Platform Structure 🏛️

Shimmy is a user-centric social media platform, driven by the need for positive change. We are firstly an ethical social outlet for impact content, we however, also embed financial technology as a key feature, and enabler of value and impact within our platform.

The Shimmy platform is structured to provide adaptable, customisable account and channel ownership, for the valued member to use with purpose. It is designed to be used as a clean slate for bespoke utility geared towards output, results and doing good!

Although the user experience will be simplistic and intuitive, there is a solid technical grounding underpinning the platform. As highlighted below. This below visual outlines the overall usership & platform growth cycle following the launch operation:

Core Architecture

The platform is engineered for high performance, scalability, and robust data management:

Component	Technology / Service	Function
Cloud & Hosting	AWS (Amazon Web Services)	Full cloud hosting and primary infrastructure provider.
Database	MySQL	Persistent data storage, management, and retrieval.
Back-End Logic	C# and Python	Handles core business logic, API orchestration, AI & ML systems and server-side processing.
Front-End / UI	Flutter/Dart	Renders the user interface, ensuring a single, fast, and consistent application experience across all devices.