PROJECT_PROGRESS.md

HireProof-AI — Project Progress

Project Overview

HireProof-AI is a full-stack AI-powered technical hiring and candidate verification platform.

The platform helps recruiters evaluate:

• resumes
• Code2 profiles
• technical projects
• candidate claims
• interview readiness

using AI-powered analysis and recruiter dashboards.

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Finalized Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Framer Motion

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB Atlas

Authentication

• JWT Authentication
• Role-Based Access Control

AI Integration

• OpenAI API / Gemini API

Storage

• Cloudinary

Deployment

• Vercel (Frontend)
• Railway / Render (Backend)

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Current Folder Structure

HireProof-AI/ ├── backend/ ├── frontend/ ├── .gitignore ├── DEBUG_LOG.md ├── PROJECT_PROGRESS.md └── PROJECT_RULES.md

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Completed Steps

STEP 0

• Professional project workspace created
• backend folder created
• frontend folder created
• tracking files created

STEP 1

• Git initialized
• .gitignore configured
• first professional commit completed

STEP 2

• Finalized full project architecture and stack

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Current Step

Preparing professional documentation before frontend initialization.

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Pending Major Modules

• Frontend Initialization
• Backend Initialization
• Tailwind Setup
• Authentication System
• Database Models
• Recruiter Dashboard
• Candidate Dashboard
• AI Evaluation Engine
• Resume Analysis
• Code2 Analysis
• PDF Report Generation
• Deployment
• CI/CD
• Performance Optimization

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Important Decisions

• Build slowly and professionally
• Prioritize architecture quality
• Maintain recruiter-level project standards
• Keep scalable folder structure