Backend Developer with practical experience in PHP & Laravel, focused on building secure, production-grade RESTful APIs.
I care about how systems work, not just making them run — proper authentication, clean architecture, real authorization logic, and consistent error handling.
Backend & Testing PHP · Laravel · RESTful APIs · Eloquent ORM · JWT Auth · Google OAuth · Queues & Jobs · Pest · PHPUnit
Databases & Caching MySQL · PostgreSQL · Redis · Query Optimization · Indexing · Transactions
Architecture & Security MVC · Service Layer · Dependency Injection · RBAC (Spatie) · Policies · Middleware · Form Request Validation
Tools & Integrations Git · Postman · Firebase FCM · 3rd-Party APIs (OpenRouter LLM) · Linux · Composer
Frontend (secondary) React · JavaScript · Tailwind CSS
Also explored: Spring Boot (Java)
Backend Developer Intern — Zikola · May 2026 – Aug 2026
- Engineered production-grade RESTful APIs using Service Container, Dependency Injection, and Observers.
- Implemented JWT, Google OAuth, and OTP auth with exponential backoff throttling + Spatie RBAC.
- Optimized response times with Redis caching and reusable query builders (filtering, searching, pagination).
- Used Laravel Queues and DB transactions for async emails, push notifications, and background jobs.
- Centralized exception logging and API Resources across 15+ endpoints, collaborating with Product, Flutter, UI/UX, DevOps, and QA teams.
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awraaq — Civic Services Platform | Laravel 13, OpenRouter LLM, Firebase FCM, Redis | Mobile backend for Egyptian administrative procedures. Haversine geolocation cached in Redis (30-min TTL), Arabic AI chatbot with live location/procedure context, JWT/Google OAuth/OTP, FCM notifications via Model Observers |
| Zikola E-Commerce API | Laravel, MySQL, JWT, Redis, Queues | RESTful e-commerce API — product catalogs, stock restocking, batch category attachments, polymorphic reviews, transaction-based order processing with soft-deletes, rate-limited login, background Queue workers |
| Plato Restaurant API | Laravel, MySQL, Sanctum, Cloudinary | RESTful API for restaurant management with auth, image uploads, search, rate limiting, and Pest tests |
| Task Management System API | Laravel, MySQL, Sanctum | RESTful API with auth, policies, categories, and full CRUD |
| Employee Management System API | Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, JWT | Enterprise-style API with email workflows, RBAC, and pagination |
Bachelor's in Management Information Systems (MIS) Higher Institute for Computers, Information & Management Technology — Egypt, Graduated 2025
📱 +20 128 385 9683 · ✉️ 3ayary@gmail.com · LinkedIn