Architecture Consulting

Where this goes wrong

The problem this service solves.

Most checkout architecture problems aren’t visible until months in — once logic is scattered across Functions, apps, and one-off scripts with no shared plan.

✗Wrong data model chosen early, expensive to unwind once stores are live

✗No clear line between “configure via Rulic” and “build a custom Function”

✗Multi-store or multi-market setups with no shared architecture

✗Engineers building checkout logic without a system to fit it into

We audit what you have, design the data model and extensibility strategy, and hand you a written roadmap before anyone writes implementation code.

What's included

Everything this engagement delivers.

Requirements & data audit

A clear picture of what checkout logic you need, and what data it depends on.

Extensibility strategy

A documented split of what belongs in platform configuration vs. what genuinely needs a custom Function.

Data model design

Metafields, tags, and customer/company data modeled to support the logic you actually need.

Multi-store architecture

A shared structure for running consistent logic across markets or store portfolios.

Build roadmap

A scoped, sequenced plan for what gets built first and what can wait.

Written architecture doc

A reference document your team keeps using long after the engagement ends.

How it works

From scope to shipped.

01DiscoveryA working session to understand your checkout requirements and current setup.

02AuditWe review what’s already built — apps, Functions, Scripts — and how it fits together today.

03DesignThe data model and extensibility strategy get designed and reviewed with your team.

04RoadmapA sequenced, scoped plan for what to build, configure, or migrate — and in what order.

05HandoffYou get the written doc, with optional build support from our engineers if you want it.

Who this is for

Built for agencies and merchants who've hit this wall.

For agencies

✓Scoping a new Shopify Plus build or a major replatform
✓Want a second opinion on a checkout architecture before committing
✓Standardizing how checkout logic gets built across client stores

For merchants

✓Planning a replatform or significant checkout expansion
✓Running multiple markets or stores with inconsistent logic today
✓Want a plan before engineering time gets spent building

Questions about this service.

Do you also build what you design? +

Optionally — many engagements move into Custom Checkout Infrastructure or platform configuration afterward, but the architecture doc stands on its own.

Is this just a report we get and never use? +

It’s meant to be a living reference — written so your team can build against it directly, not a slide deck.

What if we’ve already started building? +

We can audit what exists and course-correct the architecture rather than starting over.

Does this cover multi-market setups? +

Yes — that’s one of the more common reasons agencies and merchants bring us in.

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Get your checkout architecture right before you write a line of code.