Nexttern is a full-stack web platform designed to revolutionize the internship search and application process for students and early-career professionals. Built from the ground up as a solo project, Nexttern combines a modern, secure backend with a beautiful, responsive frontend, and leverages cloud-native technologies for scalability and reliability.
- Smart Internship Aggregation: Automatically scrapes and deduplicates internship listings from multiple sources, ensuring users always see the freshest, most relevant opportunities.
- User Authentication & Profiles: Secure sign-up/login with Supabase OAuth, JWT-based session management, and customizable user profiles (including avatar upload and storage).
- Personalized Dashboard: Users can track applications, save favorite internships, and view tailored recommendations.
- Project & Resource Management: Showcase personal projects, manage application materials, and access curated resources for career growth.
- Real-Time Alerts: Get notified instantly about new internships, application deadlines, and status updates.
- Data Integrity: DynamoDB with deduplication logic and cleanup tools to ensure no duplicate internship URLs are ever stored.
- Modern UI/UX: Built with React, Tailwind CSS, and a custom design system for a seamless, mobile-friendly experience.
- Cloud-Native & Scalable: AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridgem SES, and Supabase for a serverless, highly available architecture.
- Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, SQL, Supabase
- Backend: Java (Spring Boot), AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, RESTful APIs
- Database: DynamoDB (Internships, Last-run-profile), Supabase (Authentication, Applications, Profiles, Resources, Alerts)
- Authentication: Supabase OAuth (Google + Traditional Email & Password), JWT
- Cloud: AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SES, Supabase Storage
- DevOps: Maven, Docker, GitHub (Git and Github Actions)
- All sensitive endpoints require JWT authentication with signature verification
- No secrets or sensitive data are ever logged or exposed
- DynamoDB is protected against duplicate URLs at both the code and data level
- .gitignore is tuned for public safety and best practices
- All environment variables and secrets are managed securely (never hardcoded)
- CI/CD: Use GitHub Actions or your preferred CI/CD tool for automated builds and deployments
- AWS Lambda: Deploy JARs via AWS Console, CLI, or CI pipeline
- Environment Variables: All secrets and config are injected via environment variables (never hardcoded)
- Monitoring: Use AWS CloudWatch for Lambda logs and alerts
- Scaling: Serverless architecture ensures automatic scaling with demand
Yuvraaj Bains
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This project is original work by Yuvraj Bains. All rights reserved. No one is permitted to copy, replicate, or redistribute this project in its entirety without explicit permission.
Nexttern was born out of a desire to make the internship search process smarter, faster, and more transparent for students everywhere. Every feature was designed with real user pain points in mind.
- Supabase for authentication and storage
- AWS for cloud infrastructure
- Open source libraries and the developer community
"Built from scratch, with passion and precision."