Discovery (2-3 days): I audit your HubSpot portal — contact properties, deal stages, workflow rules, and existing integrations. I map your data flows to identify what needs to sync, in which direction, and how often.
Architecture design: I design the integration architecture: which HubSpot APIs to use (Contacts, Deals, Companies, Engagements), webhook events to subscribe to, and the sync frequency (real-time vs batch). You approve the architecture before any code is written.
Build and test: Development in a HubSpot sandbox with test data. Every integration point is tested with edge cases: duplicate contacts, API rate limits, network failures, and invalid data. I run parallel testing (old and new systems) for 3-5 days before switching over.
Go-live and monitoring: Zero-downtime deployment with rollback plan. Post-launch monitoring for 2 weeks to catch and fix any edge cases. Error alerting via email or Slack so issues are caught immediately.