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Victor Venning

@victorvenning

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Experienced full stack engineer specializing in PHP, Drupal, and API development.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles focusing on backend/API development, Drupal modernization, scalable systems, and collaborative Agile teams with opportunities to lead technical initiatives.

I am an innovative full stack engineer with over 8 years delivering robust web solutions for clients such as BMW, Casio USA, Merck, Vertex, Johnson & Johnson, and Toys'R'Us. I specialize in PHP (8.x and 7), Drupal (8/9), REST API development, MySQL, and backend performance optimization, and I have a strong track record modernizing legacy applications and building scalable systems.

I have led Drupal 9 application development, authored custom modules, integrated Apigee, Okta, Salesforce and HubSpot, and worked with containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes. I thrive in Agile environments, contribute to CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, and leverage tools like Composer, npm, Apigee Edge, and chatGPT to accelerate development and improve reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer

LightBox, LLC

Oct 2021 - Jun 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Led Drupal 9 development and custom module creation, delivering AI-assisted features and an automated client registration system integrating Okta, Apigee, Salesforce, and HubSpot to improve onboarding and admin security.

PHP Drupal JavaScript MySQL Apigee REST APIs Docker Kubernetes GitHub Actions

Lead Systems Developer

Logo Sportswear

May 2021 - Oct 2021 (5 months)

Instituted software solutions to support Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processes to streamline partner data exchanges and operations.

PHP EDI APIs MySQL Integration Automation)Agile Jira Automation

PHP Developer

N-able

Nov 2020 - May 2021 (6 months)

Built a multilingual Drupal 8 platform with cron-triggered APIs for scheduled marketing email delivery and content retrieval workflows.

Drupal PHP REST APIs MySQL Git Agile

Senior Software Engineer

General Dynamics IT

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 (4 months)

Maintained backend PHP/MySQL infrastructure for a secure government portal, performed performance optimizations, and integrated reporting logic to improve reliability.

PHP MySQL Performance Tuning Reporting APIs Agile

Backend API Developer

Breach Secure Now

Apr 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year)

Authored RESTful PHP APIs for user provisioning, partner onboarding, and financial event processing; automated weekly email distributions to 40,000+ users and integrated Chargify webhooks.

PHP REST APIs MySQL Webhooks Automation)JSON Batch Processing Automation

Backend Engineer

All Things Media

Oct 2017 - Apr 2018 (6 months)

Created secure training document distribution APIs with AWS S3 integration and implemented a SAML-based SSO system for BMW corporate training.

PHP AWS S3 SAML APIs & Security MySQL

Lead Developer

Brighton Technology

Apr 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 2 months)

Refactored legacy PHP to MVC architecture, built APIs for order processing, shipping, reporting, and integrated Payeezy for secure payments and Excel-exportable reporting.

PHP MVC APIs Payment Integration Reporting MySQL ETL Automation)Automation

Interactive Web Developer

ICC-Lowe

Oct 2012 - Nov 2015 (3 years 1 month)

Developed PHP/MySQL REST API for a remote learning app serving 1,000+ students and built pharmaceutical websites using Drupal, Zend, and CodeIgniter-based systems.