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Senior Laravel/PHP Developer with 6+ years of experience building and scaling web platforms, e-commerce systems, and API-driven applications. Proven track record leading development on multi-product platforms spanning hospitality, traveltech, and social applications — integrating third-party APIs (payment gateways, booking engines, calendars, communications) and owning systems from architecture through deployment. Experienced in mentoring junior developers and teaching backend development, translating business requirements into scalable Laravel solutions.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer at Probyte (2022-06 – Present)
Leading backend and full-stack development across a portfolio of Laravel-based products, owning feature design, API integrations, and system architecture end-to-end.
- Built and maintain BookAnyRoom, a hotel booking platform integrated with the ETG API, processing 3,000–4,000 hotel inventory and rate records daily through automated incremental updates
- Developed AmericasHospitalityJobs, a hospitality job board with subscription-gated job posting, resume search, and AI-powered resume tools integrated with the Adzuna jobs API, growing to nearly 50 active users
- Built TenantsReview, a US property and landlord/tenant review platform with review moderation and rating logic
- Developed YouGig, a service-booking platform with Google Calendar integration, automatically syncing confirmed bookings to clients' calendars in real time
- Built ChatEatApp, a social platform connecting influencers and restaurants for content posting and collaboration
- Implemented subscription/payment gating across multiple platforms using Stripe, PayPal, and SquarePay, supporting recurring billing for premium features
Backend Development Instructor (Part-Time) at Skills360 (2025-01 – Present)
- Taught structured, 3-month cohort-based courses covering HTML/CSS fundamentals, PHP, and introductory Laravel — including framework folder hierarchy, MVC structure, and basic routing/controller concepts
- Delivered one cohort in 2025 and currently teaching an active cohort in 2026
Associate Team Lead at Q Technologies (2021-02 – 2022-05)
Led a team of 3 developers while serving as a hands-on CodeIgniter/Laravel developer, building dynamic management systems including submissions management, flight management, and trademark search/management tools with full admin-panel configuration
- Designed and built REST APIs powering mobile applications, connecting client-facing apps to internal management systems
Senior Software Developer at Digitonics Lab (2020-11 – 2021-01)
- Developed informative and e-commerce websites using CodeIgniter and Laravel, paired with JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and AJAX for dynamic front-end functionality
- Built APIs to support mobile application integrations
Associate Software Engineer at Systems Ltd. (2019-08 – 2020-09)
- Built custom Magento 2 extensions and integrated third-party plugins (checkout and payment gateways) for e-commerce clients
- Added new storefronts to existing e-commerce websites and resolved client-reported bugs across production systems
Education
BS in Computer Science – FAST–NUCES (2015-01 – 2019-01)
HSC in Pre-Engineering – Adamjee Govt. Science College (2013-01 – 2015-01)


