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Zachary A Small

@zacharyasmall

Senior PHP/Laravel engineer at Vision Media Management, building secure streaming for Paramount, Sony, and Lionsgate.

At Vision Media Management, I lead development of a secure streaming platform used by Paramount, Sony, and Lionsgate. I architected its AWS-based, multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure and built services for analytics, access control, and protected video delivery.

In my public GitHub projects, I’ve built connected services including a Laravel webhook relay, a bookkeeping app that uses Claude to categorize transactions, and a Python/FastAPI cash-flow forecaster. I use Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, and review AI-generated code milestone by milestone.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior PHP Developer

Current

Vision Media Management

Jan 2016 - Present (10 years 9 months)

Technical lead for a cloud-based enterprise VOD platform for secure streaming and digital asset management, serving major studios and guilds. Architected multi-tenant AWS infrastructure, built real-time analytics APIs, implemented layered security and DRM, and led a team of up to 10 engineers.

PHP Laravel AWS Docker CI CD Microservices REST APIs MySQL Redis Vue.Js DRM HLS MPEG Dash Widevine FairPlay PlayReady MFA Geofencing Claude Code GitHub Co Pilot Code Review Mentorship

Senior PHP Developer

Fordela Corporation

Jan 2006 - Jan 2016 (10 years)

Built backend systems, REST APIs, streaming infrastructure, and authentication platforms in PHP (CakePHP, Laravel) and MySQL for high-availability production environments as part of a fully remote engineering team.

PHP CakePHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Streaming Authentication High Availability