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The best kind of job application ...

... is one that demonstrates skills, passion, values, and genuine desire to team up. Let me show you why I'm a perfect fit to join you in bringing Agent Orchestration to the world.

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What is this?

There are many interesting companies in the YC community, however StackAI stands out because I love the product and the values/culture described by the founders - this is exactly what I'm looking for and I believe I am the best possible fit for the open Software Engineering roles. The goal of this project is to demonstrate my interest in Stack AI specifically, which warrants a special job application to make it clear that I am not treating this like a regular job, rather an opportunity to join a community of people working hard to change the landscape of no-code software development by leveraging the latest innovations in tech & AI to provide value and liberation at a massive scale, while enjoying every step of the process.

  • Skills -> Knowledge Bases
  • Work Experience -> Project Workflow
  • Motivation -> Project Manager
  • Candidate Assesment -> Project Evaluator

I used the same structure as Stack AI to build 5 pages in the /dashboard/* route group, 5 pages in the /project/[id]/* routes, a replica of your /auth/login page including the fancy 3D hover effect and branding assets, and this lavish landing page. I added some fun elements throughout the site, and I encourage you to check out all of them, but if you're in a hurry you can see my skills in the Knowledge Bases page, my work experience in the Workflow page, my inspiration in the Manager page, and an complete evaluation of everything in the Evaluator page.

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More than just a clone

This is a custom job application and also a fun project. I added my own personal touch to various aspects of the platform, and now I'm ready to stop working on this and start working with the actual company πŸ˜‚. These are some of the features I built:

Fancy Sidebar
The sidebar on the dashboard and project workflow pages is really cool. I used shadcn and Tailwind CSS 'group' feature to dynamically change the width and overlay effects. This functionality provides a convenient way to select navigation items and adds a unique feel to the website.
Flowchart Canvas
This is a core part of the platform, so it is important to get this right. I used the same library as StackAI to build the flowchart components and created different types of nodes and templates that can be used, and set up a few sample projects to display an outline of my work experience and a showcase of all the node templates.
Scaffolding & Creativity
Built each page to match the UI design on the StackAI platform and incorporated personal details as a fun way to share my work experience, skills, motivations, and personality. This project is set up to scale and uses the same route structure and underlying patterns as the offical site.
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Tech Stack

Latest & greatest tools for modern Web Development

β€œThe tech stack is the heart of a software system; the culmination of compnents and tools that provide the best possible experience to the user to accomplish any task. This includes everything from a beautiful design to efficient data requests, developed in a way to iteratively expand the functionality frequently and predictably.”

Michael Mancini
Senior Frontend & Fullstack Software Engineer

The best framework for building complex applications with a highly optimized client-server integration for peak performance and maintainability. Server actions, API endpoints, ORM integrations, React, Typescript, accessible developer relations - this is the cutting edge of web development.

Hooks, server components, state managment patterns (reducer-context, zustand, tanstack, ...), efficient data loading and caching, rendering strategies, streaming, community engagement - all of this makes for a fun and optimized way to build web & hybrid applications.

Library for building interactive flow charts, used on the project workflow page. Custom node templates, connections, animations; everything you could ever want in a flowchart.

UI design using the best tools in the industry - Tailwind, Shadcn, RadixUI, HeadlessUI, Motion (Framer), and a strong foundational understanding of CSS, design systems, and optimized rendering & styling in the browser.

Database, Storage, Auth, Web Sockets - Supabase is the leading serverless provider and a great Firebase successor. Combined with Replicate to run, fine-tune, and deploy the latest LLMs sets the tone for the modern full-stack landscape.

Embracing code generation using prompt engineering & IDE-based-AI-auto-complete can be leveraged to increase productivity more than your wildest dreams. 10x developers are becoming 100x developers.

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