What was breaking before we arrived.
As DreamReloaded scaled, the backend buckled under complex relational queries. Frequent Prisma connection timeouts and high latency during peak hours threatened user trust. The schema was inefficient, leading to memory leaks and instability.
How we engineered the fix.
We executed a deep-level backend audit. The solution required decoupling heavy query logic from the main application thread and restructuring the Prisma schema for absolute efficiency.
What was actually built.
- Layer · 01
Schema Optimisation — re-architected the PostgreSQL database through Prisma. Strategic indexing on high-frequency columns and restructuring to prevent N+1 queries.
- Layer · 02
Connection Pooling — advanced edge-caching and connection pooling strategy to manage database connections dynamically.
- Layer · 03
Diagnostic Logging — custom error-tracking protocol to isolate asynchronous race conditions and silent server failures.