
Client & Developer Collaboration Platform
Full-Stack Engineer
Built a single-platform collaboration tool that replaced fragmented email/chat processes and automated progress reporting — improving transparency and reducing manual status updates for developers and clients.
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Problem
Clients and developers relied on email, chat and spreadsheets to track work. This caused missed updates, unclear ownership, and frequent status-check requests.
Approach
- Took feedBack from 5 user (clients) to capture the main pain points
- Mapped out user journeys for three personas (client, manager, developer)
- Prioritized features into an MVP: quotes, messaging, progress tracking, GitHub sync
- Iterated rapidly with 1-week sprints and early feedback from two pilot clients
My responsibilities
- Designed UI/UX for client dashboard and developer workspace
- Implemented role-based access control and secure authentication
- Built GitHub -> platform automation to sync commits/PRs with project progress
- Implemented real-time notifications (in-app + email) and messaging
- Owned deployments and monitoring (automated builds and secure hosting)
Technical solution
- Next.js + React for server-side rendered pages and fast UX
- Node.js API with role-based endpoints; MongoDB for flexible project data
- GitHub Actions + webhooks to automatically map commits/PRs to tasks and update progress
- Tailwind for consistent, responsive design and small CSS footprint
- Auth (JWT / secure cookies) and permission checks on every API call
Architecture notes
Single Next.js app serving client & dev experiences with serverless API routes. GitHub webhooks push events to a queue; worker processes map events to project activities and update project state in MongoDB. This keeps user-facing APIs fast and offloads heavy processing to background workers.
Outcome / Results
Clients reported clearer visibility and fewer status-check meetings; developers stopped doing manual update emails. The platform created a single source of truth for all project activity.
Proof points
- Automated GitHub-linked progress reduced manual reporting work (see GitHub links).
- Pilot clients moved from weekly status calls to in-app updates.
Lessons
- Start with one core workflow (quote → accepted → project) and automate the most painful manual step first.
- Push heavy integrations (webhook processing) to background workers to preserve UI responsiveness.
- Invest in clear distinctions between client-view and developer-view to reduce noise.
If you want to see the platform in action or discuss how I architect similar collaboration tools, check the live demo or message me.
