Job Application Tracker - Backend API

A robust REST API service built with Go to manage job applications, resumes, and related resources. This backend system provides a comprehensive solution for tracking job applications with support for resume storage in Azure Blob Storage.

Frontend for the application is available in the following repo: https://github.com/ehsan-ashik/react-admin-job-tracker-frontend

Features

Core Functionality

• Complete REST API for job application management
• Resource management for:
  • Jobs
  • Job Descriptions
  • Job Categories
  • Companies
  • Resumes (with PDF storage)
• Advanced querying capabilities:
  • Sorting
  • Pagination
  • Filtering
• Flexible resource creation:
  • Create jobs with associated company and category information
  • Independent CRUD operations for all resources
• Azure Blob Storage integration for resume PDFs
• Multi-part file upload support for resumes

Technical Features

• Built with Go Fiber for high performance
• GORM integration for database operations
• PostgreSQL database with automatic backups
• Dockerized deployment
• Structured logging
• CORS configuration

Technical Stack

• Language: Go
• Framework: Go Fiber
• ORM: GORM
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cloud Storage: Azure Blob Storage
• Containerization: Docker & Docker Compose

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Go 1.23
• PostgreSQL (for local development)
• Azure Storage Account

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory:

# Database Configuration
DB_NAME=
DB_USER=
DB_PASSWORD=
DB_HOST=
DB_PORT=

# Azure Storage Configuration
AZURE_ACCESS_KEY=
AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME=
AZURE_CONTAINER_NAME=

Running the Application

Using Docker Compose (Recommended)

1. Build and start the services:

   docker-compose up --build

This will start:

• The API service
• PostgreSQL database
• Database backup service

Local Development

1. Install dependencies:

   go mod download

2. Run the application:

   go run cmd/main.go

API Documentation

Available Endpoints

Jobs

• GET /api/job - List all jobs (supports pagination, sorting, filtering)
• POST /api/job - Create a new job
• GET /api/job/:id - Get job details
• PUT /api/job/:id - Update job
• DELETE /api/job/:id - Delete job

Companies

• GET /api/company - List all companies (supports pagination, sorting, filtering)
• POST /api/company - Create a new company
• GET /api/company/:id - Get company details
• PUT /api/company/:id - Update company
• DELETE /api/company/:id - Delete company

Resumes

• GET /api/resume - List all resumes (supports pagination, sorting, filtering)
• POST /api/resume - Create a new resume (multipart form)
• GET /api/resume/:id - Get resume details
• PUT /api/resume/:id - Update resume (multipart form)
• DELETE /api/resume/:id - Delete resume

Job Categories

• GET /api/job_category - List all categories (multipart form)
• POST /api/job_category - Create a new category
• GET /api/job_category/:id - Get category details
• PUT /api/job_category/:id - Update category
• DELETE /api/job_category/:id - Delete category

Job Descriptions

• GET /api/job_description - List all descriptions (multipart form)
• POST /api/job_description - Create a new job description
• GET /api/job_description/:id - Get job description details
• PUT /api/job_description/:id - Update job description
• DELETE /api/job_description/:id - Delete job description

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.