E-Commerce & SaaS • 2024
Elevantiq - High-Throughput Order Processing
Order-processing system handling 10M+ orders/month, enabling €130M annual revenue
Overview
At Elevantiq, I architected and launched a distributed order-processing system that powers the core of their e-commerce operations. I boosted performance by 45% through async job queues, database sharding, and in-memory caching—cutting latency by 60%.
Challenges & Solutions
- 1Scaling to handle 10 million+ orders per month
- 2Reducing order-processing latency from 200ms to 80ms
- 3Implementing centralized secrets management (achieving 0 vulnerabilities)
- 4Delivering a 4-month project in 2 months with 40+ backlog tickets
Results & Impact
Enabled €130 million annual revenue through reliable processing
Boosted performance by 45% via async queues and caching
Achieved 0 vulnerabilities in 12 months (100% credential-leak prevention)
Cleared 40+ backlog tickets single-handedly
Contributed to open-source Vendure (6.5k stars, trusted by IBM, Breitling)
Role
Software Engineer II
Duration
9 months (Apr 2024 - Present)
Tech Stack
Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisDocker SwarmNx MonorepoVendure
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