How I Built an AI-Powered HRMS Dashboard Using Next.js 15

Adarsh Verma — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:28:21 +0000

Over the past few weeks, I wanted to challenge myself to build something more realistic than a typical demo project.

Instead of another small CRUD app, I decided to build an HRMS-style dashboard using Next.js 15 and TypeScript.

The idea was simple: design a system that feels like a real internal company tool — something that could eventually evolve into a SaaS.

What I Built

The dashboard currently includes:

This version is mostly frontend-focused, but I structured it with future backend and multi-tenant SaaS expansion in mind.

Tech Stack

What Was Challenging

One of the harder parts wasn’t building features — it was structuring the project in a way that wouldn’t become messy later.

Designing a reusable dashboard layout (sidebar + header + nested routes) while keeping components clean and modular required some iteration.

I also tried to think ahead about how authentication, company-level data isolation, and subscription billing could plug in later.

What I Learned

Building something “system-sized” changes how you think.

You stop thinking in pages and start thinking in:

It was a great exercise in building beyond small demo apps.

If anyone is curious, here’s the live demo:

I’d be interested in hearing how others structure larger dashboard-style apps in Next.js.

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