Overview
We developed a mobile application that allows users to book professional chefs for home parties, family gatherings, and private dining experiences. The platform simplified chef discovery, scheduling, menu selection, and secure online payments through an intelligent booking ecosystem.
The Challenge
Booking a chef for a home event usually meant phone calls and back-and-forth over availability and menus. The client wanted a marketplace where users could find a verified chef nearby, pick a menu, and lock in a booking without any manual coordination on the operations side.
The Solution
We built a React Native app backed by Node/Express, using Kafka to queue and process chef-assignment events at volume and Redis to keep availability lookups fast. Geo-location search surfaces nearby chefs, Socket.IO pushes live booking status updates, and Razorpay handles payment at the point of booking — all running on Dockerized services behind Nginx.
Business Objectives
- Simplify chef booking and management
- Connect users with verified professional chefs
- Enable seamless online payments and scheduling
- Improve operational efficiency for bookings
- Build a scalable home service marketplace
Key Features
- Chef discovery and booking management
- Menu and dish selection system
- Real-time chef assignment engine
- Availability and schedule management
- Geo-location based chef search
- Push notifications and booking alerts
- Ratings and review system
- Payment integration with Razorpay
- Admin dashboard and analytics
- Booking history and customer management
- Real-time booking updates
What We Delivered
- Mobile application (Android & iOS)
- Admin & operations dashboard
- Backend APIs & data layer
- Third-party integrations & automation
- Analytics, reporting & insights
- Deployment, monitoring & operational setup
Implementation Highlights
- Kafka-driven assignment engine so bookings get matched to available chefs without manual dispatch
- Redis-backed availability and schedule lookups for fast, real-time search
- Geo-location chef discovery narrowed to a user's area
- Dockerized services behind Nginx for consistent deploys as booking volume grew
Integrations
- Razorpay payments
- Push notifications (FCM)
- Real-time updates (Socket.IO)
Reliability & Security
- Real-time booking status via Socket.IO so users aren't left guessing
- JWT authentication across customer and chef-facing flows
- Infrastructure sized for the volume spikes home-event bookings see around weekends and holidays
Results & Impact
- Improved booking and chef allocation efficiency
- Faster service management operations
- Enhanced customer booking experience
- Scalable architecture for high-volume requests
- Streamlined marketplace operations
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