project ideas
30+ portfolio projects recruiters actually care about.
not another todo app. each project comes with the brief, the trap most students fall into, and what to put on your resume.
coming in the next pass
what this page will do
- filter by career, time-to-ship, and difficulty.
- each project: what to build, what to skip, what to show.
- ai-augmented versions: 'use ai to ship this in 1/3 the time'.
- every project links to the resume bullet it earns you.