We were tasked with designing and launching a two-sided marketplace application aimed at transforming the short-term service job experience. The client’s vision was to democratize access to flexible work—similar to platforms like Uber or DoorDash, but tailored for roles such as baristas, house cleaners, real estate agents, and dishwashers.

The platform was designed to support three distinct user types: candidates, employers, and ZipShift administrators. Our team was responsible for both the design and end-to-end development of all three user experiences using FlutterFlow.

After COVID-19, businesses struggled to find reliable short-term labor, while service workers faced limited access to flexible jobs due to slow, paperwork-heavy staffing systems.

ZipShift sought a streamlined, user-friendly platform to connect employers with prequalified candidates—supporting multiple user types and simplifying hiring through a seamless, web and mobile experience.

In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on service workers and businesses, the ZipShift team set out to create a flexible, low-friction hiring solution. Their goal was to simplify the process for businesses to find short-term help without the burden of traditional HR and to empower workers to pick up shifts on their own terms, once prequalified, with no long-term commitments or red tape.

We partnered with ZipShift to design and develop a seamless mobile experience for candidates and a robust web application for employers. The platform supports the full hiring lifecycle: employers can easily post jobs, manage applicants, and make hires within an intuitive, streamlined interface. Candidates can browse and accept jobs directly through the mobile app.

By leveraging user-friendly design and modern technology, the marketplace makes hiring more accessible and efficient for both employers and job seekers, especially in fast-moving, service-based industries.

We collaborated closely with ZipShift to create a cohesive cross-platform experience using FlutterFlow. After exploring tools like Bubble, Webflow + Wizard, and Softr, we decided to build both the mobile and web apps in FlutterFlow to take advantage of native features like chat and push notifications with minimal custom development.

While this decision introduced some technical challenges, such as integrating Stripe Payments on Flutter Web and optimizing performance for browsers, our team worked through them to ensure the apps functioned smoothly across platforms.

We designed and developed the candidate-facing mobile app within the first 30 days, while simultaneously building the employer web app. Early implementation of key features like job posting and applicant management allowed us to test and refine the experience quickly.

We encountered some challenges integrating Stripe for web, as FlutterFlow’s native Stripe support does not currently accommodate web-based payments. Despite that hurdle, we thoroughly enjoyed building this complex two-sided marketplace, which includes features like in-app messaging, shift applications, mutual ratings (for both shifts and workers), and seamless worker payments.

Additionally, we developed a robust admin panel for the ZipShift team, enabling them to manage payments, monitor ratings, and oversee all activity across the platform.