E-commerce engineering studio
We build the software that runs your store.
The Mentats designs and builds full-stack e-commerce applications — storefronts, checkout, payments, and the back-office tools that keep them running.
{
"frontend": "Next.js + TypeScript",
"content": "Headless CMS",
"payments": "Gateway integration",
"data": ["PostgreSQL", "Redis"],
"ops": ["CI/CD", "Alerting", "Monitoring"],
}What we build
Everything an online store needs to run.
From the storefront customers see to the systems your team relies on behind the scenes — we build it as one connected platform.
Storefronts
Custom storefronts built with Next.js and React: fast, SEO-friendly, and tailored to your catalog and brand.
Headless CMS
Content modeling so your team can manage products, pages, and promotions without touching code.
Payments & checkout
Secure checkout flows with payment gateway integration, fraud-aware rate limiting, and localized payment methods.
Admin & operations
Internal dashboards for managing orders, fulfillment, and shipping — built around how your team actually works.
Data & infrastructure
Resilient data layers using Postgres and Redis for order persistence, caching, and fast page loads.
Automated notifications
Transactional emails and real-time alerting, so you know the moment something needs attention.
SEO & performance
Sitemaps, structured data, and Core Web Vitals tuning to help customers find — and stay on — your site.
Testing & CI/CD
Automated test suites and deploy pipelines, so releases are safe, fast, and frequent.
Hosting & support
Production deployment, monitoring, and continued iteration after launch.
Recent work
A complete platform for a premium retail brand.
We built a full e-commerce platform from the ground up for a luxury retail brand — covering the storefront, checkout, and the operational systems that run behind it.
Luxury retail e-commerce platform
- ▹Custom storefront with product catalog, collections, and cart powered by Next.js and a headless CMS
- ▹Localized checkout with regional payment gateway integration
- ▹Order persistence across database and cache, with an admin dashboard for fulfillment and shipping
- ▹Automated transactional emails and real-time alerting for critical failures
- ▹SEO-optimized with sitemaps and structured data, backed by automated tests and CI/CD-driven deploys
How we work
A straight line from idea to production.
Discover
We learn your business, customers, and existing systems before writing a line of code.
Design & build
We architect and build the storefront, checkout, and tools your business needs — iterating with you along the way.
Launch
We ship to production with monitoring, alerting, and automated tests already in place.
Support
We stay on to fix issues, add features, and help your platform grow.
About
A small studio, built for full ownership of your platform.
The Mentats is an engineering studio focused on one thing: e-commerce software that's built right the first time.
We work end-to-end — architecture, development, infrastructure, and ongoing support — so you get a system that's reliable, fast, and built to grow with your business, instead of a patchwork of disconnected tools.
Get in touch
Let's build something.
Tell us about your store, your stack, and what you're trying to build. We'll get back to you within a couple of days.