API Gateway Development for CARAUKTION

Q4/2024

Web-App

CARAUKTION is a Swiss company in the field of vehicle marketing. After successful collaboration with the subsidiary CAROUTLET in 2022, CARAUKTION specifically sought an experienced TypeScript developer with solid knowledge of the Google Cloud Console at the end of 2024 to further develop its own API Gateway in the long term.

Since then, there has been collaboration in the API Gateway Team, where a central gateway between internal services and external data providers is the focus. This gateway is based on Firebase Services and includes:

  • Cloud Run Functions, which consume external APIs and process them internally
  • Caching mechanisms to reduce external requests
  • An internal Frontend Tool, which enables access and monitoring

Throughout the collaboration, existing functionalities were expanded, and in Q1 2025, the implementation of a second generation of the gateway was started – with state-of-the-art architecture, security mechanisms, and clear scalability for future requirements.

The partnership is designed to be long-term and focuses on continuous further development of the system.