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I'm Nitin Patel, a Lead/Senior Software Engineer with 19 years of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications and APIs. I focus on clean code and best practices across the full development lifecycle, with deep expertise in PHP, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern scalable technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, and Redis. I have migrated numerous apps to AWS, built and maintained microservices, and led teams through CI/CD and DevOps improvements using Terraform, Jenkins, and GoCD. I thrive on mentoring colleagues, shaping architectures, and delivering robust, scalable systems that power complex business needs, often enabling real-time data updates for mobile and web platforms.…I'm Nitin Patel, a Lead/Senior Software Engineer with 19 years of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications and APIs. I focus on clean code and best practices across the full development lifecycle, with deep expertise in PHP, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern scalable technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, and Redis. I have migrated numerous apps to AWS, built and maintained microservices, and led teams through CI/CD and DevOps improvements using Terraform, Jenkins, and GoCD. I thrive on mentoring colleagues, shaping architectures, and delivering robust, scalable systems that power complex business needs, often enabling real-time data updates for mobile and web platforms.

Nitin Patel

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

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I'm Nitin Patel, a Lead/Senior Software Engineer with 19 years of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications and APIs. I focus on clean code and best practices across the full development lifecycle, with deep expertise in PHP, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern scalable technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, and Redis. I have migrated numerous apps to AWS, built and maintained microservices, and led teams through CI/CD and DevOps improvements using Terraform, Jenkins, and GoCD. I thrive on mentoring colleagues, shaping architectures, and delivering robust, scalable systems that power complex business needs, often enabling real-time data updates for mobile and web platforms.…I'm Nitin Patel, a Lead/Senior Software Engineer with 19 years of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications and APIs. I focus on clean code and best practices across the full development lifecycle, with deep expertise in PHP, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern scalable technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, and Redis. I have migrated numerous apps to AWS, built and maintained microservices, and led teams through CI/CD and DevOps improvements using Terraform, Jenkins, and GoCD. I thrive on mentoring colleagues, shaping architectures, and delivering robust, scalable systems that power complex business needs, often enabling real-time data updates for mobile and web platforms.

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I’m Nitin Patel, a Lead/Senior Software Engineer with 19 years of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications and APIs. I focus on clean code and best practices across the full development lifecycle, with deep expertise in PHP, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern scalable technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, and Redis.

I have migrated numerous apps to AWS, built and maintained microservices, and led teams through CI/CD and DevOps improvements using Terraform, Jenkins, and GoCD. I thrive on mentoring colleagues, shaping architectures, and delivering robust, scalable systems that power complex business needs, often enabling real-time data updates for mobile and web platforms.

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Senior Software Engineer at Reward Gateway

August 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025

Developed multiple PHP-based APIs for a Reward and Recognition platform, enabling users to redeem points for eGift vouchers, branded merchandise, and physical products. Implemented event-driven architecture to enable scalable, decoupled services. Led development of a white-label API solution for large-scale eCode generation and voucher distribution. Maintained microservices and legacy applications using Symfony components, applying SOLID principles with comprehensive PHPUnit and integration testing. Created API acceptance tests in Python using PyTest with BDD. Guided junior developers on architectural decisions and clean coding practices.

Senior Software Engineer & DevOps at WorldFirst (Alibaba)

March 1, 2020 - September 19, 2025

Transformed a legacy PHP application into a Symfony-based solution using SOLID principles and clean architecture. Introduced BDD/TDD tests for legacy code. Migrated a large application to AWS using Terraform. Improved CI/CD processes and implemented an automated database migration system with Liquibase. Managed development environments with Vagrant and Docker and supported GDPR compliance updates.

Lead Software Engineer at Loan.co.uk

January 1, 2018 - September 19, 2025

Built a financial service broker platform (CRM) in Symfony3 exposing data over REST APIs. Integrated with various banks and lender platforms via SOAP and REST to retrieve mortgage quotes.

PHP and Golang Developer at Sainsbury's Entertainment On Demand

January 1, 2017 - September 19, 2025

Developed RESTful API and a supporting SDK powering the website, backend CMS, and mobile apps (custom framework on Slim). Implemented ElasticSearch mapping, indexing, querying and filtering; improved product search by incorporating sales data into scoring. Go-based data ingestion application processed up to 38 million product updates overnight. Built long-running processes interacting with ElasticSearch, Postgres, RabbitMQ, and Redis. Practiced BDD and TDD in an agile environment.

PHP Developer (Contract) at IPC Media

May 1, 2014 - September 19, 2025

Migrated websites and APIs to AWS; worked with WordPress, Symfony2, MongoDB; migrated Symfony websites to WordPress; performed performance improvements on NME mobile site.

PHP Developer (Contract) at City Link

May 1, 2014 - September 19, 2025

Worked on intranet/extranet sites reporting real-time logistical data; integrated with Salesforce; used Twitter Bootstrap; consumed internal SOAP APIs.

Lead PHP Developer (Contract) at SapientNitro

January 1, 2014 - September 19, 2025

Managed a team of 3 PHP developers; established new practices/workflows for dev/QA/server teams; introduced Jenkins for automated testing and deployment; contributed to multilingual Harley Davidson websites; worked with Symfony, Yii, CakePHP and cloud integrations with Salesforce/Eclipse via SOAP APIs.

PHP Developer (Contract) at Web Technology Group

July 1, 2013 - September 19, 2025

Designed and developed an auditing solution using PHP and MongoDB for the Ministry of Justice and UK Police forces; responsible for all technical aspects, wrote PHPUnit tests, produced documentation, and created UML diagrams.

Web Developer at IPC Media

December 1, 2012 - September 19, 2025

Built a content API system in a SOA architecture to serve content for major brands to mobile apps; used MongoDB, Solr, Doctrine2, and Symfony2; achieved 100% code coverage with PHPUnit; developed mobile sites for 20+ brands; implemented single sign-on across sites; built RESTful APIs for queues, user databases, and other services.

Web Developer at SOTIC

April 1, 2011 - September 19, 2025

Built e-commerce shops on a heavily customized X-Cart platform; integrated with real-time stock management and till systems; developed data-heavy web applications for the sports industry; implemented caching strategies to reduce database load and improve performance; contributed to deployment processes and Salesforce integration.

Web Developer at Orchestra Agency

August 1, 2008 - September 19, 2025

Sole person responsible for the web department, scoping, designing, implementing, and testing new features for the in-house CMS and mass-emailing portal.