Yevhen

Yevhen Humenniy

Location: Cherkasy, Ukraine
(with possibility to relocate)
Email: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Phone: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

Linkedin profile
Profile summary:
Backend PHP Developer with 9+ years of commercial experience. Worked mainly
within the PHP ecosystem, including Laravel, Symfony, and Magento 2.
Has experience acting as a Team Lead, coordinating development work and
supporting less experienced engineers. Involved in building and maintaining backend
systems, APIs, and e-commerce solutions, including participation in microservices
migration initiatives.
Contributed to the development and delivery of over 30 web projects across various
domains, gaining hands-on experience with different platforms and business
requirements.
Currently focused on backend development and improving application scalability and
code quality.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: PHP 5.5–8.x (Expert), JavaScript (jQuery), HTML5, CSS3
(SASS/SCSS/LESS).
Frameworks: Laravel (4+ years), Symfony (4+ years), Magento 2 (2 years),
WordPress (5+ years).
Databases & Tools: MySQL (7+ years), RabbitMQ, REST API, Composer,
WebPack, Git.
Leadership: Team Management, Code Review, Mentoring, Project Planning.
Infrastructure: Linux/Unix (10 years), Server administration & configuration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NuxGame | Senior Laravel Developer | 2025 – 2025

Leading development and optimization of new features for a high-load
Laravel-based administrative platform.
Refactoring legacy code and implementing best practices to ensure system
scalability.

Playtini | Senior Laravel/Symfony Developer | 2024 – 2025

Microservices Migration: Key contributor in decomposing a monolithic
Silex application into modern Symfony-based microservices.
Maintained existing backend architecture and optimized database queries.
DForce | Laravel/Symfony Developer | 2024

Developed and supported enterprise-level Laravel and Symfony projects.

Confidential (NDA) | Backend Developer (Part-time) | 2023 – 2024

Supported complex monolith and microservice projects built on Symfony
and Laravel.

UAPP | PHP Team Lead / Senior Developer | 2020 – 2022

Team Leadership: Led the backend team, managed task distribution, and
ensured high code quality through code reviews.
Marketplace Development: Architected and developed a marketplace
platform using Magento 2.
Integrations: Managed complex integrations with 3rd party APIs and
internal ecosystem products.

QArea / Titanium Labs / Freelance | Full-stack Developer | 2016 – 2020

Delivered 30+ websites using WordPress, Laravel, and Symfony.
Developed custom WordPress plugins and themes from scratch,
significantly improving site performance.
Optimized legacy codebases for improved security and loading speeds.

Early Career (2006 – 2016):

Alpha Web Group: Drupal 7 development (custom modules and themes).
Software Engineer / SysAdmin: 9 years of experience in server
administration, network configuration, and hardware setup.

EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Computer Science | Cherkasy State Technological
University (2010).
Key Courses: Magento e-commerce (GeekHub), Front-end
(SPD-University), Advanced PHP (GeekHub), Drupal 7 (Alpha Web Group),
Advanced CMS (GeekHub).

LANGUAGES
English: Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate.
Ukrainian: Native.