Over 20 years of custom web application development engineered for speed, stability, and scale.
DCMSoft builds, hosts, and manages custom web applications end-to-end. From multi-threaded API data pipelines and automated cron schedulers to real-time quoting engines and speed-optimized database schemas, we engineer robust, hand-coded solutions backed by decades of direct production engineering experience.
PHP (OOP & CLI), MariaDB / MySQL, PDO, Prepared Statements, JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, cURL Streaming, RFC 8058 One-Click Unsubscribe, REST/JSON, AJAX, and Plesk Obsidian.
OpenAI Whisper API, COMPULIFE Life Quotes, XRAE Underwriting, MLS Grid / RESO Web API, AWS S3, Twilio SendGrid Dedicated IP, City of Chicago Open Data Portal, Google APIs (Geocoding, Maps, Places), Geocodio API, and Stripe.
DCMSoft operates dedicated Linux/Apache hosting infrastructure through Liquid Web, hardened for mission-critical commercial workloads:
Transparent monthly tiers engineered for dedicated server stability, automated data pipeline integrity, and guaranteed developer availability.
For sites on Tier 1 Core Care, updates are billed as needed at $75/hour in 15-minute increments (invoiced on the 20th of the month)—you never pay for unused hours. Larger software engineering projects and new integrations receive a clear architectural scope and firm cost estimate prior to commencing work.
Active platforms engineered, deployed, hosted, and maintained by DCMSoft:
Comprehensive real estate portal and showcase engine powering broker websites across the Chicago metropolitan area. Automated cron daemons ingest MLS data hourly into a speed-optimized MariaDB database. Up to 50 listing photos per property are downloaded, resized into dual thumbnail/full-width resolutions, and synced to Amazon S3 buckets. Addresses are normalized via Cook County tax data and Google Geocoding, with listing coordinates mapped against municipal neighborhood polygons using ray-casting spatial algorithms. Includes automated email alerts featuring RFC 8058 one-click unsubscribe compliance.
Utilized by: Aqua Condo Homes • Chicago Condo Homes • Marina City Rentals • Marina City Condo Homes • West Town Condos
High-speed algorithmic rate quoting engine processing live life insurance requests for Midwest Life Brokerage Associates and 300+ affiliate broker agencies nationwide. Slashed manual quoting turnaround from 20 minutes down to under two seconds. The backend validates complex health and coverage criteria, communicates with the COMPULIFE pricing engine, integrates XRAE risk underwriting, filters carrier eligibility, and generates dynamic multi-product comparison tables. Features voice intake powered by the OpenAI Whisper API and browser MediaStream audio recording.
The authoritative tracking source for City of Chicago commercial filming activity and permits. Automated daily cron jobs query the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) dataset via the City of Chicago Open Data Portal, ingest active permit records, geocode street addresses, map active shooting schedules and street closures, and compile and distribute the daily morning Call Sheet email to industry subscribers.
Online community newspaper serving downtown Chicago’s Loop and Near North neighborhoods. Winner of the Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism (Best Neighborhood / Community News Website in 2018 and 2019; finalist in 2014 and 2017). DCMSoft engineered the custom publishing CMS, real-time weather integration, dynamic XML sitemaps, and automated municipal feeds tracking building permits, crime incidents, and restaurant inspection reports.
B2B flexible workspace sharing portal connecting commercial and medical providers with excess office capacity. Built with PHP and JavaScript, featuring a progressive web app (PWA), secure provider messaging, dynamic document uploads, and administrative management dashboards.
The definitive historical archive and community resource for Chicago’s iconic Marina City landmark. Features architectural floor plans, municipal permits, historical photo archives spanning 60+ years, and ongoing community documentation.
Product catalog and digital technical resource for wood stair hardware manufacturers and distributors. Features technical specifications, installation guides, instructional video embeds, and a dealer locator with Google reCAPTCHA protection.
A specialized digital archival gallery showcasing architectural drawings, prints, and built-environment photography. DCMSoft overhauled the platform to deliver over 100 historical essays and 1,000+ high-resolution images with lightning-fast load times.
Overhauled the web architecture of one of only three national broadcast museums. Replaced legacy monolithic authoring systems with hand-coded HTML/JS, increasing page load speeds six-fold and maintaining thousands of Encyclopedia of Television entries.
Developed e-commerce portals and member-only download repositories for radio/television production audio. Implemented real-time credit card processing, digital audio downloads, and IP/cookie session security.
Digital e-commerce portal delivering stone engraving artwork stored on Amazon S3. Automated recurring Stripe subscription billing, webhook listener processing, and digital asset fulfillment.
High-resolution editorial photo marketplace with automated watermarking and credit card delivery.