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"Format Code" is a company that develops information services and custom software. He specializes in the development of projects of any level of complexity, including projects with big data, the creation of high-load software, integration projects, industrial Internet and many others. The company has implemented major projects in the field of production and logistics, e-commerce and retail, media, creation of sites of increased functionality, mobile applications, etc. (data as of July 2022)

History

2022: Brand Change to "Code Format"

In the spring of 2022, the company changed its brand and is now presented under the name "Format Code" (the company's lawyer remained the same - F-Line Software LLC). In turn, First Line Software, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, began its independent journey in April 2022.

As of July 2022, the Code Format team has more than 450 employees. The company's engineering centers are located in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk. The company is headed by CEO Vadim Yusupov.

2020

Inclusion in the TAdviser rating "The largest IT outsourcers in Russia"

First Line Software is included in the rating "The largest IT outsourcers by revenue for 2020," prepared by TAdviser in December 2021. Read more here.

Inclusion in the TAdviser rating "Largest IT Service Providers"

Logo in 2021

First Line Software is included in the ranking "Largest Suppliers IT services Russia by Revenue for 2020," prepared TAdviser in December 2021. More. here

2016: Revenue growth by 35.3% to RUB 1.065 billion

In 2016, First Line Software's revenue amounted to 1,065 billion rubles, which is 35.3% higher than the same figure in 2015. In the ranking "TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia" at the end of 2016, First Line Software took 62nd place.

2013

As of 2013, First Line Software is a Russian supplier of custom and specialized software solutions for business.

Customers of First Line Software are large state and commercial enterprises, and Russia. Europe USA It is one of the Top-100 best IT service companies in the world according to the international IT publication Global Services and the association of professionals. outsourcing IAOP

The headquarters is located in Singapore. Development centers were located in Russia: St. Petersburg (head office), Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. International marketing and customer support was provided through First Line Software offices in the United States, Germany and Sweden. First Line Software had more than 350 specialists.

2012

Scrum Capability Rating

In the fall of 2012, First Line Software received official Scrum Capability Rating from Scrum Inc., the founder and president of which is methodology inventor Jeff Sutherland.

According to the results of the certification held in the St. Petersburg development center First Line Software, the company was awarded a bronze rating of Scrum competence. In accordance with the Scrum Inc. methodology, this level of competence means that the First Line Software development teams have demonstrated a confident knowledge of Scrum tools and competent execution of projects based on this methodology, with thorough and consistent observance of all roles, artifacts and process steps, and have achieved significant and stable productivity growth. Deviations from the basic process are made consciously and driven by specific business needs, while continuing to be based on Agile's key principles .

In the top 100 service companies for two years

First Line Software logo in 2012

In August 2012, the next edition of the annual rating of 100 world service companies (Global Services 100^[1]which is compiled by Global Services and which traditionally includes several strongest Russian IT companies.

Interestingly, among such names as, DataArt, and in the EPAM Systems Exigen Services Luxoft Reksoft (Rexoft) rating for the first time there is the name of the St. Petersburg company First Line Software, which in 2012 "lit up" also in the 2012 Global Outsourcing 100 rating according to the International Association of Professionals (IAOP outsourcing) and at the same time began work only in 2010.

In 2012, only 8 Russian companies were included in the top 100 Global Services. Most of the providers noted in the ranking are in India: their share is 51%. 16% of participants are in Eastern Europe, 12% in China, 9% in the USA and Canada, 6% in South America, 4% in the European Union and 3% in Asian countries.

Alexander Pozdnyakov began his career as an engineer at Polikom Pro, and in 2009 he founded a company that made its way to the list of 100 best global outsourcers in two years

The founder of First Line Software is its CEO Alexander Pozdnyakov. Information about investors and owners of the company was not disclosed.

Alexander Poznyakov began his career as an engineer at Polikom Pro, then headed the IT department at Soyuz Contract, and since 1999 he led the production of software at StarSoft. Recall that the latter is one of the oldest development companies on the Russian market and in 2007 was acquired by Exigen Services.

When asked why it was decided to start an independent business, Alexander Pozdnyakov answered TAdviser that in 2007-2008, as a result of the rolling wave of M&A transactions in the Russian custom software development market, "second-tier companies" practically disappeared (with a staff of 200 to 1000 employees). In addition, according to him, there was a large gap between the leaders - companies of the first echelon (more than 1000 employees), and companies of the third echelon (50-150 people). "FirstLine was originally created in order to take a strong position in the second echelon, which was successfully implemented in the first two years of the company's life," said the top manager.

In its two years of operation, First Line's workforce has grown more than 10-fold, from 30 to 350 employees. Development offices appeared not only in St. Petersburg, but also in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, as well as a sales office in the United States.

At this time, according to Alexander Pozdnyakov, Russia accounts for 20% of the company's turnover. Among Russian clients - Piter.tv, St. Petersburg IAC and others, among foreign customers - concern Bonnier, developer SaaS ClickSquared, ScriptLogic, ChangeAnything and others.

Specialization of the company

According to 2012 information, First Line Software specialized in custom software development for customers in Russia and abroad. The company provided a range of services for the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of custom and specialized software solutions for the Russian and world markets. The company had more than 350 specialists and had software development and support centers in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, as well as a division in Lewis, USA.

First Line's customers included technology companies, businesses in various industries, as well as state-owned enterprises. First Line specialized in web development for large online publications based on EPiServer AB products, as well as setting up user interfaces for web content management systems to maximize the performance of internet media editors. The First Line team has the experience and methodology to migrate existing sites to the EPiServer platform while fully preserving both the appearance and content of the publication and the entire URL structure, which is important for search engine optimization.

Among the specializations of First Line are also the development of systems for automating marketing, the development of loyalty portals (bonus programs), the development of electronic document management systems, and cloud computing. Projects were also carried out for companies engaged in the production of software (R&D). First Line solutions are used in areas such as media/publishing, finance, IT, transport, logistics and others.

2011: Annual revenue growth from $4.5 million to $12 million

The company's turnover in 2011 compared to 2010 almost tripled and reached $12 million against $4.5 million a year earlier.

2009: Founding of the Company

The company was founded in 2009 in St. Petersburg. The founders of First Line Software are Nikolai Puntikov and Alexander Pozdnyakov - one of the pioneers of the Russian custom software development market ; they did their first projects back in the 1990s.

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