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The problem

Dating apps tend to optimise for endless swiping, and location features often leak more than people intend. The goal was a platform that leads to real-life meetups while keeping members safe and in control of their data.

Approach

I built it in stages: the dating core (preferences, explained discovery, likes, matches, chat, block and report), then the social layer (photos, posts, events, an opt-in coarse map), then onboarding with community guidelines, notifications, data export with a 30-day deletion window, and a moderation console.

Architecture

A NestJS 12 modular monolith with Prisma 7, an Expo app for iOS and Android, and a Next.js 16 web app that calls the API only from the server. Short-lived JWTs with single-use, rotating refresh tokens and theft detection; on the web, tokens live in httpOnly cookies and never reach the browser.

Features

• Explained discovery, mutual matches and chat
• Opt-in coarse nearby map that never reveals exact location
• Posts, interests, events and meetups
• Block, report and a web moderation console with an audit log
• Data download and account deletion with a 30-day grace period
• Refresh-token rotation with theft detection; Argon2id passwords

Stack

Expo, React Native, Next.js 16, NestJS 12, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma 7, Zod, Argon2id, pnpm monorepo

Results

• Stage 5 (polish and validation) complete on web and mobile