Service
System Architecture & Design
Foundations that hold when traffic, teams and features grow.
Overview
We design the backends behind high-traffic consumer platforms: real-time dispatch engines, betting and settlement services, payment microservices and GPS tracking pipelines. The result is a system with clear boundaries, observability and a deployment story your team can operate.
What you get
- Modular monoliths or microservices, chosen deliberately
- Real-time: WebSockets, queues, event-driven workflows
- Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, monitoring and alerting
- Capacity planning and load testing before launch
Scope
How we usually package it
Architecture design
Domain modelling, service boundaries, data flows and decision records that outlive the first team.
Platform engineering
Docker, reverse proxies, TLS, backups, log aggregation and dashboards on GCP, AWS or your own servers.
Reliability work
Race-condition fixes, idempotency, retries, circuit breakers and incident runbooks for systems already in production.
Proof
Where we have done this before
In developmentGaming
AddisMark
A sportsbook and gaming platform: pre-match and live betting, retail cashier panel, virtual games, bingo, Ludo, jackpots, bonuses and promoter programs, backed by payment, settlement and notification services.
LiveMobility
Emun Transport
A full ride-hailing platform for Addis Ababa: passenger and driver apps, a real-time dispatch engine, dynamic fares, driver wallets, carpooling, equb savings circles and a complete operations back office.
LiveLogistics
CHENET
A freight platform for Ethiopia: a fleet back office for trucking companies with GPS tracking, trip budgets and settlements, growing into a load board that connects shippers, brokers and drivers.
FAQ
Common questions
Microservices or monolith?+
We default to a well-modularised monolith and split services only when a boundary has proven itself. It keeps operations simple for small teams.
Also consider
Services that pair well
Ready to talk about system architecture & design?
Tell us about the problem, the users and the deadline. We reply within one business day with a clear next step, not a sales pitch.