VERTIKAL // ENGINEERING_BRIEF_V2

SCALING TRUST

Backend Architecture & Engineering Roadmap

01_THE_BOTTLENECK

Current State (MVP)

Our prototype runs on client-side Firebase logic. This works for 100 users but breaks at 10,000.

Risk: Payment Logic Client-side revenue splits are insecure.
Risk: Video Encoding Direct-to-storage uploads lack bitrate optimization.
FAIL
PROJECTED CONCURRENCY LIMIT: 5,000

02_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE

VIDEO ENGINE

  • Cloudflare Stream
  • Signed Tokens
  • Tus Resumable Uploads

FINANCIAL ENGINE

  • Stripe Connect Custom
  • Escrow Microservice
  • Split Logic Engine

VIBE ENGINE

  • WebSocket Server
  • Real-time Danmaku
  • Watch Party Sync

03_ESCROW_LOGIC

SECURE PAYMENTS

💰

1. Hold

Client funds held in Platform Escrow.

✅

2. Verify

Dual-signoff required.

💸

3. Split

90% Creator / 10% Platform.

04_EXECUTION_TIMELINE

MONTH 1

Production Hardening

Deploy Security Rules • CI/CD Pipelines • Secret Manager

MONTH 2

Escrow 2.0

Stripe Connect Custom • Milestone Logic • Auto-Release Scheduler

MONTH 3

Advanced Scale

Cloudflare Watermarking • V.E.T. v2 • IP Theft Checksum

05_THE_MANDATE

CTO

FOUNDING CTO

You aren't just writing code. You are defining the standard for the next generation of Black Cinema.

Equity: Founder Level
Stack: React / Node / Go
Mission: Critical