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Commerce engineering thinking

Short, practical guidance on performance, reliability, payments, and scaling ecommerce platforms.

20/09/20242 min read

Scaling Laravel Commerce When Every Order Matters

Practical tactics for scaling Laravel, React, and AWS commerce stacks with queues, observability, and disciplined ops drawn from premium retail engagements.

LaravelScalingAWS
27/08/20241 min read

Integrating Shopify with Enterprise Systems at Scale

Event-driven patterns for keeping Shopify, ERPs, and internal services in sync without exhausting rate limits.

ShopifyIntegrationAWS
18/04/20241 min read

Balancing Agency Speed with Enterprise Quality Standards

Tactics for aligning approvals, guardrails, and shared standards so teams move fast without sacrificing compliance.

DeliveryGovernanceProcess
23/03/20241 min read

CI/CD and Testing Discipline for Ecommerce Teams Under Pressure

Why disciplined pipelines, meaningful coverage, and environment parity keep ecommerce releases predictable even during peak trading.

CI/CDTestingDelivery
20/01/20231 min read

Scaling for Peak Trading Without Drama

Practical readiness patterns—from load testing to contingency drills—that keep peak events predictable for ecommerce leaders.

ScalingReliabilityOperations
20/08/20221 min read

Performance Budgets that Protect Conversion

A pragmatic framework for setting, enforcing, and communicating performance budgets across Laravel, Next.js, and WordPress VIP stacks.

PerformanceConversionEcommerce
22/01/20221 min read

Leading Engineering Engagements as Embedded Contractors

What it looks like when senior contractors take ownership of architecture, mentoring, and stakeholder management while shipping ecommerce features.

LeadershipContractingTeams
20/12/20211 min read

Security, Compliance, and Resilience for Seven-Figure Stores

Actionable controls—from threat modelling to container hardening—that keep high-volume ecommerce platforms trustworthy and resilient.

SecurityComplianceReliability
30/11/20211 min read

Headless Ecommerce Architecture: Fit for Purpose or Fragile Hype?

Guidance on choosing headless or coupled ecommerce stacks based on editorial needs, integration budgets, and operational maturity.

ArchitectureHeadlessStrategy
13/11/20211 min read

Engineering Payments and Checkout Performance for Revenue Teams

Concrete tactics for improving checkout speed, resilience, and experimentation using multi-gateway architectures and disciplined monitoring.

PaymentsCheckoutPerformance
19/09/20211 min read

Payment Routing Playbook for Global Ecommerce

A senior engineer’s handbook on multi-PSP routing, monitoring, and change control rooted in real ecommerce launches.

PaymentsReliabilityScaling
22/05/20211 min read

Building a Resilient Checkout for High-Traffic Events

A hands-on guide to preparing checkout for surges using multi-gateway routing, async inventory, and detailed rehearsal plans.

CheckoutReliabilityEcommerce
08/04/20211 min read

Observability for Commerce KPIs

How we design observability stacks that surface conversion, availability, and fulfilment risks before customers notice.

ObservabilityPerformanceEcommerce
16/03/20211 min read

Migrating Legacy WordPress or Magento Commerce Without the Drama

Strangler, migration, and rehearsal tactics for moving WordPress or Magento stacks into modern Laravel, Shopify, or Next.js architectures safely.

MigrationWordPressMagento