Boston.gov, a small team responsible for the city's digital presence, played a crucial role in Boston's selection as one of the 20 candidate cities for Amazon's HQ2 by leveraging the Gatsby framework to create a compelling website. Tasked with building both a public-facing site and a secure site with additional information within a short timeline, the team utilized Gatsby's capabilities to set up and deploy the site rapidly. Lead engineer Matthew Crist highlighted the advantages of Gatsby's hot reloading and support for component libraries, allowing the team to use their existing pattern library efficiently. The collaborative efforts between the team and stakeholders led to a polished final product that received positive feedback both internally and externally, ultimately contributing to Amazon's favorable view of Boston's proposal.