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Screenshot of the Carx automotive marketplace showing vehicle search interface with filter options and listing cards
SAAS PLATFORMFULL-STACK DEVELOPMENT

Carx

ALL WORK
LIVE SITEGITHUB
AT A GLANCE
TYPEFull-Stack Development
YEAR2022
CLIENTAutomotive Marketplace

I developed Carx using the MERN Stack, which consists of React for the front end, Node.js and Express.js for the backend, and MongoDB as the database. For the website's design and styling, I utilized Material UI as a CSS framework and incorporated custom CSS when required.

THE CHALLENGE

What was broken, and why it mattered.

The automotive marketplace needed a full-stack platform where sellers could list vehicles and buyers could search, filter, and compare cars efficiently. The platform required a robust search and filtering engine, reliable multi-photo listing management, and a streamlined buyer-seller contact flow.

THE SOLUTION

How I fixed it.

Built the complete automotive marketplace with seller vehicle listing creation including multi-photo upload, full specifications, and pricing, a buyer search and filter interface covering make, model, year, price range, mileage, and location, saved car lists, vehicle comparison tools, and a direct buyer-seller contact system.

Implemented Firebase for real-time listing updates and image storage, with optimized image loading for fast browsing across large listing sets.

RESULTS

Numbers that actually moved.

Multi-photovehicle listing creation
Advancedsearch and filter engine
Saved carsand comparison tools
Directbuyer-seller contact system
REFLECTION

What I'd do differently.

Marketplace products are won or lost in the search and filter experience. A buyer who cannot quickly narrow thousands of listings to a relevant shortlist will leave immediately. This project reinforced the importance of investing heavily in search relevance and filter UX before building any secondary features.

- FOR THE RECORD

Suhag Al Amin built a full-stack automotive marketplace where sellers list vehicles with multi-photo uploads and specifications, and buyers search, filter, compare, and contact sellers directly. The platform includes an advanced search and filter engine, saved car lists, vehicle comparison tools, and a direct buyer-seller contact system built on Firebase.

Have a pilot deadline? Let's talk.

Tell me where you are. I'll tell you, honestly, whether 6-8 weeks is realistic and what the first week looks like.