Alexander S.
Senior Software Engineer | DevOps Engineer | System Administrator
If you’re looking for a senior web engineer or system architect who can deliver reliable, scalable solutions — you’re in the right place. With 20+ years of hands-on experience in web development, backend architecture, and infrastructure, I help businesses build, optimize, and scale their digital products. I’m available for both long-term collaborations and short-term contracts. ⸻ What I Bring to Your Project Backend & Application Development • PHP 7/8 (Laravel, Symfony, Zend, Slim, Yii, CodeIgniter) • Node.js (Express.js, Nest.js, Meteor.js) • REST / SOAP / RPC API development • Mobile app backend architecture • Fintech and payment solutions Cloud & Infrastructure • AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Yandex Cloud • IaaS / PaaS / SaaS architecture • Kubernetes, Docker • CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation • Linux server administration & monitoring • LAMP / LEMP / MERN / MEAN stacks Integrations & Specialized Solutions • Payment / Email / SMS / Voice gateway integrations • Marketing & transactional mailing systems • GPS tracking & navigation software • OpenStreetMap / OSRM integrations • Video streaming (Flussonic, Wowza, OvenMediaEngine) • Server-side video processing (FFMPEG) • E-commerce (Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart, BigCommerce) • WordPress (themes & plugins) • Sales funnels & custom business logic Frontend • HTML, CSS • React, Vue, Angular Databases • SQL / NoSQL systems Other • Reverse engineering • Performance optimization • Bug fixing & legacy system stabilization • Minor experience in Ballerina / Choreo ⸻ AI-Enhanced Development Workflow I actively use modern AI-powered development tools to increase productivity, accelerate debugging, improve code quality, and speed up delivery — without compromising architecture or long-term maintainability. Within the scope of my technical expertise, AI allows me to: • Prototype faster • Refactor and optimize more efficiently • Detect edge cases earlier • Improve documentation and testing coverage This means faster turnaround times and better results for your project. ⸻ I believe in balancing development speed with long-term product quality. Moving too fast creates technical debt; moving too slow kills momentum. My goal is to deliver clean, scalable solutions — efficiently and responsibly. If this sounds like what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out. Let’s build something solid. Thank you for your time.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.7k
Billed in all: $578,484$578k
$1.7k in the last 6 months
Across 187 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 17% in FFmpeg
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