Backend Development
Pragmatic System Implementer & Custom Solution Architect
Coding
- PHP
- Symfony
- NodeJS
- Lua
- Laravel
- Python
Extensive hands-on experience modifying, extending, and optimizing backend systems in PHP (Zend/Symfony) with MySQL over 15+ years, using Concrete-CMS and PrestaShop. NodeJS for about 2 years, Lua for 1 year, and various supporting Python scripts throughout as needed. This current site has Fastify & MongoDB as backend for its AI Chat.
Proven ability to quickly onboard, analyze, and deliver robust solutions in both current and legacy stacks.
- Functional, OOP & async
- Domain & Event Driven Architectures
- xDebug, DataDog, Blackfire, qCachegrind
- REST APIs, streaming & Sockets
- CDP & Analytics integrations
- Message queues & eventing
- ServerSide personalization
- User and session management
Content & Commerce Systems
While primarily focused on frontend, I possess deep domain expertise in;
- Contentful — PHP integration through workers & Live Edit
- Concrete CMS — Zend/Symfony Advanced Multi-site builds
- Prestashop — Complex features & performance tuning
- OpenResty — Lua enhanced NGINX
Databases
- MySql
- MongoDB
- Redis
- GraphQL
- Supabase
- Firebase
MySQL and PostreSQL have been my main database systems for 15+ years. MongoDB and Redis during core projects along my career, GraphQL, Supabase, and Firebase incidental and minor projects.