About me

I am a seasoned Senior Software Engineer with over 15 years of professional experience. Throughout my career, I have gained expertise in various aspects of software development, specializing in Laravel development and serving as a Technical Lead. During my tenure, I have been involved in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). From designing and building complex web applications and APIs to architecting backend tools, I have demonstrated proficiency in delivering robust and scalable solutions. I am adept at performing business and technology analysis, ensuring seamless system integration, and providing custom software development services. In addition to development, I have a strong background in support and maintenance activities. I have successfully undertaken refactoring and re-engineering projects to improve the performance and maintainability of existing codebases. Through comprehensive unit testing and validation, I ensure the delivery of high-quality services. My experience extends to agile development methodologies, allowing me to efficiently design and develop high-volume software components and applications. I excel at breaking down complex business requirements into achievable technical tasks, architecting innovative solutions that align with organizational goals. Currently, I am focused on working with the Laravel PHP Framework, employing SOLID principles to create robust and maintainable codebases. I am continuously enthusiastic about learning new technologies and keeping up with industry trends. Overall, my extensive experience, technical proficiency, and passion for learning make me a valuable asset in any software development team. I am dedicated to delivering top-notch solutions and contributing to the success of projects.

Experience

November 2022 - Present
Orangemelons
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Tech Lead
Full time

Building and maintaining RESTful APIs, Architecting and designing the database structure, Developing custom Laravel packages, Implementing custom wrappers for 3rd party solutions, Writing clean and modular code based on SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), Created custom dockerized solutions.

REST API Laravel Jira DataTables PHP OOP PHP Tech Lead MySQL SOA Architecture Docker Bitbucket
November 2022 - July 2023
Growth Engineering Ltd
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Tech Lead
Part time

Building and maintaining RESTful APIs, Architecting and designing the database structure, Developing custom Laravel packages, Implementing custom wrappers for 3rd party solutions, Writing clean and modular code based on SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), Created custom dockerized solutions.

REST API Laravel Jira DataTables PHP OOP PHP Tech Lead MySQL SOA Architecture Docker Bitbucket
October 2021 - November 2022
Axellero
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Project Lead Developer
Full time

Developing and managing RESTful APIs, Designing and structuring databases, Creating custom wrappers for third-party solutions, Crafting clean and modular code using SOA, Designing and implementing a customized Admin Dashboard.

REST API Laravel Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 DataTables Project Lead PHP OOP PHP MySQL SOA Architecture Docker Bitbucket JavaScript Dropbox API
October 2021 - November 2022
Fueloyal
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Project Lead Developer
Full time

Building and maintaining RESTful APIs, Architecting and designing the database structure, Implementing custom wrappers for 3rd party solutions, Writing clean and modular code based on SOA.

Laravel Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 DataTables Project Lead PHP OOP PHP MySQL Docker JavaScript Gitlab
March 2020 - November 2021
Cosmic Development
Senior PHP Developer
Full time

Building RESTful APIs, Creating well-structured and optimized database designs, Writing clean, modular code following SOA principles, Implementing a user-friendly Admin Dashboard.

REST API Laravel Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 PHP MySQL Docker Webhooks Bootstrap 3/4 Payment Providers
May 2019 - March 2020
Avicena 4IT
Team Lead / Senior PHP Developer
Full time

Developing and managing RESTful APIs, Designing precise and well-structured databases, Creating seamless integrations with third-party solutions, Implementing clean and modular code using SOA principles.

REST API Laravel CSS / CSS3 HTML5 PHP OOP PHP MySQL Docker Webhooks Team Lead Bootstrap 3 Github Code Review
November 2018 - April 2019
Elikosoft
Software Engineer
Part time

Developing and managing RESTful APIs, Designing precise databases, Creating integrations with third-party solutions, Writing clean, modular code using SOA, Working with PHP Laravel and .NET technologies.

REST API CSS / CSS3 HTML5 Project Lead JavaScript Bootstrap 3 Github Code Review ASP.NET SQL Stripe
March 2018 - November 2018
Digitalpresent
Full Stack PHP Developer
Full time

Full Stack PHP Developer, building RESTful APIs, architecting and designing database structures, implementing custom wrappers for 3rd party solutions, writing clean and modular code based on SOA.

Laravel Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 OOP PHP MySQL Docker Bitbucket JavaScript LESS SASS SCSS WordPress
July 2014 - January 2018
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Full Stack PHP Developer | WordPress | Laravel
Full time

Developing web sites, optimizing them using PHP custom code or WordPress, redesigning pages, replacing Joomla platforms with custom code or WordPress, integrating panoramic views of churches and monasteries.

Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 PHP OOP PHP MySQL Docker Bitbucket JavaScript WordPress Photoshop Pano2VR
November 2012 - July 2014
Virgo
Full Stack PHP Developer | Laravel Developer | WordPress
Full time

Full Stack PHP Developer, implementing and architecting solutions using WordPress and Laravel 4 / 5, transforming requirements into user stories.

Laravel Jira CSS / CSS3 HTML5 OOP PHP MySQL JavaScript Gitlab Payment Providers Bootstrap 3 WordPress Blade Bootstrap jQuery 3rd Party Integrations
April 2012 - Present
Upwork
Senior PHP Developer | Laravel Developer
Freelancer

Working as a Senior PHP Developer on web design and custom CMS solutions, Laravel REST API / WEB development, Laravel package development, WordPress development, building custom themes.

REST API Laravel CSS / CSS3 HTML5 PHP MySQL Docker JavaScript Webhooks WordPress Bootstrap 3rd Party API Integrations

Open Source Contributions

Using community code for use developers is normal, but in same way normal and moral to give some back to the community as well, here are some of my open source projects:

This package provides an easy way to parse RSS feeds and save them into your application. It offers features like fetching the entire content of an RSS feed, saving images found in the feed items, and getting the full content of each item in the feed. The package is designed to be easy to use and flexible, allowing you to customize the way you parse and save the feed items. It also provides a simple interface for fetching the feed items and displaying them in your application.

Laravel Blade OOP PHP JavaScript HTML5 CSS / CSS3

Integrate Halkbank's online payment gateway seamlessly into your Laravel application with this dedicated package. Designed specifically for Macedonian businesses, this package provides an easy-to-use interface for integrating Halkbank payment services into your Laravel application.

PHP OOP REST API REST API PHP 3rd Party API Integrations

Fully functional laravel e-commerce solution API and Web based with Paypal/Stripe/Casys payment gateway.

Laravel Blade Payment Providers Bootstrap jQuery OOP PHP MySQL JavaScript HTML5 CSS / CSS3 Docker 3rd Party Integrations

Laravel Countries is a package for Laravel, providing Almost ISO 3166_2, 3166_3, currency, Capital and more for all countries including states and cities.

Laravel Blade OOP PHP JavaScript HTML5 CSS / CSS3

This is a package to integrate Casys payment gateway in Laravel it generates complete scaffolding.

Laravel Blade OOP PHP JavaScript HTML5 CSS / CSS3

Address commonly face the problem of adding repetitive filtering code.

Laravel PHP REST API PHP OOP

Simple Html Dom Parser for Laravel.

Laravel PHP JSON

Apache/Nginx + PHP docker image collection.

Docker YAML SH BASH

Laravel Developer

My preferred tool for building custom web applications. Laravel is the most popular PHP framework at the moment. It has a huge ecosystem and therefore a lot of 3rd party packages, speeding up the development process.

Developer Skills

HTML5 / Bootstrap
CSS / CSS3
JavaScript / jQuery
Twig / Blade
CI / Jenkins
Ajax / JSON
Docker / Vagrant / VM
PHPUnit / Jest
PHP / OOP PHP
Laravel Framework
SOLID Principles
Design Patterns
Test Driven Development / Domain Driven Design
WordPress
SQL / MySQL / MariaDB
RESTful API / Stripe / PayPal / 3rd party API Integrations

Services

Brainstorming

I will ask you about your current business needs and suggest the most optimal set of solutions.

Package development

I will build custom laravel package to suite your needs .

Proof of Concept/MVP

I will deliver a minimum viable product asap, so you can start receiving user feedback.

Agile Development

At each stage of development, you'll have a working project, so you can make a profit from the very beginning.

Integrations

I can integrate your project with business tools and services (Payments, CRM, Helpdesk, Accounting, etc.)

Support & improvements

I will provide support, analytics, and consulting to continuously improve your project, customer service, and sales.

Contact

I'm available for work