Victor N.

About Me

Victor is a Senior PHP Developer with 15 years of experience delivering web applications and components using PHP and other technologies and frameworks on projects. He designs, codes, and implements solutions for internal and external use and standard business processes. With an in-depth understanding of software design best practices, Victor works on API development, high-performance back-end applications, database design, and system architecture.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

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

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Real Time Feedback
Real Time Feedback
Technical Lead
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Leading the design and development of a web app, API, and all related apps and third-party integrations using PHP, AWS, Laravel, React.js, WebSockets, OpenAI-ChatGPT.

  • Designing and implementing scalable APIs for the mobile app and for a fleet web app using Laravel.

  • Leading the development of several internal products, from identifying system requirements and partner dependencies to workload balancing, software implementation, engineering, testing, and configuring metrics, alarms, monitors, and dashboards.

PHPLaravel AWSDockerCI/CD Infrastructure as Code (IaC) WebSocketREST APIs React.jsOpenAIChatGPT
Oscar Car Rental
Oscar Car Rental
Senior PHP Developer
2019 - 2022 (3 years)
Remote
  • Produced solutions to maintain and enhance existing car rental applications with a focus on performance.

  • Built and deployed a SaaS car rental application, ensuring it delivers to challenging business objectives.

  • Worked on API solutions for the mobile app, defining components and adhering to standard best practices.

Witailer
Witailer
Software Architect
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote
  • Built and implemented crawlers for different websites to aggregate information and generate reports for vendors.

  • Reviewed code for quality assurance purposes, ensuring that software elements were well-architected and specified.

  • Designed and implemented new features and functionalities to ensure project performance and availability.

Adevarul Holding
Adevarul Holding
Software Architect
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Formulated effective and responsive software solutions, turning them into a decoupled CMS for Adevarul's numerous websites.

  • Managed tasks to develop, engineer, integrate, and test software components and systems.

  • Identified and resolved complex software interface issues.

Retail Reinvented
Retail Reinvented
Software Architect
2015 - 2018 (3 years)
Remote
  • Created new solutions for the client's eCommerce business platforms, executing required features and modifications.

  • Facilitated the development of the fashionhauler.com website, applying established methodologies and standards.

  • Made and implemented recommendations to improve design, performance, and quality on the new solution.

RINF Tech
RINF Tech
Senior PHP Developer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Bucharest (Hybrid), Romania
  • Led architecture and process strategies for the design and development of two different apps.

  • Guided technical decisions on projects, investigating and recommending performance improvements for solutions.

  • Researched and utilized new and emerging technologies and tools on projects for RINF Tech.

Freelance
Freelance
Senior PHP Developer | Software Architect
2014 - 2014
Remote
  • Designed and implemented appropriate design patterns and components for HoverCrowd's crowdsourcing SaaS tool.

  • Rewrote and enhanced the codebase for Next Level Dating's LabelSex website, modernizing its tools and frameworks.

  • Worked on different modules for the Next Level Dating project, implementing high-quality, reliable, and maintainable features.

eMAG
eMAG
PHP Developer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Developed and implemented websites, web apps, and interactive web interfaces on solutions.

  • Produced properly structured code on solutions to ensure it meets industry standards.

  • Configured and maintained solutions and related tools on web applications for eMAG.

Skin Media
Skin Media
Web Developer
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Designed, developed, and delivered Nikon and Yellow Store websites.

  • Analyzed requirements to determine effective web technologies and tools that meet client needs.

  • Followed established guidelines and standards in executing comprehensive website solutions to satisfy requirements.

Eurosoft-Computers
Eurosoft-Computers
Web Developer
2009 - 2010 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Developed and implemented several websites for clients.

  • Developed server-side code, managed website content updates, and integrated website infrastructure on solutions.

  • Designed and implemented new features to enhance websites' accessibility, responsiveness, and performance.

Showcase

Senior PHP Developer - Witailer
Senior PHP Developer - Witailer
  • Worked as a Senior PHP Developer for Witailer, a company specializing in optimizing brand growth on Amazon and other marketplaces

  • Developed crawlers for different websites, including amazon.it, to aggregate price and stock information for generating reports about selling on Amazon

  • Deployed technologies on AWS and GCP, developed mostly on PHP with MySQL using AWS for queues and Phalcon framework

Senior PHP Developer - Retail Reinvented
Senior PHP Developer - Retail Reinvented
  • Retail Reinvented is a comprehensive virtual eCommerce department ideal for today’s remote work environment.

  • The team specializes in extending eCommerce operations with proactive and scalable leadership.

  • Key project was the design and implementation of www.fashionhauler.com utilizing Phalcon PHP Framework, AWS with Beanstalk, and PhantomJS with Symfony3 DOM Parsing.

Software Architect - HoverCrowd
Software Architect - HoverCrowd
  • HoverCrowd, a Software Architect project, is a SaaS-based crowdsourcing tool ideally designed for enterprise companies.

  • The tool enables these companies to efficiently leverage their internal crowd without any public-facing presence excluding a marketing site.

  • The app is built utilizing advanced technologies like Phalcon, Zephir, AWS, MySQL, RDBMS, Redis, RabbitMQ, Beanstalk.

Education

Master's Degree, Computer Science
Master's Degree, Computer Science
Romanian-American University - Bucharest, Romania
2009 - 2011 (2 years)
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science
Romanian-American University - Bucharest, Romania
2006 - 2009 (3 years)