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Jean-Christophe MeillaudJM

Jean-Christophe Meillaud

Senior Symfony PHP Developer | DevOps & Cloud

€600/day
Berlin, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Jean-Christophe

👨‍💻 Senior Symfony backend developer & DevOps specialist

With 20+ years as CTO and Technical Lead, I help companies develop scalable backend systems with Symfony, PHP 8, and cloud infrastructure.

🎯 HOW I CAN HELP

• Symfony Backend: Scalable APIs, Microservices, High-Performance Systems
• DevOps & Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS/GCP Migration
• E-commerce: Shopify Apps, Payment Integration (Stripe/PayPal)
• Technical Leadership: Architecture, Code Reviews, Team Mentoring

🏆 MY ADDED VALUE

Symfony + DevOps + Cloud - coordinate one freelancer instead of two specialists.

20+ years Enterprise (Accenture/Universal Music, Capgemini/Vodafone) +
Startup Founding.

Proven Results:
✓ Event Marketing: €1M+ monthly advertising budget automated
✓ Enterprise: 30M+ Pageviews (Vodafone FIFA 2006)
✓ Startup: Secured €2M+ funding as CTO (Scanbots)
✓ Music Platform: 500K+ tracks, sub-50ms response times

💼 TECH STACK

Backend: Symfony 6, PHP 8, API Platform, RESTful APIs, GraphQL
DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform
Databases: Oracle, MySQL (Performance Tuning), PostgreSQL, Redis
Frontend: Vue.js, JavaScript ES6+, Responsive Design
Integrations: Payment (Stripe/PayPal), APIs (Facebook, Discogs, SoundCloud)

📊 TYPICAL PROJECTS

✓ API Design, Microservices Architecture, Performance Optimization
✓ Containerization, Kubernetes Deployment, CI/CD Setup
✓ E-commerce, Shopify, Ticketing Systems
✓ Third-Party APIs: Facebook, Discogs, SoundCloud, OAuth

📍 AVAILABLE

Berlin (On-site/Remote) | 3-5 Days/Week | German (B1-B2), English (fluent),
French (native)

🚀 ADVANTAGES

Faster through 20+ years of experience | Cost-effective: Symfony + DevOps combined |
Strategic: Ex-CTO thinks business value

Let's build something great!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 10km), Leipzig (up to 10km)

Experience

  • House of Agile
    Full-Stack Web Developer
    March 2014 - Today (12 years and 5 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Web Development Development of web applications with PHP (Symfony, Laravel), JavaScript/jQuery, Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, and Sass. Responsive, Mobile-First interfaces with cross-browser compatibility. E-commerce & Shopify Creation of Shopify stores (custom themes with Liquid, app development, API integrations). Custom e-commerce platforms with PHP: Shopping Carts, Payment Processing (Stripe, PayPal). Ticketing System Development of a real-time event ticketing platform with Symfony and MySQL featuring seat selection, dynamic pricing, QR codes for thousands of concurrent users. Database & APIs Design of MySQL/MariaDB schemas with efficient indexing. RESTful APIs with payment gateways, shipping services, and marketing tools.
    Symfony Laravel Shopify Stripe MySQL
  • Sequasa (Musik-Discovery-Plattform)
    Senior Full-Stack Developer
    June 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Development of a scalable music platform using PHP 8.4, Symfony 6, and MySQL 8, featuring event management, ticketing, and artist discovery. Database optimization with efficient indexing for sub-50ms response times and a catalog of over 100,000 tracks. Frontend development: Creation of responsive, mobile-first interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery, Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, and Sass for a seamless cross-device experience. Modern build tools (Vite) and accessibility best practices. API integration: Design of RESTful APIs for music data integration (Discogs, SoundCloud, Wikipedia). Caddy web server for HTTP/2 and automatic HTTPS. Code quality through PHPUnit testing.
    MySQL Vue.js JavaScript PHP Docker
  • Event-Management-Firma (NDA)
    Senior PHP Developer
    April 2019 - November 2022 (3 years and 7 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Development of a sophisticated event management and marketing automation platform with Symfony 4/5, PHP 7/8, MySQL, JavaScript, and jQuery. Management of thousands of events with real-time data processing. Marketing Automation Development of an intelligent event promotion system with €1M+ monthly advertising budget for Facebook, Instagram, and Google platforms. Automation of event creation and performance optimization, considering data privacy. Robust backend with MySQL database, EasyAdmin for content management, and automated workflows. Query optimization for high-volume event data. Integration of Facebook Marketing API and social media services for data-driven event promotion and analytics.
    Symfony PHP MySQL Facebook Marketing

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Education

  • Master
    Université Joseph Fourier (UJF)
    2004
    Master
  • Bachelor
    Université Joseph Fourier (UJF)
    2002
    Bachelor

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