🚀 How I Built a JavaScript Job Board in 30 Days (Laravel + Vite + Tailwind)

One month ago, I gave myself a challenge: build a simple and clean job board for JavaScript developers. ✔️ No distractions ✔️ Only JavaScript jobs ✔️ Post a job in just a few minutes

The result? jsgurujobs.com — a new job board for JavaScript professionals. And this is just the beginning! 🎯

In this post, I’ll share how I built the project in 30 days:

• Why I started it
• What tech stack I chose and why
• The challenges I faced
• First results and what’s next

🎯 Why I Built This Job Board

As a developer myself, I noticed three major problems with existing job boards:

1️⃣ Too much noise. On big platforms like Indeed and LinkedIn, developers have to scroll through tons of irrelevant jobs. 2️⃣ No focus. JavaScript developers are lost among PHP, Java, and C# job offers. 3️⃣ Complex job posting. Employers spend too much time filling out long forms to post a job.

👉 So I decided to create a simple solution focused 100% on JavaScript.

⚡ Tech Stack I Used

I built this project from scratch, aiming for an MVP in 30 days. Here’s my stack:

🔹 Backend: Laravel (PHP) → fast to build, clear architecture 🔹 Frontend: Blade + Alpine.js → minimal JS, fast rendering 🔹 CSS: Tailwind CSS → fast styling with utility classes 🔹 Bundler: Vite → instant refresh and fast builds 🔹 Database: MySQL + Eloquent ORM 🔹 Deployment: DigitalOcean + Docker 🔹 Payments: Stripe for paid job postings

📌 Why Laravel?

• Rapid MVP development
• Easy integration with Stripe
• Clean database handling with Eloquent

📌 Why Tailwind CSS?

• Speed and flexibility
• Clean, maintainable code

📌 Why Vite?

• Lightning-fast builds
• Simple JS and CSS hot reloads

📌 Why DigitalOcean?

• Affordable VPS
• Easy Docker deployment

🚧 Challenges and How I Solved Them

Every project comes with its own set of challenges. Here are mine:

❌ How to set up authentication quickly? ✅ I used Laravel Fortify — out-of-the-box email verification, password resets, and sessions.

❌ How to make job posting as simple as possible? ✅ Reduced it to just 5 required fields: title, description, level, job type, and contact info.

❌ How to launch without a marketing budget? ✅ I leveraged Twitter, LinkedIn, and Dev.to, sharing my progress using #BuildInPublic to attract first users.

📈 First Results

💡 It’s early days, but here are some highlights: 🔹 100+ visitors from Twitter and LinkedIn in the first days 🔹 First employer has already posted a job 🔹 Getting feedback from developers and iterating fast

🚀 Now it’s time to grow!

🔥 What’s Next?

The site is live, but it’s still just the MVP. Here’s what’s coming: 🔹 Developer profiles → let devs get job offers directly 🔹 Employer dashboards → view stats, applicants, and more 🔹 Search & filters → better job browsing 🔹 Community building → more engagement on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium

💡 What do you think? What’s the most important feature you’d like to see on a job board?

👉 Check it out and leave your feedback: 🌐 jsgurujobs.com

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