Enhancing RideTogether Motor Community App/website

Job ID: 40119695

Budget: €250 – €750 EUR

Project: RideTogether – Motor Community App (Web/App)

Website (live development environment):
https://ridetogether.cocsapp.xyz/

Candidates are encouraged to register and log in to review the current state of the platform and its functionality.

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About the project
RideTogether is a motor community platform currently in active development.
The core foundation is already in place, including user-facing features and a comprehensive admin panel.

I am looking for an experienced developer to help turn this existing product into a stable, polished, and production-ready application by fixing, completing, testing, and further building out all functionality.

The platform focuses on:
- Riding together (rides & meetups)
- Community interaction
- Privacy-aware real-time features
- Strong admin control over platform functionality

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Current functionality (already present in the system)

User-side features
- Account registration & authentication
- User profiles (motorcycle, experience, preferences)
- Privacy settings
- Rides:
- Create ride
- Browse rides (list view & map view)
- Upcoming rides (date/time based)
- Join / leave rides
- Invite-only rides
- Meetups
- Ride series
- Clubs
- Forums
- Private messaging (direct messages)
- Temporary ride chat
- Ride reviews (after completion)
- Live GPS tracking per ride (opt-in / opt-out)

Admin panel features
- Admin dashboard with basic statistics
- User management
- Ride management
- Flagged rides
- Reports & moderation
- Clubs & events management
- Forum moderation
- Direct message monitoring
- Contact submissions
- Send notifications
- Audit logs
- Verification
- Settings
- System maintenance tools (e.g. chat archiving task)

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Important note about the current state

All features listed above exist in the codebase, but not all of them are complete, stable, or production-ready.

The expectation is that:
- All existing features must be fixed, tested, and completed
- Incomplete or partially implemented features must be fully built out
- Edge cases, permissions, privacy, performance, and scalability must be addressed

Examples:
- Live Feed exists but requires further development and can be enabled/disabled by admins
- Analytics currently shows basic counters and must be expanded into meaningful insights
- Community features (challenges, badges, leaderboards, etc.) require refinement and completion

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UI / UX improvements

In addition to backend and functional improvements, the UI/UX can also benefit from enhancements.

This includes:
- Improving usability and clarity of existing screens
- Refining user flows (onboarding, ride creation, discovery)
- Improving consistency and visual polish
- Proposing UX improvements where appropriate

Creative input and UX suggestions are welcome and can be discussed as part of the project.

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What I’m looking for in a developer

Technical
- Strong experience improving and stabilizing existing applications
- Comfortable with:
- Bug fixing and debugging
- Completing partially implemented features
- Refactoring for stability and scalability
- Writing tests and validating functionality
- Experience with:
- Roles & permissions
- Privacy and GDPR/AVG considerations
- Real-time features (chat, GPS)
- Admin-controlled feature toggles

Working style
- Product-minded and quality-focused
- Able to assess what needs fixing versus rebuilding
- Clear communication about progress, risks, and technical decisions

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Scope of work & collaboration model

- Fix and stabilize all existing functionality
- Fully build out incomplete features
- Improve UI/UX where needed
- Test all features end-to-end
- Expand the platform in controlled phases

Pricing model:
- Project-based pricing (not hourly)
- Creative proposals are welcome, for example:
- A fixed amount for the current project scope
- Separate agreed pricing for future modules or fixes
- Long-term collaboration is possible for ongoing development

Priorities, roadmap, and milestones will be defined together.

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Practical details
- Freelance / contract
- Remote
- Start: to be discussed
- Budget: flexible, depending on experience and proposal

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Interested?
Please send:
- A short introduction
- Relevant experience or projects
- Your tech stack
- A brief description of how you would approach completing and improving this product