Filip S.

Filip S.

Senior Backend Developer

Serbia
Trusted member since 2025
8 years of experience

His technical expertise includes Symfony, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, API Platform, RabbitMQ, and AWS. Filip is skilled in designing clean, modular architectures and implementing CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable deployments. He specializes in complex backend integrations and microservices, with a strong focus on performance, testing, and system reliability.

Recognized for his clear communication and practical approach, Filip consistently delivers scalable, high-quality backend systems that meet both technical and business requirements.

Main expertise

SymfonySymfony8 years
PHPPHP8 years
SQLSQL8 years
MySQLMySQL8 years
21+

Experience10

Sweetspot

Symfony Developer

Sweetspot
Fitness and Wellness
Nov 2025 - Aug 2026 · 9m

Sweetspot is a golf-industry SaaS platform providing tee-time booking, payment processing, membership management, and point-of-sale integrations for golf courses across Scandinavia and Europe.

  • Maintaining and modernizing a large-scale Symfony 4.4 monolith with DDD, CQRS, and hexagonal architecture patterns.
  • Built a custom multi-agent AI development pipeline using Claude Code with specialized sub-agents for code review, architectural compliance, test analysis, and automated investigation workflows.
  • Designed and deployed MCP server integrations connecting Linear, Sentry, Slack, Metabase, and BetterStack into a unified AI-assisted development workflow. - Implemented hook-based policy systems where autonomous agents evaluate code quality and enforce architectural decision records before commits.
  • Work with API Platform 2.5, RabbitMQ, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Redis, and Docker in a complex microservice-adjacent architecture.
  • Contributed to payment processing (Swish, Adyen), POS integrations (Extenda, ScantoPOS), and membership management features.
  • Collaborated with the distributed engineering team on complex domain problems spanning booking, payments, and course management.
PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
MySQLMySQL
DockerDocker
GitGit
9+
Ekonobar

Symfony Developer

Ekonobar
Food Delivery and Restaurants
Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 · 3m

Ekonobar is a digital food ordering platform that provides smart restaurant management tools and real-time order synchronization across delivery channels.

  • Designed and implemented microservice-based APIs using Symfony 6.x, improving system modularity and maintainability
  • Deployed containerized environments with Docker and configured AWS services for scalable production hosting
  • Structured and optimized PostgreSQL databases to enhance query performance and data reliability in high-traffic scenarios
  • Integrated automated testing to support continuous delivery and prevent regressions
  • Collaborated with DevOps engineers to improve CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 35%
  • Enhanced backend response times through code profiling and caching strategies
  • Maintained detailed documentation for API endpoints and deployment procedures
PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
DockerDocker
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
AWSAWS
4+
FinancialDocs

Symfony Developer

FinancialDocs
Personal Finance
Aug 2023 - Jun 2025 · 1y 10m

FinancialDocs is a UAE-based FinTech SaaS company providing secure, automated document management and data exchange solutions for financial institutions.

  • Designed Symfony 6.x microservices for financial document workflows, ensuring a modular and scalable architecture
  • Created a comprehensive API platform for automated report generation and integration with third-party financial APIs
  • Crafted database schemas and optimized MySQL queries for analytics-intensive workloads
  • Set up Dockerized environments and configured CI/CD pipelines for staging and production environments
  • Developed backend templates using Twig, reducing repetitive logic and standardizing reports
  • Led code reviews and refactoring sessions to ensure adherence to SOLID principles and Clean Architecture
  • Maintained compliance with data privacy and encryption standards across the system
PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
DockerDocker
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Unit TestingUnit Testing
2+
AltexSoft

Symfony Developer

AltexSoft
Healthcare
Apr 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3m

AltexSoft is a global IT consultancy specializing in custom software development, data science, and digital transformation projects.

  • Contributed to the development of Pimcore-integrated healthcare data systems using Symfony 5.4 and API Platform
  • Built custom APIs to manage complex medical data synchronization between internal and external healthcare partners
  • Optimized Docker-based environments, enabling developers to run production replicas locally
  • Improved data validation processes through custom middleware, reducing data entry errors by 25%
  • Assisted in migrating legacy monolithic systems into microservice-ready architectures
PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
MySQLMySQL
DockerDocker
Node.jsNode.js
2+
SocialHP

Symfony Developer

SocialHP
Social Networking
Jul 2022 - Mar 2023 · 8m

SocialHP offers a social media engagement and automation platform that helps global enterprises empower employees as brand advocates.

  • Implemented a Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and CQRS-based architecture using Symfony 6
  • Developed a custom Symfony Messenger Bus to handle asynchronous commands and events
  • Refactored domain entities and services using the ports and adapters (hexagonal) approach to enhance modularity
  • Built a robust command pipeline, increasing message throughput by 40%
  • Collaborated with front-end engineers to align GraphQL and REST API structures with UI requirements
  • Conducted performance audits and reduced API latency by up to 30% through code refactoring
PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Unit TestingUnit Testing
DDD
REST APIREST API
Merkle

PHP Developer

Merkle
E-commerce
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 2m

Merkle is a global performance marketing and technology agency delivering digital commerce and personalization platforms for enterprise clients.

  • Worked on a CS-Cart-based e-commerce platform, extending payment, shipping, and order modules.

  • Integrated third-party APIs for ERP and inventory synchronization.

  • Optimized SQL queries and caching mechanisms, reducing load times for catalog pages by 25%.

  • Ensured high scalability through horizontal partitioning and refactoring of critical services.

PHPPHP
MySQLMySQL
TypeScriptTypeScript
API
GitGit
REST APIREST API
HolyCode

Symfony Developer

HolyCode
Marketing and Advertising
Sep 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1y 6m

HolyCode is a Swiss nearshore software development firm partnering with European startups and enterprises to deliver large-scale web applications.

  • Developed Symfony microservices supporting marketing data aggregation and automation pipelines.

  • Integrated social media APIs (Meta, LinkedIn, Twitter) for campaign tracking and analytics dashboards.

  • Designed and optimized PostgreSQL schemas for better query performance.

  • Introduced Kubernetes-based deployment pipelines for high-availability clusters.

  • Wrote unit and functional tests, achieving 85% coverage for key services.

  • Implemented GCP-based monitoring and alerting for microservice uptime management.

PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
DockerDocker
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
HTMLHTML
5+

PHP Developer

Paneleven Group
Banking and Finance
May 2018 - Aug 2020 · 2y 3m

Paneleven Group develops digital banking solutions and payment infrastructure tools for European financial institutions.

  • Built Symfony-based RESTful APIs handling high-volume financial transactions.

  • Implemented secure user authentication and audit logging modules.

  • Designed modular architecture for reporting tools using Doctrine ORM and MySQL.

  • Improved backend scalability by introducing Redis caching and async queues.

  • Authored extensive API documentation for internal and external use.

  • Worked with QA and DevOps teams to achieve continuous testing coverage and CI/CD integration.

PHPPHP
SymfonySymfony
MySQLMySQL
JavaScriptJavaScript
RedisRedis
3+
Binteger

PHP Developer

Binteger
Transportation and Logistics
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 · 7m

Binteger is a logistics software provider offering fleet tracking, dispatch automation, and route optimization solutions.

  • Developed RESTful APIs using Laravel, handling CRUD operations for fleet management modules.

  • Integrated front-end with Blade templates, ensuring consistency across admin and customer dashboards.

  • Designed and executed unit tests for backend components.

  • Contributed to improving database indexing and query efficiency.

PHPPHP
LaravelLaravel
MySQLMySQL
HTMLHTML
CSSCSS
REST APIREST API
Freelance

WordPress Developer

Freelance
E-commerce
Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4m

Freelance developer specializing in small businesses and e-commerce clients in the Balkan region.

  • Created and maintained custom WordPress sites for online stores and portfolios.

  • Transformed static HTML websites into dynamic WordPress themes from scratch.

  • Set up plugins for SEO, analytics, and multilingual support.

  • Managed server setup and performance optimization for shared hosting environments.

PHPPHP
JavaScriptJavaScript
HTMLHTML
CSSCSS
WordPressWordPress
WooCommerceWooCommerce

Engineering excellence

All Senior Backend Developers who have applied to Proxify are scored from 0 to 300 on engineering excellence, one of the five parameters we evaluate. This score reflects engineering excellence only, based on interviews, take-home assignments, live coding sessions, and/or on-the-job performance reviews. The curve shows how all evaluated Senior Backend Developers are distributed across that range, where our acceptance threshold for this parameter sits, and where Filip stands.

050100150200250300Engineering excellence scoreShare of engineersmedianmeanProxifyacceptancethreshold
Filip
Score 218 · Top 3% of engineers

Education

UOB
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Department of Legal Theory2009 - 2016

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