Backend Developer with 13+ years of experience building database-driven applications, backend services, REST APIs, and production-oriented software systems.
My main stack is Laravel, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Python. I also work with FastAPI, React, TypeScript, Docker, Nginx, and AI/ML integrations using tools such as OpenAI, Groq, and LLM-based workflows.
I focus on building clean, maintainable, and practical backend systems that connect databases, APIs, automation, AI services, and real-world business or research workflows.
- Design and build backend architectures with Laravel and PHP
- Develop clean, secure, and maintainable REST APIs
- Design relational databases with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL
- Build reusable Laravel packages and backend components
- Integrate Python and FastAPI services into backend systems
- Connect machine learning and LLM services with real applications
- Improve code quality with testing, static analysis, documentation, and CI
- Deploy and maintain applications using Docker, Nginx, Ubuntu Server, and GitHub Actions
- 13+ years of professional software development experience
- Built backend systems for business, healthcare, scientific, and data-driven applications
- Developed Laravel-based APIs, authentication flows, database schemas, and reusable backend modules
- Integrated Python, FastAPI, machine learning models, and LLM-powered features into practical software systems
- Created reusable Laravel package concepts for API responses, data import, and user lifecycle management
- Taught Artificial Intelligence, Object-Oriented Programming, and Database Systems as a university lecturer
- Worked across backend development, database design, API architecture, AI integration, and deployment workflows
A Laravel package for clean, consistent, and semantic JSON API responses.
Key features:
- Standardized success and error response structures
- Semantic response methods for authentication, validation, data, process, AI, and external API workflows
- Laravel resource support
- Localization support
- PHPUnit test coverage
- GitHub Actions, Laravel Pint, and PHPStan support
I use AI tools for:
- code review and refactoring
- debugging support
- architecture exploration
- technical documentation
- test generation
- productivity improvement
I design and implement:
- Laravel backend architectures
- REST APIs
- authentication and authorization workflows
- database schemas and migrations
- API response structures
- service layers and reusable components
- backend systems for business, data, and operational workflows
I build systems that connect backend applications with:
- Python services
- FastAPI microservices
- machine learning inference
- LLM-powered assistants
- data validation and transformation pipelines
- reporting and analysis workflows
I work on reusable backend tools that improve:
- API consistency
- development speed
- authentication workflows
- data import processes
- code quality
- documentation
- testing and maintainability
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/navid-bakhtiary
- Location: Germany