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Mihai Amihailesei

@mihaiamihailesei

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I’m a Full Stack Developer and software architect building scalable PHP/Symfony systems and DevOps-ready platforms.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for remote-first roles where I can own architecture and delivery end-to-end—building scalable PHP/Symfony systems, modern CI/CD with IaC, and collaborating across backend, frontend, and infrastructure to ship measurable outcomes.

I’m a software architect and Full Stack Developer with 11+ years building PHP systems at scale, from Romania’s largest e-commerce platform to greenfield business applications I design and deploy from scratch. I lead end-to-end architecture, development, infrastructure, and team coordination, with a strong focus on turning domain complexity into reliable software.

As a Founder & Full Stack Developer, I designed and built a greenfield ERP as the main architect, project manager, and team leader—modeling multi-entity, multi-currency business rules and coordinating backend, frontend, and infrastructure. I also use Terraform on Hetzner Cloud with Github Actions to implement container orchestration and environment-gated CI/CD pipelines, while modernizing legacy Symfony (2.8→5.4) and replacing homegrown auth with external OIDC/OAuth; prior roles strengthened my experience with high-traffic operational planning, DDD in large codebases, and production-focused CI/CD.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Full Stack Dev

Current

Programeaza.ma SRL

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Designed and built a greenfield logistics ERP, serving as main architect, project manager, and team leader. Led Terraform/GitHub Actions infrastructure with zero-downtime deployments, migrated Symfony 2.8 to 5.4, modernized authentication with external OIDC/OAuth, and introduced KPI dashboards.

PHP Symfony ERP Domain Modeling Terraform GitHub Actions CI CD OAuth AWS Infrastructure as Code Docker

PHP Developer

eMAG

Mar 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Built customer-facing features and internal tools for Romania's largest e-commerce platform within a Scrum team. Applied DDD patterns in a large multi-team codebase and supported high-traffic operational planning for Black Friday.

PHP Scrum Symfony Cross Functional Collaboration

PHP Developer

Pentalog

Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 (9 months)

Designed and implemented debit card linking and transaction history for a cryptocurrency platform. Worked with long-lived PHP processes in a Laravel microservices setup and coordinated technical specifications across QA and frontend.

PHP Laravel Microservices FinTech: Payments Specifications

Web Developer

F6S.com

Aug 2019 - May 2020 (9 months)

Built business logic modules for a startup network platform using a custom framework that composed standalone Symfony and Zend components. Participated in regular architecture reviews with senior engineers to guide implementation decisions.

PHP Symfony Zend Framework Architecture Reviews

Web Developer

Freshbyte

Aug 2015 - Jul 2019 (3 years 11 months)

Built and maintained Drupal and Symfony applications for media and retail clients, including API integrations with CRMs and payment providers. Owned CI pipelines, containerized environments, and deployment automation, and delivered e-commerce features while mentoring junior developers.

PHP Drupal Symfony API Integration CI CD Docker E commerce Development