Siavash Bamshadnia
Summary
Senior PHP developer with over 7 years of experience in building reliable web backends and APIs. Skilled in OOP and design patterns, with a proven record of improving performance and delivering efficient solutions. Experienced in mentoring junior developers and applying best practices across projects.
Interests: Roller skating, Swimming, Watching sitcoms, Playing soccer
Professional Experience
Senior PHP Developer (Remote)
Shakewell Agency
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
Shakewell Agency, a Sydney-based Australian company, specializes in web development, UX/UI design, branding, e-commerce, and custom digital product solutions for ambitious brands.
- Implemented Stripe payment and subscription workflows, improving billing reliability.
- Integrated SwiftPOS, Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet (PassKit) for loyalty and membership management.
- Contributed to the Engagement Points feature for Western Sydney University website, enhancing user engagement and rewards.
Senior PHP Developer (On-site)
SnappCarFix
March 2023 - May 2025 (2 years and 2 months)
Isfahan, Iran
SnappCarFix, part of Iran’s Uber-like app Snapp, offers an online platform for car parts and service centers, serving 3.5M+ users each month.
- Implemented a payment gateway microservice, enhancing payment processes and financial reporting.
- Cleared more than 100 performance bottlenecks, resulting in a 5x improvement in performance on average.
- Participated in refactoring the entire accounting module that eliminated the need for many manual tasks.
- Wrote more than 100 unit tests, ensuring everything is working fine.
PHP Developer (Remote)
Raya Fartak Armis
Jan 2021 - May 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
Isfahan, Iran
Raya Fartak Armis works in innovative tech like VR, AR, XR, and provides advanced digital marketing, website, and app design services.
- Implemented advanced caching, cutting response time by 60% and boosting user engagement by 25% in three months.
- Integrated Elasticsearch, improving search API performance and user experience.
- Mentored 4 interns in Laravel, helping them improve their skills and contribute to product development.
- Shifted heavy computations to the database level, resulted in exceptional performance, outperforming PHP-based approaches.
PHP Developer (On-site)
Sepano Intelligent Systems
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)
Isfahan, Iran
Sepano Intelligent Systems is a software company specializing in intelligent systems, partners with Isfahan University.
- Built and maintained APIs and database models in Laravel for three websites serving 2,000+ users
- Fixed many critical API issues which lead to better functionality of the applications.
Skills
• PHP
• Laravel
• PHPUnit
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Elasticsearch
• Git
• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker
• AWS
• Ubuntu
• OOP
• TDD
• Agile
Open-source Projects
Laravel Query Enrich (Laravel Query Enrich)
A powerful helper for Laravel Eloquent and Query Builder
Linanok (Linanok)
Free and Open Source Professional URL Shortening for Organizations & Teams
Licenses & certifications
PHP Laravel 2024: Build Amazing Streaming Service
https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-8f90f0ca-ec95-4f9b-b462-53bb0b83ec42/Run Multiple Sites on a Cloud Server: AWS & Digital Ocean
https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-a74dc69a-dd58-4f16-b49a-064d5d7f6d11/Education
Azad University, Najafabad Branch
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence
Sep 2019 - Sep 2022
Azad University, Najafabad Branch
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Sep 2013 - Jan 2019
Languages
- English: Fluent
- Persian: Native