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Allan Le Lay

Expert modernization PHP | Laravel · Symfony

€520/day
Pézenas, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Allan

I bring aging PHP applications back to life — without a complete rewrite, without service interruption.
Migrations performed:
Symfony 3 → 7 for a solar industry player: significant reduction in bugs, gain in stability and performance — delivered in 20 days
Laravel 5 → 10 / PHP 5 → 8: complete migration in 2 weeks
I use proven tools like Rector to automate what can be automated, and I intervene surgically on the rest. You get back a maintainable, documented codebase, ready to evolve.
Modernization is my forte, but I also work on classic backend development: REST API design, new features, architecture review. Laravel and Symfony daily, Vue.js when the front-end demands it.
My approach: I explain my architectural choices before coding. Fewer back-and-forths, more trust.
Background in biotechnology — I apply the same methodological rigor to code as to a scientific protocol.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Pézenas (up to 50km), Grenoble (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Montpellier (up to 50km), Béziers (up to 50km)

Experience

  • HALIAS Technologies
    Backend Developer
    DIGITAL AND IT
    June 2023 - Today (3 years)
    Meylan, France
    🔹 Migration Symfony 4.4 → 7.x on legacy application (100k+ lines, 20 days, zero regressions)
    🔹 Architecture of performant REST APIs (Laravel/Symfony) for B2B clients
    🔹 Setup of Docker environments for dev & CI/CD
    🔹 Generation of complex PDFs, integration of third-party services
    🔹 Training junior developers (best practices, testing, architecture)

    Stack: Symfony, Laravel, Vue.js 2-3, Redis, Docker, MySQL, CSS/Sass
    Symfony Laravel Redis PDF Generation Laravel 10
  • nineteen
    Web Developer Apprentice
    SPORTS
    May 2022 - June 2023 (1 year and 1 month)
    Grenoble, France
    Full-stack development within a B2B SaaS startup on a Laravel 9 / Vue 2 application. Active participation in the complete cycle: design of new features, improvement of existing code, writing of unit and feature tests in the backend. Rigor imposed on PRs and code quality. Direct contact with clients to gather needs and ensure follow-up.
    Laravel 9 Vue.js Pest PHP JavaScript
  • SYNTHELIS
    Lab Technician
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    February 2020 - December 2021 (1 year and 10 months)
    Grenoble, France
    Technician in recombinant protein production (cell-free system), operation of 10L fermenters, analysis techniques (Western Blot, PCR/amplification).
    This experience forged a methodological rigor directly transferable to development: systematic documentation of protocols, traceability of operations, zero tolerance for regression in production. It's the same logic as a CI/CD pipeline or a zero-downtime migration.
    Concrete asset: I understand the vocabulary, constraints, and business challenges of laboratories and biotech players — a real advantage for any project at the interface between software and life sciences.

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Education

  • Web and Application Developer, Computer Science
    Campus Numérique in the Alps
    2023
    Developpeur web et appli, Informatique
  • Bachelor's Degree, Biotechnology
    Université Grenoble Alpes
    2019
    Licence, Biotechnologie

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