Why?

For the agency I worked at, we had a client who wanted to make this application. It was his baby, & we wanted to help bring it to the world! I got to have a lot of client interaction, which really helped understand the product goals & brand needs.

Relevant contributions

• Mobile development
  Manual app releases Implementing automated releases Adding accessibility features Internationalization support for Spanish
• Frontend web development
• Backend web development
• Project management
• Minor UI decisions

Major tools

Mobile:

• React Native
• Fastlane

Frontend:

• Vue.js
• Javascript
• Tailwind

Backend:

• PHP
• Laravel

Testing:

• Jest
• Enzyme

Process

• My day-to-day on this project consisted of meetings with my team, picking up tickets, & coding them.
• At later points, I was involved more directly in the meetings with the client as a support project manager (PM).

Hurdles

• We had some initial HIPAA compliance issues
  • This involved extra meetings & addressing them in our API.
  • We implemented some security features to hide & timeout information when the app was not focused.
• We ended up losing a PM (not in a dead way, don't worry!) & had no PMs familiar enough with the project to fill the role.
  • As the most familiar team member, I was able to help fill the role until we could hire a dedicated PM.
  • I helped train & get the new PM up to speed.

What did I learn?

• Applying accessibility & internationalization to a mobile app
• Vue.js
• Tailwind

What would I improve if I did it again?

• Insist on deeper research for major compliance requirements before tickets are made.
• Request to be part of more client meetings at the start. Hot take, but I feel like for any agency, developers should always be part of direct client interactions.