Vlad L.

Backend Development Strong proficiency in PHP with 4 years experience in Laravel (v8–12). Knowledge of CodeIgniter (v3) and its architectural principles. Deep understanding of OOP, clean code practices and modern development standards. Experience with RESTful API design and integration, including JWT authentication and Swagger/OpenAPI documentation. Practical experience with microservices, internal service communication, DTO-based data flows, background jobs and queues (Redis, RabbitMQ/Redis Streams). Databases Proficiency in SQL databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL): complex queries, optimization, indexing, profiling. Production experience with MongoDB: designing schemas, aggregation pipelines, indexing strategies, nested documents, polymorphic structures. Testing & Quality Confident use of PHPUnit and Pest for unit, feature, and integration testing. Experience writing robust and maintainable tests for API, business logic and data flows. Frontend & Fullstack Proficient with Blade and Vue.js (2/3) in hybrid or SPA-like Laravel applications. Experience with Inertia.js for building reactive interfaces without a dedicated SPA backend. Architecture & Patterns Practical use of SOLID, KISS, DRY, event-driven patterns, observers, custom validation rules. Experience implementing architectural layers: service layer, repositories, DTO, factories, observers, and advanced validation flows, including handling object-based inputs ({ id, label }). Skills in optimizing database-heavy features, caching strategies and API performance. DevOps & Environment Daily use of Linux for development workflows. Confident with Docker (LAMP/LEMP stacks), containerized environments, CI-friendly setups. Familiarity with logging, monitoring and file storage systems (local, S3-compatible drivers). Integrations Experience integrating third-party APIs Work with file storage, processing and secure file delivery.