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Myo Win Thein

@myowinthein

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer | PHP/Laravel, Vue, AWS/DevOps

Thailand

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What I'm looking for

Senior backend, full-stack or technical lead role using PHP/Laravel, Vue, REST APIs and AWS. Looking for remote-first or relocation-friendly teams where I can stay hands-on, own delivery and production reliability, and contribute to architecture and technical direction.

Senior full-stack engineer with 12+ years building and owning backend-heavy SaaS products, from database and API design through cloud deployment and production reliability. Owns projects and platforms end to end, alone or with a small team, driving technical decisions independently with strong product judgment. Most recently led backend delivery for StudyMe, a student-university matching platform, through its acquisition by Wellspring International Education.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Technical Lead

StudyMe

Dec 2021 - Aug 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Melbourne-based AI-driven platform matching students with universities, acquired by Wellspring International.

Laravel PHP REST APIs AWS MySQL Redis React SSO Stripe Technical Leadership

Full Stack Developer

Snappymob

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 (3 months)

Kuala Lumpur-based technology consultancy building web and mobile software for enterprise clients.

PHP Moodle MySQL API Development Backend Development OAuth

Head of Engineering (FastForward)

Nexlabs

Jun 2016 - Sep 2021 (5 years 3 months)

Previously: Senior PHP Developer, Senior Full Stack Developer, Frontend & CMS Team Lead.

Yangon-based digital consultancy delivering measurable solutions through strategy, engineering and UX.

PHP Laravel OpenCart REST APIs Nuxt.Js Vue.Js MySQL Technical Leadership Database Modeling

Senior Developer

Global Wave Technology

Jan 2013 - Oct 2015 (2 years 9 months)

Previously: Intern, Programmer, Developer.

Yangon-based software company delivering retail and HR systems with web and multi-platform integration.

PHP Backend Development API Development MySQL C#HTML CSS JSON

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Greenwich

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computing

2023 - 2024

Grade: First Class Honours

Explored the theory and practical application of modern technology through hardware systems and business-oriented computing, using industry-led tools and frameworks.

Final-year modules covered enterprise web software development, requirements management, and human-computer interaction and design: specifying, building and making solutions usable for real users.

NCC Education

Level 5 Diploma, Computing

2012 - 2013

Ofqual-regulated diploma, equivalent to the second year of a UK bachelor's degree, and the entry route to the final year of the University of Greenwich Computing degree.

Combined academic and vocational IT study, with units in network security and cryptography, database design and development, dynamic websites, and information systems analysis.