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Balmukund pandey
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Building DevMatch: A Campus Project & Team Matcher for Hacktoberfest 2026

What We Built

During Hacktoberfest Hack Day at BIT Sindri, our team (SYNCTHINK) built DevMatch—a skill-based developer and project matching platform designed to connect student builders across different engineering branches for hackathons and campus projects.

The Stack & Architecture

  • Backend: Python with FastAPI for asynchronous REST APIs and fast request handling.
  • Database: Serverless PostgreSQL on NeonDB for relational user profiles, skills, and matchmaking queries.
  • Frontend & Deployment: Client UI deployed live on custom domain infrastructure at syncbuild.tech.

What We Learned

Shipping a complete end-to-end prototype within tight hackathon time constraints pushed us to keep our schema lean and prioritize developer velocity. Building in the open for Hacktoberfest 2026 was an incredible experience!

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