Work Experience

Selected Freelance & Personal Projects (Part-time · Remote)

May 2020 – Present

  • AI & Agentic Coding – Engineered multi agent workflows (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity) and custom MCP tools for accelerated full-stack delivery.
  • CI/CD Pipeline – Containerised Laravel/Vue apps with Docker and automated deployments via GitHub Actions, enabling clean continuous delivery.
  • AI Powered Reviews – Integrated AI review generation using local models (Ollama) and cloud LLMs to enrich product pages.
  • Fullstack Platforms – Built Laravel 12 / Vue 3 / Inertia apps with automated Stripe Connect onboarding and payout pipelines.
  • 3D Web Assets & Modeling – Created and integrated generative 3D models (Tripo AI) for interactive product and web visualizations.
  • Infrastructure & DevOps – Managed self-hosted Linux infrastructure (Uberspace) including email, database management, backups, and hosting maintenance.
  • Production Deployments – Deployed and maintained apps like Kimai, Uptime-Kuma, and a digital garden blog.
  • Continuous Learning – Deepening expertise in Shopware, Pimcore, Symfony, S3, OpenSearch, Redis, MariaDB, and Upsun.
  • AI & Workflow Engineering – Built a centralized Command Center / Mission Control; engineered multi agent workflows using Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and custom Agent Skills & Extensions.
  • Mentoring & Code Reviews – Conducted structured code reviews, promoted Clean Code standards, and mentored developers in Python and TypeScript.

Software Developer – Meinders & Elstermann GmbH & Co. KG (Hybrid)

Apr 2024 – Present

  • Enterprise Architecture – Built Shopware 6.6 plugins and async Pimcore sync via Symfony Messenger, OpenSearch & Redis.
  • Enterprise Software Development – Built Vue.js / Inertia.js / Laravel solutions for 13 enterprise shops; reduced database query time by 40% via Redis caching and optimized Eloquent relationships.
  • CI/CD & Docker – Containerised Laravel/Vue apps with Docker; set up GitHub Actions pipelines for automated, clean deployments.
  • Figma Design – Created UI/UX designs and prototypes in Figma to streamline development and ensure visual consistency.
  • Performance Optimization – Cut page load time by 15 s by resolving N+1 query chains in Laravel and offloading report generation to queued background jobs.
  • Clean Code & Feature Development – Built custom packages with GraphQL and Inertia.js, optimizing existing code by over 60%.
  • Version Control – Followed GitFlow for structured development workflows (Git, GitFlow, Lazygit, Jira).
  • Applied Design Patterns to optimize application architecture and enhance scalability.

Full Stack Developer – Brainkets (Hybrid)

Jul 2022 – Sep 2023

  • Frontend Development – Developed interactive UIs and scalable enterprise-web applications using React.js, Next.js, and Redux.
  • Backend Development – Built backend components and REST APIs with Yii2 and PHP, following Clean Code guidelines.
  • UI/UX Implementation – Translated Figma designs into responsive interfaces using HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, and design systems.
  • API Integration – Connected frontend components to distributed REST based backend systems (REST APIs, JSON, SQL, Postman).
  • Agile Collaboration – Actively contributed to software development within an Agile team environment (GitHub, Git, SDLC).
  • SEO & Performance Optimization – Enhanced speed and discoverability (SSR, Indexing, Analytics, Meta Optimization).
  • Utilized common Design Patterns during the development of scalable React and PHP backend systems.
  • Internship (April '22 – Sep '22) – Gained hands-on experience with JavaScript, React.js, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.

Technical Skills

Frontend

  • Vue.js (Vite, Inertia.js, Pinia, Vuex) · TypeScript / JavaScript (ES6+)
  • HTML5, CSS3 · Tailwind CSS · SASS · HTMX

Backend

  • Laravel (Filament, Lunar, Sanctum, Horizon, Queues, Boost, AI, MCP) · PHP 8+
  • REST APIs · GraphQL · Eloquent ORM · Inertia.js
  • SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) · Redis · OpenSearch · AWS S3
  • Shopware · Shopify (Liquid & Custom Themes) · Pimcore · Symfony

DevOps & Tools

  • Docker · GitHub Actions (CI/CD) · GitLab CI · GitFlow · Jira · Slack
  • Upsun (Platform.sh) · Linux / Nginx / Apache
  • Google Analytics · Google Ads · Google Search Console · Google Business Profile (GBP)
  • Claude Code · Cursor · OpenAI Codex · Antigravity · Model Context Protocol (MCP) · Ollama (Local AI)
  • Command Center / Mission Control · 3D Modeling (Tripo AI) · NPM · Bun · pnpm · Yarn · Postman

Secondary / Previous Stack

  • React.js (Redux, Next.js) · Angular.js · Bootstrap · LESS
  • Node.js · Yii2 · MongoDB · NoSQL

Competences

  • Teamwork, motivation, flexibility
  • Independent, solution-oriented, responsible work style
  • IT and process affinity, fast learner, high implementation skills
  • Continuous Learning – Consistently up-to-date with the newest technologies, packages, and stack updates.
  • Analytical & problem-solving ability

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science (Informatik) - GPA: 3.44 / 4.0 (German Grade: 1.8)

Focused on OOP, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.

Academic Achievements

Certifications & Professional Development

Languages

  • English: Fluent / Professional (C1)
  • German: Intermediate (B2)
  • Arabic: Native (C2)

Other

  • Willingness to travel (even for several days) on business.
  • Actively participate and contribute to working groups and collaborative team environments.

Hobbies

  • Fitness
  • Travel
  • Gaming & Technology