https://www.hotwax.co/engineering Engineering notes from the HotWax Commerce team on OMS architecture, Shopify integrations, inventory accuracy, fulfillment workflows, Moqui, NiFi, Superset, and the systems behind modern retail operations. en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:16:10 GMT 2026-06-04T13:16:10Z en https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/shopify-compatibility-matrix-every-oms-should-publish <p>"Do you integrate with Shopify?" is not a precise question.</p> <p>"Do you integrate with Shopify?" is not a precise question.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6357099&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotwax.co%2Fengineering%2Fshopify-compatibility-matrix-every-oms-should-publish&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotwax.co%252Fengineering&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:16:10 GMT https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/shopify-compatibility-matrix-every-oms-should-publish 2026-06-04T13:16:10Z Aditya Patel https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/from-oms-events-to-operational-dashboards <p>An OMS creates a lot of data.</p> <p>An OMS creates a lot of data.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6357099&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotwax.co%2Fengineering%2Ffrom-oms-events-to-operational-dashboards&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotwax.co%252Fengineering&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:10:28 GMT https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/from-oms-events-to-operational-dashboards 2026-06-04T13:10:28Z Aditya Patel https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/why-we-build-retail-workflows-on-moqui <p>Retail operations do not stay inside one screen.</p> <p>Retail operations do not stay inside one screen.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6357099&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotwax.co%2Fengineering%2Fwhy-we-build-retail-workflows-on-moqui&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotwax.co%252Fengineering&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:36:29 GMT https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/why-we-build-retail-workflows-on-moqui 2026-06-04T12:36:29Z Aditya Patel https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/why-retail-integrations-need-pipelines-not-just-api-calls <p>Retail integrations usually look simple in a diagram.</p> <p>Retail integrations usually look simple in a diagram.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6357099&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotwax.co%2Fengineering%2Fwhy-retail-integrations-need-pipelines-not-just-api-calls&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotwax.co%252Fengineering&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:36:15 GMT https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/why-retail-integrations-need-pipelines-not-just-api-calls 2026-06-04T12:36:15Z Aditya Patel https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/how-hotwax-updates-inventory-without-locking-the-business <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/how-hotwax-updates-inventory-without-locking-the-business" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.hotwax.co/hubfs/Engineering%20Blog/hotwax-inventory-locking-cover.png" alt="How HotWax Updates Inventory Without Locking The Business" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Inventory is one of those retail domains that sounds simple until the system is under real pressure.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/how-hotwax-updates-inventory-without-locking-the-business" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.hotwax.co/hubfs/Engineering%20Blog/hotwax-inventory-locking-cover.png" alt="How HotWax Updates Inventory Without Locking The Business" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Inventory is one of those retail domains that sounds simple until the system is under real pressure.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6357099&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotwax.co%2Fengineering%2Fhow-hotwax-updates-inventory-without-locking-the-business&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotwax.co%252Fengineering&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:35:42 GMT https://www.hotwax.co/engineering/how-hotwax-updates-inventory-without-locking-the-business 2026-06-04T12:35:42Z Aditya Patel