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Saurabh Kumar

@saurabhkumar9

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Seasoned PHP Technical Lead specializing in Laravel, CodeIgniter, and scalable web architectures.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a technical leadership role building scalable PHP/SaaS platforms with strong engineering culture, mentorship, CI/CD, and impactful client-facing work.

I am a seasoned PHP Technical Lead with over 7 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable web applications using Laravel, CodeIgniter, and Core PHP. I focus on building maintainable architectures, optimizing performance, and integrating robust RESTful APIs.

Throughout my career I have led cross-functional teams, mentored developers, and implemented CI/CD and deployment automation to improve release efficiency and code quality. I have delivered enterprise-grade SaaS and client-facing solutions, reducing release cycles and improving scalability.

I combine technical leadership with strong client communication and project planning to align engineering efforts with business goals. My work spans database design (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), cloud deployments, and performance tuning to ensure reliable, high-performing systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Associate Tech Lead

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Chicmic Studios

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Leading a team of PHP developers to deliver high-performing Laravel applications, managing client communications and architecture decisions, and implementing performance tuning that reduced release cycles by 25%.

Laravel PHP Performance Optimization API Design Team Leadership CI CD Git

Associate Tech Lead

AppInventiv

Jan 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 4 months)

Architected scalable SaaS platforms using Laravel and CodeIgniter with REST APIs and microservices, collaborated with design and DevOps for deployments, and mentored 6+ developers while introducing CI/CD pipelines.

Laravel CodeIgniter REST APIs Microservices CI CD Mentoring MySQL

Senior Web Developer

Shine Dezign Infonet

Jul 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Developed and maintained multiple client-facing web applications using Laravel and MySQL, led code reviews, and improved query optimization for scalability and reliability.

Laravel MySQL Query Optimization Code Review PHP REST APIs Git And Maintaining Applications

PHP Developer

Glocify Technologies

Jun 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Developed core PHP and CodeIgniter applications with third-party API integrations and collaborated with clients for requirement gathering and feature enhancements.

CodeIgniter API Integration Client Communication MySQL Git