Peerbot

2021–2024 · Elixir / Phoenix, PostgreSQL, Slack API

Peerbot began as a small internal experiment at Revelry — a Slack bot for sending peer-to-peer shoutouts that brighten someone’s day. I recognized its potential to become much more and took the lead in shaping it into a market-ready product.

The challenge

While the concept was simple and loved by the team, Peerbot needed a real product vision, technical structure, and ongoing development in order to scale beyond an internal toy.

My role

Championed Peerbot as my “flex time” project, dedicating weekly hours to shaping its roadmap, design, and development.
Recruited teammates to contribute, sometimes through flex time, sometimes by securing official resources when the project gained traction.
Acted as product manager, designer, and engineer, ensuring Peerbot evolved into a user-friendly tool with real business value.
Helped build and maintain Slack API integrations for seamless shoutouts, notifications, and reporting.
Helped establish the technical foundation in Elixir/Phoenix with a PostgreSQL database to support scalability.

The solution

Peerbot became a two-part system:

Slack Integration: Simple, intuitive commands let teammates send each other quick shoutouts directly in Slack, boosting morale and reinforcing company culture.
Web Portal: A full-featured dashboard gave managers and employees deeper visibility. Users could:
- Filter and search shoutouts extensively.
- Download shoutout history for reporting.
- Use private feedback channels.
- Communicate with managers.
- Track 1:1 conversations.

Impact

What started as a side project grew into a polished product taken to market by Revelry. Peerbot evolved from a lightweight recognition tool into a full employee engagement platform, combining Slack-first interactions with robust web-based reporting and management features.