Usama Baig
Senior Software Engineer | PHP | Laravel
Salary / Daily rate
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior PHP Developer with 7+ years specializing in Laravel, Vue.js, and microservices architecture. Expert in building scalable ERP systems, real-time dashboards, and multi-tenant applications with proven database optimization skills. Ready to deliver robust backend solutions and streamline your development processes.
Work experience
Senior PHP Developer
NEXT BASKETSoftware Development
Jul 2024 - Present
2 years
Sofia, Bulgaria
Skills: PHP · Symfony Framework · Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) · JSON-RPC · Docker · Microservices
Senior Software Engineer (PHP)
Square63IT Services and IT Consulting
Jan 2020 - Jul 2024
4 years 7 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Skills: JavaScript · PHP · Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) · Drupal · WordPress
Laravel developer
Linen TechSoftware Development
May 2019 - Dec 2019
8 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Worked on development of new features and fixing existing bugs for an ERP for B2B commercial laundries. Optimized database queries to reduce database server cost. - Developed a real time dashboard using redis and charts to give insight to clients from real time events happening throughout the application. - Optimized workflows using Laravel queues and background jobs to improve user experience and to move processor intensive processes to separate threads. Also worked on PDF creation for invoices and improved the process to efficiently create PDF invoices containing a large number of pages. - Implemented multi tenancy on the complete product by separating databases and instances for every client.
Laravel Developer
Data MonstersSoftware Development
Jun 2018 - May 2019
1 year
Lahore · On-site
- Worked on development of an MVP project for AWS sellers to give deep insight into their sales, products, inventory using AWS marketplace APIs. -Used PHPUnit for writing unit and features tests and Laravel Dusk for front end testing. Additionally, authored test cases and established automated testing and deployment pipelines via CI/CD tools to ensure efficient updates.
Blue Horn TechenologyIT Services and IT Consulting
Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
1 year 10 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Backend Developer
Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year 7 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Developed a real estate listing management system for a UK based company. Provided full site customization from an admin dashboard to manage the listing, check reports and customize the website. - Worked on a system for the UK government which is used to report and manage building violations. Designed a complete workflow to report any activities along with their resolution and payment method. Upgraded Laravel 4 to Laravel 5 version and optimized the code base for faster page load times. - Worked on Ionic framework to create hybrid mobile application for event management system. Built authentication and APIs for it using Laravel and integrated them in a mobile app.
Intern
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
4 months
Education
Virtual University of Pakistan
Bachelor of Science - BS
2014 - 2018
4 years 5 months