YUSUF IBROHIM

PHP & Laravel Backend Developer

Remote, WW.

About

Highly accomplished PHP & Laravel Backend Developer with proven expertise in high-scale production environments, managing systems for over 2 million users. Excelling in RESTful API design, MySQL database management, and robust backend architecture, I consistently deliver high-performance, reliable, and clean code. My problem-solving ability is exemplified by engineering precise Artisan commands to ensure 100% data integrity and significantly reduce manual correction times.

Work

KRYSTAL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

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Full-Stack Developer (Hybrid)

Remote, Remote, WW

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Summary

Led the full-stack development and maintenance of diverse web products, ranging from solo initiatives to large-scale team collaborations, ensuring high performance and data integrity.

Highlights

Spearheaded the development and ongoing maintenance of 5 distinct web products, successfully managing projects from solo initiatives to large-scale team collaborations.

Developed and executed Custom Artisan Commands for data sanitization and migration of over 2 million production records, reducing manual data correction time by 85% and ensuring 100% data integrity through chunking and database indexing.

Architected and implemented a multi-channel Notification Preference System, enabling users to customize alerts via database, Mobile Push, and email drivers within Laravel's Notification framework.

Led the redesign of existing web modules, enhancing alignment with current UI/UX trends and significantly improving user engagement by an estimated 20%.

Conducted deep-level code refactoring and performance tuning across Laravel backends and dynamic frontends, resulting in a 10% reduction in server response time.

Ensured application reliability and reduced production bugs by implementing automated testing suites using PestPHP, minimizing deployment risks and enhancing code quality.

Managed application deployment and server health via Laravel Forge, guaranteeing high availability and seamless CI/CD workflows for critical production environments.

Collaborated effectively with Product Managers and Designers to translate complex requirements into scalable features, utilizing Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS for robust frontend solutions.

DARDAA WEB

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Full-Stack Developer (Contract)

Remote, Remote, WW

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Summary

Spearheaded the end-to-end development of a comprehensive agency platform, significantly enhancing the company's digital presence and operational efficiency.

Highlights

Developed a full-featured agency platform from inception, streamlining digital presence, recruitment, and lead generation capabilities.

Designed a modern, responsive UI using Tailwind CSS and Livewire Flux components, delivering a premium and accessible user experience across all devices.

Created an integrated recruitment pipeline, empowering administrators to post job openings and manage candidate applications directly through the platform.

Designed a flexible database structure supporting multiple dynamic entities (Testimonials, Projects, Quotes, Jobs), ensuring high scalability for future feature additions and system growth.

LOWPRICEDATA

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Backend Developer (Contract)

Remote, Remote, WW

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Summary

Designed and optimized RESTful APIs and integrated third-party services to enhance a website's functionality and ensure seamless data-driven applications.

Highlights

Designed and implemented user-friendly frontend interfaces using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap CSS, and jQuery, enhancing user interaction and aesthetic appeal.

Successfully integrated third-party API services for selling airtime, data, electricity payments, and cable subscriptions, expanding the website's service offerings.

Optimized RESTful APIs for data-driven applications, ensuring seamless and efficient interaction between the frontend and backend systems.

Ensured all API integrations were reliable, efficient, and fully compliant with necessary business requirements for a wide range of services offered.

Education

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

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Bsc. Computer Science Grade:

Obafemi Awolowo University

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Bsc. Botany Grade:

Languages

English

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

Google Cloud, Nginx, Linux.

Tools

Git, GitHub, Composer, NPM, Postman, PestPHP.

Frontend

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, React.js, Alpine.js, Livewire.

Backend

PHP, Laravel, Livewire, RESTful APIs.

Databases

MySQL, SQLite.

Projects

DevReport

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Summary

Addressed the problem of development teams wasting hours manually translating technical Git commits into readable progress reports, leading to communication gaps and lost engineering time. Engineered an automated reporting application that syncs with code repositories to instantly generate human-readable changelogs and stakeholder updates.

Laravel Changelog (Laravel Package)

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Summary

Solved the challenge of development teams struggling to keep users updated due to time-consuming manual translation of Git commits into customer-friendly release notes. Built a full-featured Laravel package that leverages GitHub webhooks and AI (laravel/ai) to automatically rewrite commits into clean changelog entries.