PHP Developer

Introduction:

The candidate is an experienced Senior PHP Developer with a strong background in both front-end and back-end development. They specialize in PHP, Laravel, Symfony, and VueJS, with a solid understanding of database management using MySQL and PostgreSQL. Throughout their career, they have worked on a variety of projects, including those involving complex systems in the chemical industry and finance services. They have extensive experience in migrating legacy applications to modern frameworks, optimizing performance, and developing both front-end and back-end features. The candidate has demonstrated leadership capabilities by mentoring junior developers, contributing to team growth, and coordinating small teams. They are also skilled in building microservices architectures, implementing unit and integration tests, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through practices such as BDD, TDD, and CI/CD. Additionally, they have a strong focus on process improvement and have contributed to the optimization of development pipelines. The candidate’s expertise extends to working with cloud technologies like AWS and tools such as Docker, Kafka, and WebSockets, ensuring scalable and efficient solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained back-end and front-end features using PHP, Laravel, Symfony, VueJS, and other relevant technologies.
• Migrated legacy PHP applications to modern Laravel frameworks and optimized existing code for performance.
• Designed and implemented microservices architectures, improving system scalability and performance.
• Led the development and deployment of new features, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Managed and mentored junior developers, including providing career guidance, conducting interviews, and assisting with technical growth.
• Coordinated and led small development teams to meet project deadlines and deliver high-quality software.
• Contributed to process improvements, enhancing development workflows and optimizing development pipelines.
• Implemented unit tests and increased test coverage to ensure the reliability and stability of applications.
• Designed and maintained REST APIs, including writing comprehensive API documentation.
• Worked with cloud platforms like AWS (S3, EC2, RDS) for application deployment and management.
• Utilized Docker for containerization, ensuring seamless integration and deployment across environments.
• Implemented event-driven systems using Kafka, ensuring efficient communication between services.
• Conducted code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, clean code principles, and coding standards.
• Addressed and resolved bugs and technical issues in a timely manner to maintain system reliability.
• Contributed to the documentation of systems, APIs, and development processes.