Notino

Overview

Developed scalable backend services for Notino, one of the leading European e-commerce platforms for beauty and personal care. Focused on high-performance APIs, database optimization, and secure payment processing, ensuring seamless integration with inventory, shipping, and third-party payment systems.

Responsibilities

• ▸Design and maintain REST APIs serving millions of users
• ▸Optimize database queries and caching strategies using Redis
• ▸Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and design teams
• ▸Implement logging and error tracking with Sentry

Impact

• ▸Reduced code duplication by 70% by introducing a new endpoint versioning strategy
• ▸Introduced a new caching strategy that removed unnecessary complexity from endpoints
• ▸Identified and optimized the slowest 20% of SQL queries to the PostgreSQL database
• ▸Increased integration and unit test coverage from 79% to 93%
• ▸Updated email notifications to pass 99% of spam checkers