SquadJam
A lightweight SaaS platform that helps remote teams stay connected through simple, low-friction engagement activities like emoji check-ins, retrospectives, and team rituals.
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Overview
SquadJam is a lightweight team engagement platform designed for remote and distributed engineering teams. Instead of complex collaboration tools, SquadJam focuses on simple, low-friction activities that help teams stay connected through regular rituals.
As Founder and Owner, I conceived, designed, and built the entire product. SquadJam currently offers 21+ team activities including emoji check-ins, 3 word weekend, 2 truths 1 lie, retrospectives, and team praises. The platform is designed for minimal overhead and maximum engagement.
My Role
Founder and sole owner. Full product ownership from concept through architecture, development, and operations.
Status
Launched January 2026. Live and actively maintained.
Team Activities
21+ activities designed to keep remote teams engaged without adding meeting fatigue.
Emoji Check-in
3 Word Weekend
2 Truths 1 Lie
Team Retrospectives
Praises & Kudos
Quick Polls
Icebreaker Questions
Mood Tracking
And 13+ more...
What I Built
Real-time Participation Engine
Socket.io-based system for instant activity updates. Team members see responses appear in real-time as colleagues participate.
Multi-tenant SaaS Platform
Secure tenant isolation with team-based workspaces. Each organization has their own data, settings, and activity history.
Billing & Subscription System
Stripe integration for subscription management. Usage tracking, plan limits, and self-service billing portal.
Activity Framework
Extensible architecture for adding new activities. Each activity type has its own configuration, UI, and participation logic.
Architecture & Technical Decisions
Real-time updates across distributed teams
Socket.io for WebSocket connections with automatic reconnection. Room-based broadcasting ensures updates only reach relevant team members.
Secure multi-tenant data isolation
Tenant context enforced at the application layer. Database queries scoped by organization ID with additional row-level checks.
Flexible activity system
Plugin-based activity architecture. Each activity defines its own schema, validation, and rendering logic while sharing common participation infrastructure.
Payment processing and subscription management
Stripe integration with webhooks for subscription lifecycle events. Graceful handling of payment failures and plan changes.
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
Frontend
Next.js on Azure Static Web Apps
Backend
.NET on Azure App Service
Real-time
Socket.io
Payments
Stripe
Authentication
OAuth2 (Google)
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