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Yesayi Babakhanyan

@yesayibabakhanyan

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Senior PHP software engineer focusing on scalable backend systems and high-load performance.

Armenia

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What I'm looking for

I seek backend-focused roles building high-load, scalable systems where I can lead migrations, improve performance, and collaborate in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.

I am a senior software engineer with over eight years of experience building scalable, maintainable backend systems primarily in PHP and Symfony. I take ownership of features and technical decisions, driving migrations, refactors, and performance improvements to reduce technical debt and increase reliability.

I have delivered business-critical modules for restaurant systems, adtech URL-checking services, gaming platforms, and crypto/fintech microservices, working across high-load environments with Redis, RabbitMQ, Docker, and various databases. I led migrations (PHP, Symfony, MySQL/Percona), implemented integrations, and refactored legacy code to modern standards to improve maintainability and performance.

I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, contribute to frontend integrations using React/Vue/Nuxt, and mentor peers to maintain code quality via reviews and CI/CD practices. I continuously adopt modern patterns, automated refactoring, and best practices to produce measurable results and strong user experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

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Syrve

Jul 2025 - Present (7 months)

Worked on Syrve backend focusing on orders, menu management, integrations and reporting; refactored legacy code to modern Symfony standards and optimized APIs to improve maintainability and reliability in high-load order processing.

PHP Symfony PostgreSQL Redis RabbitMQ Docker API Design

Software Engineer

PropellerAds

Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 (10 months)

Built and maintained a URL checker service, migrated codebase from PHP 7.4 to 8.3 and Symfony 5.6 to 7.1, upgraded Percona MySQL, optimized legacy APIs and added third-party integrations to improve performance and maintainability.

PHP Symfony Percona Redis MongoDB Docker REST APIs Third Party Integrations Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

1PT Group

Jul 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 1 month)

Developed casino and sportsbook modules, email template generator and performance optimizations for a gaming content management platform, improving reliability and user-facing features under high load.

PHP Symfony MySQL Redis Vue.Js React Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

NWS Lab

Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Contributed to multiple projects including a crypto marketplace and microservices: built microservices, an authorization module, and a communication layer to ensure secure, scalable transactions and inter-service reliability.

PHP Laravel Symfony RabbitMQ Docker PostgreSQL MongoDB Microservices Authorization

Software Engineer

TCO Team

Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 (6 months)

Developed a time-tracking system using Laravel and React, implemented backend features, Python microservice integration for hardware check-ins, and real-time notifications via Telegram bots and WebSocket.

Laravel React MySQL Python WebSockets Backend Development Integration

Software Engineer

Armcoding

Jun 2017 - Sep 2020 (3 years 3 months)

Developed and optimized e-commerce platforms using Laravel and Symfony, improved EAV and query performance, and enhanced system scalability and reliability for product and order management.