Pipeline — Job Application Tracker

Live app: pipeline-nu-ecru.vercel.app

A Kanban-style job application tracker that helps candidates organize their job search, track interview stages, and stay on top of every application.

Features

• Kanban board — drag-and-drop cards across five stages: Applied → Phone Screen → Interview → Offer → Rejected
• Job cards — store company, role, salary, notes, and a link to the job posting
• Dashboard — response rate, offer rate, applications by stage, weekly activity chart, and avg. days per stage
• Google OAuth — sign in with Google, all data scoped to your account
• Dark mode — auto-detects system preference, toggle in the header

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React, Vite, Tailwind CSS v4
Drag & Drop	dnd-kit
Backend	Node.js, Express
Database	PostgreSQL
Auth	Google OAuth 2.0, Passport.js, express-session
Deployment	Vercel (frontend) + Railway (backend + DB)

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• PostgreSQL 15+

Setup

1. Clone the repo and install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start PostgreSQL and create the database:

   psql -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE pipeline;"

3. Create server/.env:

   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_PORT=5432
   DB_NAME=pipeline
   DB_USER=postgres
   DB_PASSWORD=your_password
   GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
   GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
   SESSION_SECRET=any_long_random_string
   CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173
   

4. Start both servers:

   npm run dev

Frontend runs on http://localhost:5173, backend on http://localhost:3001.

Deployment

Service	URL
Frontend (Vercel)	pipeline-nu-ecru.vercel.app
Backend (Railway)	pipeline-server-production-0fd5.up.railway.app

• Frontend — deployed to Vercel with root directory client and VITE_API_URL pointing to the Railway backend
• Backend — deployed to Railway with root directory server, a provisioned PostgreSQL database, and env vars: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, SESSION_SECRET, CLIENT_URL, GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL, NODE_ENV=production

Roadmap

• Follow-up reminders via email (Resend)
• Export applications to CSV
• AI-generated cover letter drafts
• Chrome extension to save job postings from LinkedIn/Indeed