Senior Backend Engineer with 9.5+ years of experience building and scaling large-scale marketplace / classifieds and content-driven platforms, including aviation industry marketplaces, using PHP, Symfony, MySQL, and AWS. Proven track record in performance optimization, scalable backend design, search engineering, and modernizing legacy systems from Symfony 1.4 to Symfony 7. Strong expertise in marketplace workflows, SEO-driven platform architecture, and high-performance search systems using Elasticsearch. Skilled in Redis, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Passionate about clean architecture, maintainability, and leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI) to accelerate development workflows.

Rakesh Parmar

Senior Backend Engineer with 9.5+ years of experience building and scaling large-scale marketplace / classifieds and content-driven platforms, including aviation industry marketplaces, using PHP, Symfony, MySQL, and AWS. Proven track record in performance optimization, scalable backend design, search engineering, and modernizing legacy systems from Symfony 1.4 to Symfony 7. Strong expertise in marketplace workflows, SEO-driven platform architecture, and high-performance search systems using Elasticsearch. Skilled in Redis, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Passionate about clean architecture, maintainability, and leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI) to accelerate development workflows.

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Senior Backend Engineer with 9.5+ years of experience building and scaling large-scale marketplace / classifieds and content-driven platforms, including aviation industry marketplaces, using PHP, Symfony, MySQL, and AWS. Proven track record in performance optimization, scalable backend design,
search engineering, and modernizing legacy systems from Symfony 1.4 to Symfony 7. Strong expertise in marketplace workflows, SEO-driven platform architecture, and high-performance search systems using Elasticsearch. Skilled in Redis, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Passionate about clean architecture, maintainability, and leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI) to accelerate development workflows.

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Work Experience

Senior Backend Developer at Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.
January 1, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Built scalable, high-traffic applications using PHP 8 and Symfony 7, ensuring high availability and performance. Integrated Elasticsearch, improved search performance and relevance for large datasets. Implemented Redis caching, DB indexing, and query optimizations for high-traffic systems. Developed PayPal subscription workflows with recurring billing logic. Set up Docker-based environments and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), improving release stability. Refactored legacy systems and contributed to Symfony 7 migration. Collaborated with DevOps & QA to streamline release and testing workflows.
Web Developer at Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.
January 1, 2017 - December 1, 2020
Worked on classified and marketplace platforms using Symfony 4.4 and MySQL. Built reusable Symfony bundles, reducing duplication across projects.
Junior Web Developer at Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.
October 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016
Designed and integrated RESTful APIs with frontend systems. Supported migration of legacy systems to Symfony 4.4. Maintained legacy PHP / Symfony 1.4 systems and resolved production issues. Worked on bug fixes, API integrations, and testing.

Education

B.E in Computer Engineering at Gujarat Technological University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Diploma in Computer Engineering at Gujarat Technological University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment