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Anu Gupta

@anugupta

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Senior backend engineer building scalable Laravel REST APIs for SaaS products.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to own backend features end-to-end—building scalable Laravel APIs for SaaS, strengthening authentication/SSO and multi-tenant logic, and resolving production issues. I want a team that values TDD, code reviews, and continuous learning.

I’m a Senior Backend Engineer with over a decade of experience building and maintaining scalable web applications using PHP and Laravel. I specialize in designing REST APIs, third-party integrations, and robust authentication and SSO, with a strong focus on reliable backend solutions.

I enjoy understanding complex systems and working through production issues—especially in multi-tenant environments where accuracy and ownership matter. In my current role, I designed and documented REST APIs with OpenAPI and implemented enterprise authentication and SSO with WorkOS across multi-tenant applications.

My work also spans background processing and production support using Laravel Queues, Redis, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub, plus deployments on Heroku. I follow test-driven development with PHPUnit, perform unit and feature testing, and support CI/CD pipelines to ship maintainable code in an Agile / Scrum workflow.

I also bring product momentum through hands-on delivery and continuous learning—winning an internal 48-hour hackathon for a Socialite integration, and using AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to accelerate development, debugging, and code reviews.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Lightning Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Build and maintain scalable Laravel backend applications for SaaS and business platforms, including REST API integrations for inventory and order synchronization. Implement enterprise authentication and SSO with WorkOS across multi-tenant systems, resolve production issues, and deploy background-processing services using Laravel Queues, Redis, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub.

Laravel REST APIs OpenAPI Authentication SSO WorkOS Multi Tenant Services SQL Redis Google Cloud Pub Sub Heroku PHPUnit CI CD Test Driven Development Production Support API Integration

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Founder and Lightning Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Build and maintain scalable Laravel backend applications for SaaS and business platforms, integrating third-party marketplaces via REST APIs. Designed REST APIs with OpenAPI and implemented enterprise authentication and SSO using WorkOS across multi-tenant applications.

Laravel PHP REST APIs OpenAPI Authentication SSO WorkOS OAuth Third Party Integrations SQL MySQL Redis Google Cloud Pub Sub Heroku PHPUnit TDD CI CD CI CD Pipelines Agile Scrum

Lead Developer

Classic Informatics

Jan 2020 - Jul 2023 (3 years 6 months)

Built and shipped web applications using Laravel, CakePHP, Angular, and Node, with emphasis on clean, object-oriented PHP and efficient MySQL. Collaborated with designers, QA, and mobile developers, resolved delivery issues, and ran daily scrum meetings across on-site and offshore teams.

Laravel CakePHP Angular Node PHP MySQL Agile Scrum

Senior Associate

SmartData Enterprises (I) Ltd.

Jun 2013 - Dec 2019 (6 years 6 months)

Maintained and enhanced large PHP/Laravel applications by implementing new backend features and resolving production issues. Provided ongoing client support and maintenance.

PHP Laravel Backend Development Production Support client support

Developer

Neuron Softech LLC

Jan 2011 - Jun 2013 (2 years 5 months)

Delivered internal and external client projects using core PHP, CakePHP, and CodeIgniter, building backend functionality. Interfaced directly with clients to capture and translate business requirements.

PHP CakePHP CodeIgniter Backend Development Web Development