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@article{200541,
        author = {Robin Saraswat and Hardik and Himani and Rohit Chaudhary},
        title = {DevCollab: An AI-Powered Developer Collaboration Platform for Intelligent Team Formation Using Skill-Based Matching},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {934-942},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=200541},
        abstract = {In contemporary software engineering, the formation of effective development teams remains a critical yet largely unresolved challenge. Existing platforms such as LinkedIn, GitHub, and freelancing portals provide discovery mechanisms but lack intelligent, context-aware team formation features that account for complementary skill sets, project alignment, and real-time collaboration capabilities. This paper presents DevCollab, a novel AI-powered developer collaboration platform that introduces a swipe-based, skill-driven matching paradigm to facilitate efficient team formation. DevCollab integrates a multi-factor recommendation engine that evaluates developer profiles across skill vectors, interest graphs, and project compatibility scores to produce optimized team suggestions. The system is architected using a React and Tailwind CSS frontend, a high-performance Go (Golang) backend with the Gin framework, MongoDB for persistent data storage, and WebSocket-based real-time communication. Experimental projections and design evaluations indicate that DevCollab can significantly reduce the time-to-team metric, improve collaboration quality through complementary skill alignment, and enhance user engagement through its gamified interaction model. This paper details the system's architecture, matching methodology, implementation rationale, and future development trajectory, positioning DevCollab as a scalable solution for modern software development ecosystems.},
        keywords = {AI-based matching, developer collaboration, recommendation systems, skill-based team formation, real-time communication, developer networking, software engineering platforms},
        month = {May},
        }