Rakesh Parmar

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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. 4 to Symfony 7.

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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.

  • 9 years' experience
  • Joined May 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • HindiFluent
  • GujaratiFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment

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Work experience

Senior Backend Developer · Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.Jan 2021 – Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 8 mos

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 · Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.Jan 2017 – Dec 2020 · 4 yrs

Worked on classified and marketplace platforms using Symfony 4.4 and MySQL. Built reusable Symfony bundles, reducing duplication across projects.

Junior Web Developer · Fiare Software Pvt. Ltd.Oct 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

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 · Gujarat Technological University2012 – 2015
Diploma in Computer Engineering · Gujarat Technological University2008 – 2011

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