Sasa A.

Sasa A.

Senior PHP Developer

Serbia
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About Me

Sasa is a skilled software engineer with over 14 years of experience in web and software development. He has led teams of developers and has completed many midsize and enterprise applications, including dating portals and a Laravel-based CMS. Sasa is an expert at building dynamic-driven websites and custom business software solutions that include work-flow. He has a diverse knowledge of most programming languages including as a full-stack engineer, across most platforms, also mastering JavaScript.

PHP 8 years Laravel Framework 6 years Full Stack Development 6 years HTML 14 years CSS 14 years SASS 6 years MySQL 8 years JavaScript 8 years jQuery 5 years ECMA 2 years Angular REST 8 years Git 5 years Subversion 3 years TWIG Smarty 3 years Custom PHP frameworks 8 years Bootstrap 3 years Elastic Search 3 years SSL Memcached 5 years Apache 4 years Nginx 5 years Vagrant 4 years Design Patterns 7 years PHP Storm 4 years NetBeans 8 years

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote

  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different 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.

PHPLaravel FrameworkFull Stack DevelopmentHTMLCSSSASSMySQLJavaScriptjQueryECMAAngularRESTGitSubversionTWIGSmartyCustom PHP frameworksBootstrapElastic SearchSSLMemcachedApacheNginxVagrantDesign PatternsPHP StormNetBeans
Codeplicity
Codeplicity
PHP Developer
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Serbia

  • Worked on the development of software for dating platforms targeting sugardaddies.

  • Took the software from another development company for refactoring, further development, and maintenance.

  • Put greatest accent on code quality and good programming practices.

PHPMySQLElastic SearchKibanaRabbitMQTwispayPusherGoogle FCMCouchbaseMailchimp APIRedisLaravel FrameworkRESTSASSHTMLECMAGoogle Tag Manager (GTM)Domain-driven design (DDD)SOLIDContinuous Integration (CI)VagrantGitConfluenceJIRAMySQL WorkbenchPostman
MENU Technologies
MENU Technologies
PHP Developer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Serbia

  • Worked on the development of MENU, an application that enables e-commerce for restaurant brands. It offers fully integrated omnichannel digital ordering and engagement solutions in restaurants’ branding, extended with a powerful suite of delivery, and dispatch.

  • Assisted in setting up new architecture for an application running on Laravel 5 and working on old software version maintenance.

  • Extended the software to multiple payment and management services through integrations.

PHPMySQLLaravel FrameworkRESTHTMLSASSjQueryAJAXGitJIRAMySQL WorkbenchConfluencePostmanRestlet
Orange Hill
Orange Hill
PHP Developer
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Remote

  • Worked on the architecture for a new version of a custom CMS application. The product incorporates dynamic modules which demand a higher level of abstraction throughout the implementation.

  • Worked on an API for a Headless CMS.

  • Built various solutions for module and data versioning.

PHPMySQLRESTLaravel FrameworkHTMLSASSjQueryAJAXStripeMailgunGitVagrantSlatePostmanStar UML
ACES
ACES
Full Stack Developer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Remote

  • Set up new architecture for an application running on Laravel 5. Architecture designed on Laravel using Repository, Factory and Gateway patterns as a base.

  • Reworked the application and standardized new modules. Developed Laravel helpers throughout the application and maintained client installations.

  • Worked with a custom frontend template that was purchased for the backoffice of the application.

PHPLaravel FrameworkGitDigital OceanHTML5CSS3AJAXBootstrapFull Stack Development
TIAC
TIAC
PHP Developer
2012 - 2015 (3 years)
Serbia

  • Worked on the development of a custom HMVC based framework using native PHP, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, AJAX, Twitter bootstrap V3, custom forms bootstrap.

  • Performed integration with ILIAS platform and customization of ILIAS installations (Open Source e-Learning software). Integrated with WordPress with some additional WordPress plugin development.

  • Worked on software incorporating following solutions: event management, CMS, CRM, E-recruiting, learning platform.

PHPCustom PHP frameworksHMVCEZ componentsSmartyHTMLCSS3jQueryAngularAJAXTwitter BootstrapILIASCRM SystemsCMSSourceGuardianSVNGitPHP DocumentorMockFlowWireframe ProJIRAConfluenceRedmineWordPress
Separate projects
Separate projects
Freelance Developer
2006 - 2011 (5 years)
Serbia

  • Worked in the areas of coding, programming, design, animation, and electronics for multiple clients.

  • Resolved conflicts, prioritized needs, developed content criteria, and chose solutions.

  • Identified issues uncovered by customer feedback and testing.

HTMLCSSAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Illustrator

Portfolio

Full Stack Developer - YoBabe
Full Stack Developer - YoBabe

The project is a software solution with a microservice architecture. The base service is a hybrid using the Slim framework which is then extended to a fully-featured framework. My responsibilities included Infrastructure setup, architecture design, frontend coding and development, backend development, deployment, testing, system administration, marketing, and PR planning (everything except design). Services and technologies: PHP 7.4, Slim, MySQL, Apache, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Memcached, Mina FTP, Custom CDN, React socket-based WebSocket service, Supervisor, Mailgun, ES6 custom frontend framework, SASS, Custom DB query builder, PHP DI, REST, Twig, SSL (lets encrypt), deployed on DIgitalOcean.

Senior PHP Developer - PhotonCMS
Senior PHP Developer - PhotonCMS

The project was a Headless CMS. You build your CMS through an admin panel and integrate it into your frontend. Services and technologies used: Laravel5, PHP7, MySQL, Memcached, REST, Slate. The scope of work was to develop a new version of the software. Developed the backend part and documented the API.

Team Lead/Senior PHP Developer - Sugardaddy
Team Lead/Senior PHP Developer - Sugardaddy

The project was a Sugardaddy-model-based dating website using a hybrid monolith/microservice architecture. Services and technologies: PHP5.6, MySQL, REST, Elasticsearch, Memcached, Supervisord, Pusher, RabbitMQ, Redis, Laravel (frontend), HTML5, SASS, core application on a custom framework (backend), custom ES6 framework, Gdeployer, Vagrant, a variety of custom packages and services. Scope of work: Team lead, full-stack developer, deployment, system administration, project management.

Education

Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org
Membership and work in AIESEC and other non-government organizations; Educating people for work in IT (web design, web coding, web programming, and development) since 2015.
Membership and work in AIESEC and other non-government organizations; Educating people for work in IT (web design, web coding, web programming, and development) since 2015.
Voluntary work