Darris Donelson
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Experience
Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable SaaS applications, backend platforms, enterprise systems, and workflow automation solutions. Strong expertise in PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, REST APIs, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud-based production environments. Experienced designing and maintaining backend services, MVC applications, API integrations, operational tooling, and database-driven business platforms supporting high-volume enterprise workflows.
Proven track record improving system scalability, reliability, observability, and performance across production systems. Skilled in Laravel application architecture, backend API development, relational database optimization, automated testing, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration. Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, supporting production environments, mentoring engineers, and delivering maintainable, production-ready software solutions in fast-paced Agile teams.
Education
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from Saginaw Valley State University
