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NextShop

Full-Stack E-Commerce Platform

Role:
Full Stack Developer

Duration:
2025-2026

Built a full-stack e-commerce platform using Next.js and Express.js, featuring product management, authentication, shopping cart workflows, Stripe payments, cloud media storage, and automated invoice generation.

Full StackNext.js 14Stripe IntegrationCloudinaryMongoDB

The Challenge

Building a complete e-commerce experience requires managing multiple interconnected workflows including authentication, product management, cart operations, checkout, payments, and customer notifications while keeping the frontend and backend synchronized.

My Responsibilities

Key areas I owned as the sole backend engineer.

Frontend Development

Designed and developed the complete Next.js 14 frontend application with responsive UI components using Tailwind CSS and DaisyUI.

Next.jsReactTailwind CSSDaisyUI

Backend Integration

Integrated frontend workflows with Express.js REST APIs and worked with MongoDB and Mongoose data models.

Express.jsMongoDBMongooseREST API

Authentication

Built authentication flows including registration, login, and password recovery.

JWTAuthentication

E-Commerce Workflows

Implemented product browsing, search, filtering, pagination, shopping cart, and checkout user flows.

Product ManagementCartCheckout

Payment Integration

Integrated Stripe payment workflow with the backend system.

StripePayment Processing

Cloud Services & Automation

Integrated Cloudinary for product image management and implemented frontend-server communication using Next.js Server Actions.

CloudinaryServer ActionsNodemailerPDFKit

Engineering Highlights

✓Built the frontend using Next.js 14 App Router with server components and server actions
✓Integrated Stripe checkout flow with backend payment communication
✓Implemented complete shopping workflows including product browsing, cart management, checkout, and order processing
✓Connected Cloudinary for media storage and Nodemailer for transactional emails
✓Worked with a modular Express.js backend structure including auth middleware, validation, controllers, and database models

Technology Stack

Next.js 14React.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSDaisyUINode.jsExpress.jsMongoDBMongooseJWTStripeCloudinaryNodemailerPDFKitJoi

Key Outcomes

  • Delivered a complete full-stack e-commerce application.
  • Built a production-like shopping experience with authentication and payments.
  • Gained practical experience connecting modern frontend architecture with backend services.
  • Implemented real-world features including cloud storage, payment processing, and automated invoices.
  • Strengthened full-stack development skills using the MERN and Next.js ecosystem.