Harmesh Uppal

Full-stack developer with over 14 years experience in PHP and JavaScript

Location: West Midlands, UK

Skills

Backend

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Node.js
  • Java

Frontend

  • Vue.js
  • React
  • Angular
  • TailwindCSS

Frameworks

  • Laravel
  • Wordpress
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt

Misc

  • Amazon AWS
  • Docker
  • Linux
  • PHPUnit

Work Experience

Full Stack Developer

Bristol May 23 - Present
Currently working on the admin system used by advisors to sell insurance to customers
  • The Insurance system is built with Laravel, Vue.js and Typescipt
  • Worked on projects such as adding medical insurance, upgrading to Vue 3 and integrating the Brevo CMS
  • Work is conducted in weekly sprints using Jira with the rest of the team
  • Unit tests are written with Pest to keep up with our minimum target of 80% code coverage

Software Developer

Eastleigh Nov 20 - Apr 23
Worked on school payment apps and classroom seat planner
  • Majority of work has been on the seat planner app built in a custom PHP framework
  • Worked on a laravel REST API to centralise school data
  • Developed Angular frontend school apps which interact with the API
  • Built an Android / iOS homework web app using Ionic framework
  • For half a year I switched over to programming with Java as school payment apps was built with it

PHP Developer

Sutton Coldfield Jul 19 - Oct 20
Worked in the housing repair services team for MRI software
  • Worked on the House repairs PHP system which provides services to multiple clients
  • Developed a REST API in PHP using Laravel to modernise and migrate functionality off of the legacy system
  • Trained in and worked with C# and Angular to support other apps

Senior Developer

Nottingham Jan 18 - Jul 19
MoreNiche is an affiliate network that specialise in fitness products
  • Developed a Laravel API to manage data, also included API testing
  • Worked on a high traffic tracking server built with the Silex PHP framework
  • Worked with both Scrum and Kanban
  • Been on-call outside of work hours to maintain uptime of servers

Web Developer

Stratford-upon-Avon Jun 16 - Jan 18
FPS distribution is a b2b company providing car parts to their clients
  • Built and migrated features to a new Laravel API to replace the previous one built in NodeJS and Express
  • Worked on Drupal PHP modules for the company's ticketing system and company portal