PHP Backend Developer • 7+ Years

Ilya Tsyvkunov

PHP Backend Developer | Laravel | October CMS

Backend developer with 7+ years of experience in product teams.

Profile

Backend developer with hands-on experience building complex web services and server-side systems. Focused on scalable backend architecture, API development, and performance work on high-load systems. Also led a development team.

Most technologies and tools were learned independently and then applied in production projects. I ramp up quickly, can navigate large codebases, and usually find pragmatic solutions in unfamiliar domains.

My main focus is reliability, performance, and code maintainability. I can design service architecture, optimize database workloads, and build backend systems that behave predictably under load.

I prefer complex and non-standard tasks that require analytical thinking, a systems mindset, and deep immersion into the problem.

Backend

PHP Laravel October CMS REST API / API design Microservice architecture

Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL ClickHouse Redis

Search and data

Elasticsearch Full-text search SQL query optimization

Infrastructure and DevOps

Docker Linux Nginx AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront

Additional

Backend architecture design Performance optimization High-load systems Third-party API integrations Queues and async job processing

Personal qualities

Analytical mindset Systems and strategic thinking High learning speed Ownership Multitasking Strong communication Sense of humor

Technical skills

PHP
Laravel
October CMS
PostgreSQL / MySQL
Elasticsearch
Docker / Linux / Nginx
AWS
API / Integrations

Professional experience

Work experience: 7+ years

Behomes Real Estate

1 year 3 months

Backend Developer / Team Lead

January 2025 - March 2026

Behomes/DoBeGo, UAE

Responsibilities

  • Development and support of the backend of a proptech platform using PHP, Laravel, and October CMS
  • Design and development of catalog modules: properties, layouts, bookings, directories, and user scenarios
  • CRM functionality for agencies and developers: clients, deals, roles, and internal workflows
  • Integrations with Bayut, Property Finder, Dubizzle, Kyero, Resales Online, amoCRM, Bitrix24, and HubSpot
  • Search, feed processing, lead routing, notifications, and marketplace-style business logic
  • Led and coordinated a team of 3 developers

Appfox

4+ years

PHP Developer / Team Lead

August 2021 - Present

Lead developer for "TsunamiFortune", "Niyama", "Food App", and PushCoins

Responsibilities

  • Active communication with the team and ownership of backend delivery
  • Task estimation and high-quality execution inside product and CRM systems
  • Database design, architecture decisions, and project refactoring
  • Integrations with Yandex Delivery, IIKO, PremiumBonus, Pusher, Firebase, Mailgun, and SBIS
  • Development of new company products and improvement of existing ones

Independent Practice

1 year 2 months

PHP Developer

July 2020 - August 2021

Contract backend development

Responsibilities

  • Migration of a production project from WordPress to Laravel 8
  • Fork of an existing system with redesign and functionality extension
  • VK support bot, promo-code logic, and desktop software API integration

Web-Progress

1 year 8 months

Backend Developer

December 2018 - July 2020

Agency backend development across multiple web projects

Responsibilities

  • Laravel and October CMS development with database design
  • Project estimation, legacy support, and backend feature delivery
  • Node.js chatbot development for client projects

Latest projects

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