● Are fully in charge of maintaining / improving and adding events in the game.
● Provided server, client and QA services for 3 versions of the game: in German, French and
English.
● Integrated the client’s Agile processes and followed the Scrum methodology with the client.
● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues.
Visit Us
Software Development and Testing Center
125 Minh Khai, Hanoi, Vietnam
Moderation and Support Center
314 Minh Khai, Hanoi, Vietnam
www.sixthgearstudios.com
facebook.com/sixthgearstudios
+84 439 728 621
Software Development Services

Software Development Services

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    Company Background ● Locatedin Hanoi, Vietnam, SGS has been operating since January 2007. ● 300+ staff (Vietnamese, Americans, and Europeans) ● Focused on 4 industries ○ Software development ○ Software testing ○ Social media, brand, and content moderation ○ Customer support ● Clients are based around the world, including US, Canada, and Europe. ● Insured with professional indemnity and general liability insurance.
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    Why SGS? Clear Communications Wework hard to maintain open communications, both internally and with clients. We believe this is the core trait of successful projects, and is integral to quickly managing changes and problems. People Focused Our people are equipped with top-class tools, training, processes, and a collaborative, open working environment. We focus on bringing the best out of people, so they can bring the best for others. Value for Clients With over 90% of our business from returning or long-term clients, we focus on our clients’ success. If you win, we win.
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    ● SGS isa leader in Vietnam for outsourced web and mobile development. The members of our team are selected and trained by Silicon Valley industry veterans. ● We can work independently, with your existing teams, or at your offices. ● With our combination of experts, senior level and junior level staff, we can create a team suitable for your exact goals. ● With Vietnam’s booming technology industry, and our existing engineering teams, we’re ready to scale when you are. ● Our in-house mobile device lab contains more than 100 mobile devices, including all recent iOS devices, and popular Android devices. ● We integrate with any of your existing tools and processes, including JIRA, Asana, Trello, and Agile development processes. Software Development Services
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    Our Process 1. InitialProposal We prepare an initial estimate based on your project requirements. 2. Design Document Working as partners, we work together to finalize a detailed design, including milestones and release dates. 3. Daily Communications Daily updates sent via email and JIRA (or Trello, Asana, Google Docs, Skype, etc). 4. Weekly Builds Weekly builds are sent for your approval and feedback. 5. Go Live During this period, we monitor your application and fix any critical bugs as quickly as possible. 6. Maintenance We ensure your application is running smoothly, and implement new features.
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    Technical Skills Mobile Objective-C (iOS),Java (Android), C# (Unity), C++ (Cocos2D-x); 3rd Party Social SDKs, Analytics SDKs, Advertising SDKs Web Ruby on Rails, C# / .NET, Java, PHP, node.js, Backbone.js, HTML, CSS Database MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL Technology Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, etc.), TIBCO, Unity3D, Cocos2D-x Process Agile Development, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, GitHub, JIRA
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    ● SGS isa global leader in website and mobile testing. ● We test on all major mobile devices, web browsers and OSs, including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. ● We work hard to provide clean, concise, and professional bug reports. Your development team will have a clear understanding of the descriptions, expected results, steps to reproduce, and reproducibility of the bugs. We provide several screenshots and videos. ● Our QA team becomes part of your team. As we work with you, we tailor our bug reports and communications so that your project managers can quickly make informed decisions. ● We’re ready to scale with you. When your project hits a growth curve and needs additional QA capacity, we can quickly add additional testers. QA and Testing Services
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    Testimonials We are extremelypleased with the services that SGS has provided us over the years. They are extremely responsive and accommodating with any of our needs. I would recommend their services to anyone that asks me. Renza Howell Director of Customer Service, PlayNext I have been working with Sixth Gear Studios for almost 10 years. I consider myself very lucky to have access to such a talented team for a variety of company needs. Justin Siegel CEO, MocoSpace
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    Testimonials I worked withSixth Gear Studios on multiple occasions; I can say with full confidence that they always deliver quality work and do not rest until expectations are met. I fully endorse their team to get the job done. Spencer Chi Operations Manager, Aeria Games I worked with SGS for web application development. The team was easy to work with, very professional, and always receptive to changing requirements. I’ve had several experiences working with offshore teams in the past; SGS has been the best without a doubt. I’d recommend them to anyone looking to outsource. Jang Kim Director of Consumer Products, FunMobility
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    Testimonials We have beenworking with Sixth Gear Studios for over two years. Throughout this period, they have helped us develop, launch, and maintain our most successful mobile game ‘Tribal Rivals’, handling multiple responsibilities from engineering to technical design to quality assurance. I have yet to work with a vendor that is as technically proficient, professional, and honest as Sixth Gear Studios. Needless to say, I highly recommend them. Abdullah Alzabin CEO, Lumba
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    Case Study -Lumba Client Information Lumba, a San Francisco based mobile game publisher, is the #1 mobile game publisher in the Arab markets (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.) with millions of players. Lumba’s mission is to create beautiful mobile games for the Arabic speaking world. Project Information Starting in March 2013, over the course of 18 months, with a team of 15 people, we developed a mobile game, Tribal Rivals. Tribal Rivals is similar to the well-known Clash of Clans, but themed and localized for Arab markets. Our team designed and developed the iOS, Android clients (Unity 3D), and server backend (Amazon Web Services). Tribal Rivals has become very successful, and the relationship has grown to 45 people developing 3 games.
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    Case Study -Lumba (cont.) Key Activities ● Designed and developed the complete game, except for art and audio, and integrated high-level direction and notes from the client. iOS and Android. ● Maintained servers, managed hackers, and quickly solved system problems as game grew to more than 3 million downloads. ● Integrated numerous social media, analytics, and advertising SDKs. ● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues. ● Scaled the game to support marketing campaigns, such as being featured by Apple. ● Provided the client with daily updates and weekly builds throughout the project.
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    ● Unity 3Dfor iOS and Android. Client: C#, C++, Java. Server: Java, Node.js, MySQL. ● Designed and developed in-house. Art and audio provided by client. ● Apple Editors’ Choice Award. Top #1 grossing in Arab markets. 3MM+ downloads. ● Technical Features ○ Server support for high DAU. Strong revenue. Regular updates, events, and feature additions. ○ AI and path detection during large-scale battles. ○ Live chat, full guild creation and management. ○ Asynchronous multiplayer, consistent playback of large-scale battles, even with limited network bandwidth. Case Study - Tribal Rivals (2014)
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    Case Study -Albumii Client Information Albumii is a Kuwaiti printing company that provides high quality photo books. Through its innovative and user-friendly technology, its goal is to make it easy for anyone to create a photobook from anywhere, from their smartphone. Project Information Starting in August 2015, with a team of 9 people, including a dedicated project manager, iOS client engineers, Android client engineers, server engineers and QA testers, we worked from the beginning to bring our client’s project to life.
  • 17.
    Case Study -Albumii (cont.) Key Activities ● Defined the specifications and guided the client towards the best practices in UI and UX. ● Designed and developed the complete applications for iOS and Android. ● Created the full backend solution. ● Created automated tests for Android and iOS clients with performance monitoring. ● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues. ● Provided the client with daily updates and weekly builds throughout the project.
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    Case Study -Aeria Games Client Information With a rapidly growing community of over 70 million core players and a deep portfolio of development partners, Aeria Games is a leading destination for free-to-play online multiplayer games. Players gain access to a universal gaming destination providing deep, immersive online games accessible from PC, browser, tablet, and smartphones. Project Information Starting in June 2015 with a team of 7 people including a dedicated project manager, game developers and QA testers, we worked on maintaining and improving one of Aeria’s very successful mobile game titles: Immortalis.
  • 19.
    Case Study -Aeria Games (cont.) Key Activities ● Integrated a development team working on specific proprietary technology from Aeria. ● Are fully in charge of maintaining / improving and adding events in the game. ● Provided server, client and QA services for 3 versions of the game: in German, French and English. ● Integrated the client’s Agile processes and followed the Scrum methodology with the client. ● Provided 24/7/365 engineering support for urgent issues.
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    Visit Us Software Developmentand Testing Center 125 Minh Khai, Hanoi, Vietnam Moderation and Support Center 314 Minh Khai, Hanoi, Vietnam www.sixthgearstudios.com facebook.com/sixthgearstudios +84 439 728 621