CUSTOM COMMERCE ENGINEERING

CUSTOM
COMMERCE
SYSTEMS.

We build custom commerce backends and operations software for orders, inventory, product data, fulfillment, and integrations when platform capabilities alone do not fit the workflow.

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ORDERS

Order Workflows

INVENTORY

Stock Operations

PRODUCT DATA

Catalog Systems

INTEGRATIONS

Connected Systems

COMMERCE OPERATIONS.

Order & Inventory Systems

01

We build order workflows and inventory synchronization across storefronts, marketplaces, warehouses, and fulfillment systems, including allocation, reservation, and routing rules.

  • Order workflow automation
  • Inventory synchronization
  • Allocation & fulfillment rules
  • Warehouse integrations

Product Information Management (PIM)

02

We centralize product and variant information, SKUs, pricing structures, media assets, localization workflows, and distribution to commerce channels.

  • Product & variant data
  • Pricing structures
  • Localization workflows
  • Channel syndication

Commerce Operations Tools

03

We create admin dashboards, support tools, fulfillment workflows, bulk operations, reporting, and audit history around day-to-day commerce operations.

  • Operations dashboards
  • Bulk workflows
  • Role-based access
  • Audit history

Integrations & Middleware

04

We connect Shopify and other storefronts with ERP, WMS, CRM, marketplace, and legacy systems, using queues and background processing when the workflow requires them.

  • ERP / WMS / CRM integrations
  • APIs & webhooks
  • Message queues
  • Retry & failure handling

ENGINEERING STACK.

We choose databases, application frameworks, queues, and infrastructure based on consistency requirements, transaction volume, integrations, and operational constraints.

PostgreSQL Ruby on Rails Golang TypeScript / Node.js Redis REST / GraphQL RabbitMQ / AWS SQS Docker / AWS
services/inventory.go

// Reserve available stock with one conditional UPDATE

func (s *InventoryService) Reserve(

ctx context.Context,

sku string, qty int,

) error {

const q = `

UPDATE inventory

SET   available = available - $1,

reserved  = reserved  + $1

WHERE sku      = $2

AND available >= $1

`


res, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, qty, sku)

if err != nil {

return err

}


if n, _ := res.RowsAffected(); n == 0 {

return ErrInsufficientStock

}

return nil

}

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

When does a custom commerce system make sense alongside Shopify apps?

Standard Shopify apps are often the right choice. A custom commerce system makes sense when a business has workflows, integrations, data models, or operational requirements that off-the-shelf apps do not cover well. Custom integrations still need to respect Shopify's platform behavior and API limits.

How do you choose the architecture for a commerce system?

We choose architecture based on workflow complexity, integration requirements, transaction volume, consistency needs, and the client's existing infrastructure. Technologies may include Ruby on Rails, Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, message queues, and cloud services where appropriate.

Can you integrate legacy ERP or WMS platforms?

We can integrate storefronts and commerce workflows with ERP, WMS, and other legacy systems. Depending on the systems involved, an integration may use APIs, webhooks, scheduled jobs, queues, file exchange, or SOAP/XML interfaces, with monitoring and failure handling designed around the workflow.

How do your systems handle bursts in order or inventory events?

For workloads with bursts of events, queues and background processing can decouple incoming events from downstream systems. Idempotency controls, retries, queueing, and monitoring help manage duplicate events and temporary failures, with the design matched to the consistency and recovery requirements.

LET'S BUILD YOUR
COMMERCE SYSTEM.

Need to connect storefronts, inventory, product data, fulfillment, or internal operations? Let's discuss the workflows and systems involved.

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