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Marko Babic

@markobabic1

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Senior PHP and Laravel developer building scalable event management SaaS backends.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a startup-friendly team where I can own Laravel/PHP backend architecture, build scalable REST APIs, optimize database performance, and ship fast with strong CI/CD and testing—while using AI/LLM integrations to accelerate product iteration.

I’m a Senior PHP and Laravel developer with 8+ years of professional experience building production event management and SaaS platforms. I focus on Laravel backend architecture, REST API design, and database optimization—so products stay fast and reliable as they grow.

I’ve built and scaled a Laravel-based event management backend serving ~18k monthly users, architecting scalable microservices and establishing PostgreSQL. I optimized query performance with indexes, read replicas, and connection pooling, and I set up CI/CD pipelines and mentoring practices to reach sub-100ms p95 latencies under peak traffic.

I modernize legacy systems by migrating slow PHP reporting workflows to Laravel, refactoring running queries, and deploying containerized applications on AWS. I also integrate third-party services and AI/LLM capabilities (Claude and ChatGPT APIs) to automate attendee recommendations and organizer workflows—accelerating development velocity by 30% while keeping production operations stable.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior PHP Developer

Andersen Lab

Nov 2023 - Apr 2026 (2 years 5 months)

Built and scaled a Laravel-based event management backend serving ~18k monthly users, architecting scalable microservices and optimizing PostgreSQL query performance. Designed and maintained REST APIs, migrated a legacy PHP reporting system to Laravel, and integrated AI/LLM capabilities (Claude/ChatGPT) to automate recommendations and workflows.

PHP Laravel REST APIs Microservices PostgreSQL MySQL Read Replicas CI CD Testing Clean Code TypeScript Docker AWS EC2 RDS S3 Lambda Kubernetes GitHub Actions Jenkins Redis Elasticsearch Kibana ChatGpt backend architecture

Full Stack Developer

Trixicon Ltd

Sep 2019 - Nov 2023 (4 years 2 months)

Developed REST APIs with Laravel and Node.js for user authentication, profile management, and product CRUD on an e-commerce marketplace platform. Improved database query performance, integrated payment and shipping service APIs, implemented a React/Next.js dashboard with server-side rendering, and set up CI/CD pipelines.

Junior Developer

Accenture Philippines

Jul 2017 - Sep 2019 (2 years 2 months)

Built web features using JavaScript/TypeScript and React and implemented REST endpoints in Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/Express with guidance from senior engineers. Added unit tests and updated API documentation to support QA and release processes.

Junior Development JavaScript TypeScript React Java Spring Boot JavaScript (Node.Js Express REST API Development Unit Testing API Documentation SQL

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Technology

2017 - 2019

Activities and societies: Built web features using JavaScript/TypeScript and React; implemented REST endpoints; added unit tests and updated API documentation; used SQL for reports, data fixes, and validation tasks in support of QA/release.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (2017–2019), with hands-on work implementing REST endpoints and unit tests using Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/Express.