Project overview
HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) is a career engagement platform focused on helping women discover job opportunities, connect with mentors, join professional communities, and access learning programs. The platform supports career growth through AI-powered job matching, mentorship networks, community engagement, and upskilling initiatives.
Worked on scalable backend systems and APIs using Python and Django REST Framework to support job workflows, mentoring systems, notifications, and user engagement features across the platform.
Implementation details
About the Platform:
HerKey is one of India’s largest career platforms dedicated to advancing women in the workforce. The platform connects professionals with diversity-focused companies, mentorship opportunities, networking communities, and curated learning programs designed to support career growth and work-life balance.
Built on scalable cloud infrastructure and microservice-based architecture, the platform supports large-scale user engagement, intelligent search systems, and personalized career experiences across web and mobile applications.
Key Contributions:
- Developed REST APIs for jobs, mentoring, and community engagement features
- Built backend workflows for notifications, sessions, and user engagement systems
- Worked on scalable search and data handling using Elasticsearch and MongoDB
- Improved deployment workflows, monitoring, and observability systems on AWS and Kubernetes
- Contributed to microservice-based backend architecture and cloud scalability
- Supported platform reliability and operational improvements for production systems
- Collaborated closely with frontend, product, and design teams to improve user experience
Tech Stack:
- Python
- Django
- Django REST Framework (DRF)
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Elasticsearch
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Microservices Architecture
- REST APIs
- Monitoring & Observability
