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Feighen Oosterbroek

@feighenoosterbroek

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Senior Laravel engineer delivering scalable APIs, DevOps automation, and cross-functional technical leadership.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can lead backend architecture and DevOps automation, mentor engineers, modernize legacy systems, and deliver scalable API-driven platforms in an Agile, collaborative environment.

I am a results-driven Senior Laravel Engineer with extensive experience building scalable backend systems, modular APIs, and integrated frontends using Laravel and Vue.js.

I have led teams and Agile workflows, delivering enterprise-grade solutions and taking on first-time team lead responsibilities to mentor developers and coordinate cross-functional efforts.

My technical work includes architecting high-availability Laravel monoliths, optimizing PostgreSQL-backed endpoints, enforcing TDD/BDD with PHPUnit and Behat, and automating CI/CD pipelines to deploy containerized apps to Kubernetes on Azure.

I excel at modernizing legacy systems, improving operational reliability through DevOps practices, and driving code quality and performance improvements across distributed platforms.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Laravel Engineer

Adeva

Aug 2021 - Sep 2025 (4 years 1 month)

Led development of the ASHRC eCRF platform at IQVIA, delivering a Vue 2 SPA within a Laravel monolith and mentoring engineers as a first-time team lead to ensure timely, high-quality releases.

Laravel Vue.Js PostgreSQL Kubernetes Microsoft Azure PHPUnit

Software Engineer

Quidco

Oct 2018 - Aug 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Resolved critical production incidents as part of a high-priority BAU team, maintained legacy and modern codebases, and improved reliability through automated tests and static analysis.

PHP Laravel AngularJS Postman PHPUnit PHPStan CI CD

Developer

RM Web Studio

Jan 2018 - Jul 2018 (6 months)

Developed and maintained a Laravel 5 API for claims and referrals, implemented BDD with Behat and increased test coverage with PHPUnit to reduce production defects.

Laravel Behat PHPUnit Postman API Design BDD Test Automation PHP

IT Development Manager

Barloworld Transport

Mar 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 9 months)

Managed a cross-functional development and QA team, oversaw OS patching and compliance cycles, and established people management practices to improve delivery and operational uptime.

Team Leadership OS Patching Vendor Management Agile Incident Management

IT Developer

Manline Group

Built revenue reporting dashboards using PHP and maintained email, backup, and disaster recovery systems to ensure financial reporting accuracy and operational continuity.

PHP Reporting Backup Zimbra Administration Disaster Recovery MySQL OS Patching

Full Stack Developer

NoonDaySun Programming

Designed and delivered custom full-stack websites using Zend Framework 1, managing client engagement, deployment, and end-to-end technical delivery for small business clients.