SaaS Product Optimization
Codebase Refactoring and Optimization
industry
Online Marketplace
country
Bulgaria
technologies
ASP.NET MVC, MS SQL Server
Transforming a Procurement Marketplace into a Scalable SaaS Product
The Company
Our client had developed a procurement marketplace where suppliers could publish their catalogues and clients could receive automatically generated best-offer options.
With world-class domain knowledge and a strong product vision, the company decided to transform its expertise into a scalable SaaS product.
As the product evolved, multiple development teams had worked on it over time, but strong project management practices and architectural continuity were missing.
The client needed experienced external consulting to help stabilize the product, rebuild confidence in the codebase, and create a stronger foundation for future growth.
The Solution
We provided consulting in two key areas: project organization and management, and technology audit with architectural redesign.
Our role was not to replace the current team, but to make them more efficient and help them move faster with better structure and technical direction. We delivered an outside evaluation and practical recommendations based on more than 20 years of experience in building custom software solutions.
After analysing the existing codebase, which contained a large amount of legacy code, we created a step-by-step refurbishment plan focused on improving maintainability and reducing technical risk.
We also worked hands-on with the team through targeted rewriting and code reviews, integrating seamlessly into their day-to-day work and helping them gradually improve both the architecture and development practices.
The Challenges
The engagement started in a difficult situation. The original system architects were no longer involved, and there was no documentation to explain how the product had evolved or how its core components were intended to work.
The current team was not fully balanced in terms of skills, which made it harder to address deeper architectural issues while still delivering business needs. At the same time, the level of technical debt was too high to be resolved in a single phase, so the work had to be planned and executed iteratively.
The business also required quick progress, as they could not afford to pause the product’s development or delay the release of new features while the system was being reworked.
The Result
Within four to five months, we helped the team significantly improve the codebase and the overall development process.
The product became much easier to modify, upgrade, and extend thanks to a cleaner architecture and the removal of repeated code patterns. Performance improved, stability increased, and the number of recurring technical issues dropped noticeably.
We also removed unused parts that had been introduced during the early MVP phase, which reduced unnecessary complexity and made the system leaner.
Most importantly, the client regained confidence in the product and is now in a strong position to continue evolving it in a fast-changing market environment.