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Hi, I’m Cristian Stancu, a highly experienced PHP and Laravel developer with over 14 years in web development. I design and build scalable, maintainable systems and RESTful APIs, lead technical teams, and continuously improve code quality through testing and automation. I thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy translating complex requirements into robust software solutions. I enjoy collaborating with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products on time. My strengths include performance optimization, security, documentation, and a hands-on approach to CI/CD, Docker-based local development, and reliable deployment pipelines.…Hi, I’m Cristian Stancu, a highly experienced PHP and Laravel developer with over 14 years in web development. I design and build scalable, maintainable systems and RESTful APIs, lead technical teams, and continuously improve code quality through testing and automation. I thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy translating complex requirements into robust software solutions. I enjoy collaborating with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products on time. My strengths include performance optimization, security, documentation, and a hands-on approach to CI/CD, Docker-based local development, and reliable deployment pipelines.

Cristian Stancu

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

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Hi, I’m Cristian Stancu, a highly experienced PHP and Laravel developer with over 14 years in web development. I design and build scalable, maintainable systems and RESTful APIs, lead technical teams, and continuously improve code quality through testing and automation. I thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy translating complex requirements into robust software solutions. I enjoy collaborating with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products on time. My strengths include performance optimization, security, documentation, and a hands-on approach to CI/CD, Docker-based local development, and reliable deployment pipelines.…Hi, I’m Cristian Stancu, a highly experienced PHP and Laravel developer with over 14 years in web development. I design and build scalable, maintainable systems and RESTful APIs, lead technical teams, and continuously improve code quality through testing and automation. I thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy translating complex requirements into robust software solutions. I enjoy collaborating with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products on time. My strengths include performance optimization, security, documentation, and a hands-on approach to CI/CD, Docker-based local development, and reliable deployment pipelines.

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Hi, I’m Cristian Stancu, a highly experienced PHP and Laravel developer with over 14 years in web development. I design and build scalable, maintainable systems and RESTful APIs, lead technical teams, and continuously improve code quality through testing and automation. I thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy translating complex requirements into robust software solutions.

I enjoy collaborating with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products on time. My strengths include performance optimization, security, documentation, and a hands-on approach to CI/CD, Docker-based local development, and reliable deployment pipelines.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Benefex Ltd

June 1, 2022 - Present

Developed a bespoke core framework for product components/modules; migrated modules to load libraries via private Composer repositories using PSR-4 namespaces; designed and implemented a template engine for compiling view templates; migrated a product to a RESTful API based on the core framework; managed GitHub workflows with a structured branching strategy; maintained CI/CD pipelines with CircleCI; integrated Grafana for logging/monitoring; wrote PHPUnit tests; developed locally with Docker; performed static analysis with SonarQube/SonarLint; integrated Cloudflare WAF and Amazon SES; used Postman Collections to document endpoints for developers and stakeholders.

Senior Backend Developer at Spindogs Ltd

October 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022

Contributed to multiple Laravel-based projects for a variety of clients; backend solutions and APIs; implemented CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps; collaborated via GitHub with a Git Flow strategy; tracked tasks in Jira and participated in Agile ceremonies; contributed to system design/architecture and promoted code quality, testing, and continuous integration across projects.

Senior Backend Developer at Utility Point Ltd

April 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

Developed and maintained a CRM RESTful application using the Laravel framework; designed RESTful APIs leveraging Fractal transformers for clean API responses; implemented GitHub branching strategies with pull requests; automated unit tests with PHPUnit; collaborated with the project manager to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives; contributed to system design decisions and produced technical documentation.

Senior Backend Developer at Countrywide Ltd

July 1, 2019 - March 31, 2021

Developed a bespoke CRM using the Laravel framework; managed projects with ClickUp and integrated with GitHub for version control; implemented CI/CD via GitHub Actions; built frontend with Bootstrap, jQuery, and Vue.js; contributed to system architecture, security hardening, and product roadmap; documented design, integrations, and development processes.

Junior Web Developer at Sirch Solutions Ltd

February 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021

Developed backend features with Laravel and Vue.js; maintained and enhanced sites/web CRMs using legacy PHP and jQuery; contributed to new product development within the group; collaborated with stakeholders to scope and deliver improvements.

Freelance Web Developer at Freelancer.com

February 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021

Developed and maintained websites on legacy PHP and MySQL with JavaScript/jQuery/AJAX/JSON; worked with various frameworks depending on client stack; integrated payments (Google Payments, Global Payments, PayPal, Stripe); implemented SSO (Google, Facebook); configured Amazon SES; Cloudflare WAF; MySQL/MariaDB; integrated third-party APIs (Google Maps, Royal Mail) and ensured mobile-friendly frontend.