Scala Development
for NextLane
Industry: Automotive, Digital Retail
Region: Europe
About the Client
NextLane is an innovative digital platform that enhances the vehicle sales experience for both dealerships and private sellers. The platform specializes in optimizing the presentation of vehicle listings through advanced image processing and seamless CRM integrations. Serving major automotive brands like Renault and Volkswagen, NextLane continuously evolves to provide its clients with a streamlined and visually appealing online sales process.
Challenge
To further enhance its capabilities, NextLane sought to refine the vehicle listing process by incorporating automated image processing and seamless integration with dealership systems. Key areas included:
- Optimizing Image Quality: Automating glare removal, lighting enhancements, and branding standardization.
- License Plate Branding: Replacing license plates with dealership-branded versions for a professional look.
- Advanced Panoramic Showcases: Developing 360-degree exterior and interior vehicle views to enrich customer experience.
- Scalable Integrations: Connecting with dealership CRMs and external services to support trade-in and after-sales processes.
Our Role & Solution
Lembitech collaborated with NextLane’s development team, leveraging our expertise in Automotive industry software to support and enhance the platform’s backend capabilities:
- Microservices Architecture in Scala: Assisted in building a modular and scalable backend structure.
- Cloud-Based Infrastructure: Advising our best practices on AWS services such as PostgreSQL RDS, Amazon Elasticache Redis, FreeGate containers, and SQS for message brokering.
- API Gateways for Third-Party Integrations: Supporting connections with StampIt, CarSweep, and other partner services.
- Advanced Image Processing Pipeline: Automating photo enhancements, glare removal, and license plate branding.
- Mobile Application Support: Enabling dealers to upload vehicle images directly via a mobile-friendly admin panel.
Results
- Enhanced Vehicle Listings: Higher-quality images and branding consistency improved customer engagement.
- Optimized Dealer Workflow: Automated image processing significantly reduced manual effort.
- Seamless CRM & Partner Integrations: A fully connected ecosystem improved efficiency in sales and trade-in operations.
- Expanded Trade-In & After-Sales Services: Development of expert evaluation tools and detailed PDF reports.
Conclusion
By working closely with NextLane’s team, Lembitech provided expertise in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and automation, helping the platform scale efficiently while enhancing user experience.
“Lembitech’s deep experience in the Automotive industry and their expertise in system integration and API optimization provided essential support in our development efforts. Their contributions helped us enhance our ability to connect with OEMs and dealerships seamlessly. The improvements in media workflows and data exchange have significantly streamlined operations for our customers, allowing them to work more efficiently and deliver a superior user experience.
Lembitech team’s experience in backend development and cloud infrastructure played a crucial role in optimizing our platform’s scalability and integration capabilities. Their deep understanding of the automotive digital retail space helped us enhance our image processing workflows and CRM connectivity. With their support, we made a great journey to reduce the manual workload for dealerships and created a seamless vehicle listing experience.
Lembitech’s team demonstrated professionalism, technical expertise, and a collaborative approach. We highly appreciate their support and recommend them as a strong technology partner for companies looking to optimize their digital ecosystem.
Jonathan Dal Bon
CTO, Nextlane