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PHP development that
actually works.
28 years of experience in PHP, Symfony & WordPress. Backend specialist for AI integration and automation — TDD, remote-first, cleanly documented.
28+
Years PHP
18+
Years WordPress
95%+
Test coverage
Symfony 8
WordPress
TDD
AI Integration
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My Services
Backend expertise with modern craftsmanship
Integrating AI features and automation
I add AI to systems that already exist — language models behind a dedicated layer, longer-running work handled by message queues, results written back into the process you already have. Not a replacement for your application, but an extension that is tested, logged and predictable in cost. To see what this looks like in a small business, read my case studies: one process from the first email to the finished task, with measured costs and openly stated limits.
- Connecting language models to Symfony and WordPress applications, including a fallback when the provider goes down
- Recurring work as scheduled jobs instead of manual clicking — with retries and a failure queue
- Every run logged, cost tracked per model, operated on servers in Germany
LLM integration
Messenger / queues
Scheduling
Monitoring & cost
Hosting in Germany
Symfony / PHP Backend
Robust backend systems with modern PHP — from REST APIs to complex message-driven architectures.
PHP 8
Symfony 8
AMQP
CQRS
JWT
Doctrine
WordPress Development
18+ years of WordPress experience — Block Themes, custom plugins, WooCommerce extensions.
Block Theme
Tailwind 4
Plugin Dev
WooCommerce
FSE
TDD
Test-driven development as the standard — not an afterthought. 95%+ coverage is the goal.
PHPUnit
Codeception
Symfony Functional Tests
95%+ Coverage
Agile Collaboration
Experienced in distributed teams — remote-first, structured, strong communicator.
Scrum
Kanban
Remote
CI/CD
GitHub
Demonstrated, not claimed: my own AI team
What I build for clients has been running inside my own business for months — on the same stack I use in client projects.
Editorial and social
Blog and social posts are produced ahead of time, including images and documentation in the issue tracker. Nothing is published without my approval — approval is part of the workflow, not the exception.
On my own infrastructure
The models run through a self-hosted proxy on a server in Germany. Every call is logged, every model billed separately and replaceable.
How we work together
Four steps from first call to handover
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1
Discovery call
Free 30-minute call — clarify requirements, assess feasibility.
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2
Proposal
Written proposal with timeline, scope, and hourly rate or fixed price.
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3
Development
Agile implementation with regular updates and transparent communication.
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4
Handover
Code review, documentation, deployment support, and 30 days of support.
Typical problems – solved concretely
Where day-to-day operations get stuck most often — and how it can be solved digitally.
The linked pages are available in German only.
Schluss mit Zettelwirtschaft
Aufträge auf Papier, Stunden in Excel, Absprachen im Chat? So verlierst du täglich Zeit. Wir digitalisieren die Abläufe, die im Alltag nerven.
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Raus aus der Excel-Hölle
Zwanzig Reiter, kaputte Formeln, drei Versionen – und keiner blickt durch? Wir machen aus deinem Tabellen-Chaos eine saubere, zentrale Lösung.
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Nie wieder hinterhertelefonieren
Ständige „Wo ist mein Auftrag?"-Anrufe? Wir schaffen Transparenz, sodass Team und Kunden den Status selbst sehen – ohne Telefonketten.
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Einsatzplanung ohne Chaos
Termine an der Pinnwand, Disposition per Telefon, Doppelbuchungen? Wir bringen deine Einsatzplanung in einen zentralen, mobilen Plan.
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Schluss mit stupider Routine
Copy, Paste, Listen pflegen, von vorn? Wiederkehrende Handarbeit frisst täglich Zeit. Wir automatisieren genau diese Abläufe.
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Schluss mit doppelter Dateneingabe
Dieselben Daten in drei Programme tippen, weil die Tools nicht miteinander reden? Wir verbinden deine Systeme – einmal erfassen reicht.
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Excerpt from my project history
EWE AG
Legacy decommissioning & introduction of event-driven architecture in a 3–5-person team
Context: Full-time engagement at the energy provider EWE AG from February to June 2026 in a 3–5-person team: introducing event-driven architecture (EDA) and gradually retiring PHP legacy.
My Role
Symfony developer focused on EDA adoption. Designing and implementing asynchronous processing with Symfony Messenger and contributing to the breakdown of grown legacy structures.
Highlights
- Introducing event-driven architecture via Symfony Messenger
- Asynchronous command processing
- Step-by-step migration from PHP legacy to Symfony
- Establishing clean domain boundaries in the new stack
Stack
Symfony · PHP · Symfony Messenger · Event-driven Architecture · CQRS · Async Command Processing
EWE AG
N.V.L. & Co. KG
Step-by-step modernization of a legacy system in an 11-person team — partly in a classified environment
Context: Almost 2 years on an 11-person team at a German shipbuilding company. Step-by-step migration of a grown legacy PHP system to Symfony, partly in a classified (Verschlusssache) environment.
My Role
Backend-leaning fullstack work on legacy modernization and selective greenfield migration to Symfony 5+. Shared responsibility for complex database access, asynchronous processing and frontend modules.
Highlights
- Extending & modernizing a complex legacy PHP system
- Selective migration to Symfony 5+
- Complex Oracle SQL for business logic & reporting
- AMQP/RabbitMQ messaging for asynchronous processing
- Custom JavaScript/ExtJS frontend modules
- Compliance, resilience & security training (classified)
Stack
PHP · Symfony 5+ · Oracle · RabbitMQ/AMQP · JavaScript · ExtJS · Jira/Kanban
N.V.L. & Co. KG
publicplan GmbH
Backend focus in an 8–9-person team on a cross-regional government platform
Context: 18 months on an 8–9-person team building a headless platform for a cross-regional public-sector authority. Symfony API + React frontend, CQRS and event-driven architecture.
My Role
Backend focus: API architecture, auth layer and test coverage. Selective contributions to the React frontend. Code reviews & tech-daily sparring.
Highlights
- Extending & modernizing the Symfony 5+ API in a CQRS environment
- Event-driven patterns with Symfony Messenger
- Custom auth via JWT, DTOs & TransferModels
- PHPUnit coverage consistently > 98.3%
- Microservice architecture, heavy use of design patterns
Stack
Symfony 5+ · PHP 8 · CQRS · Event-Messenger · JWT · React · PHPUnit · Docker · XDebug · Scrum/Jira
publicplan GmbH
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