
Doubling User Load with
No Stability Loss
Our growth partner, a Chicago-based digital marketplace, specializes in the auction of rare and collectible spirits, with a focus on bourbon and whiskey. Their platform connects buyers and sellers, offering a curated selection of hard-to-find spirits. The company has seen rapid growth since its launch in 2019.
Our growth partner initially relied on generic off-the-shelf software to manage their auctions, but it soon became clear that the solution couldn’t keep pace with their growing needs. The platform’s lack of scalability, customization options, and integration with key systems hampered their ability to manage auctions smoothly, deliver a top-tier user experience, and accommodate their expanding operations.
The challenge lay in creating a platform from the ground up that not only supported the specialized nature of auctioning rare, high-value spirits but also anticipated future growth. We needed to build a customizable solution capable of scaling rapidly, handling real-time bidding, and integrating securely with payment systems—all while maintaining a seamless, high-quality experience for collectors and sellers alike. In other words, we had to dream big and build even bigger!
We brought together a multidisciplinary team of front-end and back-end developers, DevOps, a product manager, an engineering manager, a product designer, and a QA automation engineer.
Powerful Tech Stack
With our partner’s growth trajectory in mind, the platform was designed for scalability and built to support continuous performance optimizations, ensuring that technology remains a core enabler of the company's ongoing success.
Key Takeaway: Effective scalability planning, continuous system refinement, and proactive performance monitoring are essential for real-time applications.








