Overview
UI BRI Work Startup Center is a co-working space that is dedicated for startup community in Universitas Indonesia! Fun fact, this co-working space is funded by BRI (Bank Rakyat Indonesia) for Universitas Indonesia and aims to develop potential startups from civitas academica so they can develop their business in a collaborative environment. Me and and my partners receives the opportunity to develop the mobile application of this community. The features include of event registration, co-working space reservation, food order from the canteen, and membership registration. Mainly, I worked on the server side application (backend)!
Tech Stack & Libraries
- React Native for the mobile application framework
- Django REST for the backend application framework
- PostgreSQL for the database management system (DBMS)
- AWS S3 for image storage
- AWS SES for email operation
Highlights
Lesson Learned
During development, one of the main challenges I faced was meeting the tight deadline set by the client. They required us to expedite the development process in anticipation of a community inauguration event that would also showcase the introduction of a mobile application. To address this urgency, we opted to use Django, which is known for its rapid development capabilities. Finally! we made it to implement the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of the app to present it in the inauguration.
On the technical side, a significant challenge was integrating the system with the Midtrans Payment Gateway, which offered limited support for cross-platform frameworks like React Native. However, my team and I remained dedicated to overcoming these obstacles, and through collaboration and creative problem-solving, we were able to ensure a smooth payment process within the application.
