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I am the founder of YuSetu, a professional networking mobile application built on Bubble.io. The core development and feature implementation are already complete, and the app is currently functional. However, I am facing significant performance and scalability challenges, particularly related to latency and excessive Workload Unit (WU) consumption.

I am looking to engage an experienced Bubble developer or agency to thoroughly review, optimize, and improve the overall performance and efficiency of the application.

Below is a detailed overview of the app and areas that require optimization:

About the App – Yusetu

Yusetu is a trusted professional networking platform focused on helping users leverage their close professional network (“Nexus”) for job referrals, hiring, and discreet job searches.

The app includes the following core sections and features:

  1. Authentication and Profile Setup
  • User signup/login using email
  • Profile creation with fields such as:
  • Profile picture
  • Name, company, designation
  • Education, experience, skills
  • Job seeking status (with privacy controls)
  • Hiring status and job posting capability
  • Referral willingness status
  1. Nexus (Network Management)
  • Displays user’s trusted connections categorized as:
  • Settled (not hiring or seeking)
  • Explorers (job seekers)
  • Navigators (hiring)
  • Each contact card includes:
  • Profile picture, name, company, designation
  • Action buttons: Message, View Profile, Refer, Vouch
  1. Messaging System
  • Private messaging between connected users
  • Conversation list view and chat detail view
  1. Grow Section (Invitation and Network Expansion)
  • Invite via WhatsApp (using invite link and message template)
  • Invite via LinkedIn
  • “People You May Know” suggestions
  1. Refer+ Feature
  • Allows users to refer others or request referrals
  • Displays referral opportunities based on company and hiring status
  1. Search Functionality
  • Global search bar to search for:
  • People
  • Jobs
  • Candidates
  1. Notifications System
  • Notifications for:
  • New messages
  • Referral requests
  • Profile and network activity

Current Problems and Challenges

The app is currently experiencing the following major issues:

  1. High latency across multiple pages, especially:
  • Home page loading
  • Cliq page loading
  • Messaging section
  • Search results loading

  1. Extremely high Workload Unit (WU) consumption, which is significantly increasing infrastructure costs.

  2. Inefficient database queries, including:

  • Excessive searches
  • Unoptimized repeating groups
  • Backend workflows consuming unnecessary WUs
  1. Possible issues with:
  • Database structure and relationships
  • Frontend workflows
  • Backend workflows
  • Privacy rules
  • Unnecessary data loading
  1. Slow performance on mobile devices.

Scope of Work Expected

I would like the developer/agency to perform the following:

  • Full performance audit of the Bubble app
  • Identify root causes of latency and high WU usage
  • Optimize database structure and relationships
  • Optimize repeating groups, searches, and workflows
  • Optimize backend workflows and scheduling
  • Reduce Workload Unit consumption significantly
  • Improve page load speed and responsiveness
  • Implement best practices for scalable Bubble applications
  • Ensure mobile performance is smooth and fast

Expected Outcome

  • Significant reduction in Workload Unit consumption
  • Noticeable improvement in speed and responsiveness
  • Clean, scalable, and optimized Bubble architecture

Request

Please share:

  1. Your quotation for this optimization project
  2. Estimated timeline
  3. Your experience optimizing large Bubble apps
  4. Examples of Bubble apps you have optimized
  5. Your approach to reducing WU consumption and improving performance

I can provide app access and further details once we proceed.

I am looking for an experienced team that understands Bubble performance optimization deeply and can help make the app production-ready and scalable.

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It sounds like you’ve reached that classic “Bubble Scaling Wall.” First off, congrats on getting YuSetu functional, building a networking app with complex relationship logic (Settled/Explorers/Navigators) is no small feat.

The issues you’re describing, latency and skyrocketing Workload Units (WU), usually stem from the app trying to “think” too much on the front end or running heavy searches within repeating groups. For a professional network where privacy rules and connections are constantly being checked, these costs can spiral quickly if not architected correctly.

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Yes, I am looking out for someone who can optimise it.

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i could help with that

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I developed a dashboard that maps the most problematic workflows, making it easier to map them and review them. If you want, contact me at the DM and I can deploy it and then attack exactly the most relevant ones first.

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I like projects like this :slightly_smiling_face:

When an app is fully built but struggling with latency and high WU usage, it’s usually a structural issue too many heavy searches, repeating groups loading more than they should, backend workflows running unnecessarily, or privacy rules forcing extra evaluations.

From your description, this sounds fixable, but it needs a proper audit. My approach is to go page by page, identify what’s actually consuming WUs, clean up the database relationships, optimize searches and workflows, and reduce unnecessary data loading. The goal isn’t just to make it faster, but to make it scalable.

I’ve optimized larger Bubble apps before where performance and WU costs were a real issue, so I’m comfortable going deep on this. Once I review the app, I can give you a clear plan, timeline, and quote :slightly_smiling_face: