Symfa Team

Today we’re sharing a closer look at one of our enterprise insurance projects and what it’s really like to work on it.

Enterprise insurance projects rarely start with perfect documentation or a clear roadmap. More often, they involve legacy systems, manual workflows, tight timelines, and real business risks. This case was no exception.

Our collaboration began with a US-based insurance company with over 40 years of history. From day one, several initiatives were launched in parallel, and the team had to move fast.

✅ Challenge
We faced unsupported legacy systems with critical business logic, heavy reliance on Excel, Access, and PDFs, a lack of documentation and test environments, no formal BA, PO, or QA roles, limited access to subject matter experts, and high urgency with strong dependency on key stakeholders.

✅ Solution
Instead of jumping straight into implementation, the team focused on understanding the real business context. We reconstructed and modernized legacy systems, uncovered undocumented logic, rebuilt real-life processes through direct communication with users, and designed architectures and MVPs under tight timelines, always keeping business impact in mind.

✅ Results
Although this client is new for Symfa, the collaboration is already growing. Several initiatives are moving from MVP to scale, strengthening our insurance domain expertise and opening the door to a long-term partnership.

Behind the scenes, this project was about people and teamwork. New team members, partner specialists, and teams that had never worked together before built trust, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a shared problem-solving mindset, even when requirements were still evolving.

💡 If you enjoy complex systems, ownership, and ambiguity, you’ll likely feel at home here. We’re growing and opening new roles for engineers interested in enterprise-scale projects. Feel free to reach out 🙌🏻