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Yevgen Prokopenko Software engineer PHP/Symfony
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PHP Developer with 12+ years of experience building scalable web applications and enterprise systems. Strong
background in PHP and Symfony (3.2–7.Х), with hands-on experience designing microservice-based architectures and
modernizing legacy systems.
PROFILE
Proven ability to work on both legacy and greenfield projects, lead complex migrations, and make sound architectural
decisions. Focused on clean, maintainable code, performance optimization, and scalable solutions, with practical
experience in modern DevOps practices using Docker and AWS.
Languages: PHP (7.x - 8.x)
Frameworks: Symfony (3.2–4.4, 7.x)
Architectures: Microservices, Monolith
Messaging & APIs: RabbitMQ, REST, GraphQL, API Gateway
SKILLS Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
DevOps: Docker, docker-compose, Kubernets, Helm, Unix systems
Tools: PhpStorm, Git, PHPUnit, Swagger/OpenAPI
Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry
Centralized Logging: ELK Stack, Graylog
Incident Management & Alerting: PagerDuty
PHP Developer | Oct 2019 – Dec 2025
Fozzy Group (silpo.ua)
Technologies
Monolit: PHP 7.0–7.4, Symf ony 3–4, MySQL 5.6–8.0, REST, GraphQL, RabbitMQ 3.x, ELK Stack
(Elasticsearch 4–8, Kibana, Logstash/Filebeat), Memcached, Graylog, AWS (EKS/Kubernetes,
Helm, S3, CloudWatch)
PROFESSIONAL Microservices: PHP 8.3–8.4, Symfony 7.3, PostgreSQL 14, RabbitMQ 3.x, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch 8,
Kibana), AWS (EKS/Kubernetes, Helm, S3, CloudWatch)
EXPERIENCE
Developed and maintained internal services and the public silpo.ua website.
Designed and extended GraphQL APIs (queries and mutations) for frontend applications.
Developed and supported auxiliary microservices and internal tools (for employee search and infrastructure
monitoring etc).
→ →
Led major platform upgrades (PHP 7.2 7.4, Symfony 3.4 4.4, Elasticsearch 4 7, MySQL 5.6 8.0, Composer → →
dependencies), improving performance, security, and system stability.
Implemented centralized logging: integrated Graylog and later migrated to ELK (Kibana) for enhanced
observability and log analysis.
Migrated infrastructure from physical servers to Docker and subsequently to AWS, optimizing costs, scalability,
and deployment workflows, and integrated with an existing API Gateway for secure and efficient inter-service
communication.
Developed and supported auxiliary services (2)

Magento PHP Developer | Feb 2018 – Jul 2019
Hunters Consult
Technologies: Magento 1-2, php 5.5-7.x MySQL5.6, Javascript, AJAX

Developed and maintained Magento 1 & Magento 2 e-commerce stores (multiple domains and business niches).
Installed, configured, and customized third-party and custom Magento modules.
Migrated legacy Magento 1 stores from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.0 and participated in Magento 1 Magento 2 migrations. →
Applied security patches, fixed critical bugs, and improved system stability.
Implemented new business features and frontend customizations.
Performed performance optimization and maintenance of production systems

PHP Developer | Nov 2012 – Dec 2017
3 Bit Ltd.
T e c h n o l o g i e s : P H P 5 . 5 – 7 . x , M y S Q L ( p r i m a r y d a t a b a s e ) , M o n g o D B ( te m p o r a r y e v e n ts a n d u s e r
data), Memcached (MySQL caching), JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, Handlebars
Developed and optimized a high-load RPG game.
Implemented new functionality for both client-side and server-side components.
Participated in regular brainstorm sessions to improve server-side architecture and interface usability.
Enhanced performance and improved UX through systematic team-driven optimization efforts.

National Aerospace University ( "KHAI" Kharkov) | 2002-2006
EDUCATION Specialist's degree in Automated Systems Software