Tradecloud, a B2B platform that connects manufacturers with suppliers, is designed to make supply chain management faster, more transparent, and more reliable. As the platform grew, Tradecloud needed to deliver enterprise-grade security features and maintain stable backend integrations, while keeping development predictable and costs transparent.

To meet these goals, Squads provided a dedicated engineering team that worked side by side with Tradecloud’s developers. Together, they delivered business-critical features such as Single Sign-On (SSO) and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), streamlined backend integrations, and improved testing and deployment processes. The result was a more secure and scalable platform that could support Tradecloud’s growing customer base with confidence.

Challenge

As Tradecloud’s customer base expanded, several challenges emerged:

• Enterprise customers required stronger authentication and security features (SSO and 2FA).

• Delivery needed to follow a steady weekly cadence, with visible progress and predictable outcomes.

• Major go-lives required risk reduction and stability.

• Costs and work packages had to remain transparent and manageable.

• At the same time, backend order management, ERP integrations, and test coverage needed to keep evolving without slowing development down.

Solution

Squads helped Tradecloud address these needs by integrating tightly with their in-house team and delivering improvements across several areas of the platform:

Enterprise Security Features: Designed and delivered SSO and 2FA, enabling Tradecloud to meet enterprise requirements and win larger customers.

Backend and ERP Integrations: Maintained and extended secure integrations with ERP systems and third-party services, reducing manual work and ensuring reliable data exchange.

Order Management Improvements: Enhanced workflows for order tracking, fulfilment, and updates, leading to fewer errors and more transparency for customers.

Automation and Deployment: Streamlined pipelines and automated repetitive tasks, accelerating release cycles and making it easier to scale.

Testing and Quality Assurance: Introduced structured testing practices, including black-box and e2e frameworks, to secure long-term product stability.

Impact

The partnership allowed Tradecloud to deliver critical features quickly while improving platform stability and scalability:

Enterprise-ready security: SSO and 2FA deployed successfully and still in use today.

Predictable delivery: Weekly cadence of visible progress built trust and reduced risk.

Smooth go-lives: Key launches went live successfully under pressure.

Cost transparency: Clear structure of work packages and predictable costs.

Scalability and reliability: Improved backend, automation, and testing ensured the platform could support more customers with confidence.