• Designed and Developed a Real-time chat application using the MERN stackand Socket.IO, featuring user authentication, friend management, and chatfunctionality• Created a dynamic user interface with React, enabling users to chat withfriends, send friend requests, and view chat history• Implemented global user search and friend request functionality, enhancinguser engagement and social interaction within the app• Demonstrated strong coding skills and adherence to best practices formaintainable and scalable software development.