ARAM KHACHIKYAN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

8 years of experience as a PHP full-stack developer, building and maintaining web applications using pure PHP, frameworks, and CMS plugins, plus custom solutions. Extensive experience with e-commerce platforms involving high-traffic user flows, performance-critical optimization, complex business logic, full payment system integrations, custom calculations, order lifecycles, and data integrity under load.

Proven experience integrating third-party services, maintaining code quality through version control and testing, and delivering stable systems at scale. Solid front-end skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and back-end expertise in PHP and MySQL. Also brings several years of hands-on project management experience.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

PHP Full-stack Development
High-Load Systems & Performance Optimization
Web Application Architecture
Third-party Service Integration
Complex Business Logic Implementation
Scalable & Maintainable Codebases

EXPERIENCE

WiseSource Web Development

2017 - 2019

PHP Full-Stack Developer

Builds WordPress features in small, iterative steps with a clean structure and fast turnaround, taking ownership of architecture and technical decisions. Focuses on performance, security, and maintainability while keeping delivery steady.

• Breaks work into simple tasks and delivers working increments that can be tested immediately.

• Leads development initiatives, collaboration with designers and stakeholders to refine functionality, and ensures usability.

• Optimizes performance, handles debugging, and removes technical blockers quickly.

GetTreated Medical Travel

2016 - 2017

PHP Full-Stack Developer

Provides technical leadership as a Senior Software Developer and Team Lead, overseeing the development and implementation of software solutions that meet business needs, with strong OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns.

• Developing and implementing software solutions using OOP and best practices to meet business requirements

• Led and mentored a team of software developers

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable software products

Freelance

2013 - 2015

PHP Full-Stack Developer

ColibriLab LLC

2012 - 2013

PHP Full-Stack Developer / Team Lead

Guides team development efforts towards successful project delivery. Provides technical leadership through coaching and mentorship, ensuring high performance, scalable, and high-load-ready software. Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.

• Keeps the team aligned with activities and task prioritization

• Identifies impediments and provides solutions to maintain performance and delivery speed

• Sets goals and objectives at project start and drives them to completion

Iguan Systems LLC

2011 - 2012

PHP Full-Stack Developer

Responsible for the design and construction of websites, collaborating closely with designers, stakeholders, and team members to ensure alignment and clear communication. Ensures that sites meet user expectations by looking good, running smoothly, and offering seamless access with no loading issues or errors.

• Writes well-designed, testable, efficient code using best software development practices

• Creates website layouts and user interfaces using standard HTML/CSS practices

• Integrates data from various back-end services and databases using PHP and its frameworks

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PMP® (Cert. #2783123) – PMI: Project Management Institute (2020)
PSM™-I (Cert. #b9ce8cff) – Scrum.org (2021)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Languages:

English
C1
Armenian
Native
Russian
C1

Technical Skills:

PHP development MySQL PostgreSQL MariaDB HTML5 CSS3 Sass JavaScript TypeScript jQuery WordPress theme & plugin development WooCommerce Symfony CodeIgniter Zend Framework REST APIs GraphQL SOAP Git GitHub GitLab Docker Linux Nginx Apache cPanel Composer PHPUnit PHPSpec Redis Memcached Elasticsearch AWS CI/CD (GitHub Actions GitLab CI Jenkins) Webpack Babel NPM/Yarn TailwindCSS SEO optimization Performance tuning Security best practices Agile/Scrum workflows Logging & Monitoring Unit & Integration Testing Code Review Documentation Scalable & Maintainable Codebases Continuous improvement Code versioning tools User experience UI/UX understanding SQL Database working with QA