Skills

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with a wide range of programming languages, frameworks, and tools. This represents technologies I’ve used professionally, with varying levels of current proficiency based on recent project work.

Core Technical Skills

Programming Languages

PHP: Extensive experience from PHP 5.6 through 8.3, including large-scale migrations and modernization efforts across enterprise applications

JavaScript/TypeScript: Modern ES6+ development, TypeScript for type-safe applications, experience with both frontend and backend JavaScript

SQL: Complex query optimization, schema design, and database performance tuning across MySQL and other relational databases

Go: Currently learning and exploring for backend services

ActionScript 3: Historical experience from earlier career projects working with Adobe Flex

Backend Frameworks & Tools

PHP Frameworks: Yii1, Yii2, Symfony 6, Zend Framework (1 & 2), Slim

Testing: Codeception, PHPUnit, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)

API Development: RESTful API design, OAuth2 implementation, API security and authentication

Frontend Technologies

Modern Frameworks: React, Next.js, Angular, AngularJS

State Management: ngrx, RxJS for reactive programming

UI Libraries: Material Design, Bootstrap, custom component libraries

Core Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, Less, responsive design

Build Tools: Webpack, Gulp, Browserify, NPM

Databases & Data Stores

Relational: MySQL (5.6-5.7), query optimization, schema migrations

NoSQL: DynamoDB, MongoDB for document storage

Caching & Search: Redis, Elasticsearch

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Services: Lambda, SQS, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, CloudWatch

Containerization: Docker, container orchestration, migration from native deployments

CI/CD: CircleCI, TeamCity, automated testing and deployment pipelines

Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitFlow workflow

Build Tools: Make, automated build processes

Architecture & Practices

System Design: Service-oriented architecture, modular monoliths, system scalability

Event-Driven Architecture: Asynchronous processing, message queues, serverless functions, event-driven patterns

API Design: RESTful API architecture, API security, authentication/authorization patterns, API documentation

Security: OAuth2, JWT, API security, secure coding practices

Development Practices: Code reviews, pair programming, agile methodologies

Performance: Query optimization, caching strategies, system performance tuning

Monitoring: Application monitoring, incident response, alerting systems

Domain Expertise

Fintech & Payments: Pensions industry, trading systems, payment processing

Regulatory Compliance: CASS compliance, financial regulations, audit requirements

System Migrations: Large-scale data migrations, platform transitions, zero-downtime deployments