PHP developer

Full-stack engineer with eleven years of commercial PHP experience, currently leading back-end development for a European fintech scale-up. Fluent in Laravel, Symfony, and legacy code modernization, I combine deep framework knowledge with battle-tested DevOps practices. I have designed service-oriented architectures, introduced Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI, and reduced deployment time from hours to minutes. Recent achievements include rewriting a monolith into decoupled microservices handling forty million transactions daily without downtime. Beyond raw coding, I mentor five developers, run code-review guilds, and author internal standards that decreased production bugs by thirty percent. My database skills span MySQL tuning, PostgreSQL replication, and Redis caching; performance audits usually yield double-digit latency improvements. REST, GraphQL, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, and AWS round out my toolkit. Comfortable with Domain-Driven Design, TDD, and clean code, I treat future maintainers as first-class users. I thrive in product discussions, translating fuzzy business goals into pragmatic technical roadmaps and delivering on deadlines. Cultural fit matters: transparency, psychological safety, quiet confidence, and a bias for action define my style. Looking for a remote-first role where autonomy is matched by accountability, growth is intentional, and engineering excellence directly supports measurable customer value. Available immediately with EU work authorization and impeccable English communication skills.

Seasoned PHP developer specializing in high-traffic e-commerce platforms, blending eight years of Magento and Laravel expertise with a marketer’s eye for conversion. I build resilient code that survives flash-sale tsunamis, leveraging Varnish, CDN edge logic, and horizontal autoscaling to keep cart abandonment under two percent. At my current role I spearheaded a full checkout refactor, shaving the median time to purchase by forty seconds and driving seven-figure revenue growth. Beyond features, I own observability: NewRelic dashboards, Prometheus alerts, and structured logs mean incidents are detected and fixed before social media notices. Security matters; I hold a GIAC certification and lead quarterly penetration tests, closing OWASP Top-10 gaps across departments. My toolbelt includes Composer monorepos, PHP-Stan level 9, Rector automation, and GitHub Actions pipelines that enforce zero-defect merges. Cross-functional by nature, I collaborate daily with UX, product, and analytics, turning data into hypotheses and hypotheses into A/B tests. Mentoring junior devs gives me energy; my documentation workshops have doubled onboarding speed. I flourish in agile environments where priorities shift yet quality remains sacred. Ready to join a purpose-driven team aiming for global scale, preferably hybrid Berlin or fully remote across CET time zone. Open to relocation assistance and demos as needed.

Polyglot backend specialist whose heart belongs to PHP, I have orchestrated cloud-native APIs since 2012, integrating payment gateways, IoT fleets, and machine-learning pipelines. My proudest deliverable is a Symfony-powered platform for a smart-home manufacturer that now manages two million devices globally, processing half a billion MQTT messages daily with 99.99% uptime. I balanced event sourcing, CQRS, and Kubernetes autoscaling to achieve that reliability while keeping monthly infrastructure spend below budget. Along the journey I became proficient in Go and TypeScript, enabling me to craft high-impact sidecars and front-end dashboards without external help. I champion quality through PHPUnit, PHPSpec, mutation testing, and SonarQube gating, but I also know when to pragmatically ship and iterate. Stakeholders praise my ability to draw sequence diagrams on the fly, exposing hidden risks before they become blockers. I value psychological safety, continuous learning, and asynchronous communication practices that respect distributed teams. Currently mentoring an intern cohort, I have created a curriculum covering Git fundamentals to advanced design patterns, raising internal satisfaction scores. I seek a mission that mixes tough engineering puzzles with societal benefit, ideally green tech or digital health. Available for four-day workweek arrangements and occasional on-site sprint weeks. Can start after one month notice.

Results-driven PHP architect with a passion for squeezing every millisecond out of server response times. Over the past decade I have consulted for news outlets whose traffic spikes mirror breaking headlines; my code routinely withstands 120,000 concurrent users without faltering. Using OpCache tuning, smart indexes, and carefully profiled algorithms, I once cut page render time from 850ms to 90ms, directly boosting ad impressions. I am equally comfortable stepping back to design the broader system: I favour hexagonal architecture, event buses, and graceful degradation strategies that keep sites usable even during third-party outages. Tools I wield daily include Symfony 6, API Platform, Doctrine, OpenAPI, Swagger, Docker Compose, Terraform, and Azure DevOps. Dev teams appreciate my clear, jargon-free explanations of complex matters; executives appreciate my cost forecasts that land within five percent accuracy. As a certified Scrum Master I facilitate retros that end with actionable follow-ups rather than complaints. Compliance isn’t optional—GDPR, CCPA, and WCAG guidelines are baked into my definition of done. Outside of work I contribute to open-source caching libraries and speak at PHP Serbia. Seeking a strategic role where I can align performance engineering with business KPIs and grow future technical leaders. Available immediately for EU or US projects.

Mid-level PHP developer who turns user stories into maintainable code faster than espresso cools. My three years in a SaaS startup taught me to balance ambition with pragmatism: I shipped seventy releases last year, each behind feature flags, each monitored by Datadog dashboards I configured myself. The stack: Laravel 10, Livewire, MySQL 8, and Tailwind; the culture: Kanban with async stand-ups and written post-mortems that drive real change. I introduced automated accessibility tests to our CI, catching issues months before audits. Customers praised the new in-app billing module I built with Stripe; churn dropped by six percent post-launch. I may be early in my career, yet I already mentor two interns and actively participate in PHP User Group meetups to stay ahead. Documentation is a habit, not an afterthought—I maintain ADRs and READMEs that future teammates thank me for. Comfortable with Terraform basics, AWS Lambda, and simple Bash scripts, I can support DevOps when needed. I’m seeking mentorship from senior engineers, exposure to microservices, and opportunities to contribute to open-source during company time. Available for flexible hours across GMT, bringing contagious enthusiasm, solid fundamentals, and a growth mindset to any team. Open to travel for onsite kickoffs and quarterly gatherings.

Hands-on technical lead blending fifteen years of enterprise PHP with managerial acumen. I have grown teams from two developers to thirty across three continents, instituting engineering ladders, peer review rituals, and blameless incident response. My current product, a healthcare information exchange, serves sixty hospitals; introducing asynchronous Symfony Messenger queues cut average API latency by sixty-five percent while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Budget stewardship is as important to me as code quality—I negotiated cloud contracts saving $240k annually. I prefer evidence over anecdotes: metrics, post-deployment experiments, and user interviews steer our roadmap. Technology stack proficiency spans legacy Zend, modern Laminas, Laravel Octane, Kafka, Elastic Stack, Helm charts, and Terraform. I mentor staff engineers in negotiation and stakeholder management, not just algorithms. Communication style is candid yet empathetic; I routinely present to boards translating technical complexity into strategic risk language. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are values I practice by sponsoring ERG initiatives and leading inclusive hiring interviews. Looking for a vice-captain seat where I can still commit code, but primarily enable others to shine, ideally within regulated industries or mission-critical SaaS. Notice period is two weeks, willing to relocate family worldwide for the right vision. Open to equity packages and cross-functional executive collaboration.