Work in Prime Scout

As CTO

Work Overview

Since December 2024, I’ve been working as the CTO of Prime Scout, where I’ve led the development of the entire technological infrastructure of the company. My work has included designing and implementing the web scraping bot with Puppeteer, developing the complete web application using Next.js (frontend and backend), and structuring the PostgreSQL database. The platform is now in version 1.0 and 90% of the scouting process has been successfully automated, providing our clients with real-time and accurate data directly from their competitors’ online stores.

Company Context

Prime Scout is a startup focused on competitive price intelligence. The company offers a price scouting service that allows clients to monitor how their products are positioned in the market compared to their competitors. By scanning e-commerce platforms, Prime Scout provides businesses with up-to-date insights that help them make informed pricing decisions. With a growing number of stores being tracked, Prime Scout is building a strong foundation for scalable and efficient market analysis.

The main project in Prime Scout was to create a fully automated price scouting system from scratch, replacing the previous manual process. The system had to be capable of browsing and extracting product prices from multiple competitor e-commerce sites, processing and storing that data efficiently, and displaying it in a dynamic and user-friendly dashboard. I was in charge of the entire architecture: designing the bot using Puppeteer, building the backend and frontend with Next.js, and managing the database in PostgreSQL. I also defined the scraping strategy for each store, ensured reliability with testing and error handling, and deployed the first fully functional version of the platform. Additionally, I designed the dashboard interface and organized the data structure to allow clients to visualize market positions and price trends in a clear and actionable way.

Main Project

Automated Price Scouting System

The first step was to research the market and understand how competitor price scouting was being done manually, identifying opportunities for automation. I began by testing Puppeteer scripts on each target e-commerce site, adapting the logic for different store structures and implementing manual scraping sessions to validate the data. Once the scripts were reliable, I set up a PostgreSQL database hosted on AWS RDS to store the extracted product information in a clean and structured way. With real data in place, I designed a scalable database architecture to allow efficient comparison of products across multiple stores. Finally, I developed a full web dashboard using Next.js, where users can log in, select their products, and see how their prices compare to those of the competition. The dashboard displays key indicators and trends, helping clients make informed decisions to adjust pricing strategies in real time.

App development process

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