Full-Stack Development for Trulie: Real-Time Social Platform & Payment Infrastructure

February 23, 2026

Overview

Trulie.me is an innovative social identity platform that combines social games, reflective prompts, and AI-driven insights to help users better understand themselves and each other. I worked directly with the core stakeholders and was responsible for designing and implementing the platform’s core backend and frontend systems, with a strong focus on real-time interactions, complex payment flows, and scalable architecture suitable for long-term growth. This was a closed Upwork contract, delivered end-to-end and successfully launched to production.

Responsibilities & Key Technical Solutions

Architecture & Scalability

Refactored a legacy NestJS monolithic application into a high-performance Nx Monorepo.
Enabled clear separation of concerns while sharing strictly typed domain logic across services.
Integrated an independent Discord bot microservice while preserving shared interfaces and validation rules.

Advanced Payment Infrastructure

Architected a full billing system using Stripe Connect.
Implemented automated partner onboarding flows.
Designed and calculated complex revenue-sharing (revshare) models.
Set up scheduled daily payouts with robust error handling and auditability.

Real-Time Chat & Gamification

Designed and implemented a low-latency messaging system using WebSockets (Socket.IO).
Supported real-time user interactions inside a gamified social environment.
Ensured scalability and stability under concurrent usage.

Custom Discord Integration

Built a custom Discord bot using discord.js as a standalone microservice.
Automated community interactions.
Synchronized data between the web platform and Discord in real time.

Advertising System

Integrated and deployed a custom ad system to support platform monetization.
Ensured seamless integration with the existing user experience and analytics.

Code Quality & Maintainability

Enforced Clean Code principles and strict TypeScript typing across both Next.js and NestJS.
Focused on predictable data flows, clear domain boundaries, and minimal technical debt.
Delivered production-ready code with long-term maintainability in mind.

Technology Stack

Frontend

Next.js (React)
Redux Toolkit
Apollo / GraphQL
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion

Backend

NestJS
Node.js
Socket.IO
Stripe API
Discord.js
AWS S3

Database & Authentication

Supabase (PostgreSQL)
Prisma ORM
JWT authentication

Architecture & Tooling

Nx Monorepo
Microservices architecture

Results & Client Feedback

All core features were successfully delivered and deployed to production.
Platform scalability, stability, and user engagement were significantly improved.
The solution provided a strong technical foundation for future growth.

Client Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 / 5.0

“Yevhenii implemented advanced chat, payment system and ad system with great success for my website.
He is talented in Node.js, Next, communication, and database design.”

Outcome

This project resulted in a robust, scalable real-time social platform with advanced monetization capabilities and clean architectural foundations.
The system is production-ready, extensible, and built to support rapid feature development without sacrificing code quality.