Student‑Athlete Job Board Platform
This project set out to create a lean, production-ready job board designed specifically for student-athletes. The goal was to build an intuitive platform that allows employers to post job opportunities, student-athletes to discover and apply for roles, and administrators to monitor system-wide activity. The final product needed to be fast, secure, SEO-ready, and capable of handling real-world usage from day one.
The project timeline was ambitious, and the requirements were clearly defined: deliver an MVP with payments, role-based access, analytics, notifications, and a frictionless experience for all user types.
Need for three user roles with different permissions (Employer, Athlete, Admin).
Frictionless job posting with instant activation after payment.
Reliable payment integration and automated 30-day expiration/renewal cycle.
Simple athlete profiles with secure PDF resume uploads.
Clean, fast job search with filters and external apply flow.
Admin tools for moderation and system-wide metrics.
SEO-ready public job listings for visibility.
Performance and security requirements (fast load times, safe uploads, role-based access).
Hosting limitations requiring improved deployment architecture.
Implemented secure authentication with role-based access (Employer, Athlete, Admin).
Built employer dashboard for creating, editing, deleting, and renewing job postings.
Integrated Stripe payments with instant listing activation and automated 30-day expiry.
Added employer metrics: impressions, clicks, CTR, posting status.
Created simple athlete profiles with secure PDF resume uploads (≤ 2 MB).
Implemented job board with search, filters, and authenticated apply flow.
Developed admin console for moderation, metrics, and content/settings management.
Added automated email notifications (posting, expiring, expired, receipts, activity).
Implemented privacy-safe analytics and system event logging.
Added SEO features: meta tags, structured data (JobPosting), XML sitemap.
Optimized performance for fast loading and reliable uptime.
Fully delivered MVP with Employer, Athlete, and Admin roles.
Successful Stripe payment flow with instant listing activation and renewal.
Efficient job posting experience with clear performance insights for employers.
Streamlined athlete experience: profile creation, resume upload, job search, apply flow.
Administrators gained complete control over users, posts, and system content.
Public job listings optimized for visibility and search engine indexing.
Reliable notifications improved user engagement and reduced missed deadlines.
Platform architecture prepared for future enhancements (matching, tracking, premium tiers).
