I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 18 years of experience in building robust, backend systems. I thrive on solving complex problems and ensuring the reliability of high-traffic platforms. My journey in Software Engineering has brought together a love for coding, mentorship, and collaboration with diverse teams across various sectors. I am passionate about clean architecture and progressive engineering practices that drive efficiency and performance.

Asfer Tamimi

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 18 years of experience in building robust, backend systems. I thrive on solving complex problems and ensuring the reliability of high-traffic platforms. My journey in Software Engineering has brought together a love for coding, mentorship, and collaboration with diverse teams across various sectors. I am passionate about clean architecture and progressive engineering practices that drive efficiency and performance.

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I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 18 years of experience in building robust, backend systems. I thrive on solving complex problems and ensuring the reliability of high-traffic platforms. My journey in Software Engineering has brought together a love for coding, mentorship, and collaboration with diverse teams across various sectors. I am passionate about clean architecture and progressive engineering practices that drive efficiency and performance.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior PHP Developer at Bumble Inc
November 1, 2022 - July 1, 2025
Senior engineer within a large-scale, high-availability platform supporting millions of users. Designed, developed, and maintained multiple PHP microservices, improving maintainability and performance. Led refactoring of legacy codebases and significantly improved test coverage and CI reliability.
Senior PHP Developer at Immediate Media
May 1, 2021 - October 1, 2022
Architected and delivered a Symfony-based Platform API while developing and maintaining multiple high-traffic WordPress websites. Focused on security, performance, and automated testing enhancements.
Senior Software Engineer at Save Water Save Money
September 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Designed and delivered new microservices using SOLID principles, successfully migrating legacy services to modern REST APIs and increasing test coverage across key services.
Software Engineer at WorldFirst
February 1, 2018 - September 1, 2020
Developed and maintained mission-critical financial back-office systems while contributing to architecture modernization and cloud migration efforts.
Senior Software Engineer at Remit ONE
August 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Worked across legacy and modern platforms in a global payments system, leading the migration from Zend/Pear to Symfony and delivering multiple payment gateway integrations.

Education

BSc (Second Class Honors) at The University of Westminster, London
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007
BSc at University of Westminster
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005

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Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Consumer Goods