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Senior Tech Lead & Engineering Manager | 15+ years of PHP expertise

Expert in the PHP ecosystem (Symfony, Laravel) and Vue.js, I help companies create, modernize, and scale complex platforms. My background (agency founder, Head of IT) and my experience with major clients (PSA, Schneider Electric) allow me to align technical excellence with business objectives.

My Added Value

**Legacy Modernization**: Expert in refactoring historical applications (PHP 5 to 8+ migrations) to reduce technical debt without service interruption.
**Architecture & Scalability**: Transitioning from monolithic architectures (PrestaShop type) to Headless/Custom environments (API Platform, Vue.js) to ensure robustness and scalability.
**Management & Mentoring**: Recruitment, team structuring, and fostering a culture of quality (Clean Code, Code Review, Agile).
**E-commerce Expertise**: Mastery of critical transactional challenges (checkout flows, real-time inventory, ERP). Specific expertise in technical SEO optimization for catalogs and managing load peaks (sales, private sales, traffic spikes).
**Performance & Accessibility**: Optimization of Core Web Vitals and compliance with RGAA / WCAG for inclusive and performant applications.
**Industrialization (DevOps mindset)**: Automation of deployments (CI/CD) and containerization (Docker) to secure your production releases.

Technical Stack

**Backend**: PHP 8+, Symfony, Laravel, Api Platform, Microservices.
**Frontend**: Modern JavaScript, Vue.js, Nuxt.js.
**Infra & Tooling**: Docker, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, Git.

Organization & Remote

Currently based in Asia (GMT+8), I work exclusively in **Full Remote**. I flexibly adapt to my clients' schedules to ensure smooth collaboration and regular synchronization points.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

SVP
Manager & Lead Developer
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2021 - Today (5 years and 7 months)
Bois-Colombes, France
Steering global technical transformation: modernizing a legacy ecosystem (PHP 5) towards a high-performance architecture (PHP 8 / Symfony / Laravel).
**Refactoring & Modernization**: Critical migration of historical applications (15 years old) to PHP 8.x and Symfony / Laravel. Securing code and resolving technical debt while ensuring total service continuity.
**Technical Direction & Stack**: Defining and evolving the technological environment (Symfony, Laravel, VueJS). Making technical choices to balance performance and maintainability.
**Management & Mentoring**: Recruiting and leading a team of developers. Implementing quality standards (Clean Code, code reviews) and supporting technical skill development.
**Industrialization & Quality**: Containerizing environments (Docker) and deploying CI/CD pipelines to secure and accelerate production release cycles.
**Architecture & Scalability**: Designing robust and scalable solutions to meet high traffic and reliability challenges.
Team Management Software Architecture Refactoring Agile Methodology Symfony
NV Gallery
Head of IT & Lead Developer
E-COMMERCE
April 2018 - December 2020 (2 years and 8 months)
Paris, France
Leading and executing the complete overhaul of the e-commerce platform.
**Recruitment & Management**: Building and supervising an internal technical team (sourcing, mentoring, and Agile project management).
**Containerization**: Complete Dockerization of the development and production environment to ensure isomorphism and portability.
**Infrastructure & Cloud Migration**: Leading the transition from traditional hosting to a highly available AWS Cloud architecture.
**Industrialization (CI/CD)**: Implementing continuous integration and deployment pipelines to automate tests and secure daily production releases.
**Performance & SEO**: Technical redesign focused on Core Web Vitals, significantly improving Google indexing and conversion rates.
E-commerce Strategy Software Architecture Symfony Technical SEO Team Management
Clever Ape
Founder & Lead Developer
DIGITAL AND IT
January 2014 - April 2018 (4 years and 3 months)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Managing an agency and delivering custom web solutions for French clients.
**Entrepreneurship & Management**: Creating and leading a company specializing in outsourcing technical projects (Nearshore).
**Fullstack Development**: Designing complex platforms using Symfony (business logic, management tools, APIs). Developing institutional and e-commerce websites via WordPress (custom theme and plugin development).
**End-to-End Project Management**: Assisting French clients from the requirements gathering phase (specifications) through deployment and maintenance.
**Technical Expertise**: Ensuring the quality of code and best practices for all agency deliverables.
Technical Audit Project Management Software Architecture Symfony

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Fabien Lachaud

Tech Lead & Engineering Manager | Symfony Vue.js

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