Web App Development for Ecommerce Solution – USCar Trader
USCar Trader is a turnkey solution that allows users to purchase a US car at no risk and get it delivered to the EU. IT Craft launched the web app MVP on time and continued working on functionality expansion, scaling, and security.
- Team 6 members
- Type Online marketplace
- Industry E-commerce
- Platforms Web
About the project with USCar Trader
The IT Craft developers helped the client replace his outdated website with a new solution, implementing it as a single-page web application.
The web app covers all steps, such as car examination, purchase, and delivery to the end customer. It calculates the optimum logistics from a seller to a purchaser. Purchasers can see all related costs upfront.
This solution serves people who want a truly American car. They can select among 6.5+ million items, including extremely popular and rare ones. In turn, sellers access an engaged audience of US car fans.
The project goal was meeting the needs of the growing user base by supporting secure, transparent, and predictable car purchase and delivery processes.
Client’s expectations
- Build a turnkey solution that satisfies the growing user interest
- Balance the project scope with a limited budget
- Ensure convenient search through the catalog
- Attain high app performance
- Ensure high visibility of the service in search results
- Protect the system from malicious activities
Technologies:
PHP
MySQL
SCSS
React
Next.js
Symfony
Redis
GeoLocation Services API 3rd party integrations
Docker
AWS
USCar Trader’s owner turned to IT Craft’s web application developers for expert assistance in project implementation. Our engineers helped throughout the entire project lifecycle, from audit and analysis through launch to expansion, including:
- Preparing a set of requirements for the client’s vision
- Mapping out an optimal development plan based on requirements and available resources
- Deciding on implementing the vision as an MVP to meet budget limits
- Developing custom-built algorithms for cost and route calculation
- Implementing the solution as an SPA with its high visibility to search engines
- Expanding project functionality after initial launch to enhance user convenience
- Ensuring quick and efficient system scalability
Results of the collaboration with USCar Trade
IT Craft’s web app development services enabled the client to build the envisaged functionality within budget limits while maintaining high-quality standards.
Our work resulted in:
- Robust software architecture that is ready for scaling and further feature expansion
- A detailed search system, ensuring users can easily browse through the entire catalog, filter, or limit search results
- Complex website protection system against DDoS attacks and scrapers
- A custom-built algorithm for calculating optimum delivery that takes into account geolocation parameters and coordinates
- A custom purchase calculator that helps users determine total purchase, delivery, registration costs, and taxes
- Display of all purchase-related information and costs immediately
- Decreased deal processing time through automating offer generation and deal closing
- Support across several countries, with the main focus on Germany and Switzerland