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E-commerce & Marketplaces Engineering Partners

High-performance commerce platforms and two-sided marketplaces built for conversion and scale.

E-commerce Engineering Challenges

Building e-commerce software requires navigating complex technical and regulatory requirements. Here's what we help you solve:

  • Cart abandonment and checkout optimization
  • Inventory and order management at scale
  • Payment provider integrations
  • Marketplace trust and safety systems
  • Search and recommendation engines

Our E-commerce Expertise

We've shipped production e-commerce systems that scale. Our engineers bring hands-on experience with:

  • Headless commerce architecture
  • Marketplace platform development
  • Payment and logistics integrations
  • Search and personalization systems
  • Performance optimization for conversions
“Aravind is in the top 1% of engineers I've hired. He supported us from $100K to $5M ARR, keeping us shipping through crazy growth and investor scrutiny.”
Tara Viswanathan
Co-founder & CEO, Rupa Health (Acquired by Fullscript)

How We Approach E-commerce Engineering

Building e-commerce software requires a unique blend of technical excellence and domain expertise. High-performance commerce platforms and two-sided marketplaces built for conversion and scale. At HyperNest Labs, we bring engineers who have shipped production e-commerce systems and understand the specific challenges you face.

Why E-commerce Startups Need Specialized Engineering

Generic agencies often struggle with e-commerce projects because they lack domain knowledge. They might be great React developers, but do they understand cart abandonment and checkout optimization? Can they navigate inventory and order management at scale?

Our approach is different. We pair senior full-stack engineers with fractional CTO leadership who have built e-commerce products before. This means faster onboarding, fewer mistakes, and better architectural decisions from day one.

Our E-commerce Engineering Process

Every engagement starts with understanding your product, your users, and your technical constraints. For e-commerce specifically, we focus on:

  • Headless commerce architecture
  • Marketplace platform development
  • Payment and logistics integrations
  • Search and personalization systems
  • Performance optimization for conversions

Getting Started with E-commerce Development

Whether you're building a new e-commerce product from scratch or scaling an existing platform, we can help. Our typical engagement starts with a 30-minute call to understand your roadmap, followed by a scoping discussion to define the right engagement model—fractional CTO, founding engineers, or both.

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Aravind Srinivas
Founder, HyperNest Labs

Aravind has been a fractional CTO and founding engineer for 15+ startups across healthcare, fintech, sports betting, and AI. He has personally shipped production systems in e-commerce and helps founders navigate the technical challenges of scaling.

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E-commerce Engineering FAQs

What e-commerce experience does HyperNest have?

We've built production systems for e-commerce companies from Seed to Series B. Our work with EatCookJoy demonstrates our ability to ship e-commerce products that scale.

How do you handle cart abandonment and checkout optimization?

Headless commerce architecture is core to our e-commerce practice. We bring engineers who've implemented these systems at scale and can help you avoid common pitfalls while maintaining development velocity.

Can you work with our existing e-commerce engineering team?

Absolutely. Most of our engagements involve embedding with existing teams. We augment your capacity with senior engineers and fractional CTO leadership, transferring knowledge as we build.

What's the typical engagement model for e-commerce startups?

We offer fractional CTO partnerships (10-25 hrs/week) for technical leadership, and founding engineer pods (1-3 engineers) for execution. Many e-commerce startups start with a fractional CTO to set technical direction, then add engineers as needed.

How quickly can you start on a e-commerce project?

We can typically begin within 1-2 weeks of signing. We start with a technical discovery session to understand your stack, challenges, and roadmap before integrating with your team.

Ready to build your e-commerce product?

Let's discuss your e-commerce engineering challenges and how we can help.