Senior backend developer specializing in PHP, Laravel, and clean API design. Ten years turning business problems into fast, maintainable, production-grade software.
class Developer { public string $name = 'Wago'; public array $focus = [ 'Laravel', 'REST APIs', 'PostgreSQL', ]; public function build(string $idea): App { return new App( clean: 'typed & tested', fast: true, ); }}
I'm a backend engineer who loves the parts of software that don't get the applause: data modeling, caching, queue design, and the edge cases that keep production quiet.
Most of my work lives in PHP and the Laravel ecosystem — building APIs, SaaS products, and high-throughput services. I care about readability, test coverage, and shipping things that are still easy to change a year later.
Caching, query tuning, and horizontal scaling baked into the design from day one.
OWASP-aware, type-safe code, and sensible auth & rate-limit defaults.
Domain-driven, testable, and easy for the next team to take over.
Docker, GitHub Actions, and zero-downtime deployments as standard.
The tools I reach for when building serious PHP systems.
A few representative projects I've shipped and maintained.
A multi-tenant e-commerce backend handling catalog, orders, subscriptions, and invoicing. Built on Laravel with PostgreSQL and Redis caching.
High-throughput ingest service processing millions of events daily. Laravel Octane + RabbitMQ with Elasticsearch for search and rollups.
Role-based SaaS with real-time presence, file sharing, and audit logging. Livewire + Alpine for an SPA-like experience without a JS build pipeline.
Developer-facing platform with CLI generators, feature flags, and self-service environments. Domain-driven design across 40+ bounded contexts.
Have a PHP project that needs a senior hand, an API to design, or a codebase to rescue? Tell me about it.