This project was referred to me be a previous colleague with knowledge of my approach to software engineering.
This website was initially built in WordPress when I joined the project, but I quickly spotted the need for a more custom approach due to the data requirements of the system. I built a demo for the client to show how quickly such a system could be put together.
The main challenge for this project was figuring out the data requirements. A 3rd party system contains all the data that is required for HotSlot to work, so my first task to get to work on that integration. This also meant making sure that the database structure was correct such that queries are efficient, allowing the site to be responsive and fast.
The site was deployed to Kubernetes in Azure to allow for zero-downtime deployments and stable infrastructure that can stand up to large amounts of traffic.
