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Client:FORGE Athletic Co.
Fitness Tech & Club Management•1,200+ Active Club Athletes • 0 Downtime

FORGE — Strength & Conditioning Club Membership Engine

Barbell-first strength and conditioning club platform featuring automated recurring memberships, coach booking, and athlete performance tracking.

Client
FORGE Athletic Co.
Engagement
Turnkey Engineering
Timeline
4 - 6 Sprints
Ownership
100% IP Transferred
FORGE — Strength & Conditioning Club Membership Engine
Client:FORGE Athletic Co.•Fitness Tech & Club Management
1,200+ Active Club Athletes • 0 Downtime
The Architectural Engagement

Business Challenge & Engineering Solution

The Challenge

Operational Roadblock

Membership renewals and class capacity caps were handled manually, leading to missed payments and crowded coaching sessions.

The Solution

Zaibora Architecture

Integrated automated recurring Stripe billing with row-level class capacity locks and member athlete PR tracking.

The Result

Measurable Impact

Scaled to 1,200+ active athletes with 100% automated recurring billing and zero member check-in friction.

Key Deliverables

Engineered Capabilities & Features

Every module was built from scratch following clean architecture principles, strict TypeScript typing, and automated integration test coverage.

Quality Assurance Standard

Includes 100% intellectual property transference, clean handover documentation, and 90 days of free post-launch warranty.

Automated Stripe Recurring Membership Subscriptions
Real-Time Class Capacity & Athlete Waitlist Queue
Strength Benchmark Leaderboards & PR Record Tracking
High-Contrast Raw Industrial Athletic Aesthetics
Technical Specifications

System Architecture & Frameworks

A breakdown of the production stack deployed for this platform.

Frontend & UI Architecture
Next.js 15, High-Contrast Raw Minimalist Typography
Backend & API Microservices
Node.js API with Stripe Webhook Lifecycle Handlers
Database & Persistence
PostgreSQL HA with Real-Time Waitlist Queue Locks
Performance & Latency SLA
Sub-250ms member check-in verification, 100% uptime
Security & Compliance Hardening
Stripe SCA Compliant, PCI-DSS Level 1 Encrypted

“1,200+ members billing seamlessly on Stripe without a single transaction failure. The check-in speed and waitlist queues run flawlessly.”

Darius Vance
Head Coach & Founder, Forge Athletic • FORGE Athletic Co.

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