Paul G.

Paul G.

Senior PHP Developer

Bucharest, Romania
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About Me

Paul is a Senior PHP Developer with leadership skills and experience in different roles on projects producing high-quality solutions and handling high traffic websites. He has excellent communication skills and excited to learn new skills and technologies. He works on software development, coding and maintenance, utilizing the latest frameworks, tools and industry standards - providing hands-on expertise for all things internet and web-related.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Softia
Softia
Senior PHP Developer
2016 - Present (8 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Work with client-defined requirements to design, develop and maintain scalable web apps and solutions that support a range of business functions on projects.

  • Liaise with different teams, PMs and architects on projects - communicating project progress, providing support, maintenance and documenting software functionality.

  • Strive for high-quality and rapid output through software development best practices in the maintenance of corporate web applications.

Compliment Media
Compliment Media
Chief Technology Officer
2016 - 2016
Bucharest, Romania
  • Identified and evaluated different technology platforms, frameworks and deployment stacks in delivering solutions on projects.

  • Managed Compliment Media's development process; setting objectives, assessing progress and executing projects for clients.

  • Established quality assurance processes on the SDLC, conducted code reviews and specification conformance testing within the company.

Compliment Media
Compliment Media
Project Manager / PHP Developer
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Produced high-quality, commented and documented solutions in building and maintaining PHP-based web applications for clients.

  • Worked on project architecture together with dev teams - creating technical documentation and elaborating development plans.

  • Built custom web apps using different PHP frameworks, utilized SVN and GIT for versioning and responded to critical defects and production issues.

Portfolio

Senior Developer - SMS Communication Platform
Senior Developer - SMS Communication Platform

Worked on an internal SMS Communication SaaS platform used by other applications in enabling text communication. Structured as a group of microservices, it provides a set of front-end APIs for sending and receiving SMS messages and keeping track of communication history. The platform offers a Javascript SDK meant to help with implementing user interfaces for SMS communication. Worked on the platform architecture and liaised with the dev team on the solution.

Senior Developer - AI-driven Chatbot
Senior Developer - AI-driven Chatbot

Led processes for the development of a software-as-a-service product that provides clients with a way to add chats widget to their websites, enabling visitors to engage in conversations with an AI-powered chatbot capable of answering questions, providing general information and booking events. Created the scalable architecture that sustains the traffic generated by websites on projects.

Senior Developer - Birkenstock Online Store
Senior Developer - Birkenstock Online Store

Worked on several functionalities including, a complete redesign, country and currency switcher and several maintenance tasks. Optimized the pages load time by 50% using Nginx and Varnish on top of a custom-developed Magento cache manager. The solution was redesigned and migrated to a different platform by a different team.

Education

Magento Certified Developer
Magento Certified Developer
Adobe Digital Learning
2014 - Present (10 years)
BSc. Mathematics and Computer Science
BSc. Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Bucharest
2012 - 2015 (3 years)