AlphaSoftJB/TechieFinder

Complete platform connecting users with verified local technicians across Nigeria - Spring Boot backend + React frontend + React Native mobile apps # TechieFinder Platform > **Connecting Nigerians with Skilled Local Technicians** TechieFinder is a platform for the Nigerian market that connects users with local technicians and skilled professionals including plumbers, electricians, carpenters, mechanics, and more. The platform supports category and geo-radius technician search, booking, in-app messaging, ratings, and wallet-based payments, across a Spring Boot backend, a React web app, and a React Native mobile app. --- ## Status All three apps run and interoperate against a real backend today, verified end-to-end (automated backend/mobile/web tests plus a full browser-driven walkthrough): register → set up a technician (location + service offering + portfolio/certifications) → category/geo/recommended search finds them → book → confirm → pay → complete → rate → message → notifications fire throughout → admin can moderate all of it. **Configurable but requires your own credentials to go live** (safe no-op without them — see Roadmap): real Paystack/Flutterwave gateway calls (defaults to an instant simulated wallet settlement), push (Firebase)/email (SMTP)/SMS (Termii) delivery (defaults to in-app notifications only), and Google/Apple sign-in (hidden entirely on both web and mobile until a client id is configured). --- ## Features ### For Users - **Search**: Find technicians by service category, by location (geo-radius), or via **Recommended for you** — a transparent, explainable weighted-score ranking (rating, completion rate, proximity, category match with your booking history, verification status), not a black-box ML call - **Multi-Platform**: Web app and native mobile app (iOS & Android, via Expo) - **Multi-Language**: English, Yorùbá, Igbo, and Hausa (web has a full language switcher; mobile currently covers the login screen) - **Sign-in**: Email/password, or Google/Apple once a client id is configured (see Roadmap) — either creates an account on first use or links to an existing one with the s …