Senior PHP / Laravel Engineer

Aleksandar Dimovski

Senior PHP / Laravel Engineer with more than a decade of experience developing, modernizing, deploying, and supporting business-critical web applications. Strong background in PHP, Laravel, SQL databases, REST integrations, Linux infrastructure, and production operations, complemented by current hands-on product work with Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.

[email protected]+389 75 458 790Bitola 7000, North Macedoniaaleksandardimovski.me linkedin.com/in/dimovskialeksandar github.com/gunnero

Technical competencies

Backend

PHP · Laravel · REST APIs · Authentication and authorization · Business rules · Background processing · Python · FastAPI

Databases

MySQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · SQL Server

Delivery and operations

Linux · Apache · Nginx · Docker · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · Deployment · Rollback and release validation

Frontend and supporting

JavaScript · TypeScript · React · Blade · Livewire · HTML · CSS · WordPress · WooCommerce

Professional experience

S/N Insurance was a full-time role with a fixed 08:00-16:00 schedule. The other overlapping roles used flexible, deliverable-based schedules, with work organized independently around agreed responsibilities and deadlines.

Senior PHP Developer / Server Administrator · Niipit IVS, Denmark

December 2016 - Present

Full-time | Flexible, deliverable-based schedule

Maintain a broad portfolio of production PHP, Laravel, WordPress, and WooCommerce applications across six servers for an international remote client.

Modernize legacy PHP applications and migrate systems to newer PHP and Laravel versions while preserving business-critical workflows
Implement Stripe and Danish online-payment integrations for customer-facing commerce systems
Own deployments, backups, security and performance improvements, and production incident recovery across Linux infrastructure

Head of IT · S/N Insurance Broker AD Bitola

November 2018 - January 2025

Full-time | Fixed schedule, 08:00-16:00

Led IT operations, application support, infrastructure, reporting, backups, and vendor coordination across six related companies serving more than 200 employees.

Supported more than 10 internal applications and databases covering departmental insurance, reporting, and operational workflows
Integrated internal systems with external insurance-industry platforms and counterparties across North Macedonia
Improved backup, recovery, access-control, and operational-continuity procedures while coordinating two external technology vendors

Laravel Developer · NicheStack, Czechia

November 2020 - June 2022

Full-time | Flexible, deliverable-based schedule

Developed and maintained at least 10 Laravel applications supporting SEO and digital-marketing operations.

Built backend features, database workflows, internal tools, and production changes across multiple client applications
Handled deployments, production maintenance, incident investigation, and incremental application improvements

Selected engineering projects

Razbudise

Case study

PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Next.js, TypeScript

Editorial workflow and publishing platform with explicit assignments, approval and rejection states, traceable decisions, and draft-only delivery.

BuildIQ

Case study

Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript

Construction-management product foundation with tenant-aware authorization, subscription enforcement, production gates, and 172 automated backend and frontend tests.

MediaHub

Case study

PHP, Laravel, React, TypeScript

Movie and television tracking product covering viewing state, discovery, diary, collections, imports, responsive interfaces, and privacy-aware social features.

Earlier experience

Front-End Developer · Technology Solutions for Business Automation (TSBA)

January 2017 - September 2019

Full-time | Flexible, deliverable-based schedule

Delivered at least five complete customer-facing web and hybrid mobile applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, and Ionic.

Chief Technology Officer · Intel Marketing (WEHOO)

February 2013 - November 2016

Led web development, infrastructure, client implementation, technical delivery, and project coordination.

PHP / Joomla Developer · The Nova Code

November 2012 - February 2013

Developed and maintained PHP/Joomla websites, e-commerce customizations, and HTML/CSS interfaces.

Education and training

IT Academy Alexandria

September 2009 - June 2010
Web Design and Internet Technologies training, including CIW and Adobe web-design certifications.

Languages

Macedonian: Native

English: Professional working proficiency; long-term international remote collaboration