DOPEMOMENT — Social Media Platform
A full social media platform built completely from scratch — my biggest project to date. Independently developed full Frontend & Backend. Live on both App Store and Play Store.
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DOPEMOMENT is a full-featured social media platform built end-to-end by a single developer. Every layer — from the Flutter frontend to the FastAPI backend, database schema, push notification system, and cloud infrastructure — was designed and shipped independently. The app is live on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, serving real users across the world.
Key features
Social Graph
Follow system, activity feeds, and real-time interactions built from the ground up.
Push Notifications
Firebase-powered notifications for likes, comments, follows, and direct messages.
Media Uploads
Image and video upload pipeline with cloud storage and optimised CDN delivery.
Secure Auth
JWT-based authentication with refresh tokens and secure session management.
Tech stack
Challenges & decisions
The hard problems we solved building this project.
Architecting a scalable backend as a solo developer — designing the API, database schema, and cloud infra simultaneously.
Managing real-time feed ranking and pagination efficiently without a dedicated backend team or DevOps support.
Navigating both App Store and Play Store review processes independently, each with their own guidelines and timelines.
Building a media upload and delivery pipeline that remains performant and cost-effective at early user scale.
Delivery timeline
Built in ~5 monthsDiscovery & Planning
2 weeksDefined the product scope, mapped core social features, and designed the database schema and API contract.
App Development
8 weeksDeveloped the Flutter frontend — feeds, profiles, messaging, and notification screens — building the full client UI.
Backend & API
6 weeksBuilt the FastAPI backend, PostgreSQL schema, auth, and media pipeline, then connected it to the app via REST API.
Testing & Polish
3 weeksEnd-to-end testing, performance tuning, and UX refinement across both platforms.
Store Launch
2 weeksNavigated App Store and Play Store review, shipped to production, and went live worldwide.
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