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Hi! I’m Aldo Koni, a software founder and engineer with a track record of building and scaling web and mobile products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions across PHP ecosystems and more. Also modern frontend stacks. I enjoy turning ideas into scalable systems, maintaining strong client relationships, and driving product growth in international markets. When I’m not coding, I teach Web Development at universities and pursue research in Mathematics and Computer Science. I’m based in Tirana, Albania, and I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, exploring AI and Web3 concepts, and delivering value through solid architecture and hands-on delivery.…Hi! I’m Aldo Koni, a software founder and engineer with a track record of building and scaling web and mobile products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions across PHP ecosystems and more. Also modern frontend stacks. I enjoy turning ideas into scalable systems, maintaining strong client relationships, and driving product growth in international markets. When I’m not coding, I teach Web Development at universities and pursue research in Mathematics and Computer Science. I’m based in Tirana, Albania, and I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, exploring AI and Web3 concepts, and delivering value through solid architecture and hands-on delivery.

Aldo Koni

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hi! I’m Aldo Koni, a software founder and engineer with a track record of building and scaling web and mobile products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions across PHP ecosystems and more. Also modern frontend stacks. I enjoy turning ideas into scalable systems, maintaining strong client relationships, and driving product growth in international markets. When I’m not coding, I teach Web Development at universities and pursue research in Mathematics and Computer Science. I’m based in Tirana, Albania, and I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, exploring AI and Web3 concepts, and delivering value through solid architecture and hands-on delivery.…Hi! I’m Aldo Koni, a software founder and engineer with a track record of building and scaling web and mobile products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions across PHP ecosystems and more. Also modern frontend stacks. I enjoy turning ideas into scalable systems, maintaining strong client relationships, and driving product growth in international markets. When I’m not coding, I teach Web Development at universities and pursue research in Mathematics and Computer Science. I’m based in Tirana, Albania, and I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, exploring AI and Web3 concepts, and delivering value through solid architecture and hands-on delivery.

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Hi! I’m Aldo Koni, a software founder and engineer with a track record of building and scaling web and mobile products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions across PHP ecosystems and more. Also modern frontend stacks. I enjoy turning ideas into scalable systems, maintaining strong client relationships, and driving product growth in international markets.

When I’m not coding, I teach Web Development at universities and pursue research in Mathematics and Computer Science. I’m based in Tirana, Albania, and I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, exploring AI and Web3 concepts, and delivering value through solid architecture and hands-on delivery.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder & Full Stack Developer at KTSoftware Solutions

March 1, 2018 - November 1, 2025

Co-founded and scaled a software development company from the ground up to a team of 15 engineers, establishing a presence in the international market. Defined the company's technical direction, leading delivery across PHP ecosystems (Laravel, Symfony, CakePHP, CodeIgniter) and modern front-end stacks including React, Angular, Vue.js, React Native, and TypeScript. Built and maintained strong client and partner relationships globally, driving sustained revenue growth across web and mobile product lines.

CTO & Project Manager at CocaiExpress

April 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Led end-to-end technical strategy and delivery for an in-house REST API platform, evaluating system architecture and proposing improvements to support product scalability. Defined and managed development roadmaps, task prioritisation, and delivery timelines. Coordinated cross-functional teams (developers, designers, analysts) overseeing a multi-platform ecosystem spanning web and mobile, while driving infrastructure migration from virtual servers to AWS cloud.

Backend / Full Stack Developer at RedGifs

September 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024

Built and maintained backend systems for a high-traffic media platform serving ~30M monthly active users at ~3K requests/sec, leveraging PHP (Slim Framework) and Rust for performance-critical workloads. Designed and optimised RESTful APIs and microservices; engineered video processing pipelines covering encoding, storage, and global content delivery via CDN. Integrated AWS services (S3, DynamoDB, Redis) to ensure low-latency data access and scalable media storage, improving platform reliability under high-load production conditions.

Full Stack Developer at ChekRite LTD

January 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022

Developed and maintained features for a cloud-based inspection and asset management platform serving industrial sectors, built on CakePHP and Vanilla JavaScript. Contributed to a major system refactor, migrating the application to Laravel and Vue.js to improve maintainability and scalability, alongside backend API optimisation and AWS-based deployment.

Full Stack Developer at Independent Consulting & Freelance

May 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021

Delivered end-to-end web and mobile solutions across multiple client engagements, independently managing architecture, development, and delivery across diverse industries and technology stacks.

NFT Marketplace Platform at Independent Consulting & Freelance

December 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022

Architected and delivered an NFT marketplace integrating Web 2.0 and foundational Web 3.0 concepts. Built with Vue.js and Laravel; implemented custom auth, 2FA, Stripe payment flows, and dynamic JavaScript charting.

Developer at FOLD.eu — Booking & Admin Platform

June 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021

Developed a custom availability calendar, SEO-optimised slug system, full admin dashboard, dual-language support, dark theme, and automated cron jobs to sync data from external APIs.

Full Stack Developer at Legal & Tax Consulting SaaS

May 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020

Built a three-tier user management platform for legal and tax consulting firms using CakePHP. Delivered role-based access control, 2FA, Stripe subscription billing, and automated document generation (Word & PDF).

Lecturer — Web Development at University Aleksander Moisiu Durres

September 1, 2018 - Present

Delivered undergraduate lectures in Web Development, covering front-end and back-end technologies, RESTful API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks.

Lecturer — Informatics at University Aleksander Xhuvani Elbasan

October 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022

Taught core Informatics courses including algorithms, data structures, and programming fundamentals to undergraduate students.