Product Engineering

Multi-Vendor E-commerce Marketplace Platform

Scalable e-commerce marketplace platform with AI recommendations, real-time inventory, and unified vendor management

12K+
Active Vendors
2.5M+
Monthly Orders
4.8%
Conversion Rate
$100M+
Annual GMV

Business Challenge

A growing e-commerce company needed to transform from a single-vendor platform to a comprehensive multi-vendor marketplace. The challenge was building a scalable platform that could support thousands of vendors while maintaining excellent user experience and operational efficiency.

Key Challenges:

  • • Scaling platform to support 10,000+ vendors
  • • Managing complex inventory across multiple sellers
  • • Implementing unified payment and commission system
  • • Creating vendor onboarding and management tools
  • • Maintaining fast page load times with massive catalog
  • • Building AI-powered recommendation engine

Our Marketplace Solution

We architected and developed a comprehensive multi-vendor marketplace platform using microservices architecture, real-time inventory management, and AI-powered features to create a seamless experience for both vendors and customers.

Core Platform Features:

  • • Multi-vendor marketplace with vendor dashboard
  • • Real-time inventory management across all sellers
  • • AI-powered product recommendations and search
  • • Integrated payment processing with commission splits
  • • Advanced logistics and shipping management
  • • Comprehensive analytics and reporting tools

Technical Architecture

Platform Infrastructure

  • • Microservices with containerization
  • • Elasticsearch for product search
  • • Redis caching for performance
  • • CDN for global content delivery

AI & Analytics

  • • Machine learning recommendations
  • • Real-time analytics dashboard
  • • Personalization engine
  • • Fraud detection system

Platform Capabilities

Vendor Management

  • • Vendor onboarding portal
  • • Product catalog management
  • • Order and inventory tracking
  • • Commission and payout system

Smart Shopping

  • • AI-powered recommendations
  • • Advanced search and filters
  • • Personalized experience
  • • Multi-vendor checkout

Logistics Hub

  • • Integrated shipping solutions
  • • Real-time tracking
  • • Multi-carrier support
  • • Automated fulfillment

Results & Impact

Marketplace Success:

  • • Successfully onboarded 12,000+ active vendors
  • • Processing 2.5M+ monthly orders seamlessly
  • • Achieved $100M+ annual gross merchandise value
  • • 300% vendor growth in 18 months
  • • Industry-leading 4.8% conversion rate
  • • Sub-2 second page load times maintained

Before Marketplace

  • • Single vendor platform
  • • Limited product catalog
  • • Manual inventory management
  • • Basic analytics and reporting

After Implementation

  • • 12,000+ active vendors
  • • Millions of product listings
  • • Real-time inventory sync
  • • Advanced AI-powered insights

Project Details

Industry
E-commerce & Retail
Solution Type
Marketplace Platform
Scale
12K+ Vendors, $100M+ GMV
Duration
15 months

Technologies Used

MicroservicesElasticsearchRedisReactNode.jsPostgreSQLDockerAWSMachine Learning

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