🚀 Open Marketplace Platform Development – 3almashe 🚀
I’m excited to share my work on 3almashe, an open marketplace & ads-based platform designed to help users reach a wide audience and sell their products efficiently:
On this project, I contributed as both a System Analyst and Backend Developer, working end-to-end from system design to backend implementation.
🔍 System Analyst Role
Analyzing business requirements for a scalable, ad-driven marketplace
Designing workflows for ads, users, packages, points, transactions, and chat
Defining system logic for user interactions (likes, follows, ads visibility, messaging)
Translating product goals into a structured and scalable backend architecture
💻 Backend Development Responsibilities
Building a robust backend for an open marketplace where users can:
Post ads to promote and sell products
Reach a large number of potential buyers
Communicate directly via real-time chat
Implementing core features including:
Authentication & account management
Ads management system
Real-time chat system using channels
Advertising packages purchase & management
Points system with redemption for advertisements
Free monthly package that renews automatically with a limited number of ads
Like ads & follow users
Follower-based interactions
Transaction management
Notification system
🛠 Technology Stack
Django & Django REST Framework
PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch for advanced search & performance
Firebase for real-time notifications
Django Channels for real-time communication
CORS Headers for secure API access
RESTful API architecture focused on scalability and performance
This project was a great hands-on experience in building a real-world, ad-driven marketplace platform that balances performance, scalability, monetization, and user engagement — with many more features continuously being added.
Proud of what’s been accomplished and excited to keep improving and scaling the platform 🚀