Season Life Admin Platform

Overview

Comprehensive admin application for Season Life marine/yachting job platform managing job postings, user subscriptions, payments, and multi-channel communications. Features job verification workflow, duplicate detection, and extensive third-party integrations.

Objectives

• ▸ Job posting verification with duplicate detection
• ▸ Subscription management with Stripe payments
• ▸ Multi-channel notifications (email, push, SMS)
• ▸ Facebook integration for automated posting
• ▸ User management for crew members and captains

Architecture

Django 2.2 with Django REST Framework for mobile API. MySQL production database with SQLite for development. Modular structure with panel/, api/ apps. CKEditor for rich text, Firebase Cloud Messaging for push notifications, Stripe for payments.

Key Features

• ▸ Job verification workflow with 80% similarity duplicate detection
• ▸ 30+ Django models for comprehensive business data
• ▸ Stripe payment integration for subscriptions
• ▸ Rate-limited email queue (90 emails/hour) with SES
• ▸ Firebase push notifications for iOS/Android
• ▸ Facebook API integration for profile and group posting
• ▸ Custom admin dashboard with template tags

Challenges

• ▸ Dual database configurations (development/production)
• ▸ Job scraping from external sources with legal concerns
• ▸ Multi-channel communication with rate limiting

Outcomes

• ▸ Comprehensive job platform administration system
• ▸ Advanced duplicate detection algorithm
• ▸ Multi-channel notification infrastructure