Home Manager App
A comprehensive home management system that puts maintenance schedules, expense tracking, and inventory all in one place.
Key Engineering Achievements
The engineering decisions and challenges behind this project
Multi-Module Architecture
Building a single app that handles diverse home management needs without becoming bloated.
Designed a modular architecture with independent feature modules (maintenance, expenses, inventory) sharing a common data layer and UI component library via Material UI.
Each module can be developed and tested independently while maintaining a consistent user experience.
Relational Data Modeling
Managing complex relationships between rooms, items, maintenance tasks, and expense records.
Designed a normalized PostgreSQL schema with proper foreign keys, cascading deletes, and indexed queries for fast dashboard aggregations.
Sub-100ms query times on dashboard views even with thousands of records.
Real-Time Analytics Dashboard
Providing actionable insights from raw home data without overwhelming the user.
Built dynamic chart components that aggregate expenses by category, maintenance trends by month, and inventory status breakdowns with drill-down capability.
Users can identify spending patterns and overdue maintenance at a glance.
Project Analytics
A data-driven look at the project's architecture and performance
Module Complexity (Endpoints)
Code Distribution
Developer's Note
“Home Manager started as a personal frustration with forgetting when things were last serviced. It evolved into a full platform when I realized how many household operations benefit from simple data tracking. The key lesson: good UX means hiding complexity, not removing it.”