Senior Backend Engineer with PHP/Laravel Expertise

Aadarsh Bajpai

Senior Software Developer

+91-992******* ***********@*****.*** Bengaluru, Karnataka Summary

Senior Software Developer with 5+ years of experience building high-traffic, scalable backend systems. Expert in core PHP, Laravel architecture, RESTful API design, database optimization, and caching strategies. Proven experience delivering reliable, production-grade applications, improving system performance and stability, and leading backend development from design through deployment.

Work Experience

Senior Software Developer — Globussoft Technologies 11/2020 – Present

Led backend development for multiple production systems, designing scalable RESTful APIs and ensuring reliable performance in live environments.

Designed and optimized MySQL schemas and complex queries, resulting in 35–45% improvement in API response times and improved system efficiency.

Implemented Redis-based caching and queue mechanisms, reducing database load by ~40% during peak traffic and improving request handling.

Built secure authentication and authorization layers using JWT and role-based access control across multiple applications.

Wrote and maintained PHPUnit-based unit and feature tests, improving code reliability and reducing production regressions.

Standardized backend coding practices and led code reviews, improving release stability, maintainability, and overall code quality.

Projects

PowerAdSpy [PHP(Laravel), JavaScript, PHPUnit, MySQL,Redis,ElasticSearch]

Scaled Laravel-based APIs for an ad intelligence platform handling large-scale datasets and high-throughput data access.

Optimized MySQL queries and data access patterns, improving retrieval performance by ~30% and enabling horizontal scalability.

Implemented caching and indexing strategies to reduce load on core services and maintain consistent performance under peak traffic.

Fieldforce Tracking [NodeJS, ExpressJS, REST API’s, MongoDB]

Developed real-time employee tracking services integrating third-party location APIs within a scalable backend architecture.

Designed backend workflows to process frequent location updates, reliably handling thousands of tracking events per day.

Improved location accuracy and system stability through validation, error handling, and optimized update intervals. DJfy [PHP(Laravel), JavaScript, Ext. Service Integration, Sockets, PHPUnit, MySQL]

Built a DJ music request application with payment and refund support, integrating Stripe and third-party APIs

(Spotify, YouTube) to enable live song requests and tipping. HitsRadio [PHP(Laravel), JavaScript, Ext. Service Integration,Sockets, PHPUnit, MySQL]

Developed backend services for a live music streaming application, managing streaming sessions, user interactions, and ensuring reliable content delivery.

ProflUp [PHP(Laravel), JavaScript, Redis, Queues, MySQl,]

Built a backend system for social media campaign management, automating engagement workflows with APIs for order processing, scheduling, and status tracking. Skills

Languages: PHP, JavaScript

Frameworks: Laravel, Node.js, Express.js

Backend & Architecture: REST API Design, System Design, Authentication & Authorization, Caching, Queues Frontend: HTML, CSS, jQuery

Testing: PHPUnit

Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch

DevOps & Tools: Docker, PM2, Git, Bitbucket, CI/CD, Postman Monitoring & Observability: Kibana, Structured Logging, Performance Monitoring Project Management: Agile, Scrum, JIRA, ClickUp

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya — CGPA: 8.33 2016 – 2020

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