I am a Full Stack Developer and DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of experience in designing and delivering scalable, high-performance web applications. My technical expertise spans Laravel, PHP, React.js, Next.js, and MySQL, combined with strong hands-on experience in AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, Linode, Azure, and cloud server administration. I specialise in backend development using PHP, Laravel, and Node.js, and in building responsive, user-centric frontends with React.js and Next.js. I am highly proficient in creating RESTful APIs, microservices, and scalable architectures, while ensuring optimal performance and maintainability. I possess strong knowledge of database design and management, including SQL Server, MySQL, and MongoDB, as well as efficient data access patterns using EF Core and Dapper. Additionally, I have successfully integrated numerous third-party services, including payment gateways, messaging platforms, authentication systems, chatbots, push notifications, and crypto/NFT APIs, ensuring seamless communication and enhanced platform capabilities. I follow clean coding practices and adhere to SOLID principles, MVC patterns, and Clean Architecture, ensuring highly maintainable, scalable, and secure solutions. I also focus on unit testing (xUnit, MSTest, MOQ) to deliver reliable, production-ready software. As a collaborative team player, I work closely with product managers, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver projects efficiently while aligning technical execution with business objectives. I am passionate about solving complex problems, optimising systems, mentoring team members, and staying updated with emerging technologies to deliver innovative solutions. Whether building robust backends, intuitive frontends, or integrating complex third-party systems, I bring technical excellence, strategic thinking, and creativity to every project I undertake.