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Manu

Senior PHP Engineer

About

A generalist with a backend bias.

A decade building production PHP systems — from monolithic LAMP stacks I rescued, to event-driven services on AWS that now serve millions of requests a day. I write boring code on purpose and treat operational reliability as a feature.

I split my time between architecture decisions, code review, and mentoring the engineers around me. I still write production code every week — it's the only honest way to lead a backend team.

Get in touch

Currently
[Your current role + company]
Based in
Melbourne, VIC · Australian Citizen
Working hours
AEDT/AEST · Open to remote
Open to
Senior IC, Tech Lead, Staff Engineer roles

Expertise

Tools I reach for.

Languages

  • PHP 8.x
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • Bash

Frameworks

  • Laravel
  • Symfony
  • WordPress
  • CodeIgniter

Data

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch

Cloud & Ops

  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions

Practices

  • DDD
  • Event-driven
  • TDD
  • Code review
  • Mentorship

History

A decade, multiple teams.

[YYYY] — Present

[Your current role]

[Current Company] Melbourne, VIC

[One paragraph: what you own, scale, one or two concrete outcomes.]

[YYYY] — [YYYY]

[Role]

[Previous Company] [City]

[Scope + outcomes.]

[YYYY] — [YYYY]

[Role]

[Previous Company] [City]

[Scope + outcomes.]

[YYYY] — [YYYY]

Senior Software Engineer

Ameba Softwares Pvt Ltd Ludhiana, India

[Add a summary of what you built and shipped here.]

Credentials

Certifications and education.

AWS Certifications

[Your AWS Certification — e.g. Solutions Architect Associate]
[YYYY]
[Your AWS Certification]
[YYYY]
[Your AWS Certification]
[YYYY]

Education

[Master's degree title]
[University]
[Optional: thesis / specialisation.]
[YYYY] — [YYYY]
[Bachelor's degree title]
[University]
[YYYY] — [YYYY]

Contact

Let's build something worth shipping.

If you're hiring for a senior backend, tech lead, or staff role — or if you have an architecture problem that won't sit still — drop me a note below or reach me directly.

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