Case Study
Building an Internal Platform for Trade Insurance Deals at Scale
Euler Hermes App – Internal Use for Thousands of Users
Client Overview
Euler Hermes (now Allianz Trade) is a global leader in trade credit insurance, helping businesses protect against payment defaults. They required a robust internal tool to manage complex trade insurance deals efficiently across multiple teams and regions.
The Challenge
Creating a mission-critical internal application in the highly regulated trade insurance industry meant balancing user needs, legal constraints, and technical scalability. This project involved over 50 engineers and had to support thousands of users, all while ensuring secure access to multiple APIs under a single client architecture.
Key Issues
- Highly regulated industry with strict compliance requirements
- Coordination of 50+ engineers across multiple disciplines
- Integration with multiple APIs and complex backend systems
- Validation with diverse stakeholders (insurance experts, legal teams, developers)
- Collaboration during COVID-19 with remote work and strict health protocols
Our Process
1. Agile Development in a Complex Ecosystem
We followed advanced SCRUM rituals to ensure alignment across teams and stakeholders:
- Daily standups, backlog refinements, sprint planning, and retrospectives across multiple time zones.
- Regular meetings with insurance experts, legal teams, and business stakeholders to validate feature development.
- Collaborated closely with backend teams to integrate multiple APIs seamlessly under a single client.
2. Technical Implementation
I contributed to frontend development, ensuring the application was robust, performant, and user-friendly:
- Implemented responsive, accessible UI components that adhered to strict security standards.
- Worked in tandem with backend teams to handle real-time data updates and complex workflows.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing and code reviews to maintain code quality across a large team.
The Results
The platform became a core internal tool for Euler Hermes, used daily by thousands of employees across multiple regions. It streamlined complex trade insurance processes and laid the groundwork for future scalability — playing a part in the company’s growth and eventual acquisition by Allianz Trade.
- The internal platform became indispensable for the company’s operations, enabling teams to manage trade insurance deals efficiently.
- Thousands of Daily Users
- Advanced SCRUM rituals facilitated collaboration between 50+ engineers and stakeholders across disciplines.
- Agile at Scale
- Successfully handled multiple backend APIs under a single client architecture, ensuring seamless workflows for end users.
- Robust Multi-API Integration
- Delivered key features while navigating pandemic-era challenges, including social distancing and hybrid work models.
- Resilience During COVID-19