The Problem
A growing business stuck on a broken platform.
The client was running their multi-vendor marketplace on an outdated WordPress + WooCommerce setup that couldn't handle their growth. Page load times were exceeding 8 seconds, checkout failures were occurring daily, and the admin had no real-time visibility into sales or inventory across vendors. They were losing customers and revenue — every single day.
The Solution
A custom-built platform, designed for performance.
I designed and built a completely new full-stack marketplace from the ground up — a React frontend served by a Laravel API backend, with MySQL for relational data and Redis for caching. The architecture was built to handle traffic spikes, support multiple vendors independently, and give every stakeholder the visibility they needed.
Tech Stack
What I Built
Architecture & Database Design
Designed the full system architecture and normalized MySQL schema supporting multi-vendor relationships, product variants, order lifecycle, and role-based access for admins, vendors, and customers.
REST API Development
Built 40+ API endpoints in Laravel covering auth (JWT), product management, cart, checkout, order tracking, and vendor dashboards — all documented with Swagger.
React Frontend
Developed a fully responsive SPA with React — product listing with filters, cart, multi-step checkout, customer dashboard, and a real-time vendor panel with live charts.
Stripe Payment Integration
Integrated Stripe Checkout with webhook handling, automatic vendor payouts via Stripe Connect, refund flows, and payment failure recovery.
Deployment & CI/CD
Set up AWS EC2 + S3, configured Nginx, SSL, and built a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline for zero-downtime deployments on every push to main.
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