01. Backend
- PHP
- Symfony
- Laravel
- Nette
- Slim
- Doctrine
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- MySQL
Primary area
/ROLE:BACKEND_ENGINEER
Senior PHP
Backend Engineer
I'm Alexandr Rešetňak, a senior PHP backend engineer building systems in PHP, Symfony/Laravel, and SQL databases for products that need to last. I bring 9+ years of experience across architecture, pragmatic refactoring, product thinking, and a customer-aware perspective.
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[ AVAILABLE · Prague / Remote / Relocation ]
- Primary stack
- PHP / Symfony / Nette
- Focus
- BE / Architecture / Optimization
- Location
- Prague / Remote / Relocation
- Experience
- 9+ years
//TECH_STACK
STACK02. Frontend
- Vue 3
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind
- SASS
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
Product UI
03. Operations
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Ubuntu VPS Admin
- Coolify / Dokploy
- Git
- GitLab/GitHub CI
- RabbitMQ
- Redis
- Kibana
- Elasticsearch
- Grafana
- Zabbix
- ArgoCD
- Keycloak
Integration & delivery
//SPECIALTIES
SpecialtiesI'm strongest where a technical decision has to line up with the product, operations, and the long-term maintenance of the system.
Backend & domain modeling
Designing maintainable application logic, module boundaries, and API contracts for products that keep evolving.
Legacy refactoring
Incrementally simplifying older PHP systems without putting operations or the product team at unnecessary risk.
Databases & integrations
Working with SQL schemas, data flows, message queues, and integrations with internal and external systems.
Product thinking
Grounding technical decisions in their impact on team velocity, operational stability, and future product change.
//WORK_LOGS
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2022 - Present
Senior PHP Developer at Pražská Energetika a.s.
- —Building and maintaining internal systems in an enterprise energy-sector environment
- —Backend work in PHP: designing application logic and integrations between systems
- —Working with databases, operational stability, and the gradual improvement of existing code
- —Collaborating with product, analytics, and operations teams
CURRENT
2020 - 2021
Web Developer at LiveSport
- —Building the LiveSport/Flashscore web products in PHP, React, and TypeScript
- —Working on a high-traffic product with a focus on performance, stability, and fast iteration
- —Collaborating within a product team on user-facing features and technical improvements
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2019 - 2020
PHP Developer at IdeaSense
- —Developing an in-house product and internal tooling
- —Automating processes and simplifying repetitive work
- —Backend and frontend development driven by current product needs
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2018 - 2020
Freelance Developer (Self-employed)
- —Building custom web applications and bespoke client solutions
- —Designing databases, admin panels, and smaller CMS systems
- —Communicating with clients, gathering requirements, and delivering independently
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2017 - 2018
PHP Programmer at CORTEX
- —Developing CMS and web applications in PHP
- —Working with PostgreSQL and data-structure design
- —Maintaining existing projects and adding new features
ARCHIVE
/SYSTEM_OVERVIEW
About me
I'm a senior full-stack developer from Prague focused on the backend in PHP. What interests me most is backend work, databases, long-term maintainable architecture, and scalability.
I've worked in product development, enterprise environments, and smaller teams where you need to deliver value quickly without letting the system age into technical debt.
I treat code as a means to a good product. Readability, operational stability, and decisions that won't get in the team's way two years from now matter most to me.
Outside work I build my own systems, experiment with new technologies, follow technical and product trends, and train with weights.
I'm drawn to systems that help people make consistent progress — in software, at work, and in personal habits.
Location
Prague / Remote / Relocation
Philosophy
KISS • SOLID • DRY
Let's
talk.
Got a backend problem to solve or a system to straighten out? Get in touch.
Prague / Remote / Relocation