Lessons from developing medical lab aggregator platforms with MERN & FastAPI, and building web scraping market intelligence at WyseReports.
Engineering in a Startup Environment
During my internship at Labscheck, I had the opportunity to build features across full-stack production systems and contribute to WyseReports — an AI-powered market intelligence platform.
Here are key technical takeaways from scaling production startup infrastructure:
Tech Highlights & Stack
1. Labscheck Platform
- MERN & FastAPI Hybrid Backend: Built high-speed REST APIs for medical lab test discovery and instant appointment scheduling.
- Nginx Reverse Proxying: Optimized server load balancing, SSL termination, and request routing across backend microservices.
- Client Integrations: Built lab owner dashboards for inventory, pricing updates, and booking verification.
2. WyseReports Platform
- Automated Web Scraping: Distributed data collection agents scraping market trends and industry news.
- LLM Report Synthesis: Summarized unstructured market data into structured PDF reports for enterprise buyers.
Key Takeaways
Working in early-stage startups teaches speed without compromising clean API contracts or database normalization.