Build Enterprise-Grade User Profile, Identity, Reputation & Portfolio System

Build a world-class profile system inspired by:

* [[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://www.linkedin.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* [[GitHub](https://github.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://github.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* [[Devfolio](https://devfolio.co/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://devfolio.co?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* [[Unstop](https://unstop.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://unstop.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

The profile system becomes the user's digital identity across the platform.

It should be powerful enough for:

```txt
Students
Developers
Designers
Founders
Mentors
Judges
Recruiters
Organizations
```

Every action on the platform should contribute to the user's profile and reputation.

---

# Business Goals

### User Goals

* Build professional identity
* Showcase skills
* Display projects
* Build reputation
* Increase hiring opportunities
* Track achievements

### Platform Goals

* Increase engagement
* Improve trust
* Improve hiring conversion
* Improve matchmaking
* Improve community quality

---

# Profile Architecture

```txt
User
 ↓
Identity
 ↓
Skills
 ↓
Projects
 ↓
Achievements
 ↓
Certificates
 ↓
Portfolio
 ↓
Trust Score
 ↓
Public Profile
```

---

# Profile URL Structure

Public Profile URLs:

```txt
/u/abhishek-kumar
/u/john-doe
/u/sarah-smith
```

Custom username rules:

```txt
3-30 Characters
Unique
Lowercase
Numbers Allowed
Hyphen Allowed
```

Examples:

```txt
abhishek-kumar
john-dev
frontend-master
```

---

# Public Profile Sections

## Hero Section

Display:

```txt
Profile Picture
Cover Image
Full Name
Username
Headline
Location
Bio
Trust Score
Verification Badge
Social Links
```

Example:

```txt
Abhishek Kumar
Full Stack Developer | MERN Stack
Building Products & Solving DSA
```

---

# Profile Completion Engine

Track completion percentage.

Fields:

```txt
Profile Image
Cover Image
Bio
Skills
Education
Projects
Resume
Experience
Social Links
```

Example:

```txt
Profile Completion: 85%
```

Rewards:

```txt
Badge Unlock
Better Visibility
Hiring Recommendations
```

---

# User Information

## Basic Information

```ts
{
  fullName: string;
  username: string;
  headline: string;
  bio: string;
  location: string;
  country: string;
  timezone: string;
}
```

---

## Profile Images

Support:

```txt
Avatar Upload
Cover Upload
Image Crop
Image Compression
Image CDN
```

Formats:

```txt
PNG
JPG
WEBP
```

Maximum:

```txt
Avatar: 5MB
Cover: 10MB
```

---

# Skills System

Users can add:

```txt
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Node.js
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Java
Go
Rust
```

---

## Skill Proficiency

```txt
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
```

Schema:

```ts
{
  skillId: string;
  level: string;
}
```

---

# Education Section

Users can add:

```ts
{
  institution: string;
  degree: string;
  fieldOfStudy: string;
  startDate: Date;
  endDate: Date;
  grade: string;
}
```

Example:

```txt
CIITM Dhanbad
BCA
2024 - 2027
```

---

# Experience Section

Support:

```txt
Internship
Full Time
Part Time
Freelance
Volunteer
```

Schema:

```ts
{
  company: string;
  position: string;
  startDate: Date;
  endDate: Date;
  description: string;
}
```

---

# Project Portfolio

Users can showcase projects.

Fields:

```ts
{
  title: string;
  description: string;
  githubUrl: string;
  liveUrl: string;
  bannerUrl: string;
  technologies: string[];
}
```

---

# Project Features

Display:

```txt
Project Banner
Tech Stack
[GitHub](https://github.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) Link
Live Demo
Stars
Views
Likes
```

---

# Resume System

Users can upload:

```txt
PDF
DOCX
```

Features:

```txt
Resume Preview
Resume Download
Version History
```

Max Size:

```txt
10 MB
```

---

# Certificates Section

Upload:

```txt
Hackathon Certificates
Internship Certificates
Course Certificates
Achievements
```

Fields:

```ts
{
  title: string;
  issuer: string;
  issueDate: Date;
  credentialUrl: string;
}
```

---

# Achievement System

Examples:

```txt
Hackathon Winner
Top Contributor
Open Source Maintainer
Community Leader
Top Mentor
```

Display:

```txt
Badge
Date
Description
```

---

# Social Links

Support:

* [GitHub](https://github.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* [[LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://linkedin.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* [[X (Twitter)](https://x.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://x.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Personal Website
* Portfolio

Schema:

```ts
{
  github: string;
  linkedin: string;
  twitter: string;
  website: string;
}
```

---

# Verification System

## Verification Badge

Types:

```txt
Email Verified
Student Verified
Professional Verified
Organization Verified
```

Badge Levels:

```txt
Gray
Blue
Gold
```

---

# Trust Score System

One of the most important features.

Score Range:

```txt
0 - 100
```

Factors:

```txt
Profile Completion
Event Participation
Hackathon Submissions
Certificates
Community Activity
Reports/Penalties
```

Formula Example:

```txt
Profile Completion = 20%
Projects = 20%
Participation = 30%
Community = 20%
Verification = 10%
```

---

# Reputation Engine

Track:

```txt
Posts Created
Comments
Likes Received
Accepted Answers
Mentoring Sessions
```

Output:

```txt
Reputation Score
```

---

# Activity Timeline

Display:

```txt
Joined Event
Created Team
Submitted Project
Won Hackathon
Uploaded Certificate
Updated Profile
```

---

# Profile Analytics

User Can See:

```txt
Profile Views
Search Appearances
Recruiter Views
Project Clicks
Resume Downloads
```

---

# Privacy Settings

Users control visibility.

Options:

```txt
Public
Private
Recruiters Only
Connections Only
```

Sections:

```txt
Resume
Email
Projects
Certificates
Experience
```

---

# Follow System

Features:

```txt
Follow User
Unfollow User
Followers
Following
```

---

# Bookmark Profile

Recruiters can:

```txt
Save Candidate
Shortlist Candidate
```

---

# Search Indexing

Users searchable by:

```txt
Name
Skills
College
Company
Technology
Location
```

Use:

```txt
Elasticsearch
Meilisearch
```

---

# Database Schema

## User Profile

```ts
{
  id: string;
  userId: string;

  username: string;

  headline: string;

  bio: string;

  avatarUrl: string;

  coverUrl: string;

  trustScore: number;

  reputationScore: number;

  profileCompletion: number;

  profileViews: number;

  createdAt: Date;
}
```

---

## Skills

```ts
{
  id: string;
  profileId: string;
  skillId: string;
  level: string;
}
```

---

## Projects

```ts
{
  id: string;
  profileId: string;

  title: string;

  description: string;

  githubUrl: string;

  liveUrl: string;
}
```

---

## Certificates

```ts
{
  id: string;
  profileId: string;

  title: string;

  issuer: string;

  issueDate: Date;
}
```

---

# API Endpoints

## Get Profile

```http
GET /api/profile/:username
```

---

## Update Profile

```http
PATCH /api/profile
```

---

## Upload Avatar

```http
POST /api/profile/avatar
```

---

## Upload Resume

```http
POST /api/profile/resume
```

---

## Add Project

```http
POST /api/profile/projects
```

---

## Add Skill

```http
POST /api/profile/skills
```

---

## Follow User

```http
POST /api/profile/:id/follow
```

---

## Get Analytics

```http
GET /api/profile/analytics
```

---

# Frontend Pages

```txt
/profile
/profile/edit
/profile/settings
/u/:username
```

---

# UI Components

```txt
ProfileHeader
ProfileStats
ProfileSkills
ProfileProjects
ProfileTimeline
ProfileCertificates
ProfileAnalytics
ResumeViewer
FollowButton
TrustScoreCard
VerificationBadge
```

---

# Performance Requirements

```txt
Profile Load < 1s
API Response < 200ms
Search < 300ms
```

---

# Security

```txt
File Validation
Virus Scanning
RBAC
Rate Limiting
Audit Logs
Content Moderation
```

---

# Storage

Use:

* [[AWS S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* CDN
* Signed Upload URLs

Store:

```txt
Avatar
Cover Images
Resume
Certificates
Project Assets
```

---

# Tech Stack

### Frontend

* Next.js 15
* TypeScript
* Tailwind CSS
* ShadCN UI
* TanStack Query

### Backend

* NestJS
* PostgreSQL
* Prisma
* Redis

### Search

* Meilisearch
* Elasticsearch

### Storage

* AWS S3
* CloudFront

---

# Acceptance Criteria

✅ Public profile URL works
✅ Avatar & cover upload work
✅ Skills management works
✅ Projects section works
✅ Education & experience work
✅ Resume upload works
✅ Certificates work
✅ Activity timeline works
✅ Trust score works
✅ Reputation score works
✅ Analytics work
✅ Privacy settings work
✅ Follow system works
✅ Search indexing works
✅ Mobile responsive
✅ Production-ready



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Description

Business Goals

User Goals

Platform Goals

Profile Architecture

Profile URL Structure

Public Profile Sections

Hero Section

Profile Completion Engine

User Information

Basic Information

Profile Images

Skills System

Skill Proficiency

Education Section

Experience Section

Project Portfolio

Project Features

Resume System

Certificates Section

Achievement System

Social Links

Verification System

Verification Badge

Trust Score System

Reputation Engine

Activity Timeline

Profile Analytics

Privacy Settings

Follow System

Bookmark Profile

Search Indexing

Database Schema

User Profile

Skills

Projects

Certificates

API Endpoints

Get Profile

Update Profile

Upload Avatar

Upload Resume

Add Project

Add Skill

Follow User

Get Analytics

Frontend Pages

UI Components

Performance Requirements

Security

Storage

Tech Stack

Frontend

Backend

Search

Storage

Acceptance Criteria

Activity

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

Labels

Type

Projects

Milestone

Relationships

Development

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