Student Features
- Tutor discovery with subject-aware browsing and detailed tutor profiles.
- Availability-based booking flow with protected checkout states.
- Student dashboard for sessions, notifications, profile updates, and reviews.
Tutoring Marketplace Platform
Skill Bridge
A tutoring marketplace where students discover tutors, book live sessions, pay securely, and manage learning workflows through role-aware dashboards.
Full-stack SaaS PlatformMVP
LiveOverview
What the project is
SkillBridge is a SaaS-style tutoring platform built around the full journey from tutor discovery to session management. Students can find suitable tutors, book available slots, complete payment, and track sessions, while tutors and admins get dedicated dashboards for operating the platform.
Problem / Purpose
Why it was built
The project was built to solve the friction of scattered tutoring workflows. Instead of separating discovery, scheduling, payment, and communication into different tools, SkillBridge brings the core marketplace flow into one structured product experience.
Key Features
Important product capabilities
Tutor Features
- Tutor profile management for expertise, subjects, pricing, and visibility.
- Availability scheduling and session lifecycle management.
- Finance, review, and notification surfaces for day-to-day operations.
Admin Features
- Management tools for users, tutors, bookings, categories, subjects, and degrees.
- Moderation-oriented dashboard views for keeping the platform organized.
Payment Features
- Stripe checkout with temporary booking holds before final confirmation.
- Payment result handling that verifies state before showing success or failure.
Tech Stack
Technology choices by responsibility
Frontend
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Backend
Node.jsExpress.jsTypeScript
Database
PostgreSQLPrisma
Authentication
Better Auth
Payment / Services
StripeZoomCloudinary
Deployment
VercelRender
Architecture / How It Works
Simple system flow
SkillBridge uses a split frontend and backend architecture where the frontend handles role-aware experiences and the backend owns business rules, authentication, payments, and persistence.
01
Discovery to Booking
Students browse tutors, inspect profile details, select a subject and available slot, then start a booking flow that is validated by the backend.
02
Booking Hold to Checkout
The backend creates a temporary booking hold before Stripe checkout so the selected slot is not treated as confirmed until payment succeeds.
03
Payment to Session
Successful payment updates booking and session state, then dashboard surfaces reflect the confirmed tutoring session for the right roles.
04
Role-aware Dashboards
Students, tutors, and admins see different dashboard modules while sharing a consistent protected route and session model.
Screenshots / Visual Walkthrough
A guided look through the experience
Marketplace Landing
The public entry point explains the tutoring marketplace and routes users toward tutor discovery.
Tutor Discovery
Students can compare tutors by subject, profile strength, and availability before booking.
Dashboard Workflows
Role-specific dashboards keep student, tutor, and admin actions separated and easier to scan.
Checkout Flow
Payment screens are tied to booking state so users receive clear success and failure feedback.
Challenges & Solutions
Engineering decisions that mattered
Challenge
Keeping the booking and payment states reliable.
Solution
I treated checkout as a multi-step workflow with temporary booking holds and backend verification before rendering final payment states.
Challenge
Supporting multiple user roles without making the UI feel fragmented.
Solution
I separated dashboard surfaces by role while keeping shared layout, navigation, and protection patterns consistent.
Challenge
Balancing product depth with maintainable code organization.
Solution
I used feature-oriented frontend and backend boundaries so bookings, payments, users, and admin tools could grow independently.
What I Learned
Growth from the project
- This project improved my understanding of SaaS-style product flow, especially where authentication, payments, and role-specific dashboards meet.
- It also strengthened my backend thinking around state transitions, validation, and business-rule ownership.
Final Links / CTA
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