Joris Courtois
@joriscourtois
Senior backend engineer specializing in PHP/Symfony for resilient, maintainable SaaS platforms.
FranceWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior backend engineer with over 10 years' experience building and maintaining PHP/Symfony systems for SaaS products, focused on predictable business logic and resilient architectures.
I have led backend delivery across multiple SaaS platforms, improved billing and invoicing engines for maintainability and performance, and strengthened access control including MFA rollouts.
My work emphasizes async flows, idempotency, reliable delivery, and pragmatic architectural patterns like DDD and hexagonal design, while mentoring peers and participating closely with Product and QA in agile teams.
I am open to full-remote or hybrid roles where I can drive backend reliability, performance, and maintainability for mission-critical SaaS systems.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Backend Engineer
Fulll
Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)
Owned backend delivery for multiple SaaS platforms, improving billing/invoicing maintainability and performance, strengthening access control and rolling out MFA, and implementing partner SSO via Kong Gateway to secure integrations.
PHP Developer
Sogetrel
May 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 7 months)
Performed enhancements and corrective maintenance of Gesica and related microservices for Orange field interventions, conducted code reviews and collaborated with Product and QA in an agile environment.
Symfony Developer
Pure Illusion
May 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years 6 months)
Delivered front-end and back-end showcase and e-commerce websites using Symfony/PHP from design to deployment, handled backend architecture and client feedback, and performed code review and testing.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CERI Avignon
Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Software Engineering completed in 2014.
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Honours Bachelor of Science, Computing
Honours Bachelor of Science in Computing completed in 2013.
CERI Avignon
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Software Engineering completed in 2012.
Lycée Victor Hugo, Carpentras
French Scientific Baccalaureate, Scientific Baccalaureate (SVT)
French Scientific Baccalaureate (SVT specialism, Mathematics option) awarded in 2009.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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