Benjamin G.

• Led the enhancement and extension of a legacy Laravel backend and Vue.js frontend, achieving significant improvements in system stability and overall performance;
• Orchestrated the dockerization of the application and implemented a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, streamlining development and deployment workflows;
• Oversaw deployment and maintenance of both frontend and backend systems, ensuring consistent uptime and operational reliability;
• Designed the architecture for new features, focusing on scalability, modularity, and long-term maintainability;
• Spearheaded a full-stack rewrite using Laravel Jetstream, Inertia.js (Vue.js with ShadcnUI), and Filament Admin, successfully transitioning the platform to a SaaS architecture.

• Architected and implemented a low-latency backend system with REST API and gRPC endpoints for a safety-critical application;
• Designed and managed infrastructure deployment initially on AWS using Terraform, later transitioned to GCP for improved cost efficiency;
• Leveraged Redis as a high-performance, temporary geospatial database to support real-time operations;
• Assumed full ownership of the platform’s architectural decisions and system design;
• Worked with a comprehensive technology stack including Python, Django, gRPC, Redis, AWS, GCP, Docker, DSRC, ASN, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Swift.

Legacy Automation System (PHP & JS Framework):

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive test automation system based on PHP and a JavaScript framework;
• Integrated the system with Jira via REST API and Polarion via SOAP API;
• Developed an automated server shutdown process using UPS to prevent file corruption during power loss;
• Upgraded the system’s PHP version from 5 to 7, improving compatibility and performance;
• Automated data backups to a mirror HDD with limited mount time to reduce wear;
• Managed version control workflows using Mercurial (HG), including branch creation for deployment processes.

Automation System (Robot Framework & Python):

• Architected and maintained the automation framework using Robot Framework and Python;
• Developed custom Robot Framework keywords and test cases tailored to the system's architecture;
• Enhanced and maintained TeamCity CI/CD configurations to streamline automated testing processes;
• Supported development with various Python-based tools and utilities.

TL;DR Version:

• Developed Python scripts for test validation and automation;

• Built a Django + AngularJS (v1) web platform with background processes for downloading and validating large files from third-party sources using checksums.

• Led the development of a robust file downloader tool in Python to retrieve operating systems from customer websites;

• Built a Django-based backend and AngularJS frontend, enabling authenticated users to search and retrieve OS packages;

• Integrated Django REST framework for API communication using OOP principles;

• Implemented checksum validation (md5, sha1, etc.) for downloaded files;

• Managed authentication via LDAP integration using a Python package;

• Handled complete server configuration and deployment, including Apache + WSGI on Windows and later NGINX + WSGI on Debian.

• Created a CAN BUS converter in Python;

• Developed and maintained various utility tools to support testing and development workflows;

• Actively supported team members by reviewing test scripts, assisting with Python coding and regular expressions, and maintaining the Downloader tool for ongoing use across projects.