I am a backend-focused PHP/Laravel developer with over 3 years of professional experience delivering robust web applications across healthcare, e-commerce, and government sectors. I specialize in Laravel ecosystem development with strong expertise in database optimization, API design, and system performance improvement. My track record includes reducing page load times by 50%, improving test coverage from 40% to 80%, and successfully delivering features used by thousands of users daily. I focus on writing clean, maintainable code backed by comprehensive testing while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Experienced in the full development lifecycle from architecture planning and implementation to deployment and monitoring, with a strong emphasis on code quality, scalability, and best practices.

Zurab Bokhua

I am a backend-focused PHP/Laravel developer with over 3 years of professional experience delivering robust web applications across healthcare, e-commerce, and government sectors. I specialize in Laravel ecosystem development with strong expertise in database optimization, API design, and system performance improvement. My track record includes reducing page load times by 50%, improving test coverage from 40% to 80%, and successfully delivering features used by thousands of users daily. I focus on writing clean, maintainable code backed by comprehensive testing while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Experienced in the full development lifecycle from architecture planning and implementation to deployment and monitoring, with a strong emphasis on code quality, scalability, and best practices.

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I am a backend-focused PHP/Laravel developer with over 3 years of professional experience delivering robust web applications across healthcare, e-commerce, and government sectors. I specialize in Laravel ecosystem development with strong expertise in database optimization, API design, and system performance improvement.

My track record includes reducing page load times by 50%, improving test coverage from 40% to 80%, and successfully delivering features used by thousands of users daily. I focus on writing clean, maintainable code backed by comprehensive testing while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Experienced in the full development lifecycle from architecture planning and implementation to deployment and monitoring, with a strong emphasis on code quality, scalability, and best practices.

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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

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Healthcare, Government, Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services