I'm Kamlesh Gathe, a Lead PHP/Drupal Developer with over 15 years of experience building robust web applications for enterprises. I specialize in PHP, Drupal, and full-stack development, delivering secure, scalable solutions on LAMP stacks and cloud platforms. I enjoy collaborating with UX teams, migrating complex Drupal sites, and implementing responsive, accessible interfaces. I’m passionate about clean code, design patterns, and helping teams ship high-quality software on time.

Kamlesh Gathe

I'm Kamlesh Gathe, a Lead PHP/Drupal Developer with over 15 years of experience building robust web applications for enterprises. I specialize in PHP, Drupal, and full-stack development, delivering secure, scalable solutions on LAMP stacks and cloud platforms. I enjoy collaborating with UX teams, migrating complex Drupal sites, and implementing responsive, accessible interfaces. I’m passionate about clean code, design patterns, and helping teams ship high-quality software on time.

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I’m Kamlesh Gathe, a Lead PHP/Drupal Developer with over 15 years of experience building robust web applications for enterprises. I specialize in PHP, Drupal, and full-stack development, delivering secure, scalable solutions on LAMP stacks and cloud platforms.

I enjoy collaborating with UX teams, migrating complex Drupal sites, and implementing responsive, accessible interfaces. I’m passionate about clean code, design patterns, and helping teams ship high-quality software on time.

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Work Experience

Lead PHP/Drupal Developer at Freddie Mac
July 1, 2020 - Present
Led full-stack development for Drupal-based sites, delivering custom Drupal modules using hooks, creating custom content types and themes, and migrating from Drupal 7 to 8/9. Implemented security hardening, performance optimizations, and WCAG 2.1 accessibility improvements. Built and maintained integrations via REST and Drupal Web Services, including a Single Sign-On (SSO) workflow. Worked in a LAMP environment with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript; used Drush, Memcache, and AWS hosting; contributed to SOP updates and configuration management during upgrades. Created responsive themes with HTML5/CSS3/Bootstrap and frontend components with jQuery/AngularJS. Coordinated with onshore teams in hybrid delivery models.
Senior PHP Developer at Comcast
November 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Developed PHP-based e‑commerce pages and Drupal modules; built custom forms and a quiz module; led Drupal migration from 7 to 8; implemented search features with AJAX and newsletter integration. Worked with HTML/CSS/JavaScript and contributed to Python/Django components for server-side services. Engaged in front-end development, deployment practices, and SDLC activities in a LAMP environment.
Senior PHP Developer at Verizon
February 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Led PHP development and Drupal migrations (7 to 8), built custom modules, and developed front-end interfaces. Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML and Drupal Web Services, created REST endpoints, and worked with AJAX (MooTools) and multiple frameworks to deliver SPA components. Participated in deployment on LAMP/WAMP stacks and cloud environments, and contributed to Extensible MVC layouts and templates using Laravel/WordPress, and ReactJS/Angular 2 for frontend components.
PHP Developer at Tesla
March 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Developed PHP-based e-commerce features and custom Drupal modules; performed multi-database integrations (Granite, Oracle, MySQL) and external service integrations (OSSAPI/ASI). Worked with Joomla and CodeIgniter components; built deployment pipelines (Jenkins/Drush) and implemented SSO, REST endpoints, and Drupal theming.
PHP Developer at Cigna
September 1, 2007 - February 1, 2014
Developed and maintained PHP/MySQL web applications; implemented MVC architecture, REST Web services, JSON, and AJAX. Migrated applications across PHP versions, managed releases, documented deployment procedures, and led development teams. Contributed to design, testing, and performance tuning on WAMP/LAMP stacks.

Education

Bachelor in Production at University of Pune
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1992

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services