Web Agency for Auction Marketplace Development

Job ID: 39698953

Budget: $3,000 – $5,000 USD

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I'm seeking an experienced and well equipped web development agency to complete the development of our service-based, multi-vendor auction marketplace for influencers -- inspired by eBay.com.

//The ideal team will have in-house:
- Full stack developers, or a mix of
--- Back-end and Front-end developers
- DevOps engineer
- Business Analyst or Product Manager
- QA and/or UAT team
- UX/UI designer (optional)

//Must have extensive experience in:
- Marketplace, fintech or e-commerce web development
- Mobile responsive web development
- Checkout and payment solutions
- Insight analytics and data visualisation
- API development and integration
- AI development, OpenAI API integration
- DevOps: Cloud services (AWS preferably), CI/CD pipelines, containerization etc.
- Security standards, including data protection and encryption techniques

//Modules to build or complete include:
- Mobile responsive dev of the existing platform (design available)
- Chat/messaging system (partially done)
- Order finalisation flow (partially done)
- Wallet system and billing (mostly done)
- User notification centres & alerts (not started)
- Customer support & ticketing system (design available)
- AI integration into an existing user flow for profile creation
- Referral system for signups, tracking and crediting (design available)
- Fix existing bugs (issue log available)
- Landing page development
- Social media audience analysis and data visualisation
- Deployment to staging and production

//Timeline: 8-12 weeks
//Tech Stack: Laravel (PHP), MySQL, React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS and TypeScript

//Existing resources for utilisation/support:
- A defined database schema
- Back-end hosted on AWS EC2
- Front-end hosted on Vercel
- Github for versioning
- Dev documentation for knowledge transfer
- Client-side UX/UI designer
- Client-side developer building the admin portal

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//Expected product management responsibilities include:
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with the client
- Elicit, document, and manage business requirements
- Translate business needs into technical specifications
- Write detailed functional requirements and acceptance criteria
- Develop comprehensive user journeys and use cases
- Break down user needs into detailed user stories
- Manage the product backlog, prioritize and refine user stories
- Conduct comprehensive QA and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Ensure development aligns with design
- Monitor and analyse product performance
- Oversee system architecture, ensure security and compliance
- Update/create technical documentation for back-end processes, databases, and APIs