Umar Z.

PHP & Laravel Developer with hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade web applications. Proficient in OOP PHP, Laravel 10, RESTful API development, MySQL optimization, and cloud file storage (AWS S3). Experienced integrating third-party services including Stripe and Firebase.

Skilled in asynchronous processing using Laravel Queues, with a strong grasp of MVC architecture, security best practices, and Agile workflows. Fast learner and collaborative team player committed to clean, maintainable engineering.

Junior Laravel Developer - TechSwivel (Pvt.) Ltd.

(2025-07)

• Developed and maintained scalable Laravel 10 applications following OOP principles, with clean, testable, and reusable code.
• Built RESTful APIs with full Postman documentation, serving mobile and web clients across multiple environments.
• Implemented user authentication and authorization across multiple systems including web and mobile clients, covering session, token, and role-based access.
• Integrated Stripe payment gateway and Firebase for real-time features and push notifications.
• Managed file uploads to AWS S3, implementing secure storage and retrieval within Laravel application modules.
• Utilized Laravel Queues for background job processing, improving performance and responsiveness of core modules.
• Designed MySQL database schemas supporting complex business processes; optimized queries to improve performance across modules.
• Maintained technical documentation for all development work, covering API contracts, schema changes, and deployment notes.
• Collaborated in Agile sprints (Scrum/Kanban) with daily standups, sprint planning, and code reviews using GitHub.

Full Stack Trainee - Excellence Delivered (ExD) Pvt. Ltd.

(2025-03 - 2025-06)

• Completed intensive full stack training covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP (OOP), MySQL, and Laravel.
• Assisted peers with debugging and deployment, and led backend integration in group projects.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - IQRA University (2018)