Senior PHP/Drupal/Laravel Engineer · AI‑First Architect

20 Years of Production Code. AI‑First Delivery.

Two decades of enterprise PHP, Drupal, and Laravel— HP, Roche, CTS Eventim, banking, e‑commerce. AI-first delivery model shipping production SaaS in weeks. Two practices, one architect. Based in Thailand, EU citizen (Slovenia), available worldwide.

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Alexander Belov

Software Architect

Experience

20+ yrs

Projects

50+

AI Speed

20x

Location

Thailand

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Foundation

What AI Can't Shortcut

AI-Amplified Development2025 — present

Architectural Vision & Process MasteryKnowledge · Decisions · Anti-patterns

Enterprise Experience · 20 YearsHP · Roche · Eventim · Petrol

“AI erases the syntax gap. It cannot erase the architecture gap.”

AI makes a fast developer faster. But a junior with AI produces fast yet fragile systems. A senior with AI produces fast and reliable systems. The difference is the foundation underneath.

Two decades of enterprise work built the instinct to recognize antipatterns before they reach production, to choose the right database for the load pattern, to know where a system will break at 10x scale. This is the architectural vision layer — the ability to guide AI, challenge its suggestions, and make decisions it cannot make on its own.

The result: AI-first development that delivers at startup speed with enterprise reliability. Not AI replacing experience — experience amplified by AI.

Skills Matrix

Technical Capabilities

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20+ yrs · still shipping

Production Depth

PHP / Laravel▼

20+ years. Enterprise banking, e-commerce, SaaS platforms. Currently shipping Laravel 12 projects (BE-TRUTH, TextCreator).

Drupal▼

12+ years. FOX Award Gold winner. HP, Roche, CTS Eventim enterprise projects. Open for new Drupal partner engagements.

PostgreSQL / MySQL▼

ACID-compliant banking systems on Postgres and MySQL/MariaDB. Optimization, replication, partitioning.

Software Architecture▼

Microservices, event-driven, CQRS. Designed systems handling millions of transactions.

Docker / DevOps▼

Container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, blue-green deployments, infrastructure as code.

CI/CD▼

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, automated testing, zero-downtime deployment pipelines.

Linux / Server Administration▼

Production server management, security hardening, performance tuning, monitoring.

active stack

AI-First Delivery

AI-first PHP / Laravel / Drupal▼

Same 20-year stack, now shipped via AI-first workflows. Legacy modernization, rapid feature delivery, AI-assisted refactoring.

E2E-Verified Delivery▼

Every feature ships behind full end-to-end tests — the app is provably working after each step, not just "looks done". AI speed without the AI-slop risk.

Next.js / React▼

Full-stack apps built at AI speed. Server components, app router, production SaaS.

Node.js▼

API services, real-time applications, serverless functions.

TypeScript▼

Type-safe full-stack development. Strong typing advocate.

Full-Stack Development▼

Tailwind, component systems, responsive design, accessibility, end-to-end delivery.

Expanding Horizons

Learning & Growing

AI Automation▼

Automating the dev workflow itself: ticket triage, deployments, testing, code review, release notes. Custom agents and pipelines that remove repetitive work.

AI-First Pipelines▼

Transcription, structuring, and research automation feeding back into the product. Lifts virtually every aspect of software delivery — from discovery to QA.

AI Agent Architecture▼

Designing MCP servers, custom tools, and Claude Code workflows. Open-sourced WebLens — debug bridge for AI agents on live pages across iPhone, Android, and desktop.

Vector Search & RAG▼

pgvector, embeddings, semantic matching. Building hands-on with embedding pipelines — data prep, indexing, retrieval, hybrid search.

Python▼

Scripting, automation, infrastructure tooling. Built stdlib-only CLIs (audit-hub, tg-notify) and transcription pipelines using local whisper + API providers.

Journey

The Story So Far

Two Decades of Building The Past

2004

Enterprise Scale

HP Data Protector · Hermes SoftLab / ComTrade

Backend developer on HP Data Protector — enterprise-grade backup solution. Remote agent deployment for hundreds of machines, cross-platform scripts for 10+ Unix flavors. Working in large teams, responsible for shared outcomes. Knowledge transfer to HP India.

C/C++BashWindows Installer

Enterprise foundations

2008

High-Performance Ticketing

CTS Eventim · Dhimahi

Senior .NET backend developer building SOAP-based services for Europe's busiest ticketing platform. High-performance APIs processing 200+ bookings per minute, integration with fuel stations and third-party outlets.

C#.NETSOAPPostgreSQLJMeter

200+ bookings/min

2013

Multi-Domain Energy Platform

Petrol d.d. · D-Labs

Built and optimized multi-domain Drupal platform for one of Europe's largest energy networks. 500+ fuel stations across 5 countries, custom calculators, DB2 integration, interactive maps, CRM/ERP connectors.

DrupalPHPDB2

5 countries, 500+ stations

2016

Award-Winning E-Learning

Roche Accu-Chek Academy · Buzzwoo! ASIA

Lead Drupal developer on multi-mode e-learning platform. Three viewing formats (slides, handbook, interactive), 10+ languages with RTL, Solr search, PDF/ePub export, gamification. Served 100+ countries.

PHPDrupalSolrMySQL

FOX Award Gold 2018

2022

Banking & Food Service Platform

DobrawPay

Product Owner & Lead Developer. Custom banking system with own currency, real-time restaurant ordering, headless architecture for iOS/Android/web, Telegram bot for team ops. Full lifecycle from architecture to go-to-market.

Drupal 9/10REST APIsMariaDBDocker

Full product lifecycle

The AI Acceleration The Present

2026

A single timeline can no longer contain the output. AI amplification means multiple production-quality projects running in parallel — each completed in days, not months.

HoldSpace

Session management for therapists. Launched in 2 weeks.

Next.js, PostgreSQL2 weeks

My Portfolio

This site — AI chat, fit assessment, interactive showcase.

Next.js, Gemini<1 day

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TextCreator

AI SEO content platform — dashboard + blog + landing.

Laravel, Next.jspre-launch

WealthNow

Wealth visualization app — design your dream bank account and look at it daily.

Next.js, SQLitelaunched

Pordee Garden

Thai organic fruits store with AI scroll-video hero.

Next.js, GSAPlaunched

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BE-TRUTH

Website reputation rating SaaS. AI-accelerated legacy rewrite.

Laravel, PostgreSQLpre-launch

Vita12

E-commerce with Lexical editor and payment integration.

Next.js, Lexicallaunched

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Invoice Generator

Professional invoicing with PDF export. Used daily.

Next.js, react-pdf5 days

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Custom Kitchen Furniture

Custom kitchen furniture manufacturer with inline CMS. 3 days.

Next.js, ffmpeg3 days

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WebLens

Open-source: AI agents inspect live pages on real devices.

TypeScript, WebSocketopen source

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MCP-Cache

Caching proxy for MCP servers. Saves tokens, offline mode.

TypeScript, MCP SDKopen source

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KIE CLI

CLI for 33 AI image/video models with cost tracking.

Python, SQLite3 days

Birch Burl Craftsman

SEO portfolio for a woodworker. Product catalog + blog.

Next.js, Drizzlelaunched

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Therapist Directory

Modern therapist directory with search and booking.

Next.js, PostgreSQLin progress

Aimward

Goal tracking with gamification and Gantt charts.

Next.js, PostgreSQLin progress

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Meflection

Semantic matching platform using AI embeddings.

React, Hono, pgvectorin progress

Future

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Portfolio

Spotlight

Legacy Projects

DobrawPay

Banking & Food Ordering · 2022–2024

Custom banking system with its own currency, secure APIs, and real-time restaurant ordering.

Drupal 9/10REST APIsMariaDBDocker

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Accu-Chek Academy

E-Learning Platform · 2016–2025 · FOX Award Gold

Multi-mode e-learning platform for Roche. Three viewing formats, 100+ countries, gamification.

PHPDrupalSolrMySQL

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CTS Eventim

Europe's Largest Ticketing · 2008–2014

SOAP-based .NET backend for Europe's busiest ticketing platform. 200+ bookings per minute.

C#.NETSOAPPostgreSQLJMeter

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Recent Projects

HoldSpace

Session management platform for bodyworkers and holistic practitioners. Launched in 2 weeks.

Next.js, PostgreSQL2 weeks

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My Portfolio

This site — AI-powered portfolio with real-time chat and fit assessment. Built in under 24 hours.

Next.js, Gemini AI<1 day

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WealthNow

Wealth visualization app — design your dream bank account and look at it daily.

Next.js, SQLite~1 week

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GitHub

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