Backend engineer focused primarily on PHP 7.4 and proprietary/custom frameworks within existing products. Experienced with Laravel and WordPress when required, I build maintainable APIs and services, work on legacy modernization and integration, and improve reliability through pragmatic performance tuning, caching, and CI/CD practices. Familiar with Redis; basic exposure to messaging queues (e.g., RabbitMQ). Comfortable collaborating across teams and documenting processes and standards.

Core Skills

• Backend: PHP 7.4 (primary), PHP 8.x (working knowledge), proprietary/custom frameworks, Laravel, WordPress, Node.js, REST APIs, separation of concerns, clean code
• Data & Caching: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis (cache/sessions), basic Elasticsearch usage
• Queues: Introductory familiarity with RabbitMQ (message-driven workflows on selected tasks)
• DevOps: Docker & Compose, GitLab CI/CD, AWS & Cloudflare (working knowledge)
• Observability: Grafana, Loki, Elastic Stack (basic Prometheus)
• Testing & Quality: PHPUnit (Pest familiarity), static analysis, code review, feature flags
• Frontend (support): Angular, TypeScript (tests/automation), Tailwind CSS, Vue.js

☎️ Contacts

📧 Email: [email protected]

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-marrano/

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/marrano92

🔗 Website: https://andreamarrano.it/

👩🏻‍💻 Work Experience

Backend Engineer PHP - Auto XY — B2B SaaS / Lead Generation

AutoXY, Milano – (Jan. 2023 - Present*)*

• PHP Rest API Development: Designed and implemented robust PHP Rest APIs and microservices using Laravel and WordPress frameworks on a daily basis to enhance system functionality and scalability.