PortfoliA

Context

A professional must maintain their resume, LinkedIn, portfolio, cover letters — and start over with every update. Information is scattered, repetitive, never in sync.

The problem

How to centralize professional identity in one place and automatically generate different outputs (resume, web portfolio, job search)?

Technical solution

PortfoliA is a unified professional identity platform, built by a team of 5 as an EFREI school project.

Architecture

• Frontend: React 18, Vite 5, TypeScript, Tailwind, Zustand, Framer Motion
• Backend: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy 2, PostgreSQL, Alembic
• AI: Gemini (generation), ChromaDB (embeddings/semantic search)
• Imports: GitHub API, LinkedIn PDF parsing
• Infra: Docker Compose, Cloudflare R2, Sentry

Key features

• Rich profile: experiences, education, projects, skills, languages, certifications
• Import from LinkedIn (PDF) and GitHub
• Resume generation (LaTeX templates)
• Hosted and customizable web portfolio
• AI-assisted job search with semantic matching
• AI-generated cover letters
• Job scraping (France Travail, Hiring.cafe)
• Credits system and gamification
• B2B module (schools, companies, cohorts)

Notable technical details

• Gemini embeddings + ChromaDB for semantic job search
• PDF rendering via WeasyPrint/Playwright
• Zustand store split into thematic slices
• ~50 backend route modules