E-Commerce Development

Go headless when: you need custom checkout logic Shopify can't support, you have complex B2B pricing, you're building a marketplace, you need sub-second performance, or you want to own your tech stack. Stay on Shopify when: you're selling straightforward D2C products, your team needs to manage the store without developers, and you're under $5M revenue.

Yes — HomeBrigadier is a two-sided marketplace I built connecting homeowners with verified service providers: real-time booking, Stripe payments, a reviews system, and provider dashboards. Marketplace architecture is more complex than a standard store — vendor onboarding, per-vendor listings, and payout flows all add scope — so plan for a meaningfully longer build than a single-seller storefront.

SCA is required for European card payments. I implement 3DS2 correctly through Stripe (automatically handles authentication flows), ensure your checkout doesn't break on SCA challenges, and implement proper exemption logic for low-risk transactions and recurring payments.

Yes — I integrate with ERPs such as NetSuite, SAP Business One, and Cin7, as well as custom warehouse APIs. This typically involves bi-directional inventory sync, order routing, and fulfillment status updates. Complexity and timeline depend on your ERP's API quality.

Next.js with static generation for product pages, Algolia or Typesense for search (not database queries), Redis for cart and session, Cloudflare for CDN and edge caching, optimised images via next/image, and Core Web Vitals monitoring. Target: LCP under 1.5s, INP under 200ms.