Олександр

Alexander Anisimov
PHP / Backend Developer
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Professional Summary
Backend developer with 10+ years of commercial experience, specialising in high-load platforms, warehouse
automation, and payment systems. Progressed to Senior Backend Developer at Travelassist / Journeys Travel
Ltd (UK), where I owned the full engineering lifecycle — from architectural decisions to production stability and
payment gateway integrations. Built a custom WMS/CRM system from scratch for Stardis (Germany), including
automated putaway logic, warehouse mapping, and multi-channel integrations with Shopify, Amazon and
Afterbuy. Strong expertise in PHP (Yii2, Laravel), RabbitMQ, Redis, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Docker and Linux
infrastructure.​
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Technical Skills
Languages PHP (10 yrs) · JavaScript (8 yrs) · Python 3
Frameworks Yii-Yii2 (8 yrs) · Laravel (2 yrs) · WordPress · OpenCart
Databases MySQL (10 yrs) · PostgreSQL (3 yrs) · Redis (4 yrs)
Frontend Tailwind CSS · Bootstrap · Vue.js
Queues RabbitMQ (3 yrs)
DevOps / Cloud Docker · AWS EC2 & RDS · SSH / Linux · Nginx
Automation Playwright · Python scripting · n8n

Work Experience
Senior Backend Developer
Stardis · DE Feb 2024 – Apr 2026 · 2 yrs
▸​ Designed and developed a custom WMS/CRM system from scratch using PHP (Laravel), covering
end-to-end warehouse and order management operations.
▸​ Designed and optimized data architecture with PostgreSQL.
▸​ Built a dynamic warehouse mapping system with real-time visibility into stock locations, supporting
both inter-warehouse transfers and intra-warehouse stock movements.
▸​ Implemented automated putaway logic for incoming container processing — the system analyses
arriving goods and automatically assigns optimal storage locations based on warehouse layout,
availability, and product attributes.
▸​ Developed sales analytics and reporting dashboards, enabling data-driven decisions across
operations and management.
▸​ Integrated third-party platforms via API — Shopify, Amazon and Afterbuy — ensuring seamless order
synchronisation and inventory updates across all sales channels.
▸​ Implemented an AI-powered automated email responder to handle inbound customer inquiries,
reducing manual support workload.

Senior Backend Developer
Travelassist S.r.l. & Journeys Travel Ltd · United Kingdom Aug 2019 – Dec 2024 · 5 yrs
▸​ Built and maintained a high-load travel insurance platform using PHP (Yii2).
▸​ Designed and optimized data architecture with MySQL and Redis, and implemented asynchronous
processing pipelines using RabbitMQ.
▸​ Led code reviews, architectural decisions, and sprint planning, ensuring scalability, maintainability,
and delivery quality across the engineering team.
 ▸​ Took full ownership of the release lifecycle — coordinated deployments, ensured production stability,
and rapidly resolved incidents under pressure.
▸​ Directed payment gateway integrations and maintained strict PCI DSS compliance across all financial
workflows.
▸​ Led modernization efforts by migrating a legacy Delphi system to PHP, followed by a full Yii1 to Yii2
framework migration.
▸​ Built and maintained internal REST APIs for inter-service communication, ensuring reliable data
exchange and clear contract boundaries between platform services.
▸​ Built a B2B partner portal with separate API access, allowing travel agencies and brokers to issue
policies programmatically on behalf of end customers.

Web Developer
Productive Technology Ltd · United Kingdom Aug 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs
▸​ Developed and maintained PHP web applications using Yii1 framework for UK-based clients.
▸​ Designed and consumed RESTful APIs, integrated third-party services, and optimized MySQL query
performance.
▸​ Implemented caching solutions with Redis and background job processing for asynchronous tasks.
▸​ Improved application performance through profiling, query optimization, and refactoring legacy code.
▸​ Collaborated with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration of UI and backend services.

Web Developer
Encode Ukraine · Ukraine Mar 2012 – Aug 2015 · 3 yrs
▸​ Responsibilities: Task working, move task to the server, meeting with clients, releases
▸​ Customised themes and plugins; integrated payment systems and third-party APIs.
▸​ Optimised sites for Google PageSpeed score — caching, asset minification, and server-side tuning.
▸​ Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, AJAX, JQuery, XML, JSON, GIT, Yii framework 1,
API (Twitter, FaceBook, PayPal), WordPress.

Education
ZNTU — Computer Networks and Systems
Zaporizhzhia

Languages
Ukrainian — Native English — A2