Buddy Sync

The problem

Campus hackathon team formation and peer academic support were scattered across unsearchable chat groups, leaving students stranded without complementary technical teammates under tight hackathon deadlines.

The approach

1. 01

   Scoped a lean, high-speed product architecture tailored for a 24-hour hackathon build, prioritizing instant role matching over complex social feeds.

2. 02

   Built cross-platform iOS and Android interfaces in Flutter backed by Firebase Cloud Firestore real-time listeners for instant group coordination.

3. 03

   Designed a skill-complementary matching algorithm that pairs frontend developers directly with backend and hardware engineers.

The result

Secured 1st place at a National-level Hackathon against teams from top engineering institutes, recognized by judges for UI polish and delivering a complete, working prototype within 24 hours.