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Skills

  • API
  • Cloud Computing
  • Docker Software
  • Elasticsearch
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • SQL

Services

  • PHP/Laravel Backend Engineer

    $50/hr Starting at $400 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Backend Engineer. I build systems that scale. 4+ years specializing in PHP / Laravel — from API architecture to cloud deployment. I've shipped production backends for high-traffic platforms where reliability...

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About

PHP/Laravel Backend Engineer — Scaling Systems for High-Traffic Platforms

If your backend is slow, brittle, or struggling to scale — that's exactly the kind of problem I enjoy solving.
I'm Jay, a backend engineer based in Taiwan with 4+ years of production experience building systems that handle real, high-traffic load. I've worked on live commerce platforms where performance isn't optional — every bottleneck directly impacts the user experience and business outcome.

A few things I've delivered in production:
- Improved a third-party API's concurrent response speed by 10x
- Made a high-concurrency feature 8x faster under peak load
- Replaced blocking batch imports with async flows, eliminating timeout issues at scale

My stack: PHP (Laravel), PostgreSQL, Redis — plus GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes for infrastructure. I care about writing code that's clean and maintainable, not just code that works today.
If you need someone who can navigate a complex backend system, diagnose what's slowing it down, and actually fix it — I'd love to hear about your project.

Work Terms

Based in Taiwan (UTC+8). Open to project-based work and longer engagements. I prefer async messaging for daily updates and scheduled calls for planning. Happy to work around your timezone.