Case Study
Services We Delivered
Devops
Industry
Automotive
The Client
A US-based automotive enterprise operating a large-scale digital platform for used-car sales, connecting dealers and individual sellers with buyers nationwide.
The Challenge
As the platform evolved toward an event-driven architecture, the organization began to outgrow its existing tooling.
- Stoplight supported REST APIs but lacked the capabilities to document and manage 800+ event-driven systems at scale.
- Developers relied on multiple tools across documentation, infrastructure, and collaboration, leading to inefficiencies and constant context switching.
- API documentation costs continued to grow without supporting evolving architectural needs, making the investment increasingly inefficient.
- With 80+ microservices, inconsistent documentation practices created visibility gaps and increased onboarding complexity.
- Any transition needed to ensure zero impact on developer productivity and ongoing development workflows.
The Solution
The organization adopted Backstage as a centralized developer platform to unify APIs, events, and developer workflows into a single interface.
A platform-led, automation-driven migration approach enabled the team to:
- A centralized developer portal was introduced to bring APIs, events, services, and documentation into a single interface.
- Existing OpenAPI specifications enabled a smooth transition of REST APIs with minimal changes required.
- Event documentation was formalized across services, enabling better visibility into event-driven architecture.
- AI-assisted workflows, including GitHub Copilot and custom scripts, accelerated documentation at scale.
- A platform-led approach ensured minimal impact on developers while maintaining continuity during migration.
Results
The migration delivered measurable improvements across cost, scalability, and developer experience
- The organization reduced API documentation expenses to zero by replacing Stoplight with Backstage.
- 800+ event documents were structured and made discoverable across all microservices using AsyncAPI.
- A single platform replaced fragmented tools, improving visibility and reducing context switching.
- Developers continued working without disruption, ensuring a smooth and successful adoption.
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