You've got some other good advice in other replies on specific steps to take around infrastructure and software/ dependencies.

To turn the question around a bit - you've identified the possible routes of compromise/exploitation (i.e. untrusted user input). The first step to me is a threat model. Work out the "so what" of why someone would try to attack you. What would be their end-goal?

To give you a few first steps, you've mentioned using a Google Maps API, and searching based on device location. Presumably your use of the Maps API is paid, and therefore a potential motivation for an attacker is financial, coming from your use of that API. Therefore treat that (i.e. the ability to make requests using your Google Maps API key) as a "target" in your architecture.

From there, you can do things to be a less attractive target (rate limiting, limiting results shown, if you are charged per-result). You could also review your code logic to ensure that only the right kind of request can be made (i.e. that someone modifying the client-side can't trick your server into accidentally making entirely arbitrary paid maps API requests on their behalf).

At this point, you'd also want to figure out your threat model between client-side and server-side, and what is exposed where. Assuming your server-side makes the API requests to Google Maps (and if not, then you're presumably exposing your API creds to clients, which is a "stop right here, don't proceed" moment!), what is allowed to flow from client to server? Can a rogue client get your server to make an arbitrary query? Would that let them use you as a free Google Maps API broker?

Understanding the trust architecture between front and back-end is (for me at least) key, as that's the primary exposed attack surface to an end user. Open up developer tools (F12), and look around requests as you use the app. Is there anything here that you wouldn't want users to see? As attackers will definitely see that, and it will be the first place they go to look at what you are doing!

Other ways to mitigate these risks could be (if you have sufficiently constrained input sets) to implement caching to avoid the ability to rack up queries against the underlying maps API. Given you are using arbitrary user locations, that's a bit harder. If users have a session or other short to medium term identifier, you could do some smart rate limiting to detect rampant scanning of large areas by making API requests that spoof the device location to be loads of different locations.

If you follow this process, and work out what's worth attacking (your infrastructure will be one of them - even just to compromise the site, post spam, etc, as will things like any database you run), then you can begin to understand those risks, and work out where there are attack vectors, and mitigate them methodically. The OWASP top 10 guidelines are a good starting point - often the biggest issues are design mistakes, omissions of basic omissions, or flawed attempts to implement basic measures. If you have authenticated API endpoints, for example, is the authentication logic correct, and meaningful? Does it actually do what you intend, and is what you intend sufficient for the level of security you want to have?