Giglance is a modern, open-source freelancing platform tailored for the Indian gig economy. Inspired by platforms like Upwork, it’s built for beginners to gain real-world development experience while solving real-world problems.

Employers can hire freelancers for jobs.
Freelancers post short-term gigs and manage applications.
AI recommends matches.
Secure payment integration.

The goal: Build in public. Learn by contributing. Empower future developers.

Here is an example homepage: Figma

• Next.js with TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• shadcn/ui for accessible UI components
• TanStack Query for server state management
• React Hook Form + Zod for form handling & validation

• Express.js with TypeScript
• Prisma ORM + PostgreSQL
• Zod for schema validation
• Clerk for authentication
• OpenAI Embeddings + pgvector for AI recommendations

• AWS cloud platform for deployment
• Docker for containerization
• Kubernetes for orchestration and deployment cluster

Please refer to the Contribution Guide for detailed steps for installation.

Shubhojit Mitra                        Anuja Kotnala

We follow an easy-to-understand, beginner-friendly contribution process with labeled issues, test-driven development, and previews.

📖 Read our full CONTRIBUTING.md for setup, issue flow, and PR guidelines.

Built with ❤️ by contributors, for contributors.