Technical leadership, backend architecture and platform engineering for business-critical software systems.
I work at the intersection of architecture, delivery, DevOps and engineering leadership, with a strong focus on maintainable systems, clear technical direction and calm execution under pressure.
I care about building software systems that teams can understand, operate and improve over time.
My work usually centers around:
- backend architecture and modernization
- platform and developer experience
- CI/CD, automation and operational reliability
- pragmatic legacy system improvement
- technical decision-making and team alignment
- translating product and business goals into engineering execution
I am currently building and maintaining open source packages around structured WordPress development, Symfony-inspired architecture and reusable engineering workflows.
SymPress brings Symfony components into WordPress without turning WordPress into something unrecognizable.
The goal is to keep WordPress flexible while adding structure where it pays off: dependency injection, events, configuration, contracts, testable packages and reusable workflows.
| Project | Focus |
|---|---|
| sympress/workflows | Reusable GitHub Actions workflows for QA, releases, security checks and deployments |
| sympress/kernel | WordPress application kernel and shared Symfony-powered service container |
| sympress/coding-standards | PHP coding standards for scalable WordPress development |
| sympress/wp-cli-console | Symfony Console wrappers for useful WP-CLI workflows |
| sympress/assets | Composer package for managing scripts and styles in WordPress projects |
- Built reusable GitHub Actions workflows for QA, security checks, releases and deployment automation across SymPress packages.
- Designed a Symfony-inspired WordPress kernel with dependency injection, package discovery and testable service boundaries.
- Maintained coding standards and project conventions to keep PHP projects consistent, reviewable and easier to scale.
- Created reusable templates and boilerplates for Symfony, Shopware and PHP projects to reduce setup friction and improve delivery quality.
Backend & Platforms
PHP · Symfony · WordPress · WooCommerce · Shopware · Node.js · TypeScript
DevOps & Infrastructure
Docker · DDEV · GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · Linux · Nginx · Traefik · AWS · Hetzner
Data & Services
MySQL · PostgreSQL · Redis · Elasticsearch · RabbitMQ · Sentry
Engineering Leadership
Technical strategy · architecture · audits · delivery planning · developer experience · team alignment
| Project | Focus |
|---|---|
| BvskPluginBoilerplate | Shopware 6 plugin boilerplate for structured plugin development |
| symfony-bundle-template | Starting point for building Symfony bundles with clean conventions |
| coding-standard | CodeSniffer rules for consistent PHP code quality |
| wp-dependency-injection | Symfony Dependency Injection Container integration for WordPress |
| es6-plugin-system | Lightweight JavaScript plugin architecture for modular frontend behavior |
Good engineering should make systems easier to understand, operate and change.
I value:
- clear architecture over unnecessary abstraction
- maintainability over short-term cleverness
- operational reliability and observability
- explicit ownership and decision-making
- documentation that helps teams move independently
- pragmatic technical choices based on business impact
The best systems are not impressive because they are complex.
They are valuable because teams can safely evolve them.