Mindshine is a modern mental fitness platform that empowers users to improve their emotional wellbeing through science-backed coaching, guided journaling, habit tracking, and goal-setting exercises. Designed to fit into busy lives, Mindshine delivers bite-sized audio and video sessions based on neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness practices. The app’s mission is to make personal growth more accessible and actionable, offering features like mood tracking, daily challenges, and reflective prompts to help users build positive habits. As part of Greator GmbH, Mindshine continues to expand with coach-led video courses that support holistic personal development across mobile and web platforms.
- The platform was built using Ruby on Rails for backend development, enabling a clean MVC architecture and rapid development cycles.
- PostgreSQL served as the primary database, offering powerful relational data capabilities to support complex journaling, tracking, and user personalization features.
- I refactored and optimized the core backend logic to handle increased data loads and improve query performance, ensuring that key user activities like habit tracking and journaling ran smoothly.
- Asynchronous operations such as session logging, reminder scheduling, and email delivery were managed using Sidekiq, which significantly improved response times and server efficiency.
- On the frontend, React was used to build highly interactive and mobile-responsive components, allowing users to seamlessly engage with the app across different devices.
- The project was deployed and managed via Heroku, which simplified deployment pipelines, streamlined staging environments, and ensured smooth CI/CD workflows.
- These technical enhancements resulted in a much faster and more scalable user experience, particularly for high-frequency actions like daily journaling and habit tracking.
- I integrated third-party analytics APIs to capture detailed user behavior metrics, helping the product and marketing teams optimize feature delivery and content strategy.
- Background processes such as scheduled reminders, content updates, and progress syncing were improved through Sidekiq, ensuring reliable execution with minimal delay.
- The synergy between React and Rails created a smooth and responsive interface, reinforcing a consistent experience for both web and mobile app users.
- These backend and frontend improvements supported Mindshine’s mission of delivering practical, science-backed mental fitness tools in a user-friendly format.
- The work contributed to improved stability, stronger engagement, and overall platform growth, helping thousands of users build healthy habits and track their personal development journeys more effectively.