Technology Stack
Project Overview
At Ensemble startup, as a Software Developer, I contributed to the development of a desktop application for their web-based studio, extending the platform’s accessibility beyond browsers and enabling users to store their YAML files on local system to use in Offline mode and seamlessly push them to their own GitHub profiles.
My role involved building the application using Electron, ensuring a cross-platform, responsive, and intuitive user experience while also enhancing API communication by transitioning API calls from the frontend to structured Node.js API endpoints using the Repository Pattern. This approach significantly improved performance, scalability, security, and maintainability of the system.
Additionally, I implemented test case coverage using Jest, ensuring reliability and robustness in API interactions. Through this project, I deepened my expertise in Electron, API architecture, automated testing, and full-stack development, making meaningful contributions to Ensemble’s mission of empowering developers with efficient and scalable solutions.
Domain and Industry Context
To fully appreciate the significance of this project, it’s essential to understand the context of industry in which Ensemble operates. Ensemble is part of the low-code/no-code (LCNC) and developer productivity industry, which is changing how software is built by making app development faster, easier, and more accessible.This industry helps reduce the need for extensive coding skills, allowing more people—from startups to enterprises—to create digital solutions efficiently.
Ensemble is making this process even smoother with its user-friendly platform that lets people build apps quickly without writing complex code for not only web application in React but also mobile application in Flutter. It also integrates AI-driven tools and natural language interactions, Ensemble is helping developers and non-developers alike bring their ideas to life with minimal effort and easy to deploy tools and environment.
Key Contributions & Impact
- Developed a desktop app for Ensemble React-based Web Studio within a time-bound contract, ensuring 100% cross-platform compatibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Built & optimized API communication by transitioning calls from frontend to structured Node.js endpoints.
- Setup Repository Pattern for APIs to benefit from a clean separation of concerns, making it easier to maintain and extend them.
- Achieved 30% test coverage for the Firestore Cloud Functions using Jest, ensuring robust functionality & reduced production bugs.
- Design a File system to locally store the data to be used in offline mode and sync after connection is restored.
- Enabled offline editing & real-time synchronization, integrating Firestore Cloud Functions, allowing users to create and update applications in Ensemble Studio in Offline Mode.
- Integrated Git functionality, allowing users to push Yaml code to hosting services like GitHub & Bitbucket.
- Setup Firebase emulator to run and test cloud functions locally.
Conclusion
Working at Ensemble was a valuable experience that significantly enhanced my technical and problem-solving skills. Developing a cross-platform desktop application using Electron improved my expertise in building scalable applications, while implementing the Repository Pattern in Node.js and Express strengthened my understanding of structured API design and maintainability.
I gained hands-on experience with Firestore Cloud Functions, enabling real-time synchronization and offline mode, which deepened my knowledge of cloud-based architectures. Integrating Git functionality for seamless YAML code deployment to GitHub & Bitbucket further improved my understanding of version control and automation.
As I reflect on this project, I’m struck by how it has contributed to my growth as a developer for both technical and non-technical skills like, working in an Agile/Scrum environment with GitHub Boards that improved my ability to manage tasks efficiently and collaborate effectively. Overall, my time at Ensemble strengthened my expertise in full-stack development, API design, cloud-based solutions, and automated testing, preparing me for more complex challenges ahead.