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Custom E-commerce Platform Development and QA for Health & Wellness Retailer

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Software QA and Testing • Website Development

Industry

Software Development

Duration

5 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 January 2024

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Brazil

Project Summary

Hakuna Matata provided back-end development and quality assurance for a custom e-commerce platform selling health and wellness products, contributing to checkout flow, card processing, integrations and overall architecture. The site has received more than a million visits and the client praised the architecture and code quality, though some bugs and communication issues emerged toward the end when vendor resources were limited.

Key Challenges

Needed developers and QA testers to build a custom e-commerce platform.
Required skilled Java developers for backend and complex checkout/payment integrations.
Needed integration with multiple payment methods, anti-fraud, tax processing and distribution partners.

Project Deliverables

Checkout flow implementation
Payment method integrations (credit cards and local payment methods)
Backend support and infrastructure
Distribution-system integration
Front-end contributions
QA and testing support

Project Solution

Hakuna Matata collaborated with the client's in-house team and provided Java developers and QA testers to implement the custom e-commerce platform. Their work included implementing and completing the checkout flow, integrating multiple payment methods (credit cards and local Brazilian methods), adding backend support, integrating anti-fraud and tax processing, and contributing to front-end and distribution-system functionality.

Project Outcome

Delivered expected functionality when given clear requirements.
Site architecture was solid and the site has received over a million visits.
Vendor balanced development and QA but quality issues emerged when resources were limited.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The site boasts solid architecture and excellent code. It has received more than a million hits. Hakuna Matata efficiently balanced the development and quality assurance sides of the project. The team was able to deliver exactly what was requested, even when resources were sparse.”
Anonymous
Chief Technology Office
Date: 10/15/2015