diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 7142b3a2..3f3aec0e 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from slowapi import _rate_limit_exceeded_handler
+from slowapi.errors import RateLimitExceeded
+from slowapi.middleware import SlowAPIMiddleware
 
 from app.core.config import settings
+from app.middleware.rate_limit import limiter
 from app.middleware.request_id import RequestIDMiddleware
 from app.middleware.security_headers import SecurityHeadersMiddleware
-from app.middleware.rate_limit import limiter
-from slowapi.errors import RateLimitExceeded
-from slowapi.middleware import SlowAPIMiddleware
-from slowapi import _rate_limit_exceeded_handler
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -127,24 +127,25 @@ async def global_exception_handler(request, exc):
 
 # Uncomment as each router is created.
 
-from app.routers import auth
-from app.routers import users
-from app.routers import projects
-from app.routers import builders
-from app.routers import builder_flare
-from app.routers import messages
-from app.routers import notifications
-from app.routers import ai
-from app.routers import followers
-from app.routers import bookmarks
-from app.routers import activities
-from app.routers import notifications
-from app.routers import conversations
-from app.routers import repositories
-from app.routers import organizations
-from app.routers import applications
-from app.routers import skills
-from app.routers import users
+from app.routers import (
+    activities,
+    ai,
+    applications,
+    auth,
+    bookmarks,
+    builder_flare,
+    builders,
+    conversations,
+    followers,
+    messages,
+    notifications,
+    organizations,
+    projects,
+    recommendations,
+    repositories,
+    skills,
+    users,
+)
 
 app.include_router(auth.router, prefix="/api/auth", tags=["Authentication"])
 app.include_router(users.router, prefix="/api/users", tags=["Users"])
@@ -165,3 +166,4 @@ async def global_exception_handler(request, exc):
 app.include_router(applications.router)
 app.include_router(skills.router)
 app.include_router(users.router)
+app.include_router(recommendations.router)
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/recommendations.py b/backend/app/routers/recommendations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4365566d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/routers/recommendations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query, status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.database.session import get_db
+from app.dependencies import get_current_user
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.schemas.recommendation import (
+    ProjectRecommendation,
+    RecommendationList,
+    RecommendationProject,
+)
+from app.services.recommendation_service import RecommendationService
+
+router = APIRouter(
+    prefix="/recommendations",
+    tags=["Recommendations"],
+)
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/projects",
+    response_model=RecommendationList,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
+    summary="Get Project Recommendations",
+    description=(
+        "Returns a ranked list of projects recommended for the current user."
+        " Recommendations are scored based on shared skills, previous"
+        " contributions, bookmarked projects, and followed organisations."
+    ),
+)
+def recommend_projects(
+    limit: int = Query(20, ge=1, le=100, description="Number of results to return"),
+    offset: int = Query(0, ge=0, description="Number of results to skip"),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    """
+    Get personalised project recommendations for the authenticated user.
+
+    **Scoring factors (weights):**
+    - Shared skills between user and project (40%)
+    - Previous contributions to the project (25%)
+    - Bookmarked projects by the user (20%)
+    - Organisational affiliation (15%)
+    """
+    projects, total = RecommendationService.get_recommended_projects(
+        db=db,
+        user_id=current_user.id,
+        limit=limit,
+        offset=offset,
+    )
+
+    recommendations = [
+        ProjectRecommendation(
+            project=RecommendationProject.model_validate(p["project"]),
+            score=p["score"],
+            skill_match_count=p["skill_match_count"],
+            total_skills=p["total_skills"],
+            is_previous_contribution=p["is_previous_contribution"],
+            is_bookmarked=p["is_bookmarked"],
+            is_org_related=p["is_org_related"],
+        )
+        for p in projects
+    ]
+
+    return RecommendationList(
+        recommendations=recommendations,
+        total=total,
+    )
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/recommendation.py b/backend/app/schemas/recommendation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0541fed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/recommendation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+
+# ==========================================================
+# Lightweight Project Response for Recommendations
+# ==========================================================
+
+
+class RecommendationProject(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Simplified project representation for recommendation results.
+    Includes key fields for display without heavy nesting.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    owner_id: uuid.UUID
+    title: str
+    slug: str
+    tagline: str | None = None
+    description: str
+    stage: str
+    tech_stack: str | None = None
+    repository_url: str | None = None
+    logo_url: str | None = None
+    banner_url: str | None = None
+    team_size: int
+    max_team_size: int
+    hiring: bool
+    stars: int
+    views: int
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime
+
+
+# ==========================================================
+# Single Recommendation Item
+# ==========================================================
+
+
+class ProjectRecommendation(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A single project recommendation with score and breakdown.
+    """
+
+    project: RecommendationProject
+    score: float
+    skill_match_count: int
+    total_skills: int
+    is_previous_contribution: bool
+    is_bookmarked: bool
+    is_org_related: bool
+
+
+# ==========================================================
+# Recommendation List Response
+# ==========================================================
+
+
+class RecommendationList(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Paginated list of project recommendations.
+    """
+
+    recommendations: list[ProjectRecommendation]
+    total: int
diff --git a/backend/app/services/recommendation_service.py b/backend/app/services/recommendation_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b86ec86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/services/recommendation_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import uuid
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.models.bookmark import Bookmark
+from app.models.follower import Follower
+from app.models.organization import Organization
+from app.models.project import Project
+from app.models.project_member import ProjectMember
+from app.models.project_skill import ProjectSkill
+from app.models.user_skill import UserSkill
+
+
+class RecommendationService:
+    """
+    Business logic for generating personalized project recommendations.
+
+    Scoring factors and default weights:
+      - Skill Match     (40%): overlap between user's skills and project's skills
+      - Contribution    (25%): user is/was a member of the project
+      - Bookmark        (20%): user has bookmarked the project
+      - Organization    (15%): user follows the project owner or owns an
+                               organization associated with the project owner
+    """
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------
+    # Scoring Weights
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    SKILL_WEIGHT: float = 0.40
+    CONTRIBUTION_WEIGHT: float = 0.25
+    BOOKMARK_WEIGHT: float = 0.20
+    ORG_WEIGHT: float = 0.15
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------
+    # Public API
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_recommended_projects(
+        db: Session,
+        user_id: uuid.UUID,
+        limit: int = 20,
+        offset: int = 0,
+    ) -> tuple[list[dict], int]:
+        """
+        Return (paginated_scored_results, total_count).
+
+        Each result dict contains:
+          - project            : Project ORM instance
+          - score              : float (0-100)
+          - skill_match_count  : int
+          - total_skills       : int
+          - is_previous_contribution : bool
+          - is_bookmarked            : bool
+          - is_org_related           : bool
+        """
+
+        # ---- 1. Load user's reference data into sets for O(1) lookup ----
+
+        user_skill_ids: set[uuid.UUID] = set(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(UserSkill.skill_id).where(UserSkill.user_id == user_id)
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        contributed_project_ids: set[uuid.UUID] = set(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(ProjectMember.project_id).where(ProjectMember.user_id == user_id)
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        bookmarked_project_ids: set[uuid.UUID] = set(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(Bookmark.project_id).where(Bookmark.user_id == user_id)
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        followed_user_ids: set[uuid.UUID] = set(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(Follower.following_id).where(Follower.follower_id == user_id)
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        # Organisations where the current user is the owner
+        user_org_owner_ids: set[uuid.UUID] = set(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(Organization.owner_id).where(Organization.owner_id == user_id)
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        # ---- 2. Load candidate projects (non-archived, not owned by user) ----
+
+        all_projects: list[Project] = list(
+            db.scalars(
+                select(Project)
+                .where(
+                    Project.is_archived == False,  # noqa: E712
+                    Project.owner_id != user_id,
+                )
+                .order_by(Project.created_at.desc())
+            ).all()
+        )
+
+        total_count = len(all_projects)
+        if total_count == 0:
+            return [], 0
+
+        # ---- 3. Batch-load project skills in a single query ----
+
+        project_ids = [p.id for p in all_projects]
+
+        project_skills_rows = db.execute(
+            select(ProjectSkill.project_id, ProjectSkill.skill_id).where(
+                ProjectSkill.project_id.in_(project_ids)
+            )
+        ).all()
+
+        project_skills_map: dict[uuid.UUID, set[uuid.UUID]] = {}
+        for proj_id, skill_id in project_skills_rows:
+            project_skills_map.setdefault(proj_id, set()).add(skill_id)
+
+        # ---- 4. Score every candidate project ----
+
+        scored: list[dict] = []
+        for project in all_projects:
+            proj_skill_ids = project_skills_map.get(project.id, set())
+            total_skills = len(proj_skill_ids)
+            matching_skills = (
+                len(proj_skill_ids & user_skill_ids) if user_skill_ids else 0
+            )
+
+            skill_ratio = matching_skills / max(total_skills, 1)
+
+            is_contributor = project.id in contributed_project_ids
+            is_bookmarked = project.id in bookmarked_project_ids
+            is_org_related = (
+                project.owner_id in followed_user_ids
+                or project.owner_id in user_org_owner_ids
+            )
+
+            score = (
+                skill_ratio * RecommendationService.SKILL_WEIGHT
+                + float(is_contributor) * RecommendationService.CONTRIBUTION_WEIGHT
+                + float(is_bookmarked) * RecommendationService.BOOKMARK_WEIGHT
+                + float(is_org_related) * RecommendationService.ORG_WEIGHT
+            ) * 100  # normalise to 0-100
+
+            scored.append(
+                {
+                    "project": project,
+                    "score": round(score, 2),
+                    "skill_match_count": matching_skills,
+                    "total_skills": total_skills,
+                    "is_previous_contribution": is_contributor,
+                    "is_bookmarked": is_bookmarked,
+                    "is_org_related": is_org_related,
+                }
+            )
+
+        # ---- 5. Rank: highest score first, then newest ----
+
+        scored.sort(key=lambda x: (-x["score"], _project_sort_key(x["project"])))
+
+        # ---- 6. Paginate ----
+
+        paginated = scored[offset : offset + limit]
+
+        return paginated, total_count
+
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helper
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _project_sort_key(project: Project) -> float:
+    """
+    Return a sortable numeric value derived from created_at.
+    Posix timestamp is used so that newer projects sort higher
+    (the outer sort uses descending order).
+    """
+    return project.created_at.timestamp() if project.created_at else 0.0