Enhancing the Big Saas Platform

Joining the client’s team to help them improve the SaaS platform and enrich it with new user-centric features.

Client:

E-commerce SaaS provider

Service type:

Dedicated development teams

Core technologies:

PHP

Project Scope

Forbytes’ software engineers joined Starweb’s team, providing support and maintenance for the Starweb platform. We contribute to building new features, creating platform add-ons, and optimizing performance. The team leader on our side is responsible for managing the engineers’ workflow and planning releases.

Our engineers work on modernizing the platform’s architecture and building a new API. The API will form the basis for a new architecture and make the platform easy to maintain and scale. With the help of a new API, the Starweb team will be able to optimize the performance, update the code, and release new features with ease.

Besides, our developers regularly build new features that e-commerce businesses can add to their stores. For example, Quick Shop enables consumers to buy the product in real-time without leaving the product list page. Another feature, Campaigns, allows merchants to group products into campaigns displayed to users as advantageous offers.

Projects Results

Goal

Increase the efficiency of development sprints by changing the approach to release planning.

Result

Forbytes’ developers suggested moving release management to Gitflow. As a result, the time needed for releasing new features decreased from several days to an hour or even less.

Goal

Ensure stable performance of the Starweb platform and improve its ability to handle growing traffic.

Result

We upgraded the platform’s architecture by building a new API to allow engineers to easily maintain Starweb under heavy traffic.

Goal

Ensure smooth data flow, decreasing the load on databases and changing the setup from static to dynamic.

Result

We created a dynamic data setup by adding a new database instance, ASW Aurora, and ensured smooth data flow as well as stable platform performance.

Goal

Add new features and functionalities to the Starweb platform to engage more e-commerce clients.

Result

Forbytes’ engineers helped build and add new features, add-ons, and plugins to the platform, including the feature of sales campaigns and quick shops.

Technology Stack

Backend: PHP, Laravel
Frontend: Vue3/Vuex, SCSS
Cloud platform: AWS
Cloud orchestration: Kubernetes
Virtualization: Docker
Continuous integration: GithubActions, CircleCi
Database: Redis, ElasticSearch, MySQL
Monitoring/Logs: Sentry, New Relic

About the client

Starweb is a Sweden-based e-commerce SaaS provider. E-commerce businesses use the Starweb platform to create their online shops, automate order flow, marketing, and other e-commerce operations. Starweb also offers many add-ons and integrations that businesses can make use of to make their shops more engaging and performant.

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  • Big e-commerce SaaS provider
  • Based in Sweden
  • Founded in 2007
  • Operates in B2B and B2C sectors
  • 432 live stores powered by their platform
  • 25% of their clients sell from 250 to 999 products

Let’s Get in Touch

    The Forbytes team was very professional and demonstrated a great understanding of the business aspects. All tasks were completed above expectations. Their experts were always available, and we never needed to wait for a response or a suggested solution.

    Valentin Berg CTO at GardenStore

    Valentin Berg

    CTO, GardenStore

    Forbytes has a strong process-oriented way of leading the company, with good respect for themselves and their managers. They made a choice not to become too big but build slowly on more qualified people, which is paying off.

    Niklas Hammar COO & Business Development at Offerta.se

    Niklas Hammar

    COO & Business
    Development at Offerta.se

    Forbytes’ engineers and team leads worked as part of our RnD group and were directly managed by our company directors. They were both proactive and adaptable, qualities that perfectly match our needs in our fast-growing and constantly evolving environment.

    Nazar Lytvynenko Group Manager in Guesty

    Nazar Lytvynenko

    Group Manager, Guesty

    The Forbytes team has been loyal and dedicated in their partnership. The team provides management as needed but allows flexibility for direct work with developers.

    Thomas Andersson Ecommerce Manager & CTO Trademax

    Thomas Andersson

    E-commerce Manager & CTO, Trademax

    Forbytes has established strong project management. Their entire team is knowledgeable about appropriate processes and project expectations.

    Julia Noack eCommerce Manager Motorsweden & Swebike

    Julia Noack

    E-commerce Manager Motorsweden & Swebike

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