Work

DestinationGusto

Backend
Microservices
Azure
API

Backend and architecture for DestinationGusto with 100,000s of monthly users.

DestinationGusto Logo

DestinationGusto: High-Scale E-commerce Architecture

DestinationGusto is a premier destination for food and wine lovers. We architected and scaled the backend infrastructure to support its rapid growth and high-volume traffic.

Problem Solved

As the user base grew to hundreds of thousands of monthly users, the existing monolithic architecture faced performance bottlenecks. Additionally, onboarding major B2B enterprise clients was a slow, manual process that took days, hindering business expansion.

Impact

Our architectural overhaul delivered tangible business results:

  • Performance: Supported 100,000+ monthly users with low latency and high availability.
  • Efficiency: Reduced B2B onboarding time from days to hours through automated SSO integration.
  • Speed: Improved deployment velocity and maintainability by decoupling the monolith.

Solution

We implemented a modern microservices architecture and enterprise-grade integrations.

  • Microservices Transition: Decomposed the monolith into efficient, independently scalable microservices.
  • Enterprise SSO: Led the integration of Single Sign-On (SSO) for B2B clients, streamlining access and security.
  • API Gateway & CMS: Implemented a robust API Gateway pattern to manage traffic and integrations with Shopify, Synerise, and Sendgrid.

Tech Stack

  • Languages: Java, Typescript
  • Architecture: Microservices, Docker, Zuul API Gateway
  • Cloud & Data: Azure, Redis
  • DevOps: CI/CD Pipelines (JUnit)