NEUoverflow
Neuoverflow is a university-focused Q&A web platform, designed and developed to foster seamless knowledge exchange among students and faculty. Leading the frontend design, I translated our team's vision into an intuitive, performant interface while ensuring smooth integration with backend services.
Key Skills Demonstrated
- Led the design and implementation of a responsive React frontend with TypeScript, prioritizing maintainability and user experience.
- Collaborated closely with teammates designing backend features to integrate RESTful APIs built with Express.js and MongoDB, ensuring seamless data flow and state synchronization.
- Engineered robust user authentication using JWT and bcrypt, reinforcing security and user access control.
- Operated within an Agile framework, actively participating in sprint planning and stand-ups to drive iterative improvements and deliver features efficiently.
- Managed feature prioritization and refined team ideas, balancing technical feasibility and UX impact to create a cohesive product.
- Employed modern React patterns and hooks for optimized rendering and state management.
Project Insights & Learnings
Taking ownership of the frontend design pushed me to elevate my engineering mindset beyond coding, balancing the user interface needs with backend constraints and team feedback. I sharpened my ability to translate abstract ideas into scalable, clean code while maintaining a focus on security and user trust.
Navigating the Agile development cycle honed my collaboration and communication skills, ensuring that iterative releases delivered measurable value and that the evolving product aligned with stakeholder expectations.