Kandor
Joined an employee-wellbeing platform as founding/fractional CTO, migrated the legacy platform and rebuilt the full-stack web app in 8 weeks, with AI-powered hybrid search — now expanding to mobile.
Key Results
To migrate the legacy platform and rebuild the full-stack web app
Semantic + keyword search, conversational AI and recommendations
Now expanding to a React Native / Expo mobile app
The Challenge
An employee-wellbeing platform had grown on top of an ageing legacy platform. It needed to move to a modern footing — without losing data and without disrupting the organisations relying on it — while adding the kind of AI experience users now expect.
The Solution
We joined as founding/fractional CTO and full-stack developer and took the product to a modern footing end to end. Built on React, React Native / Expo and Python.
Legacy Migration & Modern Footing
Migrated the ageing legacy platform and took the product to a modern footing end to end.
Full-Stack Rebuild in 8 Weeks
Re-built the full-stack web app end to end in just eight weeks.
AI Hybrid Search & Personalisation
Blended semantic and keyword search with conversational AI and AI-driven recommendations.
Expanding to Mobile
Now being extended to a cross-platform mobile app in React Native and Expo, ready to scale to thousands of users.
The Impact
Tangible Outcomes
Migrated the ageing legacy platform to a modern footing
Re-built the full-stack web app end to end in just 8 weeks
Developed AI-powered hybrid search blending semantic and keyword matching
Added conversational AI and AI-driven recommendations to personalise the experience
Now expanding to a React Native / Expo mobile app, ready to scale to thousands of users
Key Takeaway
Acted as founding/fractional CTO to take an ageing product to a modern footing — a legacy migration and a full rebuild in eight weeks — and set it up to scale across web and mobile with AI at its core.
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