Senior US-based backend engineer (Chicago, 20+ yrs) — PHP/Laravel and
.NET/C# for quick-turnaround fixes, features, and integrations.
What I ship fast:
• Laravel & PHP: bug fixes, API endpoints, Stripe/webhook integrations,
WooCommerce/WordPress customization, Eloquent/query performance,
legacy PHP upgrades (5.x → 8.x)
• .NET/C#: ASP.NET Core APIs, EF Core, WinForms/WPF utilities,
SharePoint/Entra ID setup, Windows service scripting
• DevOps around either stack: Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins),
AWS/Azure deploys, SOC2/PCI-adjacent hardening
• Code review, architecture audits, "why is this slow" investigations
Background: led an 8-engineer Laravel team as release manager;
prior work at Akamai/Prolexic on production infra. Full resume and
GitHub on request.
How I work:
• Fixed-price on scoped tasks (audits, single features, integrations)
• Hourly for open-ended maintenance or discovery work
• Written status update at the end of each work session
• US business hours, native English, video calls on request
Not a fit for: greenfield mobile apps, Solidity/on-chain, ML training,
sub-$250 tasks.