Series A Marketplace

Re-architecture ahead of a traffic surge

Migrated a monolithic MVP-era backend to a service-oriented architecture, addressing checkout latency and database contention before a major marketing push.

Node.jsPostgreSQLRedisDocker

Try the catalog — search, filter, and add items to cart.

Ridge Canvas Jacket

Apparel4.6

$128.00

Oakbrook Table Lamp

Home4.2

$64.00

Torque Driver Set

Tools4.8

$89.00

Basin Ceramic Mug

Home4.4

$22.00

Trailhead Daypack

Outdoor4.7

$96.00

Fielder Wool Socks

Apparel4.3

$18.00

Anvil Clamp Kit

Tools4.1

$54.00

Summit Camp Stove

Outdoor4.5

$74.00

Approach

Profiled the actual query patterns causing contention under load
Cut the catalog service out independently, with zero customer-facing downtime
Rebuilt search and filtering to stay fast as inventory scaled 10x

Typical outcome

This class of migration is typically delivered incrementally, each service cut over independently with zero downtime.

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