Build Darwinbox
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Before step 1
you will need
- Node 20 and a machine to run it on
- Someone external doing actual payroll and tax filing
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for Darwinbox. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Statutory payroll, tax and provident fund compliance across jurisdictions, which is the entire product
- Audit trails and access controls that survive an actual audit or an employment dispute
- Integrations with finance systems, background check vendors, job boards and identity providers
- Mobile apps that non-technical employees will use for attendance and expense claims
- Someone to blame, and to call, when a pay run goes wrong on the 30th
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more hr.