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Fintech / EventTech2023Full-stack developer
TappFestival & Event Management Platform
Event operations platform for high-volume festivals, combining ordering, payments, and live reporting in one system.
Stack
- ↳React
- ↳Ruby on Rails
- ↳DigitalOcean
- ↳PostgreSQL
- ↳Redis
- ↳Docker
- ↳Framer Motion
- ↳Tailwind
The problem
Challenges
- 01Festivals create extreme traffic spikes over short periods, so the system had to stay stable when demand peaked.
- 02The platform needed to process thousands of simultaneous transactions without downtime or operational confusion.
- 03Attendees and staff had very different needs, so the product had to stay simple under pressure for both groups.
- 04Organizers needed live operational visibility during the event, not delayed reporting after the fact.
The work
Approach
- 01Mapped attendee and organizer workflows before implementation to remove friction at the busiest points.
- 02Built a scalable architecture with resilient data flows and operational visibility baked in.
- 03Optimized the ordering and management experience for speed, clarity, and reliability on event day.
- 04Created real-time dashboards so organizers could make faster operational decisions while the event was live.
The outcome
Results
- 01Delivered a platform that could handle peak-day usage without becoming the bottleneck.
- 02Gave attendees faster ordering and organizers live visibility into sales and operations.
- 03Reduced manual coordination and staffing pressure during events.
- 04Established a foundation the team could keep improving through monitoring and iteration.
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