Upgraded a PHP 5.6 codebase to PHP 8.0, replacing many of the deprecated libraries and introducing dependency management & injection.
Led the effort to shift from a monolithic single server to an auto-scaling cloud stack.
Backend feature development for a private pension company's customer app/website, using a modern microservice architecture.
Built an administration panel in Vue.js to replace manual SQL queries being done for tasks such as GDPR account deletion.
Implemented GraphQL in a legacy Symfony backend for use with a new React frontend.
Built and deployed a cloud image resizer using AWS Lambda and CloudFront.
Provided technical leadership and direction across both development teams.
Architected and built a cloud platform which will be utilised by multiple vendors to allow residents to transact with the council. Used a variety of AWS services managed using Terraform and deployed the SilverStripe application using Packer.
Created a bespoke fare calculation engine which uses GeoJSON fare zone data to determine the total public transit fare between two locations.
Lead a development team building a new website and bespoke CRM for this nationwide non-profit organisation. Made heavy use of Elasticsearch for search and Kibana for reporting.
Involved in infrastructure setup and load testing for the online census process.
DevOps on our AWS-based SilverStripe Platform and the NZ Government Common Web Platform.
Additionally provided on-call support for outages and high priority issues.
Created a system to automatically encrypt and sign form submissions from SilverStripe websites using GPG. This was used on the Privacy Commission's own website as well as made available for others as an open source module.
Maintained and developed new features for the website of one of New Zealand's "big four" banks, including the country's first fully online onboarding for new customers.