Вадим

VADYM LEBID
Senior Full-stack PHP / Laravel Developer
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SUMMARY
Full-stack PHP Developer with 8+ years of commercial development experience, specializing in Laravel,
backend architecture, API development, integrations, automation, and complex business logic.
Experienced in building and maintaining production systems from architecture and database design to
frontend interfaces, third-party integrations, and production support.
Comfortable working with large existing codebases, solving complex technical problems, and taking
ownership of features and systems throughout their full development lifecycle.

WORK EXPERIENCE

GUA RUST 2023 – 2026 | Remotely
Senior Full-stack PHP Developer
Primary developer responsible for the architecture, development, and maintenance of the project's core
technical ecosystem.

Designed and developed backend architecture, complex business logic, and frontend functionality.
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Built and maintained REST APIs connecting the web platform with 8 production game servers.
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Developed the integration layer for multiple game servers, including player synchronization,
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statistics, in-game systems, and automated processes.
Developed and maintained 30+ custom game server plugins integrated with the central Laravel
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API.
Integrated payment systems, third-party services, Telegram bots, and internal automation tools.
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Maintained and extended the production codebase, implemented new functionality, and solved
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production issues.
Took ownership of the full technical development lifecycle: architecture, implementation,
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integration, testing, deployment support, and maintenance.
Tech stack: PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Livewire, Filament, Laravel Reverb, JavaScript,
REST APIs, Git
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Freelance 2021 – 2026 | Remotely
Backend PHP Developer
Worked on backend development and maintenance of web applications for different clients.
Developed backend functionality using PHP frameworks.
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Designed and implemented REST APIs and third-party integrations.
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Worked with relational databases and optimized existing application logic.
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Maintained and extended existing projects and legacy codebases.
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Implemented integrations with external services and automated business processes.
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Fixed production issues and improved existing application functionality.
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Recruitment Software Company — Netherlands 2017 – 2021 | Remotely
Full-stack Developer
Developed an automated recruitment workflow that processed incoming candidate emails, managed
communication and guided candidates through the hiring process up to electronic contract signing.
Developed functionality for importing and processing large email archives via IMAP.
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Implemented automated email processing and candidate communication workflows.
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Developed functionality that guided candidates through the recruitment process up to electronic
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contract signing.
Improved and maintained existing CRM functionality.
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Developed backend logic and frontend interfaces for internal CRM tools.
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Integrated email processing and automation into the company's recruitment workflow.
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Tech stack: IMAP, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CodeIgniter 3, Ajax

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Zhytomyr State Technological University 09/2011 – 06/2014 | Zhitomir
Software Engineering, Bachelor

Zhytomyr Technological College 09/2008 – 06/2011 | Zhitomir
Software Development - Junior Specialist

SKILLS

PHP MySQL

PostgreSQL AJAX

JavaScript HTML

CSS Git

CodeIgniter 3 CodeIgniter 4

Laravel Vue.js

Vuex Docker

OOP SOLID

Composer OpenServer

Redis Livewire

Filament

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian English