B2B Chemical Commerce Platform
Enterprise Java API platform powering quotes, orders, logistics, and inventory for a major chemical distributor — taken from prototype through acquisition and enterprise integration.
Overview
Owned and architected the full Java Spring Boot backend for a B2B chemical commerce platform through startup growth and acquisition by a major chemical distributor. The API layer handles the complete commerce lifecycle: quotes, orders, logistics coordination, inventory movement, and third-party integrations.
The platform journey spanned three distinct phases. First, prototype to product: inherited a codebase with 4–8 month release cycles, redesigned the API architecture and developer processes to achieve 1.5-month releases with zero critical bugs. Maintained 99% uptime during the full migration and reduced product catalog load times from 7+ seconds to under 200ms.
Tech Stack
Deep Dive
Second, enterprise integration: designed and integrated with the acquirer's CRM/ERP infrastructure, consolidating workflows that previously required multiple web applications and email chains into a single portal. Built OAuth and fine-grained RBAC isolating 5 global distribution tenants with zero cross-tenant access incidents.
Third, agentic acceleration: applied Claude Code, custom MCP servers, and structured skill systems to the codebase, reducing non-trivial feature development time from ~4 weeks to ~2 weeks and code review turnaround to under 15 minutes.
Key Outcomes
- Redesigned release process from 4–8 month cycles to 1.5-month releases with zero critical bugs
- 99% uptime maintained during full system overhaul and production migration
- Product catalog load times reduced from 7+ seconds to under 200 milliseconds
- OAuth + RBAC isolating 5 global tenants with zero cross-tenant incidents
- Led team of 7 engineers; coordinated across ~20 international associates
- Agentic tooling cut feature dev time by 50% and review cycles to under 15 minutes