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Hi, I'm Zura Bokhua, a backend developer specializing in the Laravel ecosystem with 3+ years of experience building and optimizing web applications across healthcare, e-commerce and education. I focus on RESTful API design, query optimization, queue-based processing and test-driven development to deliver clean, scalable solutions. I enjoy collaborating across the full development lifecycle, from architecture planning to CI/CD deployment, and I pride myself on writing maintainable, well-documented code. My work has delivered measurable results such as 50% faster page loads and 65% fewer database calls, with test coverage growth from 40% to 80%.…Hi, I'm Zura Bokhua, a backend developer specializing in the Laravel ecosystem with 3+ years of experience building and optimizing web applications across healthcare, e-commerce and education. I focus on RESTful API design, query optimization, queue-based processing and test-driven development to deliver clean, scalable solutions. I enjoy collaborating across the full development lifecycle, from architecture planning to CI/CD deployment, and I pride myself on writing maintainable, well-documented code. My work has delivered measurable results such as 50% faster page loads and 65% fewer database calls, with test coverage growth from 40% to 80%.

Zura Bokhua

Back-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +4

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Hi, I'm Zura Bokhua, a backend developer specializing in the Laravel ecosystem with 3+ years of experience building and optimizing web applications across healthcare, e-commerce and education. I focus on RESTful API design, query optimization, queue-based processing and test-driven development to deliver clean, scalable solutions. I enjoy collaborating across the full development lifecycle, from architecture planning to CI/CD deployment, and I pride myself on writing maintainable, well-documented code. My work has delivered measurable results such as 50% faster page loads and 65% fewer database calls, with test coverage growth from 40% to 80%.…Hi, I'm Zura Bokhua, a backend developer specializing in the Laravel ecosystem with 3+ years of experience building and optimizing web applications across healthcare, e-commerce and education. I focus on RESTful API design, query optimization, queue-based processing and test-driven development to deliver clean, scalable solutions. I enjoy collaborating across the full development lifecycle, from architecture planning to CI/CD deployment, and I pride myself on writing maintainable, well-documented code. My work has delivered measurable results such as 50% faster page loads and 65% fewer database calls, with test coverage growth from 40% to 80%.

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Hi, I’m Zura Bokhua, a backend developer specializing in the Laravel ecosystem with 3+ years of experience building and optimizing web applications across healthcare, e-commerce and education. I focus on RESTful API design, query optimization, queue-based processing and test-driven development to deliver clean, scalable solutions.

I enjoy collaborating across the full development lifecycle, from architecture planning to CI/CD deployment, and I pride myself on writing maintainable, well-documented code. My work has delivered measurable results such as 50% faster page loads and 65% fewer database calls, with test coverage growth from 40% to 80%.

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Work Experience

PHP Developer at MedCare

May 1, 2023 - Present

Healthcare platform for medical practices. Developing and maintaining a subscription-based healthcare management system serving multiple medical practices with patient management, appointment scheduling, billing, and operational tools. In an agile environment with continuous deployment. Improved application performance by 50% through systematic database query optimization, indexing strategies, and Redis caching for frequently accessed data. Increased test coverage from 40% to 80% by establishing comprehensive testing practices using PHPUnit and Pest, implementing CI/CD pipeline automation, and mentoring team members on test-driven development approaches. Designed and built core backend modules including patient scheduling, billing, resource allocation, inventory tracking, and practice analytics dashboard serving 1,000+ daily active users. Developed RESTful APIs for patient data management, appointment booking, and billing operations. Implemented asynchronous processing using RabbitMQ f

Full-Stack Developer at RICA Jewelry CMS

June 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

E-commerce content management system for online jewelry business. Architected and developed Laravel 11 application with clean separation of concerns - REST API backend and React-based admin panel connected via Inertia.js, enabling seamless full-stack development workflow. Designed normalized database schema with optimized relationships and implemented eager loading strategies that prevented N+1 query problems, achieving average API response times under 100ms. Built comprehensive product management system with advanced media gallery handling automatic image resizing, optimization, and SEO-optimized metadata generation. Integrated Tiptap rich text editor with custom toolbar extensions and server-side image processing pipeline (resize to 1200px, 85% compression) reducing storage costs by 40%. Implemented multilingual content support for English, Georgian, and Russian using translatable models with fallback mechanisms, enabling easy content localization management. Developed role-based acc

Laravel Developer at Property Survey System

September 1, 2025 - Present

Government survey application for infrastructure development project. Building a specialized survey application to manage property compensation assessments for infrastructure development in Georgia, handling comprehensive data for approximately 1,500 affected properties. Developed custom authentication and authorization system using Laravel's built-in components to deeply understand security mechanisms, session management, password hashing, and CSRF protection. Implemented role-based authorization using Gates and Policies supporting admin, surveyor, and reviewer roles with granular permissions for data access control and workflow management. Designed normalized MySQL database schema with 8+ tables, proper foreign key constraints, and optimized indexes for handling complex relationships between properties, households, members, and survey responses. Created dynamic, multi-section survey forms handling complex repeating data structures for household demographics, property details, income

Laravel Developer at Ilia School (Freelance)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Architected a Laravel 11 application with a clean service-layer structure, decoupled REST API consumed by a React/Inertia.js admin panel and a public frontend. Built a React + Inertia.js admin panel in TypeScript with Tailwind CSS. Implemented normalized MySQL schema with optimized indexes and eager loading; added role-based access control with Spatie Permissions. Integrated Spatie Media Library for course materials and documented a REST API for frontend handoff.

Laravel Developer at Automotive Data Extraction Tool (Freelance)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Automated browser-based data pipeline for automotive listings using Laravel Dusk and headless browser automation. Designed a MySQL schema with deduplication and implemented configurable run schedules and error notifications for reliable deployments on a Linux VPS.