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Alex Haider

@alexhaider

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Senior software engineer building scalable, data-first web systems with React, Symfony, and AWS.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior role where I can build scalable, robust products with a data-first mindset, strong SDLC, and production visibility. I want a team that values communication, transparency, and secure engineering.

I’m a senior software engineer with 10 years in the industry, comfortable designing solutions with scalability, robustness, and performance in mind. I focus on communication and transparency as core parts of my work ethic.

At Giftcards.com (2022–Present), I helped grow backend and frontend capabilities, strengthened SDLC practices, and improved production visibility to catch issues early. I developed and maintained a Symfony/Doctrine backend monolith, built pixel-perfect UIs with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, optimized MySQL for performance, and used RabbitMQ to offload compute-heavy work for better customer retention.

I’ve also built full stack systems at Wezom (2018–2022) and started as a web developer at Simpalm (2015–2018), working across React, Next.js, Vue.js, PHP (Symfony/Laravel), and Node.js. I integrate GraphQL/REST APIs, deploy and scale on AWS, manage MySQL/Postgres/MongoDB with ORMs, and keep decisions data-driven with analytics and APM tools.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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GiftCards.com

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Developed and maintained a Symfony + Doctrine backend monolith and built pixel-perfect UIs with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Optimized the MySQL database, standardized SDLC practices (Jira, PR review, QA), improved performance with RabbitMQ async processing, integrated Stripe/PayPal payments, and strengthened production visibility and security via APM tools and OWASP-aligned audits.

Symfony Next.js Tailwind MySQL RabbitMQ CI CD Stripe Datadog OWASP

Full Stack Developer

Wezom

Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 (4 years)

Built responsive front ends with React, Next.js, and Vue.js and developed server-side applications using PHP frameworks (Symfony/Laravel) plus Node.js services and CMS integrations. Implemented GraphQL and REST APIs, deployed and scaled on AWS with automated CI/CD, and managed relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL/Postgres/MongoDB) using ORMs like Doctrine/Sequelize/Eloquent.

React Next.js Vue.Js Symfony Laravel GraphQL REST APIs AWS CI CD MySQL

Web Developer

Simpalm

Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 (3 years)

Worked on UI/UX and web development using HTML/CSS/JavaScript (including jQuery), and built CMS solutions with WordPress (custom themes and plugins). Developed SPA experiences with React/Vue/Angular, created RESTful APIs using core PHP and frameworks (Symfony/Laravel) and Node.js, and supported data modeling with MySQL/Postgres/MongoDB while optimizing ORM usage.