Search.io: Development journey with Australia AI Power Search Solutions

In brief

• Founded in 2017 and reached a total seed funding of $4M by 2020, Search.io, formerly Sajari, is an AI-powered search and product discovery platform that helps eCommerce brands and retailers maximize their revenue and conversion rates through outcome-focused, real-time search result optimization.
• The Dwarves partnered with Search.io to help with their Console dashboard app, improve open-source packages quality and tailor the brand UI for plugin consumers.
• Search.io is one of those matured projects that requires stability over speed. Everything we do, we do with plans and foreseeable vision.

Technical Highlight

• Self-built design system component package to successfully migrate the old console UI to the new one.
• React SDK: The open-source library we develop that has been started as another branch for Shopify integration

The Context

Search.io drives business performance through bespoke online discovery service. Accessible via crawler or API, it provides human-like understanding at machine speed.

That comes with a full package of platform integration, search through images, A/B testing via crawler and API listing support.

🔸 Search.io must ensures an optimal user experience. It aims to make the services more accessible. That explains the work on open-source and search-widget support.

Engagement Model

The work focuses on refactoring the Console dashboard app, improving the open-source package’s quality, and tailoring brand UI for plugin consumers.

• Console dashboard app: A platform that collects all data provided by user/ consumers to index and make their websites searchable.
• Open-source package: Search.io is now growing. They decided to start a series of open source libraries to make it developer-friendly.

This makes Search.io more accessible to a broader audience and creates a frictionless searching setup.

• React SDK: One of the libraries we develop and open source for public use, it is currently the main and most well-developed in the open-source series

Working with a growing team like Search.io, we ensure the stability to map with their current process. Plans and discussions are a must before every feature. Showcase demo happens on Friday to sync up the work and provide team feedback.

Tech stacks

• Frontend: React
• Backend: Golang
• Infras: GCP
• Testing: Jest, React Testing Library
• Logging/Monitoring: StackDriver

Collaboration

• Jira: Task management
• Slack: Team discussion
• Hangout & Zoom: Team meeting
• Confluences: Document storage
• Demo: Loom

Outcome

A few highlights we’re proud to deliver. Various achievements for open-source package, and an eye-catching web UI.

• Search React SDK
• Search Interface Builder
• Shopify Integration
• Search Widget
• All new UI

Our partnership helps Search.io to enhance their development team to deliver a powerful search and discovery platform. The platform provides real-time searching as-a-service and is trusted by large businesses worldwide.