Maximally Hack is built by contributors working in focused crews. Each crew owns a part of the platform but collaborates heavily, especially where frontend and backend meet.

1) 🎨 Frontend Team (Painters)

Responsibilities

• Build participant, judge, and organizer interfaces (React + TypeScript).
• Implement routing (Wouter) and manage client state (TanStack Query, React Context).
• Develop reusable UI components (shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Tailwind CSS).
• Add animations (Framer Motion) and handle forms (React Hook Form + Zod).
• Work closely with the Backend Team to integrate APIs, debug request/response issues, and ensure smooth data flow.

Roles

• Frontend Lead (React + TS) – Owns frontend architecture, reviews PRs, defines patterns.
• UI Engineer (shadcn/ui, Tailwind) – Focuses on components, layouts, and responsiveness.
• Animations & UX Engineer (Framer Motion) – Adds motion, micro-interactions, and improves user flow.
• Integration Engineer (API wiring) – Specializes in connecting frontend components with backend endpoints and handling edge cases.

2) 🔧 Backend Team (Builders)

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain APIs with Express.js + TypeScript.
• Manage database with PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM, handle migrations.
• Implement authentication & session management for participants, judges, and organizers.