I am a backend software engineer with over a decade of experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems. I specialize in PHP (7.4, 8.1), Python, and Bash, and have hands-on experience with Symfony, API Platform, Laravel, Phalcon, and Flask.\n\nI design scalable architectures, migrate legacy monoliths to microservices, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket. I work in containerized and cloud environments (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, and emphasize testing, security, and maintainability in production-ready solutions.

Asem Khatib

I am a backend software engineer with over a decade of experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems. I specialize in PHP (7.4, 8.1), Python, and Bash, and have hands-on experience with Symfony, API Platform, Laravel, Phalcon, and Flask.\n\nI design scalable architectures, migrate legacy monoliths to microservices, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket. I work in containerized and cloud environments (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, and emphasize testing, security, and maintainability in production-ready solutions.

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I am a backend software engineer with over a decade of experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems. I specialize in PHP (7.4, 8.1), Python, and Bash, and have hands-on experience with Symfony, API Platform, Laravel, Phalcon, and Flask.\n\nI design scalable architectures, migrate legacy monoliths to microservices, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket. I work in containerized and cloud environments (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, and emphasize testing, security, and maintainability in production-ready solutions.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hebrew (modern)
Fluent
German
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Back-end Engineer at T3-IT GmbH
February 1, 2024 - Present
Developing RESTful services using API Platform, maintaining high-availability infrastructure on RKE2 clusters, creating production-ready, reusable Helm charts, and implementing CI/CD deployment pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI.
Senior PHP Engineer at Internetstores GmbH
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Developing and maintaining multiple Symfony-based applications (PHP 8.1), API Platform REST APIs connected to NoSQL and MySQL databases, Codeception test suite for unit and functional tests, RabbitMQ, Symfony Messenger.
Senior Back-end Engineer at M.F.G. Pengueen UG
December 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023
Symfony-based project to develop multiple features using MySQL via Doctrine ORM; planning and building a new microservices architecture with complete CI/CD GitLab pipelines.
Back-end Developer at TwentyZen GmbH
October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021
Designed and implemented a PHP library to enhance developer efficiency when interfacing with Podio and collaborating with Laravel applications via REST; created Symfony-based bundles and integrations for Mautic.
Back-end Web Developer at GVL - Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten
September 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Implemented web-based solutions using Symfony and REST API, managed extensive metadata; collaborated with Apache Solr and Talend Studio; contributed to multiple Symfony endpoints.
PHP developer at FTI Group / fti.de
January 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015
Developed tourism-oriented web services, integrating APIs from diverse operators; used Typo3/Extbase; testing with Codeception and PHPUnit.
PHP developer at Sanapix.com
July 1, 2012 - September 30, 2014
Created customized websites and content management systems; integrated digital solutions across advertising, media, web publishing, and related solutions.
Back-end developer at Freelancer
April 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011
Crafted dynamic, responsive websites; focused on PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and relational databases; client-focused web development.
Front-end Web developer at shadsoft.com
February 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009
Designed and developed functional and visually appealing web applications; maintained usability and branding across interfaces; collaborated with back-end developers.
Technical Support Officer at KHC
January 1, 2007 - February 29, 2008
Provided around-the-clock technical support for customers; troubleshooting Linux/Windows server issues.

Education

Master of Science in Business Psychology at Technical University Dresden, Germany
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020
Bachelor (BA) in Psychology at Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education